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Curious Properties

KITP Researchers analyze flocking behavior on curved surfaces
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Julie Cohen, UCSB Public Affairs
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2017

Charles T. Munger Residence Inauguration

At the Inauguration, Chancellor Henry T. Yang presented Charlie Munger with the Santa Barbara Medal, the highest honor UCSB bestows on a friend of the University, which was inscribed with the following message...
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Kristi Newton, Development Officer
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2017

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.
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Lars Bildsten, KITP Director
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2017

The Mysteries and Inner Workings of Massive Stars

On September 14, 2015, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) detected the mergers of two black holes in a distant galaxy, ushering in the era of gravitational-wave astrophysics. This event has opened up a large range of questions that were addressed over the 11 weeks of the “The Mysteries and Inner Workings of Massive Stars” program in Spring 2017.
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Ilya Mandel, University of Birmingham
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2017