The 2015 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering has been awarded to the groundbreaking chemical engineer Dr Robert Langer for his revolutionary advances and leadership in engineering at the interface with chemistry and […]
FLI Seminar: Arabic Islam History
Date: Sunday 22/2/2015, whole day (8 hours) Antwerp Sunday 1/3/2015, whole day (8 hours) Amsterdam Location will be disclosed individually to the inscribed attendees. Topic: This seminar uses a new approach aiming at […]
Western Work Experience To Thank For Indian Investment Boom
Indian companies are investing in the UK and the US thanks in part, to the business education and work experience their CEOs have had in the West, according to a London […]
NASA Spacecraft Returns New Images Of Pluto En Route To Historic Encounter
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft returned its first new images of Pluto on Wednesday, as the probe closes in on the dwarf planet. Although still just a dot along with its largest moon, […]
1961 Pulitzer Prize Winner Ready To Publish Sequel To ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced it has acquired North American rights to a newly discovered novel by Harper Lee, beloved author of To Kill a Mockingbird. The novel, which Lee […]
Naheed Nenshi, Mayor Of Calgary, Awarded 2014 World Mayor Prize
Naheed Nenshi, Mayor of Calgary, Canada awarded the 2014 World Mayor Prize By Tann vom Hove, Brian Baker and Jonas Schorr 3 February 2015: Naheed Nenshi, the Mayor of Calgary, Canada, has […]
American Library Association Announces 2015 Youth Media Award Winners
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the top books, video and audio books for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards […]
World Record For Two Eagles Balloon Team
Albuquerque, NM, Thursday, 1/30/15 8:55 AM MST (1555 UTC)) At 7:29 this morning MST (1429 UTC), the Two Eagles balloon passed the absolute world record for time aloft (duration) for gas balloons […]
Harvard Beats Stanford, Raising Record $1.16 Billion In A Year
Harvard University raised a record $1.16 billion in donations in a single year, beating rival Stanford for the first time in a decade. Harvard’s haul, the largest ever in higher education, represents […]
Employees’ Use Of Social Media Technologies: A Methodological And Thematic Review
by Asma El Ouirdi, Mariam El Ouirdi, Jesse Segers & Erik Henderickx Abstract With the ubiquity of social media in all aspects of daily life, research interest in the topic has been […]
Sea Shepherd Receives 8.3 Million Euros From The Dutch Postcode Lottery
Sea Shepherd receives 8,3 million Euros from the Dutch Postcode Lottery for the Protection of the Southern Ocean At the annual Goed Geld Gala (Good Money Gala) in Amsterdam on January 26th, […]
Girls Lead Boys In Academic Achievement Globally
Considerable attention has been paid to how boys’ educational achievements in science and math compare to girls’ accomplishments in those areas, often leading to the assumption that boys outperform girls in these […]
NASA-Microsoft Collaboration Will Allow Scientists To ‘Work On Mars’
NASA and Microsoft have teamed up to develop software called OnSight, a new technology that will enable scientists to work virtually on Mars using wearable technology called Microsoft HoloLens. Developed by NASA’s […]
Primal Leadership: The Hidden Driver of Great Performance
By Daniel Goleman, Richard E. Boyatzis and Annie McKee When the theory of emotional intelligence at work began to receive widespread attention, we frequently heard executives say—in the same breath, mind you—“That’s […]