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From Epicurus, Bioinspired Machine Learning and Happiness - Visiting Professor Eleni Vasilaki
Eleni Vasilaki has been Inge Strauch Visiting Professor at the Institute of Neuroinformatics at the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich since September 1.
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#New@MNF - Prof. Tina Perica
Before coming to UZH Tina Perica was a postdoctoral associate at the University of California, San Francisco. She started on July 1st at the Institute of Biochemistry as a tenure track assistant professor.
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Corinna Ulcigrai: Invited Speaker at the ICM 2022
Mathematician Prof. Dr. Corinna Ulcigrai has been invited to give a talk at the International Congress of Mathematicians.
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Covid certificate required for freshers day
A Covid certificate is required to participate in MNF's Freshers Days.
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Covid Certificates Required for On-Site Classes
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UZI 5: New research building on the Irchel campus inaugurated
Three Institutes - Chemistry, Quantitative Biomedicine, and Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Sciences - move into the state-of-the-art new lab-building.
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DQBM Founding Symposium
DQBM Founding Symposium on November 29th 2021. This symposium celebrates the foundation of UZH's Department of Quantitative Biomedicine (DQBM) in 2019.
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Sandra Luber honored with Coblentz Award 2021
Sandra Luber is the recipient of the 2021 Coblentz Award. The American Coblentz Society awards the prize annually to researchers under 40.
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Cyber-Defence Fellowships – A Talent Program for Cyber-Defence Research
To promote research and education in cyber-defence, EPFL and the Cyber-Defence Campus have jointly launched the “CYDFellowships – A Talent Program for Cyber-Defence Research.
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Coming soon: Test flights for biodiversiy research
Andreas Hueni from the UZH Remote Sensing Laboratories organizes for the European Space Agency ESA a series of test flights for ESA and NASA research projects.
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Science and Nature Festival on Campus Irchel: May 22 to May 30
May 22 is the International Day of Biological Diversity. The Science Exploratorium invites you to discover this diversity in and around the Irchel.
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Simran Tinan: First UZH PhD student to receive a CYD Fellowship.
The importance of cybersecurity cannot be overstated: That is why the Cyber Defence Campus supports talented PhD students with the CYD Fellowship.
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How does the environment impact our wellbeing?
What we see, hear and even smell in our environment impacts our wellbeing. A team at UZH has started a citizen science project1 to collect data about how we perceive landscapes.
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Theoretical Physicist Thomas Gehrmann honored with ERC Advanced Grant
Physicist Thomas Gehrmann receives an ERC Advanced Grant in the amount of Euro 2'460'000 for the research project "TOPUP - Theory of Particle Collider Processes at Ultimate Precision".
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Meerkats from Campus Irchel as TV stars
They are cute, social and have a developed communication system: Recently, Marta Manser's meerkats were even the secret stars of the SRF Einstein program.
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Earth System Science: Permafrost is thawing globally
The SRF documentary globally "Thawing permafrost: Climate in danger" of April 1st 2021 portraits the research of Gabriela Schaepman-Strub, professor for Spatial Ecology and Remote Sensing at the Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies at UZH, and her team.
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Minor Days 2021
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New Results Challenge Leading Theory in Physics
Researchers at UZH and CERN have just released new intriguing results.
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Scientific Programming with Python 2021
A summer school about modern techniques for scientific programming based on Python: June 28 - July 02, 2021
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Cristina Nevado choosen for the "Dr. Margaret Faul Women in Chemistry Award 2021"
Chemist Cristina Nevado is honored with the "Dr. Margaret Faul Women in Chemistry Award 2021". The ceremony will take place on July 5th.
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The Python code WannierBerri developed by Stepan Tsirkin breaks the records of speed in evaluation of anomalous transport in solids.
Stepan Tsirkin developed the fastest python code WannierBerri for the evaluation of anomalous transport in solids. His single-author paper was published in npj Computational Materials.
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Go-ahead for SKA - the biggest radiotelescope on Earth
After 30 years of preparations, the newly established intergovernmental organization SKAO meets for the 1st time. Switzerland has an observer position, hoping to join the global consortium soon.
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Machine Learning kompakt: New e-book gives a compact introduction into machine learning.
The new e-book "Machine Learning kompakt" - avaible in German only - provides an introduction to Machine Learning and can be downloaded free of charge by UZH members at Springer Link.
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Sustainability Committee Grant: Make Irchel more sustainable
MNF's Sustainability Committee is inviting applications for a CHF 5,000 grant for projects that improve sustainability at Irchel.
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GERDA final results: Another milestone in the search for neutrinoless double-beta decay
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Astrophysics: How nearby galaxies form their stars
How stars form in galaxies remains a major open question. Robert Feldmann sheds new light on this topic with the help of a data-driven re-analysis of observational measurements.
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Kai Niebert appointed as member of the German Bioeconomy Council
Prof. Kai Niebert appointed as member of the German Bioeconomy Council.
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Undergraduate Project "Plant Immunity Based Biosensing" recognized as Best Undergrad New Application Project
The UZurich team participated in the "The International Genetically Engineered Machine" Competition 2020 and was recognized as the best undergrad new application project.
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At the Limits of What’s Possible
The new chemistry department building on the Irchel Campus will house the very latest in NMR spectroscopy technology. The equipment, which costs CHF 13.5 million, is being acquired together with ETH Zurich and the University of Basel.
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Highly cited researchers: Clarivate publishes 2020 list of most influential researchers
21 UZH scientists are among the world's most frequently cited researchers, 14 of whom belong to or are associated with the Faculty of Science.
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Ariel moves from blueprint to reality
ESA’s exoplanet mission Ariel, scheduled for launch in 2029, has moved from study to implementation phase. Ravit Helled is co-leading one of the Ariel working groups.
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How giant planets turn gas to metal
New theoretical insights and space mission data have changed thesperception of the Solar system’s largest planets. Scientists from the UZH, involved in the National Centre of Competence in Research PlanetS, have reviewed the current state of knowledge.
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Bernhard Schmid was elected this year's Eminent Ecologist by the Journal of Ecology. At the same time the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland GfÖ awarded him the honorary medal.
Prof. Bernhard Schmid was elected this year's Eminent Ecologist by the Journal of Ecology. At the same time he was awarded the GfÖ Ehrenmedaille.
Image: Frank Brüderli
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Christian Berndt has been awarded an honorary professorship at University of Nottingham
Prof. Christian Berndt, Professor of Economic Geography, has been awarded an honorary professorship at University of Nottingham. He was appointed as Honorary Professor of Economic Geography.
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The student garden at UZH is really up and running
In case you haven't seen or heard lately, the student garden is really up and running.
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Rüdiger Wehner has been awarded Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation, London
Rüdiger Wehner has been awarded Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation, London.
Image: U. Dettmar
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Drone flights between USZ and Campus Irchel
Swiss Post will resume test operations for drone flights at the end of August.
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Stefan Sauter has been elected as Member of the European Academy of Sciences
The Mathematician Stefan Sauter has been elected as Member of the European Academy of Sciences.
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Starting next Fall Semester: Minor Study Program in BioMed Entrepreneurship
The Faculty of Science and the Institute for Regenerative Medicine offer a new 30 ECTS Minor Study Program in BioMed Entrepreneurship. The program starts in September 2021.
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Observation of Excess Events in the XENON1T Dark Matter Experiment
When analyzing the data of the XENON1T detector excess events were observed. Their origins could be new particles or still unknown properties of neutrinos.
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Ancient Andes Analyzed: Genomic Portrait of Pre-Columbian Andean Civilizations
International team among them UZH postdoc Chiara Barbieri sketches first large-scale genomic portrait of pre-Columbian Andean civilizations.
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COVID-19: Basic Safety Concept and Fact Sheet on conduct on UZH premises Faculty of Science (MNF)
Due to the coronavirus situation and in order to guarantee a safe working environment a set of specific rules has come into effect as per April 27th.
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Hanna Kokko new member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Hanna Kokko elected as new member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Faculty of Science awards the title of honorary doctor to Jane Goodall
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ABCD: How to make scientific conferences more sustainable and divers
All continents, balanced gender, low carbon transport and diverse backgrounds. These criteria should shape the scientific conferences of the future.
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Mathematician Corinna Ulcigrai honored with Brin Prize
Corinna Ulcigrai was awareded the prestigious Brin Prize 2020. The award honors young mathematicians and is considered as the most important award in the field of dynamical systems.
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Karl Gademann honored as Chemistry Europe Fellow
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Information on the corona virus
The Safety, Security and Environment office has published information on corona virus on its website.
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Science Info Day: UZH's Study Progams in Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Science Info Day 2020 postponed - the deferral date will be announced
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Mathematician Camillo De Lellis honored with Bôcher Memorial Prize 2020
The American Mathematical Society awards the Bôcher Memorial Prize every three years for outstanding contributions to analysis. Besides De Lellis two more scientists receive the award.
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Physicist Titus Neupert honored with Klung-Wilhemy Award
Titus Neupert is awarded the Klung-Wilhelmy Science Award for ground breaking contributions to the theoretical predicition of new topological states of matter.
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Rapid evolutionary change in a grassland biodiversity experiment
Biodiversity is known to increase many ecosystem properties, for example aboveground productivity, and this effect has been shown to strengthen over time.
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Closing in on elusive particles
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Astrophysicist Lucio Mayer elected as board member of the MERAC Foundation
Lucio Mayer has been elected to the board of trustees of the MERAC Foundation. The foundation awards three prizes per year via the die European Astronomical Society (EAS).
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UZH Entrepreneur Fellowships in BioTech & MedTech
Turn your research project into a venture! The call is now open: Submit your application by September 15, 2019.
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Büroccoli and Strebergärtli – student’s garden projects @UZH Science Campus Irchel
Beetroot, beans and broccoli - veggies are now growing where environmental field studies used to be carried out. Strebergärtli – as the students call their collaborative garden – is located at Züriberg and has been operative since this spring.
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Irchel Nature Trail has opened
The educational trail through the Irchel Campus and Park has opend on May, 22nd - the International Day for Biological Diversity.
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Mathematician Artur Avila elected as Member by NAS
Artur Avila is one of the ten mathematicians elected to the US National Academy of Sciences this year.
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Chemist Cristina Nevado receives Organometallic Chemistry Award by Royal Society of Chemistry
Nevado honored with Organometallic Chemistry Award 2019 by Royal Society of Chemistry.
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Thermodynamic Magic Enables Cooling without Energy Consumption
Physicists at UZH have developed a simple device that allows heat to flow temporarily from a cold to a warm object without an external power supply.
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Biochemist Ben Schuler receives HFSP Research Grant
UZH-Biochemist Schuler is part of a research group receiving a reserach grant by HFSP. The grant totals US Dollar 1,2 Million US.
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Mathematician Xavier Ros-Oton honored with Spanish Scientific Research Award
The Spanish mathematician Xavier Ros-Oton will receive the Fundación Princesa de Girona's scientific research award. The award is dedicated to extraordinary researchers under 35 years of age.
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Award 3.0 : Theoretical Chemist Luber receives Open Eye Outstanding Junior Faculty Award
Three weeks - three awards: Sandra Luber was honored this week with the Open Eye Outstanding Junior Faculty Award in Computational Science.
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Another Award for Sandra Luber
Theoretical Chemist Sandra Luber was honored Carl Duisberg Memorial Prize. This is already the second award for Sandra Luber this year.
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ERC-Research Funds for Physicist Gino Isidori and Mathematician Benjamin Schlein
Two members of the Faculty of Science receive an ERC Advanced Grant for their research.
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Irchel Nature Trail - Grand Opening on 22 May 2019
The Irchel Nature Trail is an educational trail through the Irchel Campus and Park.
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American Physical Society Honors Titus Neupert as Outstanding Referee for 2019
APS has selected 143 Outstanding Referees that have demonstrated exceptional work in the assessment of manuscripts published in the Physical Review journals.
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Theoretical Chemist Sandra Luber honored with Block Prize
The Jochen Block Prize 2019 of the German Catalysis Society goes to Sandra Luber recognizing her outstanding contributions to the theoretical treatment of catalysts.
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Science Info Day 2019: Information Event for Future Students
March 9 - Science Info Day - The Information Event for Future Students interested in Natural Sciences, Informatics and Mathematics.
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March 14th, 2019. Y 15 G 19 Irchel, 17:00
Has the sixth mass extinction event in Earth’s history already begun?
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MNF-Professor Kentaro Shimizu one of the 50 Japanese who move the world
Nikkei Business ranks biologist Kentaro Shimizu as one of the 50 most influential Japanese abroad.
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Honoris causa: Universidad del Norte appoints Mathematician Joachim Rosenthal as Honorary Professor
During a workshop on the theory of cryptology the Columbian Universidad del Norte appointed mathematician Joachim Rosenthal as honorary professor.
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FameLab 2019: Get ready for the challenge
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The international competition for science communication is open. Register now!
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Nuclearia is protist of the year 2019 declares DGP
The German Society for Protozoology (DGP) decided in favor of UZH-researcher Thomas Posch and declared Nuclearia to be the protist of the year 2019.
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Sandra Luber honored with Carl-Duisberg-Gedächtnispreis
The Society of German Chemists GDCh honors Sandra Luber with the Carl-Duisberg-Gedächtnispreis.
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Chris Marentini honored with Dectris-Award for best Master Thesis in experimental physics
The Dectris-Award for the best Master Thesis in experimental physics at UZH has been awarded for the first time.
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Michael Baudis elected to GA4GH steering committee and as chair of Bioinformatics and Data Analytics group of SPHN
Michael Baudis was elected to the GA4GH steering committee as co-chair of the Discovery Work Stream and as chair of the Bioinformatics and Data Analytics group of SPHN.
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Miescher Award 2019 goes to Bernd Bodenmiller
Bernd Bodenmiller honored with Friedrich-Miescher-Award.
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Bascompte, Bolch, Martinoia, van der Heijden, von Mering and Zipfel are Highly Cited Researchers 2018
Six MNF-researchers and 3 double professors are among the worldwide most influential scientists.
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ERC Synergy Grant for biochemists Andreas Plückthun and Ohad Medalia
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ERC Consolidator Grants 2018: Melanie Greter and Martin Jinek receive prestigious grants
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Flows of carbon between ecosystems underestimated
Scientists at Eawag and Zurich University have synthesised for the first time the amounts of carbon transported between many different ecosystems.
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Genesis 2.0 - discussing the movie
Life Science Zurich invites you on 27. November to the screening of the film followed by a panel discussion.
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27.11.2018: Welcome event Gruezi@UZH for Science and Medicine
New at the Faculty of Science? Participate in the Welcome Event for PhD students and postdocs.
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Formation of mysterious structures within the Antarctic and Greenlandic Ice Sheet explained
Radar images revealed spectacular plume-shaped features in the interior of the Antarctic and Greenlandic Ice Sheet. Computer simulations now demonstrate how these huge ice-bodies are formed.
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Biodiversity: Does the dispersion of species always follow the same rules?
In order to improve scientific predictions of the future of biodiversity it is very important to understand the mechanisms of dispersion.
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Zukunftstag for #Kids: Some openings are still available
The Faculty offers a Zukunftstag for children from the 5th to the 7th grade. All UZH-staff can register their children.
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Café Scientifique: Davide Scaramuzza on "Autonomous, Agile, Vision-controlled drones"
November 12: Meet and discuss with Davide Scarmuzza in the Café Scientifique.
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Greta Patzke appointed scientific counselor of AEE Suisse.
Chemist Greta Patzke was appointed by AEE Suisse to their scientific advisory board.
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From first cells to first heartbeat: visualizing heart development
Molecular biologist Christian Mosimann and his team can visualize the formation of the heart in zebrafish. His work provides a step towards understanding how congenital heart defects arise.
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Call for UZH Entrepreneur-Fellowship BioTech and MedTech
Funding, advice, and support to young researchers in life sciences and related fields intending to start up a company based on their research carried out at UZH.
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Florian Altermatt appointed Associate Professor for Aquatic Ecology
The University Board appointed Ecologist Florian Altermatt as Associate Professor for Aquatic Ecology.
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Slow or fast? Soil moisture as a critical limitation of vegetation development in a warming tundra.
Alpine and Arctic tundra are warming 2-3 times faster than average. How does vegetation react to this warming?
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Morning gene activity in the field but not in the laboratories
UZH-Biologists found important differences between natural and lab grown plant gene activity.
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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
News Archive
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