KITP News Archive

KITP Fosters Collaboration Between Physicists and Ecologists That Leads to Crucial New Insights Into the Role of Fire in Climate Change

An article, “Fire in the Earth System,” published in the April 24, 2009 issue of “Science,” calls for the dynamic incorporation of fire as both an effect and a cause in models of global climate and its change. The article’s insights came from a workshop on fire ecology that occurred in the summer of 2008 as part of the KITP program “The Physics of Climate Change.”

KITP Public Lecture Wednesday, May 13, 8:00 pm

Professor Maria Spiropulu presents “The Universe in Collisions”
[Flyer] [Public lecture page]

KITP Public Lecture Wednesday, February 25, 8:00 pm

Professor Sankar Das Sarma presents “Quantum Reality”
[Flyer] [Public lecture page]

Former KITP Director Receives Einstein Prize

Hartle Honored for "Outstanding Accomplishments" in Gravitational Physics

Hartle Honored for 'Outstanding Accomplishments' in Gravitational Physics

KITP Public Lecture Wednesday, November 5, 8:00 pm

Professor Michael Freedman presents “Topology, Physics, and Complexity: The Birthing of the Quantum Computer.”
[Flyer] [Public lecture page]

Polchinski Shares Prestigious Dirac Medal

Award to KITP Permanent Member Commemorates Dirac's Birthday.

Large Hadron Collider nearly ready - The Big Picture - Boston.com

[Boston Globe article]

School Newletter article by participant Terry Hipsher

[PDF Article]

Rice Endows Fund to Make KITP More Family Friendly

[Rice Family Fund Information] [Rice Family Fund Questionnaire]

KITP Public Lecture Wednesday, July 30, 8:00 pm

Professor Robbert Dijkgraaf presents "Mathematics and the Quantum Universe".
[Flyer] [Public lecture page]

David Gross Receives 2008 Honorary Degree From Cambridge

Elaborate Ceremony Marks Cambridge Conferment Of Honorary Degree on Physicist David Gross

His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh conferred an honorary doctorate on the KITP Director at Cambridge University ceremonies on June 23.

2008 Kavli Prizes in Astrophysics, Nanoscience and Neuroscience Announced

(Oslo, Norway) Seven pioneering scientists who have transformed human knowledge in the fields of nanoscience, neuroscience and astrophysics have become the first recipients of the million-dollar Kavli prizes.
[L. A. Times profile of Fred Kavli]

KITP Hosts a Public Forum on Controlling the Climate

KITP Public Lecture Wednesday, April 16, 8:00 pm

Professor Samuel S.-H. Wang presents "Welcome to Your Brain: Why You Lose Your Car Keys but Never Forget How to Drive and Other Puzzles of Everyday Life".
[Flyer] [Public lecture page] [Blog]

Simon and Diana Raab make generous gift to KITP Teachers Conference

Simon and Diana Raab have made a generous gift to establish the Simon and Diana Raab Presentation Prizes to be awarded for 3 years to winning presentations by Teachers' Conference attendees.
[Contest Details]