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Explained: How Yale and Oxford can open campuses in India now

It's a game-changer for Indian education. The University Grants Commission has drafted norms facilitating educational institutions, such as Yale, Oxford, Harvard and more, to set up campuses here. The move will allow students a world-class education without incurring high costs

Elon Musk shares letter from Stanford lecturer who could've been his professor

Taking to his official Twitter account early on 20 August, the CEO of Tesla Motors shared a picture of an old letter that he received from Professor (Emeritus) at Stanford University William D. Nix, whom Musk believed could have been his professor if he hadn’t called it quits

Meet Parag Agrawal: Indian-origin executive succeeds Jack Dorsey as Twitter CEO

Agrawal said in a note posted on Twitter that he is honoured and humbled on his appointment and expressed gratitude to Dorsey’s “continued mentorship and your friendship

29 scientists of Jadavpur University feature in Stanford University database for research publications

An official of the Jadavpur University Teachers Association claimed the number of scientists from JU is the highest in the list among all the universities of the country. The university students achieved this feat without funds from the Centre

18 Trump rallies may have led to over 30,000 COVID-19 cases, 700 deaths, says Stanford study

Reacting to a Twitter post on the study, Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden said, 'President Trump doesn't care about you. He doesn't even care about his own supporters'

Is everybody doing okay amid the pandemic? US researchers ask social media

Though the answer is not a perfect representation of the national mental health, analysis of Twitter data shows an uptick in signs of sadness, anxiety, depression, stress, and suicidal thoughts as compared to 2019

QS World University Rankings 2021: Only IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IISc make it to top 200 from India; MIT retains top spot

IIT Bombay has dropped 20 positions from last year's world university ranking, IISc dropped by one position, and IIT- Delhi's rank has slipped from the previous rank of 182.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Stanford University and Google launch COVID-19 Case Mapper to aid local journalists

Stanford University’s Big Local News and Pitch Interactive in collaboration with the Google News Initiative have come up with the COVID-19 Case Mapper to help journalists.

Indian universities fail to make Times Higher Education top 300 World University Rankings 2020; IISc slips down ranks

For the first time since 2012, India does not have any entry in the top 300 in World University Rankings 2020, published by UK-based Times Higher Education

BodyNet is a band-aid like wireless sensor to track your health from your skin: Study

In order to overcome the challenge of having a stretchable antenna, the Stanford researchers developed a new type of RFID system