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You are here: Home / Archives for Nobel Prize

Secret project wins Chinese scientist a Nobel

October 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Didi Tang Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The time could not have been more hostile for Chinese scientists. Research came to a virtual halt and intellectuals were routinely persecuted. But Tu Youyou, then a 39-year-old researcher, was summoned to join a secretive military project during the Cultural Revolution to find a cure for malaria […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, AP, Associated Press, China, Chinese, Cultural Revolution, Ge Hong, New York, Nobel Prize, North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Tu Youyou, United States, Vol 34 No 43 | October 17 - October 23

Keeping the name but changing the meaning — How King County changed its own history and honored MLK

January 23, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

When researching the history of King County, it gave our staff the shivers. The historical documents reveal a beautiful tribute to a beautiful man.

Filed Under: Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Civil Rights Act, James Street, John Quincy Adams, King County Courthouse, MLK, Martin Luther King Jr., Nobel Prize, PASSED, Reverend Dr, Seattle, Vol 34 No 5 | January 24 - January 30, Voting Rights Act, WASHINGTON, WHEREAS

British and Japanese scientists win Nobel

October 13, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Malcolm Ritter and Karl Ritter The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two scientists from different generations won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for the groundbreaking discovery that cells in the body can be reprogrammed into completely different kinds, work that reflects the mechanism behind cloning and offers an alternative to using embryonic […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Doug Melton, Elaine Kurtenbach, George Daley, Gladstone Institute, Harvard Stem Cell Institute, John Hardy, Karl Ritter, Karolinska Institute, Kyoto University, Magdalene College, Nobel Prize, President Barack Obama, San Francisco, Shinya Yamanaka, University College London, Vol 31 No 42 | October 13 - October 19, japan

Indonesian forest savior among Magsaysay winners

August 4, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jim Gomez The Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An Indonesian mountaineer, who faced death threats while battling illegal loggers, and a Bangladeshi lawyer, who fought to keep old, rusty ships from being dumped in her homeland, were named recipients of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards on Thursday. This year’s six honorees battled great odds […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2012, Ambrosius Ruwindrijarto, Bangladesh, Blind Chinese, Cambodia, Chen Guangcheng, Chen Shu-chu, Filipino, Integrated Village Development Project, Lawyer Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Nobel Prize, President Carmencita Abella, Ramon Magsaysay Awards, Romulo Davide, Vol 31 No 32 | August 4 - August 10, Yang Saing Koma, Yuan Weijing, poverty

Pakistan shuns physicist linked to ‘God particle’

July 14, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sebastian Abbot The Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The pioneering work of Abdus Salam, Pakistan’s only Nobel laureate, helped lead to the apparent discovery of the subatomic “God particle” last week. But the late physicist is no hero at home, where his name has been stricken from school textbooks.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, 2012, Abdus Salam, Although Pakistan, British-controlled India, CERN, England, First Muslim Nobel Laureate, Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Khurshid Hasanain, Nobel Prize, Pervez Hoodbhoy, Qamar Suleiman, Shiite Muslims, Standard Model, Steven Weinberg, Vol 31 No 29 | July 14 - July 20, technology

Blog: How the UW competes for future winners

April 7, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In the week when the University of Washington (UW) sent out its many rejection letters to freshmen, there were only a select few who were accepted.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2011, Graduate School, Nobel Prize, UW, Vol 30 No 15 | April 9 - April 15

The top 10 Asian achievements of 2009

December 30, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This year, Anh “Joseph” Cao became the first Vietnamese American to serve in the U.S. Congress. He represents Louisiana’s 2nd congressional district, which covers New Orleans. He is the first Republican to serve that district since 1890. Rep. Cao drew criticism from fellow party members after he cast the sole Republican vote for the house’s health care bill (HR-3962). Rep. Cao serves on the Homeland Security, Transportation, and Infrastructure, and Oversight and Government Reform committees.

Filed Under: Features, Community News, National News, World News Tagged With: 2009, 2010, Anh Joseph Cao, Asian American, Chinese American, Filipino, Homeland Security, India, Judy Chu, Meira Kumar, New Orleans, Nobel Prize, Secretary Locke, Steven Chu, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Vietnamese American, Vol 29 No 1 | January 2 - January 8, gary locke

Oct. 6: Three Americans win the Nobel in physics

October 22, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Americans Charles Kao, William Boyle, and George Smith won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics. Kao’s discoveries led to the creation of modern fiber-optic communication networks. Boyle and Smith were honored for inventing the eye of the digital camera.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2009, Americans Charles Kao, Ce Ce Gao, Chinese, George Smith, Nobel Prize, Three Americans, Vol 28 No 44 | October 24 - October 30, William Boyle

Secretary Chu takes tour with Sen. Murray

August 20, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Aug. 7, Sen. Patty Murray invited Dr. Steven Chu to tour the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2009, Chinese American, DOE, Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Nobel Prize, Patty Murray, Steven Chu, vol 28 no 35 | August 22 - August 28

Nobel prize goes to 3 Japanese and 3 Americans

October 11, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Two Japanese scientists and a Japanese American won the 2008 Nobel Prize in physics on Oct. 7 for theoretical advances that help explain the behavior of the smallest particles of matter.

Filed Under: News, National News Tagged With: 2008, American Institute, Associated Press, GFP, Japanese American, Karl Ritter, Mari Yamaguchi, Nobel Prize, Osamu Shimomura, Phil Schewe, Tokyo, Two Japanese, United States, Yoichiro Nambu, vol 27 no 42 | October 11 - October 17

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