Another Member Quits Body That Awards Nobel Literature Prize
A member of the academy that awards the Nobel Prize in literature says she is leaving the body that has been marred by sex-abuse and financial crimes scandals.
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Japanese Nobel Chemistry Laureate Shimomura Dies at 90
Japanese-born Marine biologist Osamu Shimomura, who won the Nobel Prize in chemistry, has died. He was 90.
Read more2 Americans Win Economics Nobel for Work on Climate, Tech
Two Americans won the Nobel Prize in economics on Monday for studying a pressing issue facing the global economy: how to deal with pollution and climate change and how to foster the innovation needed to tackle such problems.
Read moreNobel Peace Prize Honors the Fight Against Sexual Violence
The Nobel Peace Prize on Friday was awarded to a Congolese doctor and an Iraqi woman who was held captive by the Islamic State group for their work to highlight and eliminate the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.
Read moreNobel Prizes Announced
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded Wednesday to two National Institutes of Health grantees, Drs. Frances H. Arnold, of the California Institute of Technology, for directed evolution of enzymes, and George P. Smith, of the University of Missouri-Columbia, who shares the prize with Dr. Gregory P. Winter, of the University of Cambridge, U.K., for the phage display of peptides and antibodies.
Read moreScientists Applaud Nobel Chemistry Winners
Scientists have been applauding the winners of the Nobel chemistry prize, saying that that it highlights the practical role chemistry plays in our daily lives.
Read moreFrance’s Macron ‘Proud’ of Nobel Physics Winner
France’s President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the French co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics, saying the award highlights French research and its applications.
Read moreNobel Winner Honjo Happy to Fight Cancer
Immunologist Tasuku Honjo of Japan, co-winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in medicine, says he began his research after a medical school classmate died from stomach cancer less than two years after it was discovered.
Read moreMan at Center of Nobel Sex Scandal Remanded Pending Verdict
The man at the center of a sex abuse and financial crimes scandal that is tarnishing the academy awarding the Nobel Literature Prize was remanded in custody Monday, pending the verdict in his trial.
Read moreSweden Charges Man at Center of Nobel Scandal
The man at the center of a sex-abuse and financial crimes scandal that is tarnishing the academy which awards the Nobel Prize in Literature, was Tuesday charged with two counts of rape of a woman in 2011.
Read moreNobel Body: ‘Unacceptable Behavior’ Not Widely Known
An investigation into sexual misconduct allegations at the Swedish body that hands out the coveted Nobel Prize in Literature found Friday that “unacceptable behavior in the form of unwanted intimacy” has taken place within the ranks of the prestigious institution.
Read moreNobel Board Slams Turmoil at Swedish Literature Prize Group
The Nobel Foundation Board has sharply criticized the Swedish Academy, which chooses the Nobel Literature Prize winner each year, saying the group has damaged its own reputation and is threatening to tarnish the reputation of the Nobel Prize itself.
Read moreMalala Says She Will Continue Fight for Girls’ Education
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai on Thursday said she was excited to be back in Pakistan for the first time since she was shot in 2012 by Taliban militants angered at her championing of education for girls.
Read morePerson Using Stolen Identity Nominates Trump for Peace Prize
The Norwegian Nobel Committee, which selects winners of the peace prize, says someone using a stolen identity has nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the award, the Norwegian news agency said Thursday.
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Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Anti-Nuclear Campaign Group
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, a group of mostly young activists pushing for a global treaty to ban the cataclysmic bombs.
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Kazuo Ishiguro Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Kazuo Ishiguro, the Japanese-born British novelist best known for “The Remains of the Day,” won the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday.
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Nobel Winner Shot for Education Advocacy to Study at Oxford
Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by a Taliban gunman at age 15 for speaking out for the right to an education, has been accepted to the University of Oxford.
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Chinese Political Prisoner Liu Xiaobo Dies at 61
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, China’s most prominent political prisoner, died Thursday at a hospital in the country’s northeast, officials said. He was 61.
Read moreGermany Asks China to Let Ailing Dissident Leave
The German government is urging China to allow imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo to leave the country for medical treatment.
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Hospital Suspends Cancer Drug Use on China’s Nobel Laureate
A Chinese medical team charged with treating imprisoned Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo has stopped using cancer-fighting drugs so as not to overwhelm his severely weakened liver, raising concerns that China’s most prominent political prisoner is critically ill.
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