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“Journalist in Residence”: Michael Stang at HITS
The German science journalist Michael Stang has begun his stay at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) as “Journalist in …
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Data mining algorithms and new standards for astronomers
Kai Polsterer, leader of the HITS Astroinformatics (AIN) group, is now chair of the IVOA Knowledge Discovery in Databases group. It’…
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New Managing Director for HITS
On 1 January 2016, Dr. Gesa Schönberger was appointed the new managing director of the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies. She succeeds …
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Tilmann Gneiting as Editor-in-Chief of “The Annals of Applied Statistics”
HITS group leader Professor Tilmann Gneiting is now Editor-In-Chief of the peer-reviewed scientific journal “The Annals of Applied Statistics”, which is …
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HITS researchers cited worldwide
In the recent ranking “Highly Cited Researchers” by Thomson Reuters, the HITS scientists Volker Springel (Astrophysics) and Tilmann Gneiting (Mathematics) are …
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Season’s Greetings
Dear friends and colleagues, In the languages of their native countries, all HITSters send you their season´s greetings. Sincerely, Prof. …
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Simulating the Death of Stars
Humboldt Fellow Samuel Jones (University of Victoria, Canada) is exploring the evolution and the explosion of stars by means of highly …
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Michael Stang and T V Padma to be “Journalists in Residence” at HITS
The Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies gives science journalists the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of computer-based, data-driven science with a …
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ISESO: On the road to a new energy management
On November 9 and 10, 2015, the International Symposium on Energy System Optimization (ISESO 2015) took place at the Studio Villa Bosch conference center in …
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Mechanosensing of focal adhesion kinase
Why do astronauts suffer from bone loss? Astronauts lose bone mass because of the low gravity in space. Bones need mechanical …