Find out more about our speakers and their background in the descriptions below. Dr Louise Gathercole - Executive Director of the British Society for Plant Pathology Louise is the first Executive ...

The winners of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics underscore how innovation and openness fuel progress—offering lessons for the US–China AI race and the fragility of growth. The 2025 Nobel Memorial ...

Joel Mokyr GRD ’72 ’74, who received a master’s degree and a doctorate in economics from Yale, received the Nobel Prize in Economics on Monday. According to the Nobel Prize press release, Mokyr, a ...

Howitt, a professor emeritus of economics who joined the Brown faculty in 2000, was awarded “for the theory of sustained growth through creative destruction.” PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — The ...

Tried and True — No More? Export-oriented industrialization is a development strategy in which countries prioritize producing specialized goods for global markets rather than focusing mainly on ...

Beginning on August 27 at 12:01 a.m. EDT, the United States doubled the tariff rate on imports from India to 50 percent. The measure affects an estimated $48.2 billion worth of goods and follows five ...

Research for business and philosophy students looks very different than in the sciences. No need for lab equipment, hazardous materials, or intensive training. This becomes a slippery slope with a ...

Agricultural producers across Central Illinois and the United States face numerous challenges and pressures on their operations. These can include policy changes, volatile market prices, fluctuating ...

Monty Python’s Terry Gilliam said President Trump “destroyed satire” in a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter. “He’s f‑‑‑ed up the latest film I was working on,” the British filmmaker and ...

Contreras grew up in Huntsville, Alabama, where she often felt isolated in academic settings. Her parents encouraged her to persevere, while working tirelessly and putting in the overtime to ensure ...