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New study illustrates the importance of U.S.-Immigrant Nobel connection
George Mason University Life from Fairfax, Virginia /Wikimedia Commons As a resounding answer to the anti-immigrant rhetoric in 2016, the United States got the news that six of the seven American Nobel Prize winners that year...December 17, 2018 1148 0 -
Ibn Khaldun and Weber – Differences and similarities between the two sociological inquiries
The ideas of Max Weber, a German sociologist living in the university towns of Bismarckian Germany, and Ibn Khaldun, a sociologist of tribal societies born almost half a millennium earlier on the edge of the Sahara...December 15, 2018 1783 0 -
A scholar’s outreach through research and diplomacy
Image: Professor Ahmed ith Vice Chancellor Dr. Habib-ur-Rehman on stage at MUST in Mirpur Credit: Prof Ahmed’s Office Diplomacy can get a bad rap, sometimes even characterized as all talk and no substance. But on top...September 14, 2018 1344 0 -
When institutions of higher learning thrive with cosmopolitan embrace
Kings College Chapel West, Cambridge Photo: Andrew Dunn/Wikimedia Commons I have been fortunate to live in and visit many incredible communities around the globe. But time and time again, my heart leads me back to one of...June 9, 2018 1279 0 -
In the age of anxiety, Americans look to universities for innovation
Flexible display technology developed by Arizona State University,, as funded by the U.S. Army, Arizona State University Prospectus April 2006 Adding to anxieties over international competition, the World Economic Forum on Saturday reported that China spent more...May 27, 2018 1480 0 -
New Study: Drinking tea makes people more creative
Photo: Miansari66/Wikimedia Commons So, what does taking tea do to awaken sleepy senses, turn on a rusty mind or even overcome a brain freeze? In short, how does drinking tea stimulate thinking and help creativity? A...February 5, 2018 1632 0 -
Culture Conversation: The true spirit of anthropology
Author Akbar Ahmed with Princess Diana and Prof. Jonahtan Benthall For far too long, Western anthropology has been seen by its critics as a tool of Western imperialists, a means of understanding how to best exploit...January 14, 2018 1158 0