The Nobel prize in literature for 2025 has been awarded to Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai, the Swedish Academy has announced. The Academy cited the 71-year-old’s “compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art”. Krasznahorkai is known for his dystopian, melancholic novels, which have won numerous prizes, including the 2019 National Book award …
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Wyoming library director fired amid uproar over books with LGBTQ+ themes wins $700,000 settlement
A former Wyoming library director who was fired amid an uproar over books with sexual content and LGBTQ+ themes that some people complained were inappropriate for youngsters and who sought their removal from youth shelves will be paid $700,000 after settling a lawsuit. Terri Lesley was fired as the library system director in northeastern Wyoming’s Campbell County in 2023, two …
Read More »Krasznahorkai wins 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature – Reuters
Krasznahorkai wins 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature Reuters Nobel Prize in Literature 2025 – Press release – NobelPrize.org NobelPrize.org Laszlo Krasznahorkai Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature The New York Times Nobel Prize in literature goes to Hungarian novelist for work confronting ‘apocalyptic terror’ CNN Nobel Prize for Literature awarded to Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai Al Jazeera Source link
Read More »Wyoming library director fired amid book dispute wins $700,000 settlement
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A former Wyoming library director who was fired amid an uproar over books with sexual content and LGBTQ+ themes that some people complained were inappropriate for youngsters and who sought their removal from youth shelves will be paid $700,000 after settling a lawsuit. Terri Lesley was fired as the library system …
Read More »Trio Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Work on Molecular Construction – The Wall Street Journal
Trio Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Work on Molecular Construction The Wall Street Journal Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Architects of Metal-Organic Frameworks The New York Times UC Berkeley’s Omar Yaghi shares 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Berkeley News A long ‘journey’ for Nobel chemistry winner born to Palestinian refugees The Washington Post U.S. scientist among trio awarded chemistry Nobel for developing …
Read More »HVCC and UAlbany grad Omar Yaghi wins Nobel Prize in chemistry – Times Union
HVCC and UAlbany grad Omar Yaghi wins Nobel Prize in chemistry Times Union Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Architects of Metal-Organic Frameworks The New York Times U.S. Scientist of Palestinian Descent Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry Haaretz Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to discovery that could trap C02 and bring water to deserts AP News UC Berkeley’s Omar Yaghi shares 2025 Nobel Prize …
Read More »Social Brain: Neurons That Decide Who Wins and Who Yields
Summary: Researchers have pinpointed specific brain cells that control how animals react to social defeat, offering new insight into the biology of dominance and submission. In male mice, neurons in the dorsomedial striatum—known as cholinergic interneurons—were found to regulate the “loser effect,” where past defeats lower an individual’s future social rank. When these neurons were removed, mice stopped exhibiting submissive …
Read More »Trump-endorsed Matt Van Epps wins GOP primary for vacant House seat in Tennessee
Matt Van Epps, a former state official who earned an endorsement from President Donald Trump last week, won the Republican nomination Tuesday in the special election for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District House seat, NBC News projects. Van Epps bested 10 other Republican candidates after a primary in which all of them campaigned on their support for Trump. But Van Epps …
Read More »Scientist who graduated from Portland high school wins Nobel Prize in medicine
A molecular biologist who grew up in Portland is one of the three researchers who won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discoveries about how the immune system knows to attack germs and not our own bodies. Mary E. Brunkow graduated from St. Mary’s Academy in downtown Portland in 1979 and now lives and works in Seattle. “We are …
Read More »Immune system breakthrough wins Nobel medicine prize for US, Japan scientists – Reuters
Immune system breakthrough wins Nobel medicine prize for US, Japan scientists Reuters Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded for Work on Immune Systems The New York Times Nobel laureate Shimon Sakaguchi conducted postdoctoral studies at Johns Hopkins decades ago Johns Hopkins University The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for work on the human immune system AP News Scientists win …
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