Dr. Patapoutian admires his caricature portrait, gifted by the Gala Committee. Photo Credit: ARKA Photography April 15, 2023 was an evening to remember for the Patapoutian family, as 600 guests assembled at the Beverly...
YEREVAN, Armenia — The American University of Armenia (AUA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Arman Tatoyan as full time professor in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS), effective July...
European Union leaders have congratulated the Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra on winning the Eurovision Song Contest. The final was held in Turin, Italy, on the night of 14-15 May. An overwhelming number of viewers...
The AGBU Central Board was pleased and proud to learn that AGBU Demirdjian School, AGBU Hovagimian-Manougian School and AGBU-AYA alumnus Dr. Ardem Patapoutian won a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his groundbreaking research on...
The Promise Armenian Institute (PAI) at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Taner Akçam as inaugural director of the Armenian Genocide Research Program, the Armenian Weekly reports. Akçam...
February 22, 2022 marks a milestone anniversary for AGBU and its esteemed leader Berge Setrakian, who assumed the presidency of the world’s largest Armenian non-profit 20 years ago. Reflecting on the past two decades,...
Armenian surgeon Narek Amiryan stunned the jury during the 12th edition of The Voice of Ukraine on Sunday. All coaches turned as he performed the song Nessun dorma during the blind auditions. The 27-year-old doctor says...
By David Salazar Houston Grand Opera has announced the winners of its 34th Annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers. First place went to baritone Navasard Hakobyan, who will take come $10,000. Coming in second was...
The new FAMU Films streaming platform offers films made by Věra Chytilová, Jan Svěrák and Jan Prušinovský FAMU students during a film shoot as part of the mentoring module guided by Hungarian film director Béla...
Boston Globe’s Anush Elbakyan received two Emmy awards at the 44th Boston/New England Emmy Awards Virtual Ceremony on June 26. She received one of the awards for “The virus’s tale,” an inside story of...
Dr. Patapoutian admires his caricature portrait, gifted by the Gala Committee. Photo Credit: ARKA Photography April 15, 2023 was an evening to remember for the Patapoutian family, as 600 guests assembled at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel to formally congratulate the first Nobel Prize winner of Armenian descent Ardem Sarkis Patapoutian,...
YEREVAN, Armenia — The American University of Armenia (AUA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Arman Tatoyan as full time professor in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS), effective July 2022. Having joined AUA in 2011 as an adjunct lecturer, he has taught courses on...
European Union leaders have congratulated the Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra on winning the Eurovision Song Contest. The final was held in Turin, Italy, on the night of 14-15 May. An overwhelming number of viewers gave their votes to the Ukrainian performance. Armenia, Azerbaijan and Moldova also made it to...
The AGBU Central Board was pleased and proud to learn that AGBU Demirdjian School, AGBU Hovagimian-Manougian School and AGBU-AYA alumnus Dr. Ardem Patapoutian won a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his groundbreaking research on temperature and touch. In his letter personally congratulating the esteemed microbiologist, AGBU President Berge Setrakian...
The Promise Armenian Institute (PAI) at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Taner Akçam as inaugural director of the Armenian Genocide Research Program, the Armenian Weekly reports. Akçam is Kaloosdian and Mugar Professor in Modern Armenian History and Genocide at the Strassler Center...
February 22, 2022 marks a milestone anniversary for AGBU and its esteemed leader Berge Setrakian, who assumed the presidency of the world’s largest Armenian non-profit 20 years ago. Reflecting on the past two decades, in addition to the 25 years he previously served as a member of our Central...
Armenian surgeon Narek Amiryan stunned the jury during the 12th edition of The Voice of Ukraine on Sunday. All coaches turned as he performed the song Nessun dorma during the blind auditions. The 27-year-old doctor says he sings during the surgeries and adds he will never abandon medicine.
By David Salazar Houston Grand Opera has announced the winners of its 34th Annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers. First place went to baritone Navasard Hakobyan, who will take come $10,000. Coming in second was soprano Amanda Batista, who will earn $5,000. Taking home the third place prize of $3,000...
The new FAMU Films streaming platform offers films made by Věra Chytilová, Jan Svěrák and Jan Prušinovský FAMU students during a film shoot as part of the mentoring module guided by Hungarian film director Béla Tarr, November 2021 Photo: Andrea Petrovičová Prague’s FAMU is the first film school in Europe...
Boston Globe’s Anush Elbakyan received two Emmy awards at the 44th Boston/New England Emmy Awards Virtual Ceremony on June 26. She received one of the awards for “The virus’s tale,” an inside story of how coronavirus spread in Massachusetts. Elbakyan also became the winner in the “Editor News – No...
