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Advocating Bold Research in Turbulent Times
UZH celebrated its 192nd birthday and presented 26 honors at this year’s Dies academicus. Councilor of States Tiana Angelina Moser delivered the keynote address and spoke about the relationship between science and politics. -
Study in Europe, Stay in Zurich
Thanks to the Una Europa alliance, UZH students can now easily add individual modules from other universities to their studies. -
Live View: Stress-Induced Changes in Generations of Cancer Cells
Drugs that affect DNA replication, or radiation that causes direct DNA damage, lead to increasingly diverse offspring over multiple cell generations. This increases the tumor’s genetic complexity and facilitates the development of resistance to therapy. -
“We’re in the second quantum revolution”
Erwin Schrödinger laid the foundation for quantum mechanics at UZH 100 years ago. We met with UZH physicist Titus Neupert to discuss quantum computers, new sensors and the stability of tables. -
“I want to rouse enthusiasm”
Biodiversity expert Florian Altermatt is the recipient of this year’s UZH Teaching Award. In the portrait below, he tells why he makes students count birds on Lake Zurich and divulges what that has to do with Pokémon. -
UZH Awards Eight Honorary Doctorates
The University of Zurich has awarded honorary doctorates to historian Amy Nelson Burnett, legal philosopher Elisabeth Holzleithner, academic economist Laura Starks, linguist Elisabeth Gülich, conservationist Paula Kahumbu, theologian Herman Johan Selderhuis, banking expert Christian Rahn and horse trainer Fredy Knie Jr. -
How Plants Communicate with Each Other
A new exhibition on plant communication marks the inclusion of botany at the University of Zurich’s Natural History Museum. -
Dual Associations with Two Fungi Improve Tree Fitness
Tree species that form symbioses with two different types of mycorrhizal fungi cope better with water and nutrient scarcity. -
More Sustainability, Less Moral Preaching
If Switzerland and the EU want to become carbon-neutral by 2050, they need to overcome ideological rifts in business, politics and society. -
Multilingual Switzerland
Switzerland long ago stopped being a quadrilingual country. It is now a multilingual one. A new book – subtitled “Languages and Space in Switzerland” – analyzes this shift and illuminates linguistic diversity in Switzerland. -
UZH Alumni to support nine young talents
The Research Talent Development Fund (FAN) of UZH Alumni allocated total of CHF691,000 to projects ranging from cancer research to ethical corporate governance. -
Poisoned Bodies
Many rare diseases affect the body’s metabolism. The URPP ITINERARE explores these diseases with the aim of developing new therapies. -
Saving Miles
Rocco Bagutti analyzed researchers’ travel behavior for his Master’s thesis. His study has been recognized with a semester award. -
500,000 Francs for Pioneering Research
The Gretener-Thürlemann Prize at the University of Zurich is awarded in its first year to researchers in the field of translational/clinical medicine. -
Natural Substitute for Pesticides
Chemical pesticides are becoming less and less effective. UZH plant immunologists are exploring a promising alternative that originates in the plants’ own natural defenses. -
Digital Assistant for Cancer Treatment
AI has the ability to advance precision cancer treatment by using data to predict the course of the disease with greater accuracy. This saves resources and precious time. -
Einstein’s Theory of Relativity Put to the Test
Using a set of extremely accurate atomic clocks in space, the ESA experiment ACES was launched into space last week and is expected to deliver data soon. -
Personality Traits Shape Our Prosocial Behavior
Why do some people do more for the community than others? A new study now shows that personality traits such as extraversion and agreeableness correlate with volunteering and charitable giving. -
Navigating a Sea of Data
Processing, storing and ensuring access to large amounts of data is becoming increasingly important for many researchers. The Data Stewards Network at UZH is there to help them find their way through the data jungle.