http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/University_of_CambridgeFind stories, videos, and photos about University of Cambridge from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:36:50 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/TECH/science/11/01/value.nature.conservation/tztop.coral1.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/University_of_Cambridge14433Find stories, videos, and photos about University of Cambridge from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/11/01/value.nature.conservation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/11/01/value.nature.conservation/index.html#cnnSTCTextCoral reefs around the world are worth a staggering $172 billion dollars a year to the global economy. But the wealth of the oceans' reefs, and their amazing monetary value, is on the verge of being destroyed.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:39:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/15/ctw.rome.portus.coliseum/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/15/ctw.rome.portus.coliseum/index.html#cnnSTCTextUnder a canopy of elegant Italian pines, the foundations of a mini Roman Coliseum are at once unmistakable and exhilarating.Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/15/climate.arctic.sea.ice.melt/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/15/climate.arctic.sea.ice.melt/index.html#cnnSTCTextNew data released Thursday suggests that the Arctic Ocean will be "largely ice free" during summer within a decade.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/07/14/rs.dealing.with.inlaws/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/07/14/rs.dealing.with.inlaws/index.html#cnnSTCTextHere is some advice for keeping in-law relations sane and strife-free.Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/27/eco.smartbirds/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/27/eco.smartbirds/index.html#cnnSTCTextResearchers have found that rooks, a member of the crow family, are capable of using and making tools despite not doing so in the wild.Thu, 28 May 2009 02:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/20/hawking.health/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/20/hawking.health/index.html#cnnSTCTextScientist and author Stephen Hawking is "very ill" and has been hospitalized, according to Cambridge University, where he is a professor.Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/21/hawking.health/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/21/hawking.health/index.html#cnnSTCTextDistinguished scientist Stephen Hawking was said to be in a "comfortable" condition Tuesday after spending the night in hospital, Cambridge University said in a statement.Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/15/eco.birdsclimatechange/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/15/eco.birdsclimatechange/index.html#cnnSTCTextBird migrations are likely to get longer according to a study of the potential impacts of climate change on the breeding and winter ranges of migrant birds.Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:06:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/03/smallbusiness/brain_boosters.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/03/smallbusiness/brain_boosters.fsb/index.htmSo you want to be an entrepreneur? Today the first step is a solid business plan. Tomorrow it could be a bottle of pills. Cambridge University scientists made headlines last November by suggesting that an "entrepreneur drug" might someday replicate the brain chemistry seen in successful small business owners. Fortune Small Business checked in with Barbara Sahakian, Ph.D., who led the research, to hear her vision of the future.Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:35:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/02/24/execed.green/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/02/24/execed.green/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs countries around the world plunge into recession, banks fail and companies go under, there are fears of another casualty amid the economic woes: Green business.Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:37:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/03/china.uk.shoe.thrower.court/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/03/china.uk.shoe.thrower.court/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe student protester who hurled a shoe at Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao as he was giving a speech at Cambridge University could face up to 6 months in prison or a £5,000 fine, the UK's Crown Prosecution Service told CNN Tuesday.Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:15:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/02/china.uk.shoe.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/02/china.uk.shoe.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTextA human rights protester was in police custody Monday after throwing a shoe at Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during a speech at Cambridge University.Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:49:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/30/uk.students.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/30/uk.students.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritain's top student body has urged protesters to abandon nationwide university sit-ins over Israel's military actions in Gaza as others voice concern over increasing hostility towards Jewish students.Sat, 31 Jan 2009 09:21:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/09/03/london.seasonal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/09/03/london.seasonal/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere's a never a dull moment in London -- the only problem is trying to keep up with it all... Here are some annual events you won't want to miss.Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:45:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/16/uk.new.terror/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/16/uk.new.terror/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe conviction of a terrorist doctor in the UK exposes how any section of society can become radicalized, a top police officer said Tuesday.Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:23:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1853609,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1853609,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsCosmologist Stephen Hawking will retire from his prestigious post at Cambridge University next year, but intends to continue his exploration of time and spaceFri, 24 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/10/21/execed.speakers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/10/21/execed.speakers/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf you want to learn about business then who better to hear from than a pair of the world's richest men? But what about an Oscar-winning film director? And how about a former spy chief?Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/08/nobel.chemistry/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/08/nobel.chemistry/index.html#cnnSTCTextResearch into the mysterious green glow of a jellyfish earned three scientists this year's Nobel Prize for Chemistry, the Nobel Foundation announced Wednesday.Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/09/hawking.questions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/09/hawking.questions/index.html#cnnSTCTextCosmologist, theoretical physicist and author, Stephen Hawking is possibly the world's greatest living scientist.Sun, 14 Sep 2008 13:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/08/20/parenting.gender/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/08/20/parenting.gender/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs a good postfeminist-era mom, I certainly didn't push my son toward trucks and my daughter toward tutus.Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:53:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1809870,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1809870,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThree prizes worth $1 million apiece were awarded Wednesday to seven scientists for their discoveries in neuroscience, astrophysics and the study of vanishingly small structuresWed, 28 May 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1730662,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1730662,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAccording to new research, the higher a trader's testosterone level, the more money he'll net before the close of businessMon, 14 Apr 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/03/07/curious.college.donations/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/03/07/curious.college.donations/index.html#cnnSTCTextUniversities are always looking for cash from their alumni (or anyone else with a big enough checkbook). But sometimes colleges are offered donations of another variety. Here are stories of six rather unusual gifts given to universities across the world.Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:17:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/03/05/execed.women/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/03/05/execed.women/index.html#cnnSTCTextA series of leading business schools have joined forces for a new project that aims to assist students a world away from the stereotypical privileged, male MBA student -- ordinary women in developing countries.Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:07:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/03/03/execed.rankings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/03/03/execed.rankings/index.html#cnnSTCTextAsian business schools are getting better than ever -- that's the message from the latest Financial Times ranking of global MBAs, which lists three Asia-based programs in the top 20.Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:06:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/12/04/execed.hedge/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/12/04/execed.hedge/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor the modern day MBA student the sector is venerated very nearly as much as that of private equity, while to the uninitiated it is almost as mysterious -- welcome to the world of the hedge fund.Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:25:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/11/16/tom.glocer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/11/16/tom.glocer/index.html#cnnSTCTextTom Glocer joined Reuters Group in New York in 1993 as Vice President and Deputy Counsel, Reuters America.Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:16:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/04/27/stimulants.popsci/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/04/27/stimulants.popsci/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs a species, we've hit the bedtime barrier. You can eat at your desk, socialize in the break room, and answer text messages on a date, but sooner or later, you're going to have to sleep. Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/10/08/execed.economist/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/10/08/execed.economist/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhat makes a good business school the best? According to a new survey, the extra quality which distinguishes the top MBA programs is quite simple - ensuring its graduates get the jobs they want.Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/07/18/yeang.bio/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/07/18/yeang.bio/index.html#cnnSTCTextDr. Ken Yeang is the world's leading architect in ecological and passive low energy design. He has delivered over 200 built projects and his 'bioclimatic' towers have had an impact around the world, fusing high-tech and organic principles.Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:21:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1644800,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1644800,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOne of Earth's largest-ever megafloods broke apart a strip of land connecting what is now Britain and France, permanently separating them, a new study saysThu, 19 Jul 2007 14:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/04/23/execed.energy/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/04/23/execed.energy/index.htmlThe environment, everyone now agrees, is a big issue for companies, something increasingly recognized by business schools, and chronicled previously on Executive Education (see here).Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:29:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/03/01/8401030/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/03/01/8401030/index.htmIt would be a dream come true for the airline industry: a plane that uses up to 30 percent less gas to reach its destination, compared with today's jets. That's the promise of the blended-wing, a r... Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:43:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/14/magazines/business2/planestakewing.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/14/magazines/business2/planestakewing.biz2/index.htmIt would be a dream come true for the airline industry: A plane that uses up to 30 percent less gas to reach its destination, compared with today's jets.Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/02/20/execed.terrorism/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/02/20/execed.terrorism/index.htmlAs well as the very obvious human costs, terrorism attacks have an all too real commercial dimension, something business schools are increasingly aware of.Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:58:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/01/31/execed.creativity/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/01/31/execed.creativity/index.htmlCreativity is the buzzword in many a modern boardroom, yet some in business still complain that too many newly-minted MBAs are competent but uninspired, well-versed in the technical theory but lacking in imagination.Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:36:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/12/01/space.colony/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/12/01/space.colony/index.htmlColonize another planet? I'm perfectly happy here, thank you very much.Fri, 01 Dec 2006 15:23:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/11/20/fs.silentjet/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/11/20/fs.silentjet/index.htmlA futuristic new jet hopes to be the biggest revolution in commercial aircraft design in fifty years.Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:52:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/BUSINESS/10/02/gurus.Corrado/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/BUSINESS/10/02/gurus.Corrado/index.htmlIn the coming weeks, four leading economists and analysts will be looking ahead to the prospects for the global economy during 2007.Mon, 02 Oct 2006 08:49:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/02/20/8369170/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/02/20/8369170/index.htmEthanol vs. GasolineWed, 08 Feb 2006 16:42:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/12/09/boardroom.gerstner/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/12/09/boardroom.gerstner/index.htmlCNN Financial Editor Todd Benjamin speaks to Lou Gerstner, former CEO of IBM. The following is a transcript of the interview.Fri, 09 Dec 2005 15:06:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/05/31/Vision.spindler/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/05/31/Vision.spindler/index.htmlA scientist awarded a prize for keeping elderly mice alive beyond their normal life spans believes his work could help slow human aging and unlock cures for diseases associated with old age, such as cancer and heart disease.Tue, 31 May 2005 14:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/02/24/dark.galaxy/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/02/24/dark.galaxy/index.htmlAstronomers have discovered an invisible galaxy that could be the first of many that will help unravel one of the universe's greatest mysteries.Thu, 24 Feb 2005 19:06:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/12/13/spark.cricket/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/12/13/spark.cricket/index.htmlThe game of cricket might be centuries old, but modern tactics are increasingly being used to improve players' performances.Mon, 13 Dec 2004 14:52:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/11/05/robinson.profile/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/11/05/robinson.profile/index.htmlGlobal Office talks to the co-authors of "Ideas of Free." For Dean Schroeder, click here.Fri, 05 Nov 2004 12:12:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/04/01/366220/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/04/01/366220/index.htmCheap titanium would be worth a lot of money to the automotive industry. Cars made with the lightweight metal would consume significantly less gas than steel cars, spew fewer emissions, and never r...Thu, 01 Apr 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2002/09/16/pf/investing/agenda_brain5/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2002/09/16/pf/investing/agenda_brain5/index.htmWolfram Schultz, a neurophysiologist at the University of Cambridge in England, is so fastidious that he turns his office teacups upside-down on a towel when he's not using them, lest they get dusty. Schultz has the right temperament for someone who explores the microstructure of the brain, monitoring the electrochemical activity of one neuron at a time.Fri, 27 Sep 2002 22:02:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/04/30/301936/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/04/30/301936/index.htmYou can't blame John Todd for seeming a little cranky these days. The University of Cambridge geneticist has spent years searching for the 20 or so genes thought to play a role in type 1 diabetes. ...Mon, 30 Apr 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/07/06/244796/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/07/06/244796/index.htmhq: boston founded: 1992 sales: $10 million (est.) employees: 111 stock: privately held web address: www.invention-machine.com Mon, 06 Jul 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/09/04/205896/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/09/04/205896/index.htm"I knew nothing about Asia," says Laura Luckyn-Malone of her undergraduate days at Cambridge University, where she studied classics and law. What a difference two decades make: Now 42, she has beco...Mon, 04 Sep 1995 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/06/03/75109/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/06/03/75109/index.htmWesterners eyeing business opportunities in Eastern Europe will find encouragement in Pope John Paul II's new 114-page encyclical. The Pope, once thought to have a slightly leftish political tilt, ...Mon, 03 Jun 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/11/19/74343/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/11/19/74343/index.htmSHELEME M. SENDABA, 41 NISSAN MOTOR CORP. Working for change has kept Sendaba on the move. In 1970 his anti-government reform efforts prompted him to leave his native Ethiopia. Exile led him to Chi...Mon, 19 Nov 1990 05:01:00 EST