For decades, financial risk has been measured with Gaussian-based models built on the assumption that markets follow a bell-shaped curve. These models underpin decisions from investment strategies to regulation, yet they fail to capture the true scale of market disruptions. A new doctoral dissertation from the University of Vaasa, Finland, argues that power laws offer a more accurate lens through which to understand financial markets’ risk dynamics. 

An international group of four leading researchers and scientists have been shortlisted for the prestigious $75,000 Panmure House Prize.

The research project “Fair Choices on the Path to Universal Health Coverage — In Times of Change”, led by Professor Kjell Arne Johansson at the University of Bergen, Norway, has been awarded NOK 129 million (as of now, ca. 11 million Euro / 13 million USD) in funding over five years (2026-2030) by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad). The project involves partner institutions in Tanzania, Nepal, Zanzibar, Ghana, and Ethiopia, among others.

Stanford researchers have developed an innovative algorithm that improves the manufacturing assembly process by effectively organizing autonomous robots.

Armida Labs, Inc., a University of California, Riverside startup company, has been awarded a $2.25 million Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health. The grant will support preclinical investigational new drug (IND) application studies, which are critically required before human clinical trials can be initiated.

Twenty years ago, vegetarian options in Swedish supermarkets were few and far between. Today there is a broad selection of products available including vegetarian sausages and fillets, and veggie balls, the vegetarian version of meatballs. New research from Uppsala University shows how a range of actors have managed to drive this change, despite the fact that interest from politicians has been lukewarm at best.