Things to know about the Nobel Prizes
1 year, 2 months ago

Things to know about the Nobel Prizes

The Hindu  

Fall has arrived in Scandinavia, which means Nobel Prize season is here. For reasons that are not entirely clear, Nobel decided that the peace prize should be awarded in Norway and the other prizes in Sweden. It’s possible that Nobel thought Norway would be a more suitable location for a prize meant to encourage “fellowship among nations.” To this day, the Nobel Peace Prize is a completely Norwegian affair, with the winners selected and announced by a Norwegian committee. The peace prize even has its own ceremony in the Norwegian capital of Oslo on Dec. 10 — the anniversary of Nobel’s death — while the other prizes are presented in Stockholm. But two winners refused their Nobel Prizes: French writer Jean-Paul Sartre, who turned down the literature prize in 1964, and Vietnamese politician Le Duc Tho, who declined the peace prize that he was meant to share with U.S. diplomat Henry Kissinger in 1973.

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Covering the Nobel Prizes
1 year, 1 month ago

Covering the Nobel Prizes

NPR  

Covering the Nobel Prizes And the contrast with other events Enlarge this image Carlos Carmonamedina for NPR Public Editor Carlos Carmonamedina for NPR Public Editor Covering the science categories of the Nobel Prizes is challenging, even for a news organization with a science team, like NPR. Why are the science Nobel prizes less worthy of coverage than equivalent entertainment/sporting events? …

Who are the 2023 Nobel Prize winners so far?
1 year, 2 months ago

Who are the 2023 Nobel Prize winners so far?

Al Jazeera  

This year’s laureates have opened doors for disease control, technological advancements and subversive literature. Here is some information about this year’s winners and why they won: Nobel Prize in medicine: Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman The US-based duo won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday for research that led directly to the first mRNA vaccines to fight …

Winners of Nobel Prize in chemistry may have been announced early: Swedish media
1 year, 2 months ago

Winners of Nobel Prize in chemistry may have been announced early: Swedish media

Hindustan Times  

Swedish media say the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences may have announced the winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry prematurely. The press release said the prize went to three US-based scientists for the “discovery and synthesis of quantum dots.” However, the prize is set to be announced at 11:45am in Sweden. What is important to know is that …

Shot in the arm: On the Medicine Nobel 2023
1 year, 2 months ago

Shot in the arm: On the Medicine Nobel 2023

The Hindu  

All nominees for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine have path-breaking achievements to their credit, but often, the final choice of the winner might have a lot to do with the timing and the context. Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman would have thus been safe bets for their work that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. …

Nobel Prize in Physics 2023: Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier win for study of electron dynamics
1 year, 2 months ago

Nobel Prize in Physics 2023: Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier win for study of electron dynamics

Hindustan Times  

Nobel Prize 2023 in Physics has been awarded to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier “for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter.” They were acknowledged for their exploration of the world of electrons within atoms and molecules. Nobel Prize 2023 in Physics won by Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and …

Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman win Nobel Prize in Medicine
1 year, 2 months ago

Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman win Nobel Prize in Medicine

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 03, 2023 08:01 IST - 4 MINS READ The Nobel Prize in Medicine 2023 has gone to Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman for their work that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. Through their findings on how mRNA interacts with our immune system Hungary’s Kariko and US’ Weissman “contributed to the unprecedented rate of …

3 scientists win Nobel Prize in physics for glimpsing electrons during split seconds
1 year, 2 months ago

3 scientists win Nobel Prize in physics for glimpsing electrons during split seconds

LA Times  

The winners of the 2023 Nobel Prize in physics, from left: Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier. “Once you can control and understand electrons, you have taken a very big step forward.” The three honorees’ experiments “have given humanity new tools for exploring the world of electrons inside atoms and molecules,” according to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, …

The Nobel Prize has been awarded to women 62 times. Katalin Karikó becomes the 13th to win in Medicine
1 year, 2 months ago

The Nobel Prize has been awarded to women 62 times. Katalin Karikó becomes the 13th to win in Medicine

The Hindu  

Hungarian-American biochemist Katalin Karikó has become the newest Laureate to join the ranks of the numbered women who have won arguably the most prestigious award. The 68-year-old biochemist and her colleague Drew Weissman were honoured with the Prize for “discoveries concerning nucleoside base modification that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.” From 1901 to 2023, the Nobel …

Explained: What are mRNA vaccines that earned two scientists Nobel in Medicine
1 year, 2 months ago

Explained: What are mRNA vaccines that earned two scientists Nobel in Medicine

Hindustan Times  

The coronavirus pandemic brought global renown to the mRNA technology that underpins vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, and on Monday earned a Nobel Prize for two scientists who have been key to its development. Penn Medicine scientists Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman, who won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries enabling the development of mRNA COVID-19 …

Nobel Prize in medicine 2023 awarded to Katalin Karikó, Drew Weissman for pioneering mRNA vaccine to fight COVID-19
1 year, 2 months ago

Nobel Prize in medicine 2023 awarded to Katalin Karikó, Drew Weissman for pioneering mRNA vaccine to fight COVID-19

Firstpost  

The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden said the discoveries by Karikó and Weissman were critical for developing effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 during the pandemic that began in early 2020 The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been jointly awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman “for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the …

Katalin Karikó, Drew Weissman win Nobel Prize in Medicine for role in Covid-19 vaccines
1 year, 2 months ago

Katalin Karikó, Drew Weissman win Nobel Prize in Medicine for role in Covid-19 vaccines

Hindustan Times  

Nobel Prize 2023 in Medicine: Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman were jointly awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for their groundbreaking contributions to the development of highly effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. Penn Medicine scientists Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman, who won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries enabling the development …

Nobel Prize 2023 for Medicine awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their work in mRNA vaccines
1 year, 2 months ago

Nobel Prize 2023 for Medicine awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their work in mRNA vaccines

The Hindu  

This year’s Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has been jointly awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their “discoveries concerning nucleoside base modification that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19”, The Royal Swedish Academy of Science announced on October 2, 2023. Congrats to #NobelPrize Laureates Dr. Katalin Karikó and Dr. Drew Weissman, awarded the 2023 …

Kariko and Weissman win 2023 Nobel Prize for medicine
1 year, 2 months ago

Kariko and Weissman win 2023 Nobel Prize for medicine

Live Mint  

The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Katalin Karikó of Hungary and Drew Weissman of the United States for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. The pair, who had been tipped as favourites, were honoured for "for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled …

Karikó and Weissman win Nobel Prize in medicine for work that enabled mRNA vaccines against COVID-19
1 year, 2 months ago

Karikó and Weissman win Nobel Prize in medicine for work that enabled mRNA vaccines against COVID-19

Associated Press  

STOCKHOLM — Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 that were critical in slowing the pandemic — technology that’s also being studied to fight cancer and other diseases. Dr. Paul Hunter, a professor of medicine at Britain’s University of East Anglia, described the mRNA vaccines made …

Nobel Prize season is here: Why is there no prize for mathematics?
1 year, 2 months ago

Nobel Prize season is here: Why is there no prize for mathematics?

Firstpost  

The winners of this year’s Nobel prizes will be announced daily from 2 October through 9 October. Here are five fascinating things to know about the award The Nobel Prize season is upon us, and fresh names from around the world will be added to the world’s most elite roster of scientists, writers, economists, and human rights leaders who have …

Katalin Kariko, Drew Weissman win Nobel Prize in medicine for mRNA vaccines
1 year, 2 months ago

Katalin Kariko, Drew Weissman win Nobel Prize in medicine for mRNA vaccines

Al Jazeera  

The duo win the prestigious prize for the research that led directly to the first mRNA vaccines to fight COVID-19. Hungarian-born Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman of the US have won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their research that led directly to the first mRNA vaccines to fight COVID-19, made by Pfizer and Moderna, according to …

What is the Nobel Prize and what to expect this year?
1 year, 2 months ago

What is the Nobel Prize and what to expect this year?

Al Jazeera  

There are 351 nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize this year. The Nobel Prizes are slated to be announced this week with the first award in medicine or physiology won by Hungary’s Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman of the United States on Monday. Nobel named the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to award the prizes for chemistry and physics, the …

Things to know about the Nobel Prizes
1 year, 2 months ago

Things to know about the Nobel Prizes

Associated Press  

STOCKHOLM — The annual Nobel Prize announcements are over with the final award, for economics, going to Harvard professor Claudia Goldin for advancing the understanding of women’s labor market outcomes. On Oct. 5, the Swedish Academy awarded Norwegian writer Jon Fosse the literature award for works that “give voice to the unsayable.” Imprisoned activist Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace …

Trio of scientists win Nobel Prize for Chemistry
2 years, 2 months ago

Trio of scientists win Nobel Prize for Chemistry

Al Jazeera  

Americans Carolyn Bertozzi and Barry Sharpless, together with Denmark’s Morten Meldal, are honoured for laying the foundation for a more functional form of chemistry. Scientists Carolyn Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and Barry Sharpless have won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering reactions that let molecular building blocks snap together to efficiently create new desired compounds. The third of the …

Nobel season is here: 5 things to know about the prizes
2 years, 2 months ago

Nobel season is here: 5 things to know about the prizes

India TV News  

Nobel Prize 2022: The beginning of October means Nobel Prize season. The economics award - officially known as the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel - wasn't created by Nobel, but by Sweden's central bank in 1968. Although the nominations are kept secret for 50 years, those who submit them sometimes announce their suggestions …

Nobel prize: Swedish scientist Svante Paabo gets Nobel Prize in medicine
2 years, 2 months ago

Nobel prize: Swedish scientist Svante Paabo gets Nobel Prize in medicine

India TV News  

Nobel prize winner: This year’s Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to Swedish scientist Svante Paabo for his discoveries on human evolution. The medicine prize kicked off a week of Nobel Prize announcements. Image Source : APSwedish scientist Svante Paabo smiles at the award ceremony at the Hamburg Kerber Foundation's European Science Prize, in Hamburg, Germany Last …

Nobel Prize 2021: Who are the winners and why have they been chosen?
3 years, 2 months ago

Nobel Prize 2021: Who are the winners and why have they been chosen?

Business Standard  

The Nobel Prize, instituted in 1901, was initially awarded in five categories – Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Peace. The Nobel Prize in Physics this year went to Syukuru Manabe, a Japanese-American meteorologist and climatologist, for his pioneering work on understanding climate change. Hasselmann’s work helped scientists identify whether a certain phenomenon was caused by natural forces or …

Nobel physics prize goes to 3 for climate discoveries
3 years, 2 months ago

Nobel physics prize goes to 3 for climate discoveries

The Hindu  

The Nobel Prize for physics has been awarded to scientists from Japan, Germany and Italy. Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann were cited for their work in “the physical modeling of Earth’s climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming”. The second half of the prize was awarded to Giorgio Parisi for “the discovery of the interplay of disorder and fluctuations …

Nobel Prize for Physics 2021 Awarded to 3 Scientists from Japan, Germany, Italy for Climate Discoveries
3 years, 2 months ago

Nobel Prize for Physics 2021 Awarded to 3 Scientists from Japan, Germany, Italy for Climate Discoveries

News 18  

The Nobel Prize for physics has been awarded to scientists from Japan, Germany and Italy. Syukuro Manabe, 90, and Klaus Hasselmann, 89, were cited for their work in “the physical modeling of Earth’s climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming”. The second half of the prize was awarded to Giorgio Parisi, 73, for “the discovery of the interplay of …

2 scientists win Nobel chemistry prize for gene-editing tool
4 years, 2 months ago

2 scientists win Nobel chemistry prize for gene-editing tool

Associated Press  

STOCKHOLM — The Nobel Prize in chemistry went to two researchers Wednesday for a gene-editing tool that has revolutionized science by providing a way to alter DNA, the code of life — technology already being used to try to cure a host of diseases and raise better crops and livestock. “My greatest hope is that it’s used for good, to …

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