Tag: nobel_prize
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Nobel Laureate Economist William Nordhaus Dies at 85
William D. Nordhaus, Sterling Professor of Economics Emeritus and Nobel winner for pioneering work on the economics of climate change, has died at 85 after more than 50 years at Yale.
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Yale Oncologist Addresses Online Debate Over Pap Smears as Some Women Skip Testing
Yale gynecologic oncologist Blair McNamara explains why Pap smears remain essential for cervical cancer screening and offers advice on making the tests more comfortable.
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Columbia's Michael Woodford Wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
Woodford shares the Sveriges Riksbank Prize with Stanford's Robert E. Hall, becoming Columbia's 16th economics laureate and 89th Nobel laureate.
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Rice University Experts Weigh In on Texas Politics, Housing and Nobel Prizes in Weekly Media Roundup
Rice faculty and fellows are quoted on the Texas midterms, migrant caravans, mortgage costs and Saudi World Cup plans, while a Rice chemist is noted for helping select Nobel laureates.
Politics and GovernmentEducationScience & TechnologyBusinessSportUSAElectionGeneral PoliticsState GovernmentsReal EstateMedical ScienceEnergy Rice UniversityBaker Institute for Public PolicyMark JonesTexas politicsNobel PrizeHouston housingOne Giant Leap Ventures
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Harvard Gazette Roundup: Nobel Laureates on Life After the Prize, Doctorow on Tech Monopoly, and a Climate Case Before SCOTUS
Harvard Gazette highlights include Claudia Goldin and Gary Ruvkun on life as Nobel laureates, Cory Doctorow on tech monopoly and AI, and a preview of Suncor Energy v. Boulder County.
Science & TechnologyLaw EnforcementEnvironmentEducationLegalClimate ChangeArtificial IntelligenceEnergy Harvard GazetteNobel PrizeClaudia GoldinGary RuvkunCory DoctorowSuncor Energy Inc. v. Boulder CountyHarvard Kennedy School
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Where Senators Sit Can Shape Their Votes, Study Says
Harvard analysts examined more than 30 years of roll-call data and 1 million individual votes to test whether seating position influences how senators cast their ballots.
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