Northville’s Paula Gangopadhyay is passionate about museums. You would expect that from someone who serves as chief learning officer at The Henry Ford, which includes The Henry Ford museum and Greenfield Village. Her distinguished career also includes time as a curator at the Public Museum of Grand Rapids, and leadership positions at many other cultural institutions.
Gangopadhyay’s passion and expertise have been recognized at the national level. President Barack Obama has appointed her to the Museum and Library Services Board, an advisory body that advises the Institute of Museum and Library Service on general policy and practices, and on selections for the National Medals for Museum and Library Service. The board includes 20 members appointed by the President, as well as the director and deputy directors of Institute of Museum and Library Service.

Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand retained the World Chess Championships title after he beat Boris Gelfand in a tense tie-breaker.
May 30th MOSCOW: Viswanathan Anand has been crowned the World Chess Champion after he beat Israel's Boris Gelfand 2.5-1.5 in a tense tie-breaker at the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow. This is Viswanathan Anand's fifth crown and fourth in a row and he a prize money of approximately $1.4 million as prize money. He has been the world champion since 2007. In the tie-breaker, Anand went ahead after winning the second game in 77 moves following a draw in the first in 33 moves. The remaining two games also ended in a draw for a result of 2.5-1.5 as Anand defended his world championship title for the third time in a row.

Lawrence Technological University named Virinder K. Moudgil as its new president today. Moudgil, who has served as provost and led academic affairs at Oakland University since 2001, will assume office July 1. He will be the seventh president at the 4,500-student private university, succeeding Lewis N. Walker. Walker has served in several Lawrence Tech leadership roles, including president since 2006, and has been named to a one-year term as the university’s chancellor beginning July 1.

“Dr. Moudgil has a strong record of leading exemplary academic progress and program development,” Lloyd E. Reuss, chairman of the Lawrence Tech Board of Trustees, said in a statement. “He is an excellent communicator and we anticipate that he will accelerate Lawrence Tech’s advancement and services to students and the professions across Michigan and the nation.”

Washington: An Indian American professor, Dr. Mohammad Jahangeer Warsi, has been selected as a 2011-2012 recipient of the James E. McLeod Faculty Recognition Award by the students of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.Previously called the Faculty Awards, this year the ArtSci Council decided to rename the event in honour of one of their biggest supporters James E. McLeod.
Viewed as a very prestigious honour in academics, the award is given to those who have positively and profoundly influenced the educational experiences to the students at Washington University. Warsi, a gold medallist linguist from Aligarh Muslim University and a West Bengal Academy award holder, will receive the honour April 16 at a Recognition Ceremony hosted by the School Council, the undergraduate organization and executive governing body for the College of Arts & Sciences.

In his first ever press interview with Forbes last week Manoj Bhargava calls his hugely popular 5-Hour energy drink a "focus drink"- A small two ounce drink that boasts of around 300 minutes of stimualtion with out the side effects like a sugar crash. This mini drink is sold by Living Essentials LLC, a privately held company that made more than $600 million dollars in retail sale according to the Forbes Magazine. Manoj Bhargava a Wharton graduate is originally a Farmington Hills native.It took a mere six months for this enterpreneur to market his magic portion to stores like Walgreen, Rite Aid and finally Wal-Mart where this product saw a meteoric rise in sales.The ingredients of 5- Hour Drinks are caffeiene, vitamins, amino acids and many other nutrients. This story The Mystery Monk Making Billions With 5-Hour Energy will appear in the February 27 edition of Forbes magazine. Read an excerpt from Forbes article:

Photograph of Hind Rattan Award Ceremony for Dr. Hari Shanker Sharma of Uppsala, Sweden in New Delhi on January 25, 2012 on te´he eve of Republic Day of India, 26th January. The award was given to Hari Sharma by Defence Minister of India and Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India. Dr. Hari Sharma was awarded this Government of India - Hind Rattan exceptional work in neuroscience that has great impact on human lives. Hari Shanker Sharma, (Swedish Citizen), Docent in Neuroanatomy (UU); Professor of Neurobiology (MRC), is currently working in Uppsala University Hospital, Department of Surgical Sciences, Division of Anesthesiology & Intensive Care Medicine, Uppsala University, Sweden. Hari Sharma did his Higher Secondary Schooling in 1969 from Dalmianagar and did his Bachelor of Science with Honors from the prestigious L S College Muzaffarpur, Bihar University, India in 1973 and secured 1st position.

WASHINGTON, DC - Dr. Shaik Jeelani, VP, research and Sponsored Programs at Tuskegee University in Alabama, has received 2011 Presidential Award for Mentoring. On November 15, President Obama named nine individuals and eight organizations recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring. The mentors will receive their awards at a White House ceremony later this year.

Dr. Jeelani with NSF director Dr. Subra Suresh The Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring, awarded by the White House to individuals and organizations, recognizes the crucial role that mentoring plays in the academic and personal development of students studying science and engineering—particularly those who belong to groups that are underrepresented in these fields.

He is the 29-year-old son of Indian parents who left their native state of Andhra Pradesh to pursue the dream of a better life in America. Not too many years later, their dream was realised. A risk-taker by nature, their young son started his own e-commerce company at the age of 15. This drive eventually led him to the hallowed halls of Procter and Gamble where he became one of their youngest brand managers. He was eventually spotted by Donald Trump’s much watched show, The Apprentice in 2007. At age 28, Surya Yalamanchili tried his hand at American politics, managing a minor win in the Congressional race. Today he is back to being an entrepreneur having recently started his own company. He lives and works in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Congratulations to Anjali Anturkar- President of Maharashtra Mandal of Detroit(MMD) 2012

About Anjali Anturkar: I have been a MMD member since 2006 and served in 2006 as Treasurer, 2007 as Vice President and 2010 as a Committee Member. I work at University of Michigan as an Assoicate Vice President and enjoy working with students, love sports, music, movies and also playing cards. My family includes husband Nitin who works at GM and my both children are in college currently.

Anjali Anturkar replaces the outgoing president Abhijeet Bhusari, who was instrumental in revitalizing the organization.

More than 140 applicants entered the seventh annual “Social Entrepreneur of the Year” selection process for India, and four finalists emerged after several stages of rigorous assessment.

The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, a sister organization of the World Economic Forum, in partnership with the Jubilant Bhartia Foundation announced Neelam Chhiber, Managing Director, Indus Tree Crafts Foundation (ICF), as the winner of the 2011 India Social Entrepreneur of the Year award. The award was conferred in Mumbai at a ceremony attended by over 200 participants in the presence of Prithviraj Chavan, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Ashwani Kumar, Minister of State for Planning, Science, Technology and Earth Sciences of India, and Klaus Schwab, Executive Chairman and Founder of the World Economic Forum.

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Sunil Agrawal and other executives from Nova Consultants plan to attend the unveiling Monday of one of the state's largest solar power systems in Michigan at Monroe County Community College. The $3-million, 500-kilowatt system was designed and constructed by Nova as part of DTE Energy's utility-owned SolarCurrents program.

Agrawal, 55, said the project is just one of several major solar-power systems that the firm has completed over the past two years as the company has transformed itself from an environmental engineering company into an installer of solar power systems.

Dr. Niru Prasad is a physician for over 30 years. Dr. Niru Prasad’s efforts have touched the lives of many people and made a positive difference worldwide.Dr. Niru Prasad after receiving her medical degree in Bihar, India, completed her residency at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan. She is certified in Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Prasad is a fellow member of the American College of Emergency Physician and the American Academy of Pediatrics. She is a senior staff physician affiliated with West Bloomfield Center of Henry Ford Hospital, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Pontiac and West Bloomfield Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan.

Ananda Prasad, M.D., Ph.D., distinguished professor of Internal Medicine in the Department of Oncology at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and a member of the Division of Hematology/Oncology at Wayne State University School of Medicine, recently received the 2010 Mahidol Award in the Field of Public Health for his groundbreaking research. Dr. Prasad is a world renowned zinc expert.

The award is presented annually by the Prince Mahidol Award Foundation of Thailand. It recognizes researchers and physicians for outstanding contributions in the field of public health "for the sake of the well-being of the peoples." The honor includes a medal, a certificate and $50,000.