N E W S
LIMS 2011 Christmas card
Our Christmas card was designed and ray traced by Rob Farr. The tree,
decorations and gifts are all constructed of from mathematics and physics
equations (see home page for details).
12 Dec 11
New grant: DARPA Biochronicity
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded LIMS a research grant
to study the origin and evolution of timekeeping in living systems. Wired magazine has a report.
21 Nov 11
New staff: S. England keeps Accounts
New staff: A. Tingey heads Grants
Antonia Tingey has worked in business development in the restaurant trade and
business strategy and design. At LIMS she heads grants, renovation and
accounts.
10 Oct 11
Shane England is an independent accountant and bookkeeper and has previously
worked with Tingey. He will assist manage LIMS day-to-day accounts.
03 Oct 2011
New donation: Garfield Weston
The Garfield Weston Foundation has given money to LIMS in support of its
Building Appeal. It will be used to help restore the upper floors of the new
LIMS building.
26 Sep 2011
After studying physics at Caltech, Kedron Silsbee is spending a year as a
Research Fellow at LIMS before starting his Ph.D. His research interests are
astrophysics and statistical mechanics.
E V E N T S
For the 2011/12 academic year, LIMS terms run from 1 Oct to 19 Dec, 5 Jan to 24
Mar, and 10 Apr to 18 June*.
P E R I O D I C E V E N T S
U P C O M I N G E V E N T S
Journal club
Every Fri in term, 2pm
LIMS seminar room
25 min talks on a single scientist
Pub night
Every Thu in term, 7pm
Chesterfiel Hotel bar
35 Charles St, Mayfair
Cybersecurity conference
10 – 11 April, 2012
LIMS seminar room
For info contact harer@duke.edu
*In general, LIMS terms (like Cambridge Terms) are as follows. First term begins
on 1 Oct and consists of 80 days, ending on 19 Dec. Second term begins on 5 Jan
and consists of 80 days, ending on 25 Mar or, in any leap year, on 24 Mar.
Third term begins on 10 Apr and consists of 70 days, ending on 18 Jun, provided
that in any year in which Cambridge Full Easter Term begins on or after 22 Apr,
third term shall begin on 17 Apr and end on 25 Jun.