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As in many other areas of human culture, the world of scientific prizes is still dominated largely by male researchers and white academics. An image showing the number of women who won the Nobel Prize from 1901 to 2025; in many years, there was not a single female laureate

Do scientific prizes reward excellence or reinforce bias and outdated myths?

From Nobel Prizes to the Darwin Medal, science has no shortage of honors for outstanding researchers, but who decides what counts as outstanding — and by what standards?

Orr Peleg/Davidson Institute of Science | 05.24.26

Nobel laureate snubs Israel writers festival over Gaza, accuses country of genocide

International Writers' Festival director Julia Fermentto-Tzaisler says South Africa's J.M. Coetzee refused her invitation in a sharply worded message accusing Israel of genocide, while eight other international writers are set to attend

Aya Chajut | 04.28.26

Taking on Norway’s anti‑Israel line, lawmaker nominates Yad Vashem for Nobel Peace Prize

MP Joel Ystebø cites Holocaust museum’s global educational role and fight against hatred as grounds for nomination, aiming to shift public discourse toward combating antisemitism

Itamar Eichner | 01.29.26

אמיר אוחנה וייק ג'ונסון חותמים על מכתב המלצה להענקת פרס נובל לטראמפ

Ohana, Johnson launch global push for Nobel Peace Prize for Trump

After missing out this year, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana and US House Speaker Mike Johnson urged global parliamentary leaders this week to back President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, citing Middle East breakthroughs and other accords

Amir Ettinger | 12.10.25

After winning Nobel Prize, Joel Mokyr says: 'I'm still Israeli' and 'hostages return meant more than prize'

Although he has lived and taught in the United States for 50 years, Professor Joel Mokyr, one of three recipients of this year’s Nobel Prize in Economics, says he is far more moved by the return of Israeli hostages than by his own win; He has sharp criticism for Donald Trump, but welcomes the president’s aversion to war

Shlomo Teitelbaum/Calcalist | 10.19.25

Israeli-American professor among 3 winners of 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that the prize is awarded to Israeli-American Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt for 'their groundbreaking work in explaining how innovation drives long-term economic growth'

ynet | 10.13.25

Trump will have to wait: María Corina Machado of Venezuela wins Nobel Peace Prize

She is a champion of democracy in Venezuela; US President Donald Trump lobbied heavily to receive the prize

Ynet Global, News Agencies | 10.10.25

פרס נובל לשלום, נשיא ארה"ב על הסכסוך בין ישראל לאיראן

Trump’s Nobel hopes fade despite Gaza deal: only 7% of bettors back 'the peace president'

Despite sealing a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal, President Trump’s chances of winning the Nobel Peace Prize remain slim, Greta Thunberg trails far behind in betting odds, with experts saying neither aligns with the committee’s ideals.

ynet Global, News Agencies | 10.09.25

Hostage families' forum recommends Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

In the letter, the forum — which represents families of Israelis and foreign nationals kidnapped during the war — praised Trump’s 'determination to bring peace' and said his leadership had 'made possible what many said could never be done'

Lihi Gordon | 10.06.25

Brunkow, Ramsdell and Sakaguchi win 2025 Nobel for discoveries in immune tolerance

This year’s prize 'relates to how we keep our immune system under control so we can fight all imaginable microbes and still avoid autoimmune disease,' said Marie Wahren-Herlenius, a rheumatology professor at the Karolinska Institute

Reuters | 10.06.25

Can Trump win the Nobel Peace Prize? Experts doubt it

Trump has long sought the Nobel Peace Prize and is now applying intense pressure to win; experts say his climate stance and brash style hurt his chances, while Norway fears backlash if he loses; betting agencies list top contenders

Tal Amoday | 10.06.25

Does Donald Trump deserve the Nobel Peace Prize?

Yigal Marcus, director of Republicans Overseas Israel says previous presidents, such as former U.S. President Barack Obama, won the prize for "absolutely nothing."

Emily Schrader, ILTV | 07.09.25

'I deserve it!': Trump's obsession with the Nobel Peace Prize - and Netanyahu's 'PR stunt'

US president has long expressed frustration over not receiving the prize, especially after rival Barack Obama was awarded one in his first term; a personal letter of recommendation from the premier moved him, though nominations for this year's edition closed in January

Elyasaf Kosman, Nina Fox | 07.09.25

The refugee from Nazi Germany who unveiled the echo of the Big Bang

Physicist Arno Allan Penzias, who fled Nazi Germany as a child and co-discovered cosmic background radiation, a breakthrough that solidified the 'Big Bang' theory

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science | 02.07.25

Nobel Prizes 2024: Celebrating artificial intelligence

This year’s Nobel Prizes underscore the transformative impact of the artificial intelligence revolution currently underway, with notable connections to the achievements recognized in physics and chemistry

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science | 12.21.24

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