Us Universities

US University's New Face Mask Can Inactivate Coronavirus Using Heat

World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 29, 2020

Scientists at MIT have designed a novel face mask that can not only filter out the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, but also inactivate it using heat.

Bharat Biotech Partners With US University For Single-Dose Covid Vaccine

India News | Written by Uma Sudhir | Thursday September 24, 2020

Hyderabad-based pharma firm Bharat Biotech, which is developing coronavirus vaccine COVAXIN, has signed a licensing deal with Washington University School of Medicine in Missouri's St. Louis, United States, for a "novel chimp-adenovirus", single dose intranasal vaccine for COVID-19. Bharat Biotech would be allowed to distribute the vaccine in all m...

India "Proud" To Endorse US Initiative On Universal Declaration Of Human Rights

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 24, 2020

India on Wednesday said it is "proud" to endorse the US initiative on a joint statement on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that recognises the many differences in national traditions and yet reaffirms fundamental freedoms and rights for all.

Bharat Biotech Partners With US University For Covid Intranasal Vaccine

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 23, 2020

Bharat Biotech on Wednesday signed a licensing agreement with Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, US for a novel "chimp-adenovirus", single dose intranasal vaccine for COVID-19.

Mike Pompeo Hopeful China's Confucius Institutes In US Shut By Year-End

World News | Reuters | Wednesday September 2, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he was hopeful that Chinese Confucius Institute cultural centers on US university campuses would all be shut down by the end of the year.

Opinion: This Plan Could See A "Princeton Mumbai" Or "Harvard Hyderabad"

Opinion | Tyler Cowen, Bloomberg | Thursday August 13, 2020

With much of U.S. higher education online only this semester, and its more long-term future deeply uncertain, now is a time to dream big. My own fantasy is based on the Indian government's recent plan to encourage the top 100 universities in the world to operate in India.

China Tried To Steal Vaccine Research From US University: Investigators

World News | ANI | Thursday July 30, 2020

Amid worsening ties between US and China, the University of Texas, whose work has contributed to some promising COVID-19 vaccine candidates has been contacted by FBI over allegations that Chinese consulate in Houston had sought to obtain such research, reported South China Morning Post.

Harvard, MIT Sue Trump Administration Over Student Visa Row

World News | Reported by Kadambini Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday July 9, 2020

Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have sued the Trump administration over its order to strip international college students of their US visas and deport them if their courses go entirely online because of the coronavirus.

"Short-Sighted Policy": Harvard University On Suspension Of H-1B, Other Work Visas

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 26, 2020

The temporary suspension of foreign work visas, including the most sought-after H-1B visas, is a short-sighted policy that threatens scholarly engagement, a top US university has said.

US University Develops COVID-19 Tracker Using Apple's "Find My" Feature

World News | ANI | Friday April 10, 2020

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have built a system for tracing contacts of COVID-19 patients while preserving the privacy of an individual.

Indian-Origin Student's Body Found In Lake At US University: Report

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Monday January 27, 2020

A 21-year-old Indian-origin student's body was found in a lake on the campus of a premier university in Indiana, the police said.

US University Professor Removed From Class For Showing Hitler Parody Clip

World News | Lauren Lumpkin, The Washington Post | Tuesday December 17, 2019

A University of Massachusetts accounting professor was removed from the classroom by school officials just weeks before the end of the semester after she showed students a parody of Adolf Hitler's rant from the 2004 movie "Downfall."

90 More Students, Mostly Indians, Arrested From Fake US University

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 29, 2019

US federal law enforcement agencies have arrested 90 more foreign students, mostly from India, taking the total number of students held so far to over 250 from a fake university set up by the authorities to check immigration fraud.

90 More Students, Mostly From India, Arrested From Fake US University

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 28, 2019

US Federal law enforcement agencies have arrested 90 foreign students, mostly from India, enrolled in a fake university established by the United States government to check immigration fraud, a media report has said.

US University Head Admits Giving Approval Of Gift From Jeffrey Epstein

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday September 13, 2019

The president of the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) admitted Thursday he had approved financial support from Jeffrey Epstein after the disgraced financier was convicted of child sex offenses.