Ecological crises such as biodiversity loss, climate change and food security are interconnected and must be tackled in a coordinated way. This is one of the core statements of the Nexus Assessment Report published by IPBES.
Roland Tormey workshop - Teaching at the Faculty of Science (MNF)
In late November, the MNF Teaching Hub hosted a successful workshop featuring Roland Tormey, head of Teaching Support at EPFL and a leading expert in active learning and engagement in university teaching.
Walk This Way: How Neanderthals and Bipedalism Define Our Past
Das Naturhistorische Museum der Universität Zürich wird um anthropologische Inhalte erweitert: Neu in der Dauerausstellung zu sehen sind die Themen «Die Eiszeit, die Neandertaler und wir» sowie die unterschiedlichen Fortbewegungsarten auf zwei Beinen.
UZH Collaborates with NASA JPL to Pioneer Advanced Mars Science Helicopter
Researchers at UZH are working on drone technology that will help to explore Mars: the Robotics and Perception Group at UZH is collaborating with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and focusing on the 2030 Mars Science Helicopter mission. A representative from NASA JPL is currently visiting Zurich.
Digital platforms arrange jobs at short notice and promise people the chance to work independently at their own pace. But what many of these digital gig workers really need are steady employment conditions.
High altitude dilemmas: Is GIUZ ready to reduce its air travel for a more sustainable academia?
A master's thesis investigated the willingness of the staff of the Department of Geography to implement measures to reduce air miles and the impact on greenhouse gas emissions. The result: There is no easy way forward to reduce academic air travel. The thesis was awarded the semester prize by the Faculty of Science, UZH. The study has now been published in Environmental Research Communications.
The calming side of glutamate: retinal inhibition through a classic excitatory neurotransmitter
In textbooks glutamate is described as the quintessential excitatory neurotransmitter of the brain. Now an inhibitory action of glutamate, mediated by a coupled transporter/anion channel protein, has been revealed in the retina with an impact on vision.
