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ISAW’s Director Emeritus Roger Bagnall Announced as the new President of the American Philosophical Society
by Iris Fernandez | 05/15/2023
On April 29, 2023, Dr. Roger Bagnall took office as President of the American Philosophical Society. Dr. Bagnall is professor emeritus of ancient history and Leon Levy Director Emeritus of the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University.
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ISAW Professor Dan Potts Co-Edits Oxford History of the Ancient Near East
by Lily Wichert | 05/02/2023
The publication of the five-volume Oxford History of the Ancient Near East is now complete. ISAW Professor Dan Potts assisted in co-editing the text, containing over 70 chapters, and offering readers a fresh perspective on social, political and cultural development in the ancient Near East.
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ISAW PhD candidate Emily Frank awarded a 2023-2024 Rome Prize Fellowship
by Iris Fernandez | 04/28/2023
The American Academy in Rome recently announced that ISAW PhD candidate Emily Frank was awarded the 2023-2024 Suzanne Deal Booth Rome Prize in Historic Preservation and Conservation. She is one of two recipients in the category Historic Preservation and Conservation. Ms. Frank’s project is entitled "Object Agency and Intervention in Roman Art," which is also the topic of her dissertation.
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ISAW Director Alexander Jones Collaborates to Reveal Lost Astronomical Treatise by Claudius Ptolemy
by Lily Wichert | 04/25/2023
ISAW Director Alexander Jones collaborated with researchers in Paris to rediscover an ancient Greek manuscript of a previously unknown work by the Alexandrian astronomer Claudius Ptolemy. The project employed multispectral imaging to uncover the text, outlining Ptolemy’s invention of the "Meteoroscope". The text is the earliest documented treatise entirely devoted to describing a scientific instrument.
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Introducing ISAW's Expanding the Ancient World Program
by Lily Wichert | 02/28/2023
ETAW hosts workshops on a variety of relevant topics showcasing the multitude of cultures and peoples who lived in the past, continuing education workshops and resources for K-12 educators. Participants can receive Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) credits through the New York State Education Department.
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Communities of Archaeology - Supporting Humanitarian Aid in Turkey and Syria
by Lily Wichert | 02/15/2023
ISAW-NYU invites members of our extended community to come together with the communities of archaeology hit by this disaster and support humanitarian aid.
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ISAW Professor Claire Bubb Publishes First Book with Cambridge University Press
by Lily Wichert | 02/14/2023
ISAW Assistant Professor Claire Bubb publishes her book "Dissection in Classical Antiquity: A Social and Medical History" with Cambridge University Press.
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Report from ISAW's 2022 Exhibition Practicum Student: Priya Barchi
by Lily Wichert | 01/23/2023
Priya Barchi was the Practicum Student in the Exhibitions Department at ISAW throughout 2022. Her work included participating in the organization of the year's exhibitions, including "Pompeii in Color" and "Ritual and Memory: The Ancient Balkans and Beyond". Priya shares her experiences working first as a docent, and then as the Practicum Student.
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ISAW Alumna Irene Soto Marín Featured in The Harvard Gazette
by Lily Wichert | 12/14/2022
Irene Soto Marín – an Institute for the Study of the Ancient World alumna – was recently interviewed by The Harvard Gazette following her appointment to the position. Soto Marín joined Harvard University as an assistant professor of classics in July. In the article, she shares her research and academic interests.
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