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Mohamed H.A. Hassan, who has served as TWAS's executive director for more than a quarter century, has retired. In the most recent edition of the TWAS Newsletter, he reminisces about his time at TWAS.
Italian-Brazilian scientist Umberto Cordani has a passion for dating rocks
Ranking second only to cardiovascular disease in terms of disease burden, tumors are both a common and multifaceted affliction that still awaits effective treatment
Hassan è stato testimone di 25 anni di cambiamenti e della crescita dell'Accademia
"The most critical problems related to water in Africa are often found in cities," says E. Salif Diop
The International Year of Chemistry 2011 (IYC 2011), a year-long celebration of chemistry's contributions to society, is taking place this year
Malaria, which is caused by the parasite Plasmodium, affects millions of people worldwide. It kills one child every 30 seconds.
TWAS Fellow (1999) Ahmadou Lamine Ndiaye from Senegal has just been elected the new president of the Nairobi-based African Academy of Sciences (AAS). He succeeds Mohamed H.A. Hassan.
Some 325 participants from 55 countries gathered in a frozen Helsinki to discuss Euro-Africa cooperation in ICT research and e-infrastructures.
Murenzi è uno degli artefici della rinascita del Ruanda dopo il terribile genocidio del 1994. Subentra a Mohamed H.A. Hassan, alla guida dell'Accademia per oltre vent'anni.