Gary “Hoov” Hoover, the director of Tulane University’s Murphy Institute and a leading economist on issues of economic policy and its impact on inequality, is among a group of 40 Nobel Prize laureates and global innovators selected for the inaugural Nobel Prize Summit, April 26-28, 2021. Registration for the virtual summit is free and open to the public. Please click here for more information or to register for the event.
The Nobel Prize Summit, “Our Planet, Our Future,” will feature a collection of Nobel Prize laureates and esteemed leaders in the sciences, policy, business, the youth movement and the arts to explore actions that can be achieved in this decade to put the world on a path to a more sustainable, more prosperous future for all.
Light pollution linked to preterm births, reduced birth weight: Study ANI | Updated: Jan 30, 2021 10:21 IST
Washington [US], January 30 (ANI): While we all know how pollution can be detrimental to our health, a new study has discovered that light pollution could increase the likelihood of preterm births and reduced birth weight.
The findings of the study were published in the journal Southern Economic Association . In the study, researchers discovered that light pollution can increase the likelihood of preterm birth by almost 13 per cent.
Laura Argys, professor of economics at the University of Colorado Denver, collaborated with scientists at Lehigh University and Lafayette College to produce this study.
Omani educator in the US wins teaching award
By: Times News Service
Dr Abdullah Al Bahrani, the director of the Center for Economic Education at Northern Kentucky University, recently won the Kenneth G Elzinga Distinguished Teaching Award for the year 2020.
Muscat: An Omani academic in the United States has won a prestigious award in recognition of his high teaching standards and efforts to inspire his students to always do their best across all fields of life. Dr Abdullah Al Bahrani, the director of the Center for Economic Education at Northern Kentucky University, recently won the Kenneth G Elzinga Distinguished Teaching Award for the year 2020.