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Rude Talk in Athens

The days of Ancient Greece may have been the golden age of Democracy, but for comic playwrights, it was the age of ‘Rude Talk’. Mixing history, literary criticism, and dirty jokes, Mark Haskell Smith pays tribute to a slew of forgotten Greek writers in his latest book ‘Rude Talk in Athens’ that will feed the intellect as well as tickle the funny bone.

Greek-American Paul Alivisatos named president of the University of Chicago

Greek-American scientist Paul Alivisatos has been appointed as the 14th president of the University of…

Greek-American announced as new DARPA Director

Greek-American Victoria Stavridou-Coleman announced as new DARPA Director

Victoria Stavridou-Coleman has been appointed as the new director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects…

Greek scientist wins prestigious Barancik Prize for groundbreaking Multiple Sclerosis research

Greek scientist Katerina Akassoglou, who is a leading neurology researcher at the Gladstone Institute at the…