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No evidence of 'hobbit' ancestry in genomes of Flores Island pygmies
After the discovery of the fossil remains of Homo floresiensis in Indonesia (a.k.a. “the hobbit”) , scientists speculated that the Pygmy population living today in the island of Flores could be descendants from this mysterious ancient hominid. Based on DNA evidence, a team of researchers now excludes this scenario.
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Fields Medal Winner Artur Avila Appointed Full Professor at UZH
The internationally renowned French-Brazilian mathematician Artur Avila has been appointed full professor at the Institute of Mathematics of the University of Zurich.
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#NewProfessor: Francesca Peri - master of thousands of zebrafish
Francesca Peri is the mistress of thousands of zebrafish. With their help she wants to understand how microglia, the brain immune cells
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Resurrecting Darwin’s Bulldog-Faced Argentinian Cow
Charles Darwin was puzzled by the looks of the Niata cows . Today the Niata is extinct and it seemed that the questions concerning this animal would remain unanswered.
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Novel Insulators with Conducting Edges
UZH-Physicists at UZH are investigating a new class of materials: Higher-order topological insulators. The edges of these crystalline solids conduct electric current without dissipation, while the rest of the crystal remains insulating.
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Higgs boson reaches the top
An observation made by the CMS experiment at CERN unambiguously demonstrates the interaction of the Higgs boson and top quarks. UZH-physicists made central contributions.
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The Nagoya Protocol — a possible obstacle to research cooperation
The Nagoya Protocol was created to ensure fair use of genetic resources and appropriate compensation. Ethicists and scientists now believe that these aims are being jeopardised
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XENON1T probes deeper into Dark Matter WIMPs, with 1300 kg of cold Xe atoms
Results from XENON1T, the world’s largest and most sensitive detector dedicated to a direct search for Dark Matter in the form of Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs),were reported today.
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Cyril Zipfel honored with the Tsuneko & Reiji Okazaki Award
Cyril Zipfel is the first plant scientist ever to win the Tsuneko & Reiji Okazaki Award.
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Cyril Zipfel elected as EMBO member
Biologist Cyril Zipfel was elected as new EMBO member. EMBO membership is for the best researchers in Life Sciences in Europe and around thew world.
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Werner Prize 2018 awarded to Sandra Luber
She did it again: Theoretical chemist Sandra Luber is honored with the Werner Prize - her fourth award within a single year.
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MNF-PhD Student awarded with British Ecological Society's Southwood Prize
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UZH Days of the laboratory animals: 20. und 23. April
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Minor Days 2018: Die Nebenfachangebote der MNF
Die naturwissenschaftlichen und mathematischen Fächer präsentieren die Nebenfachprogramme für UZH-Studierende im Lichthof auf dem Campus Irchel.
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New Method Speeds Up Development of Medication
UZH researchers have developed a novel method that speeds up the process of determining crystal structures of organic salts and significantly reduces the effort required to do so.
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Make Irchel Greener - submit your ideas
Make Irchel greener! A friendly competition organized by MNF for UZH students (including PhDs). Call for project proposals
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Call for PSC Summer School: Responsible Research and Innovation in Plant Sciences
In 2018, the PSC is offering a summer school for Master students, PhD students and PostDocs.
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From the laboratory to bedside
The path connecting discoveries made in basic research with medicines purchasable in a pharmacy is not only a lengthy one, but also one filled with significant hurdles. Researchers developped a new tool that helps identifiying new drug candidates faster.
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LISA mission passes review successfully and begins next stage of development
The future space-based gravitational wave observatory, the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA), has recently passed its Mission Definition Review (MDR).
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Jason Holland receives Grant by Schweizer Krebsliga
Chemist Jason Holland receives a research grant sponsored by the Schweizer Krebsliga.
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Science Alumni launch mentoring-progamm for MNF-students
Experienced Science Alumni members coach MNF-Master and PhD students for a good start in their professional lives.
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2017: Our successfull students
During 2017 304 Bachelor students and 338 Master students received their diploma from the Faculty of Science. 273 PhD degrees were awarded.
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Sara Fabrikant and former PhD Student Marco Salvini win Breheny Prize
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Sandra Luber wins Robin Hochstrasser Young Investigator Award
Sandra Luber wins the Robin Hochstrasser Young Investigator Award 2017. This is already the second award in this year for this successful young scientist.
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Peter Hamm elected as Fellow Member by OSA
Peter Hamm was elected as a Fellow Member of The Optical Society (OSA)
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Magdalini Polymenidou becomes EMBO Young Investigator
Every year EMBO selects a number of Young Investigators who represent some of the best up-and-coming group leaders in the life sciences in Europe and beyond.
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Gender Equality Event: Where are all the women?
Why are there so few female professors and senior academics in biology, an what can we do about it?
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Welcome event Grüezi@UZH for Medicine and Science
Graduate Campus, together with the Faculties of Science, Medicine and the Vetsuisse Faculty cordially invites doctoral candidates and postdoctoral researchers to the welcome event Grüezi@UZH.
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Lecture "Lehrperson 2020: Human Error oder Win-Win?"
Discuss with the winner of the teaching award 2017 Prof. Greta Patzke.
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Exhibition: André Dreiding and his Molecular Models
The Department of Chemistry honors in a small special exhibit André Dreiding and his molecular models. Dreiding was a professor at UZH from 1954 to 1987.
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Nationaler Zukunftstag: Kids on Compus Irchel
As every year the Faculty of Science offers a special program for the kids of UZH-staff members for the national "Zukunftstag". The youngsters get in touch with research in natural sciences.
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SNSF-Professor Sandra Luber honored with Hellmann-Award
As the first woman ever Sandra Luber was awarded the Hellmann- Award for theoretical chemistry. The award is designed for outstanding scientific achievments of young academics in theoretical chemistry.
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Sandra Luber and the modelling of future energy supply
Theoretical chemist Sandra Luber is as versatile as the problems she tackles with her innovative way of computer modelling.
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The good, the bad and their equilibrium: New insight in protein aggregation in neurons and new possible pathways for medical treatment
UZH-researcher discovered that good protein aggregations are in a dynamic equilibrium with pathological ones and preventing them to take over.
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Kosmische Teilchen: Lesen von unsichtbaren Schriften
Öffentliche Vorlesung mit Prof. Elisa Resconi von der TU München.
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Talk: Gender Equality in Universities - the problems and solutions
Afternoon talk by Prof. Paul Walton, internationally renowend for his work ond gender equality issues in science, from department of chemistry at the University of York.
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Florian Altermatt appointed Vice-President of Biodiversity Forum
Biologist Florian Altermatt ohas been appointed Vice President of the Swiss Academy of Sciences’ Biodiversity Forum.
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Counting women: The challenges of being a female mathematician
Counting women: The challenges of being a female mathematicians - a panel discussion moderated by Hanna Wick, SRF science moderator.
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Minor Days 2017: Die Nebenfachprogramme der MNF
Vom 2. bis 4. Mai stellen die MNF und PhF ihre Nebenfachprogramme auf dem Campus Irchel vor.
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LHCb adds a new piece to developing puzzle in particle physics.
The LHCb experiment at CERN , in which UZH physicists play a prominent role, has performed a new measurement showing an unexpected deviation from the Standard Model of particle physics.
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European Girl's Mathematical Olympiad 2017
Über 160 Mathe-begeisterte Mädchen aus Europa messen sich diesen Samstag und Sonntag auf dem Campus Irchel.
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Plant Science Center Summer School: Call for Registration
The Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center cordially invites Master and PhD students as well as postdocs to this year's summer school.
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Show me Science! Call for Participation für die ScienceComm'17
Welche Rolle spielt Wissenschaftskommunikation in Zeiten des „anything goes“?
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Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center Symposium: "Public Engagement with Science - Relevance and Methods"
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Ice Age identified as one of the main killing mechanism for the biggest mass extinction
The biggest mass extinction occurred 252 million years ago. Scientists, among them Hugo Bucher from UZH, bring new evidence for a radically different underlying mechanism.
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Ready to challenge the frontiers of Particle Physics
UZH physicists developed, constructed and installed a new detector in the CMS-Experiment at CERN. The new high precision part constructed at the Physics Institute will be crucial for physics beyond the standard model.
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Beat Keller was honored with the IWGSC Award
Beat Keller was awarded an IWGSC Outstanding Leadership Award in recognition and appreciation for his leadership, support, and dedication to the IWGSC. He received his award in January 2017, at the Plant and Animal Genome Conference (PAG) in San Diego, United States.
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First glimpse on a single protein - the original idea of holography is now reality
A folded protein molecule can be clearly imaged with the help of electron holograms.
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Imaging spectroscopy Article Makes it to the Cover of Methods in Ecology and Evolution
An article by Anna Schweiger, Martin Schütz, Anita Risch, Mathias Kneubühler, Rudolf Haller and Michael Schaepman makes it to the cover of Methods in Ecology and Evolution.
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Jason Holland appointed to two editorial boards
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3D vision for machines
Researchers from the Institute of Neuroinformatics developed a model for 3D-vision for machines using neuromorphi vision sensors and spike-based neural architectures.
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Eri Yamasaki honored with Suzuki Award
Dr. Eri Yamasaki received the Suzuki Award for young scientists of the Ecological Society of Japan for her study of tropical ecology.
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Department of Geography to become global center for biodiversity research
From 2017, the Department of Geography will assume the International Project Office of bioDISCOVERY, supporting and coordinating global research projects monitoring, assessing, and better understanding and predicting biodiversity change.
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Karl Gademann elected as member of SNSF's National Research Council
Chemist Karl Gademann elected by Swiss National Science Foundation's Board of Trustees as member of National Research Council. Congratulation!
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Ecologist Jordi Bascompte honored with BES Marsh Book Award 2016
The British Ecological Society awards the monography "Mutualistic Networks" written by Jordi Bascompte and Pedro Jordano with the Marsh Book Award 2016.
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5 MNF-researchers among world’s most influential scientific minds.
According to the State of Innovations report by Thomson Reuters five Faculty members are among the world’s most influential scientific minds.
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Assistant professor Madhavi Krishnan receives ERC Consolidator Grant
Assistant professor Madhavi Krishnan receives an ERC Consolidator Grant of 2 Mio Euros for a new experimental platform to study 3D macromolecular structure and temporal conformation.
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Assistant professor Giacomo Indiveri receives ERC Consolidator Grant
For his neuroinformatic project "NeuroAgents - Neuromorphic electronic agents: from sensory processing to autonomous cognitive behavior" is awarded an ERC over 1,9 Millions Euro.
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Republic of Sacha honors ecologist Dr. Gabriela Schaepman-Strub
Gabriela Schaepman-Strub was honored with a silver medal by the Republic of Sacha for her contributions to the international scientific investigations on climate change in Eastern Eurasia.
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Swiss Bridge Foundation awards Dr. Alexa Burger and Prof. Christian Mosimann with 250'000 Swiss Franks
Dr. Alexa Burger and Prof. Christian Mosimann received a Swiss Bridge Award for their study regarding the modelling of rare tumors on the in zebrafish.
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Opening of the Student's Bar on Campus Irchel
Finally: The Student's Bar on Campus Irchel will open on December 8th.
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Women in Science: An evening of inspiration and advice on building a successful career in science
Talk and discussion with female scientists for Master and PhD students and Postdocs on how to build a successful academic career.
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Grüezi@Irchel
Grüezi@Irchel - the Graduate Campus' welcome event - was held on Campus Irchel on November 21 and attracted many PhD students of the Faculty of Science and the Vetsuisse Faculty.
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Climate change and the capital market
How ist climate change influencing the capital market? Geographer Leigh Johnson investigated the interaction between development aid worker, peasant farmer and insurance companies.
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LS 2 Annual Meeting 2017
The LS² Annual Meeting brings together scientists from all nations and backgrounds to explore the large spectrum united under the umbrella of Life Sciences.
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Zukunftstag 2017: Kinder an den Campus Irchel
Auch dieses Jahr bietet die MNF den Kindern von UZH-Mitarbeitenden ein spannendes Programm im Rahmen des nationalen Zukunftstags
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29. Oktober 2016: 10. Obstsortenmarkt im Botanischen Garten
Am 29. Oktober findet zwischen 11.00 Uhr und 17.00 Uhr der traditionelle Obstsortenmarkt im Botanischen Garten der UZH statt.
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Podiumsdiskussion mit Klimaforscherin Gabriela Schaepman-Strub
Klimaforscherin Gabriela Schaepman-Strub im Gespräch mit Wissenschaftsjournalist Beat Glogger über Forschung in Extremgebieten.
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Public Talk: How universities can move societies to address sustainability - individual actions an global movements
4th October 2016, 18.30 to 20.00 hrs: Public talks and podium discussion regarding how universities can move societies to address sustainability.
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Public Lecture with Prof. Lawrence Krauss on Gravitational Waves and Turning Metaphysics into Physics
Renowned US-Physicist Lawrence Krauss holds a public lecture on September 23 in the course of the Institute of Physics Schrödinger Colloquium.
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Information Lunch: Personalized Health Alliance - Zurich Cluster
Info- Lunch on September 20, 2016 for research- oriented clinicians, as well as researchers from the University Hospitals Zurich, ETH, UZH.
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Mathematician Laure Saint-Raymond joins Faculty as Hedi Fritz Niggli visiting professor
Mathematician Laure Saint-Raymond will - starting in September 2016 for a six month period - join the Faculty of Science as Hedi Fritz-Niggli visiting professor.
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Shanghai Ranking: UZH on position 54
In 2016’s Shanghai Ranking the University of Zurich ranks on position 54 among the 500 world best universities. With this UZH holds the same position as in 2015.
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3. September: Die lange Nacht der Zürcher Museen
Am 3. September ab 19.00 Uhr ist es wieder soweit: Die Zürcher Museen öffnen ihre Türen. Mit dabei sind wie immer die drei MNF-Museen.
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Prof. Kai Niebert met and discussed with Chancellor Angela Merkel
MNF-double professor Kai Niebert (at the far left) met and discussed with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel on July 12th.
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#New Professor: Astrophysicist Ravit Helled joins Computational Science
A science team member of NASA’s Juno, Cassini and PLATO 2.0 missions and ESA’s JUICE mission Ravit Helled augments further UZH’s position in space sciences.
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CERN and the Large Hadron Collider - News from the Energy Frontier
BOOST2016 is the eighth of a series of joint theory/experiment workshops that bring together the world's leading experts from theory and LHC experiments. On July 19 there will be a public lecture.
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Devis Tuia wins U.V. Helava award 2012 - 2015
Tuia wins both the 2015 yearly best paper award and the best paper award for the period 2012 to 2015.
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#NewProfessor @MNF: Titus Neupert
Der theoretische Physiker Titus Neupert ergänzt die Festkörper-Physik an der UZH.
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Ein Wassertropfen als Modell für das Wechselspiel von Haftreibung und Adhäsion
Physiker haben an der Universität Zürich ein System entwickelt, mit dem sie Adhäsion und Haftreibung eines Wassertropfens auf einer festen Oberfläche elektrisch hin und her schalten können.
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Felix Zelder gewinnt Auszeichnung der Royal Society of Chemistry
PD Dr. Felix Zelder gewinnt zusammen mit Benedikt Kirchgässler für das Projekt CyanoGuard den 2. Preis der Royal Society of Chemistry’ Emerging Technologies Competition 2016 der Kategorie "Food & Water.
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Bundesrat zeichnet Geographin Karin Schwiter aus
Dr. Karin Schwiter, Oberassistentin und Group Leader in der Gruppe von Prof. Christian Berndt am GIUZ, erhält den nationalen CORECHED-Bildungsforschungspreis.
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Promising treatment prospects for invasive breast cancer
Scientists from the University of Zurich have been able to understand for the first time why many cancer cells adapt relatively quickly to the treatment with therapeutic antibodies in invasive forms of breast cancer.
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Vision 2020 - A Personal Perspective: Genetic Testing
Human Genomes at Bargain Prices? Prof. Karl Heinimann, Dept. of Genetics from the University of Hospital Basel will give his personal perspective on genetic testing on June 16 at Campus Irchel.
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Denksport mit Prof. Anna Beliakova
Jeden Donnerstag fordern die UZH-Mathematikerin Anna Beliakova und Dimitrij Nikolenkov die Kombinationsfähigkeit der Tages-Anzeiger Leserinnen und Leser heraus. Bereits ist die dritte Folge "Zahlendreher" erschienen:
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#NewProfessor @MNF: Jason Holland
Jason Holland works at the interface of inorganic chemistry and medicine. His goal: develop new radiotracers and biomarkers for diagnostic and treatment monitoring purposes.
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SummärBar auf dem Irchel: 17. Mai bis 2. Juni
Sommergefühle auf dem Irchel: Die Fachvereine der Physik, Geographie, Medizin, Chemie und Biologie organisieren gemeinsam mit dem VSUZH eine Sommerbar auf dem Irchel.
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#New Professor @MNF: Marcello Porta
Marcello Porta has started as Assistant Professor for Mathematical Physics at the Institute of Mathematics on February 1st.
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High-performance microscope displays pores in the cell nucleus with greater precision
For the first time, biochemists from the University of Zurich have succeeded in elucidating the structure of the transportation channel inside the nuclear pores in high resolution using high-performance electron microscopes.
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International Physics Olympiad 2016
International Physics Olympiad 2016
The International Physics Olympiad is an international competition for secondary school students whose interest in physics extends beyond the classroom. National elimination rounds involving a multi-stage selection and training process are held to determine the five most promising new talents, who then go on to participate in the International Olympiad.
The IPhO 2016will take place from July 11 - 17 in Zurich
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