KITP News Archive
Fisher elected fellow of AAAS
Matthew Fisher has been elected to the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS).
Teachers' Conference Update
We are expanding our space to have an even bigger and better KITP. Because of this construction we will not be having a Teachers' Conference in 2003.
Gluck Endows Chair in Theoretical Physics for Institute Director
David Gross Assumes the Frederick W. Gluck Professorship Santa Barbara, Calif.--Fred Gluck, best known for his legendary performance at the helm of the leading international management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, has given $1 million to endow the chair of the director of the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB).
UCSB Named "Hot" College
UCSB has been named one of the 12 "hottest" colleges in the nation, according to the Kaplan College Guide.
University Holds Naming Ceremony To Honor Benefactor
The university held a ceremony in June, 2002 to formally name the institute the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics. The event honored Fred Kavli who made two gifts totaling $7.5 million through the Kavli Foundation and the Kavli Operating Institute for building endowment, supporting the construction of a new wing and programmatic initiatives at the institute. View photographs of the ceremony and read remarks of keynote speaker Kip Thorne of the California Institute of Technology.