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Director's Letter - Fall 2023
Summary The banner image is from our October 5, 2023 pre-picnic soccer match between the two programs that were in residence that day.Read more
Lars Bildsten, KITP Director
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2023
Disorder lends robustness to the embryonic development of a tiny shrimp
Summary Consider the crustacean Parhyale hawaiensis, a tiny crustacean with some interesting attributes.Read more
By Sonia Fernandez, Senior Science Writer, UCSB Public Affairs
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2023
Performing Science: Conducting Theater Research at KITP
Summary In my graduate career, I observed many KITP lectures and outreach events; however, my Ph.D. is not in Physics, but in Theater and Performance Studies.Read more
by Cole Remmen, UCSB, Ph.D. 2023
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2023
Artist Profile: Joel Sansone
Summary We have had the pleasure of engaging many artists over time to enhance KITP’s intellectual environment with their wonderfully inspirational pieces. One such artist is Joel Sansone...Read more
by Lars Bildsten, KITP Director
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2023
Questions of the Universe - Support for KITP’s early-career scientists
Summary Support for KITP’s early-career scientistsRead more
by Jillian Tempesta, Associate Director of Content Strategy, UCSB Development
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2023
Director's Letter - Spring 2023
Summary As KITP’s Director for 15 years, David Gross led a remarkable expansion of KITP’s activities...Read more
Lars Bildsten, KITP Director
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2023
Physics of disaster: How mudslides move
Summary Research by KITP program participants aids our understanding of natural disastersRead more
Katherine Unger Baillie, Senior Science News Officer, University of Pennsylvania
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2023
KITP’s Secret Weapon
Summary Repeat visitors often come to recognize more and more familiar faces with each visit, especially those of KITP’s dedicated staff, like Systems Administrator Craig Kunimoto...Read more
Demi Cain, KITP Development Coordinator
KITP Newsletter, Spring 2023