62 million and 481 thousand AMD from the Armenian government’s reserve fund is allocated for the remuneration of group leaders of robotics clubs and engineering laboratories within the framework of the project implemented by the Union of Information Technology Enterprises (UITE).
As American revolutionary Thomas Paine said, “The Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.” It’ll be an exaggeration, if I say in Armenia we deal with the worst case. We constantly complain how bad our government is, we are often upset why the government doesn’t do this or that.
“We want to create a confident generation to think big and to dream big,” says Jacqueline Karaaslanian, Executive Director of the Luys Foundation. Through loans and scholarships, Luys ensures that every year 100 Armenian students receive an education from the world’s most prestigious universities, putting them on par with talented scholars from around the world and setting them up to contribute to Armenia and to the world.
“Sarkis K. Mazmanian, a professor of biology at Caltech studying bacteria and their impact on immunity and on the human body, is being awarded “no strings attached” MacArthur grant. Mazmanian’s findings are revealing links between gut bacteria or microbes and immunity, autism, multiple sclerosis, and other major diseases,” the paper wrote. Mazmanian, became one of 23 laureates, and was awarded USD 500.000, which he might use for any purpose.
Very little is known of Michelangelo Antonioni’s visit, famous Italian film director, to Armenia in 1976. Reasons are quite numerous. Firstly, the visit was short, then it didn’t serve its purpose-the program remained unaccomplished, and finally, according to some sources, Antonioni left Armenia not with high mood and impressions.
“The event is unique in the South Caucasus, until now bringing 5 Nobel laureates in one place at the same period wasn’t recorded in the region. Main purpose of holding “Nobel days in Yerevan” is inviting world leaders in the field of science, who will try to motivate Armenia’s youth, and show how palpable is science nowadays.”
Leave your bag unattended without running the risk of it being stolen. This may become a reality, as a unique concept – a small, high-tech alarm developed by Master’s students at Lund University – could be on the market soon.
Granting of innovative award after world-famous great scientist of the century Stephen Hawking recently was announced in London’s Royal society. The award will be granted to those helping to foster publicizing of science in different fields, like music, art and movie. It’s a crucial award for all those spreading science through art. Every year three […]
Prof. Terzian, the David C. Duncan Professor in the Physical Sciences, Department of Astronomy, Cornell University, was awarded to NASA Lifetime Achievement Award. He is one of the prominent modern astronomers, known in the fields of physics of the interstellar medium, planetary nebulae, galaxies, radio astronomy, and others. He is one of the ArAS Co-Presidents and the Chairman of the Research Council of ANSEF.
Prof. Brandl recently celebrated his 50th anniversary. And by that occasion 168.am had an interview with Prof. and discovered his relations with Armenia.
