Science & Technology

The government and people of Norway will receive a unique award on April 23rd in New York City: African Rainforest Conservancy's 2013 New Species Award; honoring Norway substantial support of the conservation of Tanzanian rainforest, ARCs zoologists will christen forever in the annals of science the beautiful frog, recently discovered in Tanzania's Udzungwa Mountains, Leptopelis norvegiorum. Read more

The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has decided to award the Abel Prize for 2013 to Pierre Deligne: "for seminal contributions to algebraic geometry and for their transformative impact on number theory, representation theory, and related fields”. Institute for Advance Study, Princeton, New Jersey, USA Read more

Only powered by wind, muscle and canine companions this expedition seeks out to cross one of the last wildernesses on the planet. During their 72-day planned trip the explorers seek to document their experience, the rapidly changing climate in the Far North and tell the story of the exploration of Canada's Ellesmere Island. Read more

Tuesday November 6th Barack Obama was reelected as President of the United States. At November 14th in Grand Hotel in Oslo a seminar will explore the consequences of the election for U.S. climate policy. Read more

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Norwegian marine explorer and adventurer Thorleif Thorleifsson will present a series of public lectures titled “A Voyage Around the North Pole: Modern Exploration and Climate Change” in five different locations on the West Coast and in the Midwest in october. Read more

What does the future of energy hold? Join energy visionary Dr. Scott Tinker on a spectacular global adventure to find out in a screening of a new film, "Switch." Read more

The Royal Norwegian Consulate General in Minneapolis was pleased to announce the opening of the Roald Amundsen 100 Year Anniversary Exhibit in downtown Minneapolis on Thursday, August 17, 2012. Honorary Consul General Gary Gandrud opened the exhibit, which commemorates the life of Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian, who in 1911 became the first man to reach the South Pole. Read more

SEVEN pioneering scientists have been named this year's recipients of the Kavli Prizes - prizes that recognize scientists for their seminal advances in astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience, and include a cash award of one million dollars in each field. Read more

The World Science Festival’s annual salon series offers in-depth conversations with leading scientists, extending the discussion of the Festival’s premiere public programs to graduate students, postdocs, faculty and well-informed members of the general public Read more

The prestigious Kavli Prizes recognize scientists for major advances in three research areas: astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience—the big, the small and the complex. The 2012 winners, sharing a cash award of $1 million in each field, will be announced via live satellite from the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in Oslo. Date & Time Thursday, May 31, 2012
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Cosmology is the one field in which researchers can—literally—witness the past. The cosmic background radiation, ancient light streaming toward us since the Big Bang, provides a pristine window onto the birth and evolution of the universe. Join Nobel Laureate John Mather and other leading scientists who are leading the way. Read more

The IPCC report "Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation," which was originally proposed in 2008 by Norway and the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, shows that policies to avoid, prepare for, respond to and recover from the risks of disaster can reduce the impact of extreme events. Some of the most effective measures are those that... Read more

The Centenary Expedition In 2011, Norway celebrated two of its great polar heroes with the Nansen-Amundsen Year 2011. An important part of this celebration was informational outreach in the form of a modern-day Antarctic adventure, with special emphasis on polar history and scientific issues – past and present. The Centenary Expedition to the South Pole has retraced Amundsen’s route, and reache... Read more

The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has decided to award the Abel Prize for 2012 to Endre Szemerédi. He is the State of New Jersey Professor of computer science at Rutgers University. Read more

NOTE: As of March 6, 2013, this page has been updated to include selected PowerPoint presentations from the 2013 seminar, in addition to last year's presentations. Read more

On the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 22, Pål Brekke, one of Norway’s leading scientists, took the stage at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. The 310-seat circular theater was filled almost to capacity, with an audience representing all age ranges. As part of the Smithsonian Resident Associate Program, Brekke gave a magnificent multimedia presentation on the sun-earth connection and the Northern... Read more

In the image-filled book, Our Explosive Sun – A Visual Feast of Our Source of Light and Life, Pål Brekke provides a detailed introduction to the dynamics of the Sun and how it affects Earth, both scientifically and culturally. The book examines the many ways that the Sun impacts our world, including the beautiful northern and southern lights, and how greatly the Sun affects our technology-based... Read more

Monday October 24, 2011, HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway officially opened Innovation Norway's Innovation House in Palo Alto. In high-tech Silicon Valley, traditional ribbon cutting seemed rather obsolete, and the Crown Prince therefore decleared Innovation House opened on Twitter. Read more

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway concluded a successful three-day visit to Berkeley, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley on October 26, 2011. Read more