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Trump Administration Freezes $2.2 Billion in Harvard Grants, Sparking Global Concern

The announcement that the Trump administration intends to freeze billions in state grants to Harvard is sending shockwaves through the academic community. They are treating the university as a criminal operation, says Jeffrey Flier, professor at Harvard Medical School, who believes that the decision will also affect healthcare.

Trump Administration Freezes $2.2 Billion in Harvard Grants, Sparking Global Concern

Porridge and Laleh at the party of parties

Porridge, truffles and apples are on the menu at this year's Nobel banquet. The guests have also had time to enjoy both dancing and newly written music by Laleh.

Porridge and Laleh at the party of parties

Trio shares economy prize: "A real shock"

A trio is awarded this year's economics prize in memory of Alfred Nobel. Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A Robinson have asked themselves why some countries are poor and others rich.

Trio shares economy prize: "A real shock"

They solved the puzzle that has baffled researchers for decades

The researchers David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper have cracked the codes for the structure of proteins, "life's chemical multi-tool". Now they are being awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry by the Academy of Sciences.

They solved the puzzle that has baffled researchers for decades

Cracked Holy Grails – Tipped as Winners

Last year, the discovery of light-emitting quantum dots was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The year before, the method of using chemical handles to make molecules click into each other was prized.

Cracked Holy Grails – Tipped as Winners

Nobel Laureate: Must Avoid AI Going Off the Rails

The researchers John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton receive the Nobel Prize in Physics. The two were inspired by the human brain, to create computers that learn.

Nobel Laureate: Must Avoid AI Going Off the Rails

Nobel Prize Facts Package 2024

Alfred Nobel (born 1833 in Stockholm, died 1896 in San Remo, Italy) is Sweden's most famous inventor and industrial leader. His most important invention was dynamite, which he patented in 1867.

Nobel Prize Facts Package 2024