Asymmetric Dark Matter

We review the theoretical framework underlying models of asymmetric dark matter, describe astrophysical constraints which arise from observations of neutron stars, and discuss the prospects for detecting asymmetric dark matter.Comment: 8 pages, 1 figure, LaTeX. Submitted to the proceedings of PPC 2013. v2 and v3: typos fixed and references correcte

Dynamical SUSY Breaking in Intersecting Brane Models

We present a simple mechanism by which supersymmetry can be dynamically broken in intersecting brane models, naturally generating an exponentially small scale. Rather than utilize either non-Abelian gauge dynamics or D-instantons, our mechanism uses worldsheet instantons to generate the small scale in a hidden sector.Comment: 10 pages, LaTeX, References adde