IQ of blondes may be higher than those with other hair colors
New York--The jokes about "dumb blondes" are, well, just jokes! Researchers have found that the average IQ of blondes may actually be slightly higher...
Google Search: ‘How Do Doctors Think?’
By ELIZABETH COONEY
Harvard Medical School/Harvard Gazette
On a daily basis, more than a billion daily users around the world turn to Internet search giant Google...
Education can bolster GDP, social justice: Satyarthi
Kolkata-- Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi on Saturday said education can bolster India's economy and enable social justice.
"The road to sustained economic growth,...
Anant Agarwal Awarded The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education
NEW YORK – Anant Agarwal, the CEO of edX and MIT Professor, along with two others, have been awarded the 2016 Harold W. McGraw,...
Muslims and Jews Suggest Hindu Holidays to be Included in Chelmsford Schools
CHELMSFORD, MA—When Chelmsford School Committee met recently to discuss diversity in its school system, not a single Hindu from the town attended the meeting,...
Devadas awarded MIT’s highest undergraduate teaching award
CAMBRIDGE, MA--Indian-American Srinivas Devadas, along with three other professors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been awarded MIT’s highest undergraduate teaching award: 2016 MacVicar...
Despite $17.7 Billion, Primary Education Spending in India Declines, So Does Quality
By Chaitanya Mallapur
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) -- a national programme for universal elementary education -- has seen Rs.115,625 crore ($17.7 billion) spent on it...
University of California Irvine moves to reject gifts linked to Dharma Civilization Foundation
The University of California at Irvine is walking away from two gifts to establish endowed chairs in Hindu and India studies after faculty members...
Northeastern designated Ashoka U for innovative commitment to social change
By Joe O'Connell
News at Northeastern Staff Writer
BOSTON--Northeastern University has earned a prestigious recognition for its innovative and meaningful contributions to social change in the...
Indian American dancer named for US Presidential Scholars
WASHINGTON-- An Indian American danseuse has been nominated for 2016 US Presidential Scholars in the Arts, one of the nation's highest honours for high...
