Archive People 2017

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• 23.12.2017 Literature

  Bücher fürs Leben

  Some books you forget as soon as you’ve read them, while others remain with you for life. Four members of the UZH community tell us about their “book for life”. Happy holidays from the UZH News editorial team!

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• 21.12.2017 Physics

  Schroedinger

  How Erwin Schrödinger revolutionized physics during a Christmas holiday in Arosa in 1925.

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• 13.12.2017 In the Spotlight

  Christine in Wonderland

  Thrillers, children’s books, TV series: Literary critic Christine Lötscher researches popular characters in books and films. Find out how the UZH graduate got to read novels and watch TV for a living.

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• 07.12.2017 History

  The Cradle of Western Modernity

  Bernd Roeck has written a major book about a period of major importance – the Renaissance. The historian spoke to us about the turning point that laid the foundation for Western modernity.

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• 07.12.2017 Churchill Symposium

  Churchill Symposium

  This years’ Churchill Symposium at UZH drew a large audience, with around a thousand visitors in attendance on Monday. Former President of Germany Joachim Gauck spoke on the “Streitfall Europa” (the Europe debate), and Federal Councilor Alain Berset talked about protecting democracy.

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• 06.12.2017

  The Art of Science Photography

  As a scientific photographer, Michelle Aimée Oesch spends her time shooting bones, worms, and embryos.

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• 30.11.2017 Gender Equality

  Lost in the Career Labyrinth

  Why are there so few women in leadership positions? One reason is our entrenched perception of traditional roles, said Hedi-Fritz-Niggli visiting professor Alice Eagly at a lecture held at UZH last Tuesday.

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• 27.11.2017 Sports

  Studying for Sports Nuts

  How do elite athletes manage to juggle studying and training? A panel made up of UZH student and professional mountain biker Jolanda Neff, ETH Rector Sarah Springman, and Antonia Erni of the Swiss University Sports Federation (SHSV) tackled this question at an ASVZ event last week.

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• 14.11.2017 Marie Heim-Vögtlin-Preis 2017

  All in the Head

  Mathematician Mathilde Bouvel is a brilliant mathematician and analyst... and as a mother of two small children, she also knows how to keep a clear head. Now the researcher at the UZH Institute of Mathematics has been awarded the Marie Heim-Vögtlin Prize 2017.

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• 25.10.2017 Literature

  Feminism in the Age of Donald Trump

  Twenty-five years after the publication of Elisabeth Bronfen’s groundbreaking work Over Her Dead Body, Bronfen, Judith Butler, and other international stars of the feminist literary scene met at UZH for a symposium marking the book’s anniversary.

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• 12.10.2017 My Alma Mater

  Father Tobias

  Accomplished alumni look back on their studies at UZH. This time it’s the turn of Tobias Brandner, a professor of theology and prison chaplain in Hong Kong.

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• 17.05.2017 International Relations

  Ayse Dayi as Scholar at Risk

  The Turkish government brooks no criticism from academics. That’s why psychologist Ayse Dayi fled the country. This week she talked at UZH about the repression of universities and scholars. Researchers under threat receive support from the international Scholars at Risk network.

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• 21.02.2017 Economics and IT

  “What’s happening here with us affects everyone.”

  For almost five years the UZH Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics has been headed by Harald Gall. In this interview he explains how the faculty is sharpening its profile, why last year the offering of degree programs was redesigned, and why economics and IT make such a powerful combination.

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• 20.02.2017 Start-up

  Owls Taking Fledgling Companies Under Their Wing

  A group of Executive MBA alumni from the University of Zurich have set up the Owl Business Angels GmbH, investing capital in young companies and giving them the benefit of their experience. One of the beneficiaries is the start-up firm Piavita, which is developing a medical diagnosis device for horses.

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• 02.02.2017 Political Science

  “Withdrawing into a shell of nationalism”

  New US president Donald Trump is preaching national egotism, and all over Europe nationalist parties are gaining ground. In this interview political scientist Stefanie Walter explains what this means for the future of world trade and the post-war world order.

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