News Archive
Articles about KITP and featured articles from KITP newsletters
KITP Public Lecture Wednesday, November 5, 8:00 pm
Professor Michael Freedman presents “Topology, Physics, and Complexity: The Birthing of the Quantum Computer.”
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Polchinski Shares Prestigious Dirac Medal
Award to KITP Permanent Member Commemorates Dirac's Birthday.
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".
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David Gross Receives 2008 Honorary Degree From Cambridge
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 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".
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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.
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KITP Public Lecture Thursday, January 24th, 8:00 pm
Professor W. Patrick McCray presents "Citizen-Scientists and the Dawn of the Space Age".
KITP Introduces a New Application System!
The KITP is introducing its new online user interface called Herald for applying to programs and registering for conferences.
KITP Public Lecture Tuesday, December 4th, 8:00 pm
Professor Nathan Lewis presents "Challenges for Global Energy".
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KITP Public Lecture Wednesday, April 11th, 8:00 pm
Professor Robert Kirshner presents "Einstein's Blunder Undone - the discovery of cosmic acceleration".
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KITP Public Lecture Wednesday, February 7th, 8:00 pm
Julian Nott, celebrated aeronaut, on scientific explorations with modern ballooning, including Saturn's moon Titan.
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Institute Produces Second Newsletter
The institute announces Volume 2, Number 1, the Spring/Summer 2006 issue of the KITP Newsletter (PDF), written and edited by Jacquelyn Savani and designed by Charmien Carrier. News and stories include the Rapid Response to Supersolidity, and Matthew Fisher's Quantum Choreography Inside Crystals.
Mini-Workshop "Interdisciplinarity and Discipline in Education," at KITP June 11th
A mini-workshop: "Interdisciplinarity and Discipline in Education," coordinated by Phil Nelson, Rob Phillips and Boris Shraiman will be held on Sunday June 11th in the KITP Auditorium - UCSB Kohn Hall Room 1403.
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.
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.
