Scientists and Awards

5+ hour, 58+ min ago   (581+ words) On October 12, 2026, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences to Robert E. Hall of Stanford University and Michael Woodford of Columbia University... Nobel Economists Explain the Past Well, But So What? The prize is…...

2+ hour, 6+ min ago   (158+ words) The Japan Times The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has a fantastic sense of humor.At a time when Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has turned central bank “forward guidance” into a banned phrase, the academy awarded the Nobel…...

5+ hour, 3+ min ago   (427+ words) Static GK fact: The Economics Prize was established by Sweden’s central bank in 1968 and first awarded in 1969. It is administered by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and is not one of Alfred Nobel’s original five prizes. Macroeconomic stabilisation refers…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (251+ words) NEW YORK, October 7, 2026. Avesta Publishing House, an Istanbul publisher of Kurdish literature and history, has won the 2026 International Freedom to Publish Award from the Association of American Publishers (AAP). The award goes each year to a publisher outside the United…...

9+ hour, 46+ min ago   (1735+ words) Our goal with The Daily Brief is to simplify the biggest stories in the Indian markets and help you understand what they mean. We won’t just tell you what happened; we’ll tell you why and how too. We do this…...

9+ hour, 49+ min ago   (115+ words) News from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences Congratulations to Sandi Bates, MLIS, the Bismarck-based Southwest Campus Librarian with SMHS Library Resources, who recently won a UND Staff Senate UShine Award. For all of this, not…...

16+ hour, 9+ min ago   (107+ words) Canada’s Favourite Local Business 2026 is all about shining a light on the local businesses that are the heart and soul of our communities. YOU can nominate YOUR Favourite Local Business using the competition landing page www.lovelocalwin.ca Just tell…...

12+ hour, 49+ min ago   (447+ words) Mr. Phillips Oduoza, chairman, Nova Commercial Bank Limited, has formally accepted his nomination for the DTN@100 Changemaker Award as part of the Daily Times of Nigeria’s centenary celebration. In an acceptance letter dated October 7, 2026, addressed to Mr. Fidelis Anosike, chairman,…...

15+ hour, 38+ min ago   (869+ words) The 22nd annual Idaho’s Top Project awards recognized standout construction projects including Layton Construction’s $46 million Syringa Hall at Boise State University as top project of the year. Other winners included RM Mechanical for specialty contracting and Boise Fire Station No. 13 for…...

15+ hour, 34+ min ago   (392+ words) The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Economics to Robert E. Hall of Stanford University and Michael Woodford of Columbia University for their work on "microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stability." After the oil crises of the…...