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AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Ig Nobel Prize ceremony flees the U.S. for the first time in 35 years over vague "safety" claims
The organizers of science's quirkiest awards show moved their ceremony to Switzerland after declaring it "unsafe" for guests to visit America, but never specified what danger they had in mind. Ten research teams picked up Ig Nobel Prizes on Thursday at a convention center in Zurich for studies ranging from cockroach milk to the science […] The post Ig Nobel Prize ceremony flees the U.S. for the first time in 35 years over vague "safety" claims appeared first on American Almanac .
The organizers of science's quirkiest awards show moved their ceremony to Switzerland after declaring it "unsafe" for guests to visit America, but never specified what danger they had in mind. Ten research teams picked up Ig Nobel Prizes on Thursday at a convention center in Zurich for studies ranging from cockroach milk to the science of blowing your nose. The awards, handed out every year since 1991 by the magazine Annals of Improbable Research, honor genuine scientific work that "makes you laugh, then makes you think." For 35 consecutive years the ceremony called the United States home, rotating among Harvard, MIT, and Boston University. Not anymore. Master of ceremonies Marc Abrahams, who also edits the magazine, told The Associated…Open
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - U.S. Scholar Suspended After Exposing Jason Arday Cleared to Resume Duties.
Nathan Cofnas, the American academic who broke the Jason Arday scandal, has been permitted to resume remote academic work at Ghent University in Belgium.
Nathan Cofnas, the academic who exposed the Jason Arday scandal, has been allowed to resume academic work following an intervention by the U.S. Mission to Belgium after he was suspended by Ghent University. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: Cofnas has been allowed to resume some of his work while he faces a disciplinary investigation. The announcement was made on Friday by Ghent University. “I am grateful to Rector Petra De Sutter for allowing me to stay at Ghent University… I wish to personally thank Ambassador [Bill White]. It was beyond my imagination that such a person would take an interest in the fate of a postdoc. The Ambassador responded with great support which helped to bring about a just outcome. Thank you,…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Europe's wildfires are detonating buried World War bombs, turning old battlefields into live minefields
Wildfires burning across Europe have begun igniting and exposing buried munitions from both world wars, forcing firefighters to dodge explosions while battling blazes on former battlefields. Blasts from old bombs and mines have been reported in France, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands this wildfire season, as flames sweep through forests and peat bogs that have […] The post Europe's wildfires are detonating buried World War bombs, turning old battlefields into live minefields appeared first on American Almanac .
Wildfires burning across Europe have begun igniting and exposing buried munitions from both world wars, forcing firefighters to dodge explosions while battling blazes on former battlefields. Blasts from old bombs and mines have been reported in France, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands this wildfire season, as flames sweep through forests and peat bogs that have concealed unexploded ordnance for decades. In Belgium's eastern province of Liege, Governor Hervé Jamar confirmed that "a few sporadic detonations" were recently heard in a fire zone sitting directly atop ground fought over during the Battle of the Bulge. Emergency crews have had to adjust their operations to account for the munitions buried beneath them, the Associated Press…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Melting Swiss glacier surrenders bodies of two Belgian climbers missing since 1992
DNA testing has confirmed that two bodies found on a fast-shrinking glacier in southern Switzerland belong to a pair of Belgian mountaineers who vanished 34 years ago, the latest case of retreating ice giving up the dead. A hiker crossing the Trift Glacier on July 26 spotted the remains and alerted authorities. Wallis Police launched […] The post Melting Swiss glacier surrenders bodies of two Belgian climbers missing since 1992 appeared first on American Almanac .
DNA testing has confirmed that two bodies found on a fast-shrinking glacier in southern Switzerland belong to a pair of Belgian mountaineers who vanished 34 years ago, the latest case of retreating ice giving up the dead. A hiker crossing the Trift Glacier on July 26 spotted the remains and alerted authorities. Wallis Police launched a recovery operation and transported the bodies to the Institute of Forensic Medicine at Wallis Hospital in Sion, where scientists ran DNA comparisons against records of long-missing climbers. The results were conclusive. Wallis Police confirmed the identities in a statement: "A direct comparison of DNA profiles conclusively established that the individuals were two mountaineers who had been missing in the…Open
AMERICANTHINKER - Trans university rector in Belgium fires white American academic who outed black fraudster, and U.S. State Department responds
By M. Walter Good job by the U.S. ambassador for protesting this targeting of a truth-teller.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Trump Admin Condemns ‘Retaliation’ Against American Academic Who Exposed Deceased Plagiarist Jason Arday.
The United States Mission to Belgium has condemned Ghent University for suspending the academic who broke the Jason Arday scandal.
The U.S. Mission to Belgium has criticized Ghent University for suspending Nathan Cofnas, the academic who exposed the plagiarism and fraudulent claims of the late Jason Arday, a former professor at the University of Cambridge. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. Mission to Belgium has condemned Ghent University for suspending the academic who broke the Jason Arday scandal. DETAIL: The condemnation came on Friday after it was reported that academic Nathan Cofnas had been suspended from Ghent University, the second-largest university in Belgium. Cofnas gained attention after uncovering plagiarism and fabrications in the work and personal biography of Jason Arday, a former professor at the University of Cambridge. Arday was the youngest…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Melting Swiss glacier reveals two Belgian climbers missing since 1992
DNA testing has confirmed the identities of two Belgian mountaineers whose bodies emerged from a retreating glacier in southern Switzerland, 34 years after they vanished without a trace. A hiker spotted the remains on the Trift Glacier on July 26 and reported the find to regional police in Wallis canton, the Swiss administrative region that […] The post Melting Swiss glacier reveals two Belgian climbers missing since 1992 appeared first on American Almanac .
DNA testing has confirmed the identities of two Belgian mountaineers whose bodies emerged from a retreating glacier in southern Switzerland, 34 years after they vanished without a trace. A hiker spotted the remains on the Trift Glacier on July 26 and reported the find to regional police in Wallis canton, the Swiss administrative region that borders Italy. The bodies were transported to the Institute of Forensic Medicine at Wallis Hospital in Sion, where analysts built DNA profiles and matched them against records of the missing men. Wallis police confirmed the results in a statement, closing a case that had been open for more than three decades. The two men, Belgian nationals aged 39 and 41 at the time, disappeared in the Weissmies…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Melissa Gentry) - Belgian car salesman named a prince after King's brother registers him as his son
A 26-year-old former car salesman in Belgium now holds the title of Prince after King Philippe's brother quietly registered the young man as his biological son at a civil registry ceremony, a secret kept for more than two decades. Prince Laurent, the younger brother of Belgium's reigning monarch, legally accepted paternity of Clément Vandenkerckhove roughly […] The post Belgian car salesman named a prince after King's brother registers him as his son appeared first on American Almanac .
A 26-year-old former car salesman in Belgium now holds the title of Prince after King Philippe's brother quietly registered the young man as his biological son at a civil registry ceremony, a secret kept for more than two decades. Prince Laurent, the younger brother of Belgium's reigning monarch, legally accepted paternity of Clément Vandenkerckhove roughly six months ago, The Sun reported . The registration, carried out in a low-key civil ceremony, only became public this month. It grants Clément the formal title of Prince and equal inheritance rights to Laurent's private estate, the same standing as Laurent's three other children. Clément will not, however, receive a royal estate, official duties, or any claim to the Belgian throne.…Open
NYTIMES (Leo Sands) - Academic Who Publicized Plagiarism Allegations Against Jason Arday Is Suspended
Ghent University in Belgium said it suspended the academic, Nathan Cofnas, pending an investigation.