Category: News

Ahmedā€™s analysis of increased ā€˜veilingā€™ wins religion prize

A feminist scholar at Harvard University has earned the 2013 Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Religion for explaining why a growing number of Muslim women in the United States are wearing veils.

Sahlberg wins prize for explaining Finlandā€™s school success

Reform-minded educators eager to learn about Finlandā€™s highly successful school system often are shocked to find that elementary-level students have a four-hour day, do little homework, rarely take tests and donā€™t even start school until age seven.

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Gottesman wins award for identifying mental illness factors

A mental health pioneer who explored the basis of schizophrenia and the way mental disorders are classified has won the 2013 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Psychology.

Pair win world order prize for civil resistance study

Non-violent resistance brings about political change much more effectively than the use of violence, say two scholars who have won the 2013 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order.

ā€˜Up-closeā€™ wins music prize for van der Aa

The 30-minute work is a highly innovative fusion of musical and visual art, said award director Marc Satterwhite.

Call for equal education wins Grawemeyer award

Providing equally good schooling for all American childrenā€” rich or poor and regardless of raceā€”would improve the nation’s failing education system.

Book with insights on black politics, religion wins Grawemeyer Award

A book filled with fresh insights on the relationship between black politics and religion has earned its author the 2012 Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Religion.

Scientistsā€™ idea helps explain ā€˜what and whereā€™ people see

Friend or foe? Fast or slow? Left or right? As an object approaches, people have to assess what and where it is to know how to respond.

Analysis of what went wrong in Congo wins Grawemeyer Award

International peacekeeping works better when the people trying to do that job pay attention to local conflicts in the countries they are trying to help.

Salonenā€™s ā€˜Violin Concertoā€™ wins Grawemeyer music award

ā€œViolin Concerto,ā€ a piece by Finnish composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen, has won the 2012 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition.