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Cornwall: Nearly £5m awarded to tackle health inequalities

The aim of the work is to enable "more research on issues that affect people in Cornwall".
Source: bbc.com

International dual and joint degrees to get green light

"India is set to greenlight dual and joint degrees awarded by Indian universities with international partners as part of its internationalisation plan being pushed through forcefully since its inclusion last year in the National Education Policy (NEP), a blueprint for the next decade." These dual and...
Source: universityworldnews.com

Robot car "Stanley" designed by Stanford Racing Team marked the start of the age of driverless cars and an AI milestone.

Robot car "Stanley" designed by Stanford Racing Team marked the start of the age of driverless cars and an AI milestone. "On October 9, 2005, Stanley and the Stanford Racing Team were awarded 2 million dollars for being the first team to complete the 132 mile DARPA Grand Challenge course in California's...
Source: stanford.edu

The Nobel Peace Prize 2018 was awarded jointly to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad "for their efforts to end the use of sexual

The Nobel Peace Prize 2018 was awarded jointly to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad "for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict". "Both laureates have made a crucial contribution to focusing attention on, and combating, such war crimes. Denis Mukwege is the...
Source: nobelprize.org

Hair-raising tales: beauty parlour syndrome and the dangers of visiting the salon: A man has been awarded a £90,000 payout

Hair-raising tales: beauty parlour syndrome and the dangers of visiting the salon: A man has been awarded a £90,000 payout as the latest victim of of this phenomenon. It’s not the first story of a haircut gone badly wrong
Source: theguardian.com

Canada court orders tobacco companies to set aside almost C$1 billion: A Canadian appeal court on Tuesday ordered two major

Canada court orders tobacco companies to set aside almost C$1 billion: A Canadian appeal court on Tuesday ordered two major tobacco companies to set aside a combined C$984 million ($742 million) while they challenge billions of dollars in damages awarded to smokers in the province of Quebec.
Source: reuters.com

Otto-Warburg Medal 2016 awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier - BBA Clinical - Elsevier

Otto-Warburg Medal 2016 awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier - BBA Clinical - Elsevier
Source: elsevier.com