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Arts and Social Sciences

10 Apr 2024

New Dawn in the Land of Seven Rivers

Market economy replaces socialism: in the booming seven rivers region of Kazakhstan, ethnologist ...

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4 Apr 2024

“Cultural war on the West”

A new institute is being established at UZH to gain a better historical, political and cultural ...

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27 Feb 2024

Live Music Emotionally Moves Us More than Streamed Music

A study has found that live performances trigger a stronger emotional response than listening to ...

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Business, Economics and Informatics

3 Apr 2024

Closing the Microcredit Gender Gap in Ghana

Small loans can help people establish and expand their small businesses. A field study in Ghana ...

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19 Mar 2024

Building Bridges

The Department of Finance at the University of Zurich has launched the "Initiative in ...

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14 Mar 2024

Increasing Trust and Improving School Grades

Mistrust between ethnic groups is a major problem for many African countries. Economist David ...

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Natural Sciences and Mathematics

16 Apr 2024

Happy Mums, Healthy Babies

One in 10 women suffer from depression during pregnancy. The illness often goes untreated and ...

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26 Mar 2024

University Steps up Data Science

UZH is responding to the rise of data science by establishing the Department of Mathematical ...

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26 Mar 2024

Experience Ice Ages and Climate Change Up Close

The new IceAgeCam installation on Felsenegg gives an impressive demonstration of the human ...

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Medicine

3 Apr 2024

Strengthening Ties with Japan

UZH and Kyoto University work together closely in the field of stem cell research. As part of ...

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2 Apr 2024

The Right Medicine for Women and Men

Many illnesses have sex- and gender-specific causes and symptoms, many of which have received ...

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27 Mar 2024

Healthy Women, Healthy Men

Many diseases manifest differently in women and men. The symptoms for heart disease, stroke, ...

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Animal Medicine

16 Apr 2024

Happy Mums, Healthy Babies

One in 10 women suffer from depression during pregnancy. The illness often goes untreated and ...

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20 Feb 2024

Rabid Dogs in Uganda

Every year, many people in Uganda die from rabies after being bitten by a dog. Veterinary ...

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17 Jan 2024

Less Stress, Better Research

Urs Meyer, professor at the Institute of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology at UZH, and his ...

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Law and Legislation

21 Feb 2024

Bribery and Brutality

Oliver Diggelmann has written about the upheavals in post-socialist Hungary, Felix Uhlmann about ...

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15 Feb 2024

Heart Defects, the World of Work, and Algorithms

Melanie Ehrler, Simon Walo and Regina Weder are being honored with this year’s FAN Awards in ...

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11 Jan 2024

When the Private Becomes Public

Next week, the elite of science and politics will meet at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in ...

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Theology and Religions

8 Feb 2024

Religion, Reproduction and Crises

From digitalization of religious practices through ethical questions around human reproduction ...

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1 Jun 2023

Nothing As It Seems

Most conspiracy theories paint an absurd picture of the world. Religious studies scholars at UZH ...

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4 Apr 2023

Praying With Alexa

With God-like artificial intelligence and online spirituality, digital technology is changing ...

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Arts and Social Sciences

New Dawn in the Land of Seven Rivers

“Cultural war on the West”

Live Music Emotionally Moves Us More than Streamed Music

Business, Economics and Informatics

Closing the Microcredit Gender Gap in Ghana

Building Bridges

Increasing Trust and Improving School Grades

Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Happy Mums, Healthy Babies

University Steps up Data Science

Experience Ice Ages and Climate Change Up Close

Medicine

Strengthening Ties with Japan

The Right Medicine for Women and Men

Healthy Women, Healthy Men

Animal Medicine

Happy Mums, Healthy Babies

Rabid Dogs in Uganda

Less Stress, Better Research

Law and Legislation

Bribery and Brutality

Heart Defects, the World of Work, and Algorithms

When the Private Becomes Public

Theology and Religions

Religion, Reproduction and Crises

Nothing As It Seems

Praying With Alexa

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