At the IEEE International Magnetics Conference today in Madrid, IBM Fellow Stuart Parkin received the Daniel E. Noble Award for his fundamental contributions to the development of magneto-resistive devices for non-volatile, high density, random access memory. Dr. Parkin's innovations in memory technologies led to the revolution of the hard disk drive industry and are found in nearly every disk drive on the market today.

At the culmination of its 25th Anniversary, Dance/USA announces the selection of Rena Shagan to receive the Dance/USA Trustees Award. The award will be presented at the Dance/USA Honors Celebration Dinner, held at the Sheraton Hotel, Wednesday, June 11, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. The Honors Celebration Dinner will be the kick off of the 2008 Dance/USA National Roundtable.

In collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts, the National Gallery of Canada opens an exhibition today devoted to the eight winners of the 2008 Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts (GGAVMA), which are organized by the Canada Council.

IBM today announced that Professor Cameron Seay, North Carolina Central University (NCCU), has been named the IBM Academic Initiative Professor Spotlight of the Month. The IBM Professor Spotlight is a monthly showcase award given to only one college or university professor across the globe, who in working with IBM, has demonstrated a long term commitment to teaching students mainframe and large enterprise skills.

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) today announces that its Point-to-Point Fixed Wireless Solutions Group has been recognized by the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade.

Two Bristol academics are among the 43 UK researchers to have been successful in getting funding as part of the latest round of awards from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Research Grants (Standard) Scheme.

One of the world’s most renowned scholars of Soviet and post-Socialist Russia and Asia has received a prestigious prize for her work on concepts of freedom.

First Lady Laura Bush and Senator Hillary Clinton joined other female leaders of business, politics and the arts to honor five women working to increase women's economic and political progress around the world.

One of the most prestigious prizes for mathematics has been awarded to a Cambridge professor for his outstanding work in the study of symmetry.

Nokia has been awarded the 2008 North American Mobility Award for On-deck Mobile Advertising by Frost & Sullivan, solidifying the company's position as one of the pioneers and continued leaders of the mobile advertising industry.

Scott Douglas Rozelle and Lothar Reh are both scientists but their disciplines are as different as chalk and cheese - the only thing in common is their long association with China.

Two members of the University of Oxford's Zoology Department have received major awards from the Zoological Society of London.

In a world where people are often divided by borders, differences and conflicts, it's easy to lose sight of what we have in common. Pangea Day is an event that seeks to overcome these barriers by helping people see themselves in others through the power of film.

Two medical students from the University of Leicester have received awards at the Federation of Muslim Organisations (FMO) Youth Awards 2008.

Oxford student Xin Hui Chan from Singapore won the title of South East’s International Student of the Year 2008, impressing the judging panel with her story of extra-curricular work at Oxford.