This report, based entirely on primary sources, documents the emerging trends in political repression in Tibet, an area which for the purposes of this report includes both the mountainous plateau ...

Tibetan women adapted to low oxygen levels at extreme altitudes. Unique genes like EPAS1 help with oxygen delivery.

Seasonal Relocation by Herders Francis Rsang writes on LinkedIn: We just resettled down in a winter home! Seasonal migration is a practice common in certain Tibetan communities. Herders and farmers ...

The Tibetan farmhouses were suddenly rediscovered ... We're sitting at the Raven café in the old town, listening to Dylan and drinking Dali beer. The Raven, a rebuilt cobbler's shop, is the ...

Since the time of the early Buddhist kings, Tibet has enjoyed a rich history of philosophical enquiry and carries this heritage forth today. Buddhism is a "wisdom tradition," meaning that it is based ...

The Tibetan Association of Vermont puts on its 20th annual festival this weekend. It’s filled with cultural performances and ...

Sogyal Lakar, a Tibetan Buddhist teacher accused of widespread physical and sexual abuse, has died aged 72. Lakar, better known as Sogyal Rinpoche, sold millions of books and was widely seen as ...

New study from Case Western Reserve University reveals link between oxygen delivery and reproductive success among women ...

Tibetan opera, the most popular traditional opera of minority ethnic groups in China, is a comprehensive art combining folk song, dance, storytelling, chant, acrobatics and religious performance. Most ...

The Center for Asian Studies is excited to announce that CU Boulder students who are interested in learning about the Tibet and Himalayan region are now able to pursue a certificate in Tibetan and ...

As part of an ongoing academic exchange program with the Tibetan universities in exile in India, each year the Five Colleges send 15 students to spend interterm studying Buddhist philosophy, Tibetan ...

A collaborative research team involving Texas A&M University geologist Dr. Franco Marcantonio has examined the source of lead contamination in a Tibetan glacier, concluding that human activities ...