In an annoyed New York Times op-ed today, MIT professor and Nobel Prize-winning economist Peter Diamond withdrew his nomination to the Federal Reserve. Obama nominated Diamond in April 2010, and several times since, but Republicans repeatedly blocked…

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Fed Nominee: ‘Nobel Prize Isn’t Enough’

Now how about that Nobel? Philip Roth won the fourth International Man Booker Prize on Wednesday, beating out 12 other authors. The prize, meant to honor a writer’s body of work as opposed to any individual book, comes with a $100,000 purse. “One of…

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The dismissal of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus from the Grameen microfinance bank he founded is legal, Bangladesh’s High Court rules.

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New York – Women’s rights campaigners are hoping for a strong turnout to public rallies set to be staged across the Islamic Republic of Iran next Tuesday, despite a government crackdown on opposition demonstrators in recent weeks. The rallies, which will officially mark International Women’s Day on Mar. 8, are being organised following a call to action by well-known Iranian activist and 2003 Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi. read more

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Women’s Day: Rallies Planned in Iran Despite Crackdown

Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus launches a legal battle to challenge his sacking as head of the Grameen Bank he founded.

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Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been fired from the Grameen microfinance bank he founded, bank officials say.

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In the weeks before the uprising in Egypt, former U.N. official and Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei met with a 10-member steering committee, which planned a 100-member shadow legislature and laid out a game plan for a governmental transition…

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Egyptians Doubt ElBaradei Will Last

A Norwegian politician said he has nominated WikiLeaks for a Nobel Peace Prize, citing the website’s contribution to “democracy and freedom of speech” worldwide.

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2010 Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo might not be the only prize winner behind bars when he receives the award: The Norwegian politician Snorre Valen has nominated WikiLeaks for the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. “By disclosing information about corruption, human…

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Egyptian police used water cannons against Nobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei and his supporters as anti-Mubarak protests heated up Friday. The Muslim Brotherhood says at least five of its leaders and five former members of parliament have been arrested….

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Egyptian police used water cannon against Nobel laureate and pro-democracy leader Mohamed ElBaradei and his supporters as anti-Mubarak protests heated up Friday. Then ElBaradei was put under house arrest as riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets…

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ElBaradei Under House Arrest

Egyptian police used water cannon against Nobel laureate and pro-democracy leader Mohamed ElBaradei and his supporters as anti-Mubarak protests heated up Friday. Then ElBaradei was put under house arrest as riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets…

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Towson University, a Maryland institution that has yet to produce a Nobel prize or a Rhodes Scholar, is gaining a national reputation for something else it doesn’t have: a gap in graduation rates between whites and underrepresented minorities.

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In higher education, lessons in equality

China describes the awarding of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo as a “political farce”.

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Serbia reverses its decision to boycott the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony for Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo in Oslo.

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