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An Exciting Lecture Event in India
MEDICINEIn March 2012, Peter Doherty, 1996 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, lectured at the Indian Institute of Science and Astra Zeneca Bangalore, India. See some highlights from the event!
Peter Doherty Inspires
MEDICINEWatch Nobel Laureate Peter Doherty lecture on pandemic, immunity and the ways in which science protects humanity.
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Defend Your Body from Bacteria
EDUCATIONALWhat happens if you get a breach in the skin? Play the Immune System Defender Game and try to get rid of all bacteria that have gathered around your wound.
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Immune Responses
EDUCATIONALHow does our body get rid of bacteria and viruses? Learn about how our immune system protects us in the multimedia production 'Immune Responses'.
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Aung San Suu Kyi Finally to Present her Nobel Lecture
PEACEWhen awarded the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights, Burmese Aung San Suu Kyi was under house arrest and unable to collect the award in Norway. According to the Norwegian foreign ministry and Suu Kyi's party spokesman she now plans to give her Nobel Lecture in Norway, June 2012.
Speech delivered in 1991 by Aung San Suu Kyi’s sonAnnouncements of the 2012 Nobel Prizes
The prize awarding institutions have set the following dates for their announcements of 2012 prize decisions:
Physiology OR MEDICINe- Monday 8 October, 11:30 a.m. at the earliest
physics - Tuesday 9 October, 11:45 a.m. at the earliest
chemistry - Wednesday 10 October, 11:45 at the earliest
peace - Friday 12 October, 11:00 a.m.
economic sciences - Monday 15 October, 1:00 p.m. at the earliest
literature - The date will be set later
2012 Winner of the Best Game Category by Swedish Learning Awards
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2011 Nobel Prizes
The 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics was divided, one half awarded to Saul Perlmutter, the other half jointly to Brian P. Schmidt and Adam G. Riess "for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae".
The 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Dan Shechtman "for the discovery of quasicrystals".
The 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was divided, one half jointly to Bruce A. Beutler and Jules A. Hoffmann "for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity" and the other half to Ralph M. Steinman "for his discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity".
The 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Tomas Tranströmer "because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality".
The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded jointly to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkol Karman "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work".
The 2011 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel was awarded jointly to Thomas J. Sargent and Christopher A. Sims "for their empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy"
Press Releases
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The 2011 Financial Management of the Nobel Foundation
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor at 2012 Nobel Prize Concert
Announcements of the 2012 Nobel Prizes
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2012 Nobel Laureates
The process of selecting Nobel Laureates continues all year round. This month's work in the committees:
Physics, Chemistry, Medicine or Physiology, Economic Sciences: The committees have consultations with experts.
Literature: When the Swedish Academy has approved the preliminary list of candidates, it goes back to the Nobel Committee again, and at the end of May, the Committee delivers a definitive list of priority candidates.
Peace: The committee reviews the short list with the Nobel Institute's permanent advisers.
