By Ivana Magovčević-Liebisch, CEO of Vigil Neuroscience, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC In an industry where boom and bust cycles occur regularly and 90 percent of drug candidates fail to reach the market, an outstanding

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Three ways health plans can engage, connect with, and delight their pregnant members to nurture goodwill, earn long-term trust, and foster loyal relationships that last.

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My first editor, Rukun Advani, once described himself as ‘a composite hybrid of the Indian and the Anglo-European’, who sought to reconcile ‘within himself those varying cultural influences which chauvinistic nationalists could only see as contradictions.’ This self-characterization I might avow as my own. One mark of the Anglo-European in me is that, unlike members [...]

U.S. Mission in New York raised concerns about Pakistan's voting on key issues such as counterterrorism and human rights

Jun 14, 2024

Owen R. Coté Jr., who exerted a profound influence on security studies as Co-Editor and later Editor of the Belfer Center journal International Security, died on June 8, 2024. He was 63. Owen was also the Principal Research Scientist and Associate Director of the Security Studies Program (SSP) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

“All of us at the Belfer Center are saddened to learn of the passing of Owen Coté,” said Belfer Center Director Meghan O’Sullivan. “While he was based at MIT, he has been an integral part of our Center through his decades-long work with our signature publication, the journal International Security. Our hearts go out to his family, friends, and colleagues.”
 

Dec 15, 2017

To ministers and heads of state, he was a sought-after adviser, pointing the way toward reforms that boosted farm yields, educational standards, and economic prosperity. To the scientific community, he was an unstinting champion of innovation and rigorous evidence. To his students, he was a passionate teacher and mentor. To thousands of his fans on social media, he was a fount of insight, optimism, and good humor. To us, he was a dear friend and extraordinary colleague.

Dec 18, 2017

Our colleague Calestous Juma—who passed away on December 15 at age 64 after a long illness—was a pioneering, prolific, and influential scholar/practitioner in science and technology policy for sustainable well-being. He joined Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) in 1999 as Director of the Science, Technology, and Innovation Project (a joint venture of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and the Center for International Development) and became Professor of the Practice of International Development in 2002, a position in which he maintained his exceptional productivity and engagement with policy, despite illness, up to the time of his death.

May 24, 2024

We must avoid the successor to the grand reapers of the past century: World War I and World War II. We must avoid World War III. We should reflect on this during this Memorial Day.

Every now and then a forum member posts something so creative and impressive that I stop shouting in anger at my monitor. Today I'd like to highlight a particularly amazing post.

Tsuyoshi Muro, Haruka Kinami, Shinobu Hasegawa, Jirō Satō join cast

Her voice, when she spoke to us from the doorway, was strange. I was in 3rd Grade. Our teacher went away for a few minutes, then came back, crying. She was a tough public school teacher of the old school, the kind my father’s friends would have called “an old bat.” She was not like […]

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Their expertise will be invaluable as the Institute works towards water systems transformation in the critical years ahead. 

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Paying tributes to Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi said that she will be remembered as "the stalwart of our times".

With a strategic focus on strengthening its presence in the leisure towns of India, Radisson Hotel Group is proud to announce the opening of Namah Nainital, a member of Radisson Individuals Retreats. This new addition is the Group’s fourth operational hotel in Uttarakhand where its portfolio includes hotels and resorts under multiple brands like Radisson Blu and Radisson Individuals. Nestled in the heart of Nainital Valley, the hotel provides excellent connectivity via road, rail, and air, making it accessible for both international and domestic travelers. Positioned close to Kathgodam Railway Station and Pantnagar Airport, the hotel is also well-connected by road to Almora, Ranikhet, Bhimtal, Mukteshwar, and Ramgarh. Its proximity to Namah Jim Corbett, another member of the Radisson Individuals brand, underscores the Group’s commitment to enhancing the guest experience, offering seamless connections within a four-hour drive of the property. Guests can visit the Mall which is only a s...

New Year is one of the universal festivals being celebrated by all across the world in different ways and trends. It is the day when the current year ends means earth complete its 365 days and start...

On the heels of winter pollution, indoor air quality is a crucial concern since people spend over 90% of their time indoors, where air pollutants can build up without proper ventilation or filtration.

Yahoo announced six new members of its board of directors today, about a year after the internet brand was acquired by private equity firm Apollo for $5 billion [Disclosure: TechCrunch is part of Yahoo]. The new appointees include Jessica Alba, actress and founder of The Honest Company; Aryeh Bourkoff, founder and CEO of the independent […]

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Umpire Ian Gould humorously suggested that players and fans stand on one leg for a minute to honour what has been dubbed "the Nelson of all Nelsons"

They're so bad, they're good!

During his acceptance speech at the awards ceremony, Christopher Nolan remembered his 'dear friend' Heath Ledger, who had portrayed a negative role in his film, The Dark Knight.

As we celebrate National Sports Day, we honour Major Dhyan Chand’s legacy

TweetDeck now supports full composer functionality, spaces, video docking, and polls

Two-day national conclave of SFC begins in Hyderabad

The seaside town’s star-shaped fort is where southern spices meet salty winds

Police in Thane, Maharashtra register case against poll squad members for extorting money from flower merchant

M.K. Saroja, who passed away recently, remained committed to artistic values all her life

A group of developing and least developed countries want WTO to find a solution to the issue of public stockholding of rice and wheat

The world will miss the lawyer and philantrophist who defended Mandela and was chair of Oxfam, writes Mari Marcel Thekaekara.

B V Nandini Reddy, director of the Telugu film ‘Anni Manchi sakunamule’, talks about understanding relationships across age groups and what she learnt from Sooraj Barjatya films

The ‘Train a Trainer’ programme will enable new discoveries in the areas of healthcare, energy, environmental systems, smart materials, and beyond

Dr. Janja Lalich, a sociologist who used to be in a cult, answers the internet's burning questions about cults. How did Charles Manson get a cult following? What's the best movie about cults? Why did everyone in the Heaven's Gate cult wear Nikes? How do people get brainwashed? Dr. Janja answers all these questions and much more!

Environmental organisations in Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam are leading citizen science projects, transforming individual observations into contributors to science

“The Panel’s decision today paves the way for the critically important next stages in our work — the nomination and selection of authors who will actually write these two reports”

Amazing Songs from Vishal Bharadwaj's movies!

Djokovic has won the ATP Finals a record seven times. He beat current No. 1 Jannik Sinner for the title last year.

Solvent extractors seek Centre’s help to export oilmeals