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The KITP Marks The Passing Of Beloved Santa Barbara Philanthropist Eli Luria
Friend to the Institute and a member of its community board, The Director's Council.
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KITP Postdoc Uses Half Million $1 Bills to Model Human Travel
Scientists use bill tracking data collected at a popular internet game site to quantify the movement of individuals within the United States.
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Fred Kavli Elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
The Academy of Arts & Sciences has elected philanthropist Fred Kavli to the 2006 class of Fellows.
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Polchinski to Receive Prestigious Heineman Prize
Santa Barbara, Calif.--Joseph G. Polchinski, professor of physics at the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) and a permanent member of the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP), has been named 2007 recipient of the prestigious Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics.
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The Kavli Foundation Establishes New Institute for Bionano Science and Technology at Harvard University
The Kavli Foundation and Harvard University have agreed to establish the Kavli Institute for Bionano Science and Technology (KIBST).
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Friends of KITP presents Lisa Randall at the Lobero Theater
Lisa Randall, noted Harvard Physicist and author of the new book "Warped Passages" will be giving a talk at 7:30PM, December 5th at the Lobero Theater. Tickets are $19.
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George Johnson: New journalist-in-residence at KITP
George Johnson, science writer for the New York Times and author of 6 acclaimed books on topics and people in physics, is Journalist-in-Residence during October and November 2006 at the KITP. Watch for his Friday workshops.
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KITP Presents the Thirty-First Public Lecture
Alain Karma, "Bringing Order to Chaotic Hearts", July 26th in the KITP Main Seminar Room. RSVP info forthcoming.
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Polchinski Elected Member Of National Academy of Sciences
Santa Barbara, Calif.--Joseph G. Polchinski, professor of physics at at the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) and a permanent member of the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP), has been elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He was cited as one of the "leading field and string theorists of his generation, contributing many significant ideas to both quantum field theory and to string theory."
