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President Bush honors the U.S. recipients of the 2008 Kavli Prize
WASHINGTON—President George W. Bush and his Science Advisor, Dr. John Marburger honored the first U.S. recipients of the Kavli Prize (an award that recognizes scientists for their advances in astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience) in an Oval Office reception at the White House this afternoon.
(13.11.2008) Read moreThe Kavli Prizes awarded for the first time
The Kavli Prizes were awarded for the first time in Oslo today, 9 September. His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon Magnus led the presentation of the international research prizes to seven of the world’s most prominent scientists in astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience. The prize award in each of the scientific areas carries a cash award of 1 million American dollars, donated by Fred Kavli. Each of of laureates also received a gold medal and a scroll.
Kavliprize-winner Sten Grillner star speaker at British science festival
Kavli Prize winner Sten Grillner is listed as as one of the star speakers at the prestigious BA Festival of Science. He will talk about "The Logics of Networks in Motion - from Genes to Behaviour" on the opening day 6 September at the University of Liverpool.
(26.08.2008) Read moreScientific program in Oslo, Trondheim and Stavanger
In connection with the Kavli Prize award ceremony in Oslo on the 9th of September, there will also be a series of public lectures and symposia in the fields of astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience in Oslo during the week. The seven laureates will give their official lectures at the universities in Oslo, Trondheim and Stavanger.
(26.08.2008) Read moreSeven pioneering scientists receive the Kavli Prize
The Kavli Prize winners 2008Seven pioneering scientists who have transformed human knowledge in the fields of nanoscience, neuroscience and astrophysics have become the first recipients of the million-dollar Kavli prizes. The President of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Ole Didrik Lærum, announced the names of the prize-winners at the Academy in Oslo today, 28 May.
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The Kavli Prize 2008 press release
Download the press release in English or Norwegian as a PDF-document.
Recent photos
There are recent photos from the award ceremony and press conference as well as group photos of the prize winners for download.
The Kavli Prize Award Ceremony 2008 - program
Download the Award Ceremony Program as a PDF-document.
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Video from the Kavli Prize Ceremony 2008
The Kavli Prize Ceremony was broadcast LIVE on the WEB on 9 September beginning at 14:00 in Oslo (GMT + 1) or 8:00 a.m. in New York.
A short video news story about the Kavli Prize Ceremony was made available for download a few hours after the event concluded. This news segment was also formatted for traditional television. Raw video footage can be provided upon request. This high-quality Webcast may be viewed at our video page and is offered in cooperation with Smartcom.
Please contact Siri M. Bjørnsen at siri@smartcom.no or +47 97 08 95 60 (mobile phone) for more information.
