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The Earth and other planets started out as particles of dust in the disk of a young star. 
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Maggie Sherriffs, KITP Special Programs & Evaluation Manager
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2024

Over the last seven years that the Charles T. Munger Physics Residence has been housing KITP’s visiting researchers, an unexpected member of the community has become a local celebrity among the building’s staff and guests. 
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Demi Cain, KITP Development Coordinator
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2024

We celebrated 30 years in Kohn Hall this summer. 
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Lars Bildsten, KITP Director
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2024

The convergence of physics and biology has enriched contemporary science research, even leading to new fields like evolutionary cell biology... 
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Demi Cain, KITP Development Coordinator
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2024

The Fall 2024 KITP Newsletter is now available! Read more.

Physics with a twist: The new world of moiré materials 
Dive into the wonderful and rapidly developing physics of moiré materials with KITP Postdoctoral Scholar Tessa Cookmeyer. 
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Now is the time to submit program pre-proposals or full proposals for the 2026-2027 academic year.

Submissions will be of greatest use if they arrive by November 8, 2024.

Professor Manu Prakash presents "Recreational Biology: From Animals in Flatland to Cellular Origami" — learn more and join us for this lecture: RSVP in-person or register to watch online.

The Summer 2024 KITP Newsletter is now available! Read more.

The Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara expects to appoint Postdoctoral Scholars in theoretical physics, beginning September 1, 2025. For more information, and to apply, please visit https://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/apply/fellowships/postdoctoral-scholars-theoretical-physics.

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