KITP News Archive
What Does Theoretical Physics Bring to Biology?
First Incumbent of Susan F. Gurley Chair Discusses Ideas That Animate His Research
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Kachru and Silverstein Join KITP
In Honor of Mother, Son Endows Susan F. Gurley Chair in Theoretical Physics and Biology Condensed Matter Theorist, Turned Theoretical Biologist, Named First Holder
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Susan F. Gurley Chair in Theoretical Physics and Biology Condensed Matter Theorist
In Honor of Mother, Son Endows Susan F. Gurley Chair in Theoretical Physics and Biology Condensed Matter Theorist, Turned Theoretical Biologist, Named First Holder
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Earth’s Climate: More Science Needed
If there was one overriding conclusion to be drawn from the KITP pioneering effort to look at “The Physics of Climate Change,” it is “more science needed.”
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Likely Discovery Of Faint and Fast Supernova Confirms Predicted Explosion
An explosion — observable in theory, but never seen on the night sky – emerged a little over two years ago from calculations carried out by a team of astrophysicists, including KITP permanent member Lars Bildsten and postdoctoral fellow Nevin Weinberg, as well as UCSB physics graduate student Ken Shen and Bildsten’s long-time Dutch collaborator Gijs Nelemans of Radboud University in Nijmegen.
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Entanglement Bridges the Gap at KITP
Gravity, quantum information, and condensed matter find common ground
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Roger Melko, KITP ENTANGLED15 Program Coordinator
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2015
Monica Curry’s Legacy
With her support, visiting scientists hit the ground running upon arrival
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Lisa Skvarla, UCSB Development
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2015
A Black Hole Enigma
Physics postdoctoral scholar Iair Arcavi will use the Harvey L. Karp Discovery Award to learn more about supermassive black holes
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Julie Cohen, UCSB Public Affairs & Communication
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2015
Biology Meets Geometry
KITP deputy director Greg Huber collaborates with colleagues to describe the geometry of a common cellular structure
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Julie Cohen, UCSB Public Affairs & Communication
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2015
At KITP: Report from a Writer-in-Residence
“Art is I, science is we,” wrote the nineteenth-century physiologist Claude Bernard.
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Graham Farmelo, KITP Writer-in-Residence
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2015
Teaching the Teachers
A new program allows science educators to participate in a cutting-edge information exchange
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Julie Cohen, UCSB Public Affairs & Communication
KITP Newsletter, Fall 2015
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
KITP hosts physics café to begin an ongoing dialogue between physicists and the public
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Julie Cohen, UCSB Public Affairs & Communication
KITP Newsletter, Winter 2015
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics Bolsters Research Connections
Program draws professors who teach at primarily undergraduate institutions
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Julie Cohen, UCSB Public Affairs & Communication
KITP Newsletter, Winter 2015
One Kind of Supersymmetry Shown to Emerge Naturally
Tarun Grover outlines how this unique phenomenon occurs in a condensed matter system
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Julie Cohen, UCSB Public Affairs & Communication
KITP Newsletter, Winter 2015
Investing in the KITP
With $65 million gift, business titan Charlie Munger invests in Residence for KITP Visitors
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Shelly Leachman, UCSB Public Affairs & Communication
KITP Newsletter, Winter 2015
Professor Polchinski Wins 2014 Physics Frontiers Prize
Theoretical physicist Joseph Polchinski is recognized for work that has advanced the understanding of string theory
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Sonia Fernandez, UCSB Public Affairs & Communication
KITP Newsletter, Winter 2015
Funding Boosts Quantum Materials Theory Research
KITP to receive $1.5 million over five years to support Moore postdoctoral scholars
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Julie Cohen, UCSB Public Affairs & Communication
KITP Newsletter, Winter 2015
The Dynamics of Morphogenesis
New approaches to quantifying how animals acquire shape and form
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Julie Cohen, UCSB Public Affairs & Communication
KITP Newsletter, Winter 2015
KITP Residence Designed to LEED Specifications
LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and is a green building certification program that recognizes best-in-class building strategies and practices.
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