Seven Indian Americans awarded for cancer research

The Society of Asian American Scientists in Cancer Research last month presented awards to seven doctors for their outstanding contributions to cancer research. The awards were presented by Rajvir......

Shafali Jeste leads way in understanding autism

Dr Shafali Jeste is one of the many young, talented and unsung heroes in the Indian-American community. She was recently featured in Science magazine for her cutting-edge research in translating......

Indian physician donates $2 mn for India Center

Dr Mohinder Sambhi, a promiment California physician, who has spent his entire career teaching at American and Indian universities, has kicked in $2 million to the South Asia Studies Program at......

NIH clears grant to study plants used in Ayurveda

The National Institutes of Health has cleared a $6 million grant to set up a center to study red grapes, ginseng and hemp, plants used in Ayurveda and other systems, for their medicinal value. Dr......

Foreign B-schools eye executive education

Come February, Harvard Business School - in association with Harvard Business School India Research Centre - will offer its first executive education programme in India. The programme called......

Silicon Valley bust prompts bid to revamp image

Silicon Valley's one-time boomtown capital has a small army of unemployed engineers, caverns of empty office space and a message for potential employers with a bit of wanderlust: Do you know the......