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    Geography

    The Looming Threat of Demolition

    For many people, finding an apartment in Zurich has become a living nightmare. Researchers at UZH are investigating the crisis and putting it into conversation with experiences in Geneva.
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    Anthropology

    Into the Woods

    UZH anthropologist Colin Shaw investigates from an evolutionary perspective which environments are harmful to our health and which are beneficial.
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    Media consumption

    Lost in Bad News

    Communication scientist Anne Schulz is investigating how we can stay informed without harming our mental health.
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    Economics

    Trump’s Wrecking Ball

    The Trump administration wants to strengthen the US economy and bring back manufacturing jobs. In reality, it often pursues the opposite of what makes an economy strong and resilient – an analysis.
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    Political Science

    “Democracies die slowly”

    Despite all the current wars and conflicts, the use of political violence is on the decline around the globe, says Belén González. The academic, who researches peace and conflicts, talks about the calculus of violence, democracies being eroded and Western nostalgia.
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    Health

    Walking a Tightrope

    Chronic stress affects both body and mind, with serious consequences for our health. Researchers at UZH are studying how this happens – and what makes us resilient.
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    New UZH Magazin

    Under Pressure

    How do we cope with life’s pressures, both personally and as a society? Find out in the latest issue of the UZH Magazin.
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    Brain Research

    Watching the Brain Learn

    Modern imaging technology is improving our understanding of how the brain works. In the long term, this will help us treat learning disorders, among other things.
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    Portrait

    Operating with a Robot

    José Oberholzer was one of the first worldwide to perform organ transplants using robotic assistance. He now mentors the next generation of surgeons.
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    Ancient History

    When AI Meets Ancient Rome

    Researchers in classical studies have developed a tool that creates AI images of antiquity that are grounded in history, offering fresh perspectives.
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    Uncertainty in Society

    Off Balance

    Uncertainty can weigh us down, but it can also serve as an opportunity to learn new things, say sinologist Polina Lukicheva and economist Philippe Tobler.
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    Remote Sensing

    Wounded Rainforest

    Alexander Damm-Reiser uses satellite data to analyze the impact of companies on biodiversity, ecosystems and environmental damage.
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    One Health

    Mapping Disease Across the Globe

    Thomas Van Boeckel investigates environmental factors, global patterns of infectious disease and antibiotic resistance in order to better combat these issues.
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    Literature

    Contrary and Audacious

    In the 1970s, women founded their own publishing companies, explored new ways of writing and dared to rebel against the patriarchy.
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    New UZH Magazin

    The Power of Images

    Images can reveal cancer cells and visualize learning processes or environmental degradation. The latest UZH Magazin highlights the many ways in which UZH researchers are using images to generate knowledge.
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    500 years of the Prophezey

    Zwingli, God and UZH

    Five centuries since Huldrych Zwingli’s Bible study classes in Grossmünster, the church’s influence has declined. What’s the impact of theology on today’s society?