
New Branches at the Tree of Life
Biologist Emily Jane McTavish (University of Kansas) does evolutionary research using DNA sequence data and computational tools. She is visiting the …

Klaus Tschira Foundation celebrates anniversary with HITS
Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) organized a scientific symposium on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Klaus Tschira …

New Foundations for HITS
HITS has new statutes and new shareholders, Heidelberg University and KIT. Furthermore, the “HITS Stiftung” and a Scientific Advisory Board have …

Portrait of Michele Catanzaro
In his attic office, piles of paper are spread on the desk: copies of scientific articles, newspaper clippings, books and handwritten …

HITSter wins Heidelberg Science Slam
Lucas Czech, PhD student in the HITS group Scientific Computing (SCO), won the Heidelberg Science Slam at O’Reilly’s Heidelberg …

Put more Journalism into Science Journalism
Science journalist Michele Catanzaro on research in the media from an international, non-naive view – HITS public talk on Tuesday, November 11, 4 …

HITSter wins Poster Prize at “Extremes 2014“ Symposium
Kira Feldmann, PhD Student in the Computational Statistics group at HITS, was awarded a poster prize at the “Extremes Symposium 2014” by …

Michael Strube to be co-chair of the ACL 2015
Prof. Michael Strube, head of the NLP group, was appointed Program Committee Co-chair of the ACL 2015. The conference of the Association …

“Journalist in Residence”: Michele Catanzaro at HITS
The Barcelona-based science journalist Michele Catanzaro begins his stay at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) as “Journalist in Residence.” …

Small but significant: HITS performs well in the Humboldt ranking
The current Humboldt ranking lists the German research institutions and cities that are leading in the international contest for the best …