News Archive
Articles about KITP and featured articles from KITP newsletters
Investing by Intuition - 2018 Impact Report
The Troxels gift $1M to establish the Troxel Family Chair in Theoretical Physics
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Director's Letter - 2018 Impact Report
I joined the Institute for Theoretical Physics nearly twenty years ago as a Permanent Member. Then Director David Gross explained why the move to Santa Barbara would enable me to expand my research and career in new directions.
Read moreLars Bildsten, KITP Director
2018 Impact Report
A Friend for New Knowledge - 2018 Impact Report
Virginia Castagnola-Hunter shares inspiration behind her philanthropy
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The ‘Summer Camp’ Spirit - 2018 Impact Report
KITP staff play a critical role in the KITP experience
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Why Invest in the KITP? - 2018 Impact Report
If you share in our passion for collaborative curiosity-driven science, consider making a difference by investing in sustaining the KITP’s legacy of impact and excellence.
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KITP ‘Big Hits’ - 2018 Impact Report
The Lasting Impact of KITP
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Director's Letter - Fall 2017
I open this Newsletter with a heavy heart. Our good friend and colleague Joe Polchinski passed away in early February 2018. I’ve since had a chance to meet with his wife Dorothy and speak with her about Joe’s remarkable legacy across all of science.
Read moreLars Bildsten, KITP Director
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2017
Director's Letter - Fall 2005
2004-05 has been an exciting year for the KITP.
Read moreDavid Gross, KITP Director
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2005-
Director's Letter - Spring 2006
This spring we have run two programs that get to the heart of quantum mechanics.
Read moreDavid Gross, KITP Director
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2006 -
Director's Letter - Spring 2007
At the end of May, the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics China (KITPC) was inaugurated in Beijing in a ceremony at the Great Hall of the People.
Read moreDavid Gross, KITP Director
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2007 -
Director's Letter - Winter 2009
Last April the KITP was reviewed by the NSF in a midterm review of our five-year contract.
Read moreDavid Gross, KITP Director
KITP Newsletter, Winter 2009 
Director's Letter - Fall 2015
We have had a very exciting and productive start this year!
Read moreLars Bildsten, KITP Director
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2015-
Director's Letter - Winter 2015
2014 was quite the year for KITP.
Read moreLars Bildsten, KITP Director
KITP Newsletter, Winter 2015 
Director's Letter - Fall 2016
I am writing to you this Fall, as we complete construction of KITP’s new Residence...
Read moreLars Bildsten, KITP Director
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2016
Director's Letter - Winter 2016
Construction continues apace, and you can actively monitor our progress...
Read moreLars Bildsten, KITP Director
KITP Newsletter, Winter 2016-
Director's Letter - Spring 2017
We housed our first physicists and their families in the Charles T. Munger Physics Residence on January 1, 2017.
Read moreLars Bildsten, KITP Director
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2017 -
Director's Letter - Fall 2018
I hope that by now you have seen our 2018 Impact Report, which is the first edition of what will become our annual report to all KITP supporters.
Read moreLars Bildsten, KITP Director
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2018 -
Director's Letter - Spring 2018
I open this Newsletter with a heavy heart. Our good friend and colleague Joe Polchinski passed away in early February 2018. I’ve since had a chance to meet with his wife Dorothy and speak with her about Joe’s remarkable legacy across all of science.
Read moreLars Bildsten, KITP Director
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2018 -
Director's Letter - Fall 2019
Fall is the time of change.
Read moreLars Bildsten, KITP Director
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2019
