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History / Archeology - Philosophy - 05.07.2018 
"I'm fascinated by how teaching human sciences will evolve"
Béla Kapossy is the new director of EPFL's College of Humanities. He will take up his duties on 1 August.
History / Archeology - Event - 17.05.2018 
The Reformation and the Bolt from Above
On 7 May 1572, the heavens opened over Zurich - after years of extreme weather conditions and crop failures - and a bolt of lightning struck the Grossmünster church, the epicenter of the Zurich Reformation movement.
Computer Science / Telecom - History / Archeology - 28.02.2018
History / Archeology - Computer Science / Telecom - 16.02.2018 
Time Machine in the running to become a FET Flagship
2018 will be a pivotal year for the Venice Time Machine project.
History / Archeology - Environment - 31.10.2017 
Three ways to preserve a Neolithic site
An EPFL study commissioned by the Canton of Bern has come up with three possible ways of protecting the Sutz-Lattrigen archaeological site, which offers a rare insight into the lives of pile dwellers.
Physics / Materials Science - History / Archeology - 10.10.2017
History / Archeology - Earth Sciences - 20.06.2017 
A Wooden Toe: Swiss Egyptologists Study 3000-Year-Old Prosthesis
It is likely to be one of the oldest prosthetic devices in human history: Together with other experts, Egyptologists from the University of Basel have reexamined an artificial wooden big toe. The find is almost 3000 years old and was discovered in a female burial from the necropolis of Sheikh ´Abd el-Qurna close to Luxor.
Life Sciences - History / Archeology - 09.06.2017
Civil Engineering - History / Archeology - 31.05.2017 
The man with cities on his mind
Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani hasn't just written definitive reference works on urban planning and shaped a generation of ETH architects; he has also run numerous projects of his own.
Medicine / Pharmacology - History / Archeology - 23.05.2017
History / Archeology - 02.05.2017 
The stories of survivors and life after the Holocaust
The «Last Swiss Holocaust Survivors» exhibition, which opens today at the ETH Zurich Archives of Contemporary History, tells the stories of how fourteen eyewitnesses survived the Holocaust and then went on with their lives.
History / Archeology - Earth Sciences - 06.04.2017 
Prehistoric alpine farming in the Bernese Oberland
Media releases, information for representatives of the media Media Relations (E) The people in Switzerland were on the move in the High Alps and running alpine pastures 7,000 years ago and therefore much earlier than previously assumed. A study by the University of Bern that combines archaeological knowledge with findings from palaeoecology comes to this conclusion.
Civil Engineering - History / Archeology - 02.04.2017 
A computed tomography scanner for objects
Micro computed tomography scanners deliver very high-resolution images of the internal structure of materials.
Media - History / Archeology - 03.02.2017 
Can conflict be predicted?
Modern data science techniques can also be useful in conflict research. However suggests that certain expectations regarding the predictability of armed conflict are unrealistic. ETH News caught up with him for a chat. ETH News: Mr Cederman, your research deals with violent conflict, as well as the ability to predict it.
Physics / Materials Science - History / Archeology - 01.02.2017 
Historical copper, trapped in ice
South America's mining industry supplies half the world with copper. The world's largest mines are located in the Andes.
Architecture - History / Archeology - 19.01.2017 
Bringing energy-hungry buildings up to date
As buildings evolve from energy consumers to energy producers, architecture is seeing a major paradigm shift, with building renovations becoming a real challenge.
History / Archeology - Event - 28.11.2016
History / Archeology - Event - 22.11.2016 
Fifty years of the Archives of Contemporary History
What began as a student initiative has today become one of Switzerland's most distinguished archives.
History / Archeology - Environment - 09.03.2016
History / Archeology - Social Sciences - 23.02.2016
Chemistry - History / Archeology - 24.09.2015 
“I’m interested in almost everything”
On Monday Kay Schaller was elected as the new VSETH president. He takes over this important role of representing his fellow students from his predecessor, Thomas Gumbsch.
Computer Science / Telecom - History / Archeology - 12.09.2015
Earth Sciences - History / Archeology - 25.11.2013 
Paleoclimatology - revisiting a tiny prehistoric witness
New insights into the growth dynamics of minuscule marine organisms could help put the study of Earth's climate, both present and prehistoric, on a more solid footing. For hundreds of millions of years, the tiny shells of single-celled marine organisms called foraminifera have been accumulating on the ocean floor.
History / Archeology - 20.04.2012 
New SNF research grant for Prof. Anu Wadhwa
Anu Wadhwa has been awarded a grant by the SNF to study uncertainty in the venture capital investements practices in the cleantech sector.
Medicine / Pharmacology - History / Archeology - 19.04.2012
History / Archeology - Earth Sciences - 18.08.2011 
Getting inside the mind (and up the nose) of our ancient ancestors
Reorganisation of the brain and sense organs could be the key to the evolutionary success of vertebrates, one of the great puzzles in evolutionary biology, according to a paper by an international team of researchers, published today in Nature.
Medicine / Pharmacology - History / Archeology - 11.04.2011
History / Archeology - Business / Economics - 08.01.2010
Business / Economics - History / Archeology - 08.01.2010
Art and Design - History / Archeology - 17.12.2009
History / Archeology - 10.12.2009
History / Archeology - Media - 21.07.2009
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Béla Kapossy is the new director of EPFL's College of Humanities. He will take up his duties on 1 August.
On 7 May 1572, the heavens opened over Zurich - after years of extreme weather conditions and crop failures - and a bolt of lightning struck the Grossmünster church, the epicenter of the Zurich Reformation movement.
Acetylcholine Wakes Silent Neural Network by Targeting Nicotine Receptors
Crucial World War II encryption devices have found a home at the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries thanks to the generosity of author Pamela McCorduck, wife of the late Computer Science Department Head Joseph Traub.
Crucial World War II encryption devices have found a home at the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries thanks to the generosity of author Pamela McCorduck, wife of the late Computer Science Department Head Joseph Traub.
2018 will be a pivotal year for the Venice Time Machine project.
An EPFL study commissioned by the Canton of Bern has come up with three possible ways of protecting the Sutz-Lattrigen archaeological site, which offers a rare insight into the lives of pile dwellers.
From golden emperor to filled Buddha
With PSI's neutron beams, metal objects can be rendered transparent. This helps archaeologists not only to see what is hidden in their hollow spaces.
With PSI's neutron beams, metal objects can be rendered transparent. This helps archaeologists not only to see what is hidden in their hollow spaces.
It is likely to be one of the oldest prosthetic devices in human history: Together with other experts, Egyptologists from the University of Basel have reexamined an artificial wooden big toe. The find is almost 3000 years old and was discovered in a female burial from the necropolis of Sheikh ´Abd el-Qurna close to Luxor.
Ancient Bones Reveal Insights Into Swiss Wild Horse Population
Researchers from the University of Basel have, for the first time, studied how regional environmental changes influenced the populations of wild horses in Switzerland 25,000 years ago. Their results show: Contrary to the wild horses in the Eurasian steppe; the Swiss population grew considerably after the end of the last Ice Age.
Researchers from the University of Basel have, for the first time, studied how regional environmental changes influenced the populations of wild horses in Switzerland 25,000 years ago. Their results show: Contrary to the wild horses in the Eurasian steppe; the Swiss population grew considerably after the end of the last Ice Age.
Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani hasn't just written definitive reference works on urban planning and shaped a generation of ETH architects; he has also run numerous projects of his own.
Novartis’ new analyses reinforce the potential of Ultibro Breezhaler for COPD patients historically treated with steroids
New analyses from the FLAME study suggest dual bronchodilator Ultibro Breezhaler provides similar or better efficacy versus steroid-containing therapies, regardless of blood eosinophil (a type of white blood cell) counts Data was published in the centenary issue of the American Thoracic Society's 'American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine' Together with the International Primary Care Respiratory Group, Novartis is launching
New analyses from the FLAME study suggest dual bronchodilator Ultibro Breezhaler provides similar or better efficacy versus steroid-containing therapies, regardless of blood eosinophil (a type of white blood cell) counts Data was published in the centenary issue of the American Thoracic Society's 'American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine' Together with the International Primary Care Respiratory Group, Novartis is launching
The «Last Swiss Holocaust Survivors» exhibition, which opens today at the ETH Zurich Archives of Contemporary History, tells the stories of how fourteen eyewitnesses survived the Holocaust and then went on with their lives.
Media releases, information for representatives of the media Media Relations (E) The people in Switzerland were on the move in the High Alps and running alpine pastures 7,000 years ago and therefore much earlier than previously assumed. A study by the University of Bern that combines archaeological knowledge with findings from palaeoecology comes to this conclusion.
Micro computed tomography scanners deliver very high-resolution images of the internal structure of materials.
Modern data science techniques can also be useful in conflict research. However suggests that certain expectations regarding the predictability of armed conflict are unrealistic. ETH News caught up with him for a chat. ETH News: Mr Cederman, your research deals with violent conflict, as well as the ability to predict it.
South America's mining industry supplies half the world with copper. The world's largest mines are located in the Andes.
As buildings evolve from energy consumers to energy producers, architecture is seeing a major paradigm shift, with building renovations becoming a real challenge.
What began as a student initiative has today become one of Switzerland's most distinguished archives.
"I can see no alternative to the multilateral path"
Streams of refugees, global warming, the Euro crisis - it seems we spend our time arguing about our problems in marathon negotiations when we should really be solving them instead.
Streams of refugees, global warming, the Euro crisis - it seems we spend our time arguing about our problems in marathon negotiations when we should really be solving them instead.
"The information about the site is very limited, but we still have the ruins"
"Analysis of historical urban development broadens our perspective on how urban spaces are shaped and deployed.
"Analysis of historical urban development broadens our perspective on how urban spaces are shaped and deployed.
On Monday Kay Schaller was elected as the new VSETH president. He takes over this important role of representing his fellow students from his predecessor, Thomas Gumbsch.
Valuable historic documents
As part of the Humanitarian Switzerland project, the Archives of Contemporary History has integrated into its database a total of 250 hours of video and audio recordings featuring contemporary witnesses.
As part of the Humanitarian Switzerland project, the Archives of Contemporary History has integrated into its database a total of 250 hours of video and audio recordings featuring contemporary witnesses.
New insights into the growth dynamics of minuscule marine organisms could help put the study of Earth's climate, both present and prehistoric, on a more solid footing. For hundreds of millions of years, the tiny shells of single-celled marine organisms called foraminifera have been accumulating on the ocean floor.
Anu Wadhwa has been awarded a grant by the SNF to study uncertainty in the venture capital investements practices in the cleantech sector.
Novartis announces Aliskiren will continue to be available to appropriate patients, as FDA interim assessment is concluded; product information updated
Combination product Valturna to be voluntarily withdrawn from the US market as of July 20, 2012 Basel, Switzerland April 19, 2012 - Novartis announced today that the Tekturna labels have been updated
Combination product Valturna to be voluntarily withdrawn from the US market as of July 20, 2012 Basel, Switzerland April 19, 2012 - Novartis announced today that the Tekturna labels have been updated
Reorganisation of the brain and sense organs could be the key to the evolutionary success of vertebrates, one of the great puzzles in evolutionary biology, according to a paper by an international team of researchers, published today in Nature.
Novartis therapy GilenyaTM reduced the risk of MS disability progression regardless of treatment history or disease severity, new analysis shows
Gilenya delayed the progression of disability both for patients who were previously treated for their MS and for patients who had not received prior treatment 11 scientific abstracts on Gilenya effic
Gilenya delayed the progression of disability both for patients who were previously treated for their MS and for patients who had not received prior treatment 11 scientific abstracts on Gilenya effic
Banken ohne moralischen Kompass
Zurich - University of Zurich Das moderne Finanzwesen hat sich von religiösen und moralischen Grundsätzen gelöst. Nicht so das «Islamic Banking».
Zurich - University of Zurich Das moderne Finanzwesen hat sich von religiösen und moralischen Grundsätzen gelöst. Nicht so das «Islamic Banking».
Muhammad als formidabler Risikomanager
Zurich - University of Zurich «Islamic Banking» ist kein Nischenprodukt mehr. Auch Schweizer Banken wie UBS und CS verfügen heute über Scharia-konforme Anlagemöglichkeiten.
Zurich - University of Zurich «Islamic Banking» ist kein Nischenprodukt mehr. Auch Schweizer Banken wie UBS und CS verfügen heute über Scharia-konforme Anlagemöglichkeiten.
Verschmähte Pracht
Zurich - University of Zurich Die Malerei gilt als Inbegriff der Kunst. Wandteppiche und andere textile Kunstwerke werden dagegen als zweitrangig wahrgenommen und wenig erforscht.
Zurich - University of Zurich Die Malerei gilt als Inbegriff der Kunst. Wandteppiche und andere textile Kunstwerke werden dagegen als zweitrangig wahrgenommen und wenig erforscht.
NCCR sesam: A Positive Review for the SNSF from the Swiss Federal Supervisory Board for Foundations
10.12.2009 / Bern - SNF The Swiss Federal Supervisory Board for Foundations gave the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) a clean report on its handling of the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) "sesam", which was discontinued at the end of September 2009.
10.12.2009 / Bern - SNF The Swiss Federal Supervisory Board for Foundations gave the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) a clean report on its handling of the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) "sesam", which was discontinued at the end of September 2009.
Wenn der Imam Deutsch spricht
Zurich - University of Zurich Sollen Imame und islamische Religionslehrer künftig in der Schweiz ausgebildet werden können? Ja, sagen viele Muslime und Schweizer Institutionen in einer neuen Studie der Universität Zürich.
Zurich - University of Zurich Sollen Imame und islamische Religionslehrer künftig in der Schweiz ausgebildet werden können? Ja, sagen viele Muslime und Schweizer Institutionen in einer neuen Studie der Universität Zürich.
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