College faculty
Yale Professor Emeritus Michel H. Devoret has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for his pioneering work on macroscopic quantum mechanical tunneling and energy quantization in an electric circuit. Devoret, 72, is a leading authority in the development of quantum technologies and has spent a career probing the
Nobel laureates
Maria Corina Machado, a vocal critic of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to bring democracy to the crisis-stricken country. The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised Machado for her "courageous and principled" fight against the dictatorship in Caracas, where Maduro has
Human rights
Maria Corina Machado, a courageous advocate for democracy and human rights in Venezuela, has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. This prestigious recognition comes a year after she received the Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize from the Parliamentary Assembly for her unwavering dedication to the values of democracy and
Machado, María Corina
The Nobel Committee's surprise award of the 2025 Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has sparked intense controversy over her past statements supporting Israel and her calls for foreign intervention in Venezuela. Despite the Committee's praise for Machado's "courage"
Economic growth
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has announced the winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics for 2025, awarding the prestigious prize to professors Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt for their groundbreaking work on explaining the link between new technology and sustained economic growth. This achievement marks the
Economic growth
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Monday that Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt have been awarded the 2025 Nobel economics prize for their explanations of innovation-driven economic growth. The prestigious Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel is worth 11 million Swedish
Economic growth
Three experts in the power of technology to drive economic growth have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for their pioneering work in explaining "innovation-driven economic growth." Joel Mokyr of Northwestern University, Philippe Aghion of the Collège de France, Insead business school, and the London School of
Economic growth
Brown Professor Emeritus of Economics Peter Howitt was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, along with co-laureates Philippe Aghion and Joel Mokyr, for their groundbreaking work on the theory of sustained growth through creative destruction. This concept, which describes how new technologies replace old ones, has been a
College faculty
Brown University economics professor Peter Howitt, a pioneer in the field of economic growth and innovation, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his work on the theory of sustained growth through creative destruction. Alongside Philippe Aghion and Joel Mokyr, Howitt's research explores how new
College faculty
Brown University Professor Emeritus of Economics Peter Howitt has made history by earning a share of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. Howitt's groundbreaking work on economic growth has left an indelible mark on the field of economics. The Brown community is celebrating his achievement, recalling his
College faculty
Three economists, Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt, have been awarded the Nobel Prize in economic sciences for their groundbreaking work on economic growth through innovation and technological progress. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences recognized their contributions to understanding the mechanisms behind sustained economic growth, with a focus
College faculty
Prof. Joel Mokyr, a renowned economist and historian, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics, alongside Professors Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt, for shedding light on the factors driving sustained economic growth. Mokyr's research highlights the importance of societal openness to change, useful knowledge, mechanical competence, and
