Awakening to Women: The Nobel Effect
The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee is an occasion for both celebration and reflection. Gbowee, 39, one of the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize...
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“It is the people who must save the environment. It is the people who must make their leaders change. And we cannot be intimidated. So we must stand up for what we believe in.” – Wangari Maathai...
View ArticleListen to Malala’s Nobel Prize Speech and You’ll Understand Why She Won
by Brittany Greenquist: Malala Yousafzai — a teen Pakistani education activist and once the target of a deadly Taliban attack Click here to view the video on YouTube. —recently received the Nobel...
View ArticleGoogle’s Jolly Good Fellow Is Part Of The Team Nominated For The Nobel Peace...
by Eugene Kim: Chade-Meng Tan was one of the earliest engineers at Google, joining the company as its 107th employee in 2000. But during his “20% time,” Google’s famous initiative that allows engineers...
View ArticleMalala Yousafzai Emphasizes That She’s ‘Still An Ordinary Girl’
Malala Yousafzai has been dubbed “the most famous schoolgirl in the world,” but she still goes to school and takes exams like the rest of us. The difference? Her extracurricular activities are slightly...
View ArticleTeen Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize
by Christopher Brito: Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her efforts to combat climate change… The Swedish 16-year-old is an...
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