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University honours Nobel winner
A Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist is to receive an honorary degree from Glasgow University.
2008-12-01 11:09:08
â€˜Sangeetha Samratâ€™ for T.N. Krishnan
Mangalore: Noted violinist T.N. Krishnan from Chennai was conferred with the title of â€˜Sangeetha Samratâ€™ jointly by the Sangeetha Parishat, the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and the Mangalore University, during the valedictory function of ...
2008-12-01 09:06:18
Last date extended
BANGALORE: The last date for submission of applications for admissions to various courses offered by the Directorate of Correspondence Courses and Distance Education of Bangalore University for the academic year 2008-09 has been extended up to ...
2008-12-01 09:11:17
Seminar held
TENHIPALAM: Calicut Universityâ€™s Department of Adult, Continuing Education and Extension Services conducted a day-long seminar on â€˜Toxicity in vegetablesâ€™ on the university campus here on Saturday. K.K. Vijayan, former ...
2008-12-01 09:06:17
Going the natural way
Pratap Bahuroopi, a Hampi University alumnus, loves to portray nature
2008-12-01 09:06:17
Christian Univ. Apologizes for Racist Policies
Bob Jones University is apologizing for racist policies that included a one-time ban on interracial dating and its unwillingness to admit black students until 1971.
2008-12-01 06:02:13
Ukrainian first lady tours Pittsburgh hospital
The first lady of Ukraine says she wants to develop cooperation between hospitals in her country and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Kateryna Yushchenko toured the medical center's Children's Hospital on...
2008-12-01 05:20:37
Eau de Penn State smells of flowers, not football
Fans of Penn State can smell like the school for just $60. A fragrance developer says it has made a perfume and a cologne inspired by Pennsylvania State University's blue and white colors and its campus vegetation. ...
2008-12-01 05:25:37
Robert Gates biography
NAME _ Robert Michael Gates AGE-BIRTH DATE-LOCATION _ 65, Sept. 25, 1943, Wichita, Kan. EXPERIENCE _ Secretary of defense, 2006-present; president, Texas A&M University, 2002-2006; interim dean, George Bush School...
2008-12-01 05:25:37
Mexican professor: China's voice to be heard in tackling financial crisis
China has been playing an important role in the world economic and financial scenario and its voice has to be heard in dealing with the current global financial crisis, Velia Hernandez, professor of the National Autonomous University of Mexico UNAM, said on Sunday. The "Chinese miracle", that occurred over the past three decades ago, is the country's best presentation card, elaborating China's relevant point of views before the international community, Hernandez, a China expert, said i ...
2008-12-01 04:00:00