Page 6 - Latest Updates on Nobel Prize
Nobel Foundation says 2 literature prizes to be awarded this year
The literature prize was cancelled last year after a mass exodus at the exclusive Swedish Academy following sex abuse allegations
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Sexual violence as war weapon: Here's why the Nobel Prize for Peace matters
Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad are the recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize award of 2018
 "Sexual violence as war weapon: Here's why the Nobel Prize for Peace matters")
Nobel literature body expands prize jury after sex assault scandal
Venerable institution has been in crisis mode since Nov 2017, after rift emerged among Academy members about how to manage its longstanding ties to a Frenchman accused and now convicted of rape
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October 2018 Nobel notes
Beyond the awards, it is worth noting that the number of women awardees is even sparser than it seems at first glance
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Nobel laureate Shimomura, who contributed to cancer studies, dies at 90
Shimomura and two American scientists shared the 2008 Nobel prize for the discovery and development of a jellyfish protein that later contributed to cancer studies
 "Nobel laureate Shimomura, who contributed to cancer studies, dies at 90")
For sustained growth
Nobel prize winners expanded scope of macroeconomic analysis
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What still holds women back in the classroom, lab and as Nobel winners?
Studies have shown those who persist in these careers face explicit and implicit barriers to advancement
 "What still holds women back in the classroom, lab and as Nobel winners?")
In over 100 years, no black scientist has won a Nobel prize; here's why
Almost all black laureates have been awarded for work in the fields of peace (ten) and literature (three)
 "In over 100 years, no black scientist has won a Nobel prize; here's why")
William Nordhaus, Paul Romer win economics Nobel for climate, innovation
Nordhaus also was honored for his role in developing a model that allows economists to analyse the costs of climate change
Humans, environment matter more than growth: Economics Nobel winners' work
What William Nordhaus and Paul Romer's Nobel-winning work means for a growth-hungry India
Nobel 2018 in Economics may go to research on climate, development: Experts
The Nobel economics prize was created by the Swedish central bank 'in memory of Alfred Nobel'
 "Nobel 2018 in Economics may go to research on climate, development: Experts")
Only 3 physics Nobels in 117 yrs: What still holds women back in science?
Research shows that an implicit bias against women as experts and academic scientists is pervasive
Denis Mukwege & Nadia Murad jointly awarded 2018 Nobel Peace Prize
Nadia Murad survived the worst cruelties ever inflicted on her people, the Yazidis of Iraq, before becoming a global champion of their cause and winning the Nobel Peace Prize
2018 Nobel Prize honours for 3 chemists who harnessed 'power of evolution'
Scientists are now using evolution to create designer proteins for therapies and industrial processes
In 117 yrs, Strickland is only the 3rd woman to win Nobel Prize in Physics
By awarding the Nobel Prize in Physics to a woman this year, the Nobel committee finally acknowledged the powerful contribution that a woman made, not only to a research field but to humankind
2018 Chemistry Nobel awarded for bringing 'greatest benefit to humankind'
Their work centres on techniques of "directed evolution" - a method which imitates natural selection
Ashkin, Mourou, Strickland win 2018 Nobel Physics Prize for laser research
'The inventions being honoured this year have revolutionised laser physics,' the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said
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Why India should realise that not winning a Nobel Prize is not a bad thing
Winning a Nobel Prize may be a good thing. But not winning a Nobel Prize is not a bad thing
Deserving winners of this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
James Allison and Tasuku Honjo led exciting and groundbreaking work on developing new types of immunotherapy that help our immune system fight cancer
 "Deserving winners of this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine")
Why the prestigious Nobel prizes should be cancelled, at least for a year
We need to revise the statutes, untouched since 1974, to allow for new prizes and rectify past injustices
