World Oct 25 Russia, Belarus ambassadors barred from Nobel Prize ceremony in Sweden By Associated Press
Economy Oct 09 WATCH: 2008 recession-era Fed Chair Bernanke and 2 other economists share Nobel Prize Douglas W. Diamond, Philip H. Dybvig and former U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke were recognized Monday for their research into the fallout from bank failures. By David Keyton, Frank Jordans, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
World Oct 06 WATCH: Activists from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine win Nobel Peace Prize The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2022 prize to imprisoned Belarus rights activist Ales Bialiatski, the Russian group Memorial and the Ukrainian organization Center for Civil Liberties, a strong rebuke to Russian President Vladimir Putin whose invasion of Ukraine has… By Hanna Arhirova, Frank Jordans, Associated Press
Arts Oct 05 WATCH: Annie Ernaux, French author of deeply personal works, wins Nobel Prize in literature Ernaux has mined her own biography to explore life in France since the 1940s, illuminating murky corners of memory, family and society.
Science Oct 04 WATCH: 3 scientists share Nobel Prize for work on ‘click chemistry’ Click chemistry is an environmentally friendly method for rapidly joining molecules to develop cancer treatments, create materials and illuminate the workings of cells. By Mark Lorch, The Conversation
Oct 03 WATCH: 3 physicists share Nobel Prize for quantum science discoveries It all goes back to a feature of the universe that even baffled Albert Einstein and connects matter and light in a tangled, chaotic way. Continue reading
Oct 03 Analysis: What many Nobel laureates have in common — and how it can be learned By Robert Root-Bernstein, Michele Root-Bernstein, The Conversation Some of the most innovative people in the world earn Nobel Prizes. Continue reading
Oct 02 WATCH: Swedish scientist wins Nobel Prize in medicine for human evolution discoveries By David Keyton, Frank Jordans, Laura Ungar, Associated Press Svante Paabo spearheaded the development of new techniques that allowed researchers to compare the genome of modern humans and our closest extinct relatives, the Neanderthals and Denisovans. Continue reading
Dec 26 Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace winner, dies at 90 By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press Tutu worked passionately, tirelessly and non-violently to tear down apartheid — South Africa’s brutal, decades-long regime of oppression against its Black majority that only ended in 1994. Continue reading
Oct 11 WATCH: David Card, Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens win Nobel Prize in economics By Christopher Rugaber, David McHugh, David Keyton, Associated Press One U.S.-based economist’s pioneering research showed an increase in minimum wage does not lead to less hiring, and immigrants do not lower pay for native-born workers. Two others shared the award for creating a way to study these types of… Continue reading