The University of Washington Press, working with the Department of Scandinavian Studies, has launched two new book series that include Scandinavian co-publishers. New Directions in Scandinavian Studies issued its first volume this year and will add a second in March. Nordic Film Classics will issue its first two books in 2007.

Collaborative venture between Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts and Grand Center, Inc.

NYU Joins Nationwide Kauffman Campuses Initiative to Expand Entrepreneurship Education across Campus

Annual DesignIntelligence survey polled top U.S. architecture firms

Based on early reviews, Sylvester Stallone's "Rocky Balboa" may have some punch left, but Stallone no longer ranks as a celebrity endorser.

The British Ambassador to Ireland, Mr David Reddaway, announced today that Bono is being awarded an honorary knighthood.

As Bono is Irish he is not entitled to the 'Sir' title, as a British national would be, and he can receive the award in a ceremony in Dublin. The award is being granted for his services to music and for his activism.

Governor George E. Pataki today signed legislation to enact Timothy's
Law, which will require insurance companies to provide health insurance coverage for individuals with mental illnesses.

Earlier this year, Denmark came top in a world map of happiness (the UK ranked 41st out of 178 nations). And for more than 30 years it has ranked first in European satisfaction surveys. So what makes Danes so content?

Angela Fillingim, one of thousands of children orphaned or adopted during El Salvador's bloody 1980-1992 civil war, shared with reporters memories and photos of her extraordinary return to her native land.

After standing in lines or scrambling with crowds for Xbox 360's, T.M.X. Elmo's, flat-screen TV's and other popular gift items, the average consumer will tally up about $800 in Christmas holiday spending this year. A mother/daughter fitness publishing team suggests spending $15.95 on a gift for yourself--a fitness journal--to give your loved ones the gift they really want from you.

This Christmas season, a new trend shows that an increased amount of internet users are opting for online social networks (like Oaktreeidea.com or MySpace) to stay connected with distant family members vs. the option of waiting in long lines at the airport or bus station.

When Spears School of Business student Salena Askew began in fall 2005 to explore opportunities to study abroad, she was seeking preparation for employment in the global marketplace as well as the challenge of immersion in a foreign country. She found both in China last summer, spending 10 weeks interning as a marketing assistant for a British beverage company and experiencing the daily life of a Shanghai commuter.