Press Archives 2012

18.12.2012: Kurt Binder awarded the Medal of Honor of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
read on Recognition of outstanding achievements in the field of statistical physics
 ... Link: Kurt Binder awarded the Medal of Honor of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 
18.12.2012: German Council of Science and Humanities Research Rating: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz earns top marks for American Studies
read on Assessment team gives American Studies at Mainz University very good to excellent grades in all areas / Top rank for best research quality in all of Germany
 ... Link: German Council of Science and Humanities Research Rating: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz earns top marks for American Studies 
17.12.2012: Klaus Lieb of the Mainz University Medical Center is Germany's "Professor of the Year"
read on Director of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy is awarded the prize of the German Association of University Professors and Lecturers worth EUR 10,000
 ... Link: Klaus Lieb of the Mainz University Medical Center is Germany's  
17.12.2012: Students from six European universities to practice academic journalism at the University of Turin
Participants in the EU-funded Intensive Program will create professional film clips about research projects
 ... Link: Students from six European universities to practice academic journalism at the University of Turin 
13.12.2012: Stuart Parkin recognized for great service to interdisciplinary materials research
read on Experimental physicist Stuart Parkin of the IBM Almaden Research Center in San Jose, California and member of the Gutenberg Research College received the 2012 Von Hippel Award
 ... Link: Stuart Parkin recognized for great service to interdisciplinary materials research 
11.12.2012: Academy for Foreign Coaches in Mainz offers training courses for track and field coaches from developing countries
read on Sports promotion as part of cultural foreign policy
 ... Link: Academy for Foreign Coaches in Mainz offers training courses for track and field coaches from developing countries 
07.12.2012: Claudia Felser appointed Fellow of the American Physical Society
read on Chemist receives high distinction for her research into new materials
 ... Link: Claudia Felser appointed Fellow of the American Physical Society 
07.12.2012: Launch of the EU large-scale integrating project "BlueGenics" to combat osteoporosis
read on Project aims to discover the genetic blueprints for new drugs from marine organisms that could help to prevent and to treat major human diseases such as osteoporosis
 ... Link: Launch of the EU large-scale integrating project  
06.12.2012: Political scientist Arne Niemann appointed to Jean Monnet Chair
read on European recognition of teaching and research in the field of European integration
 ... Link: Political scientist Arne Niemann appointed to Jean Monnet Chair 
04.12.2012: Ray of hope for human Usher syndrome patients
read on Biologists at Mainz University achieve repair and read-through of stop mutations responsible for the disease
 ... Link: Ray of hope for human Usher syndrome patients 
04.12.2012: Mainz neuroscientist Robert Nitsch receives the European Union's most highly remunerated research funding award
read on ERC Advanced Grant for the promotion of cutting-edge research in the field of neuroscience at the Mainz University Medical Center
 ... Link: Mainz neuroscientist Robert Nitsch receives the European Union's most highly remunerated research funding award 
29.11.2012: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz continues expanding services relating to the 'student life cycle'
read on Mainz University adapts advisory services to the changing student situation / Career Service offers occupational orientation and provides skills
 ... Link: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz continues expanding services relating to the 'student life cycle' 
29.11.2012: After Bologna: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz breaks new ground in university teaching
read on Strategic measures lead to professionalization of learning and teaching as well as study management at Mainz University
 ... Link: After Bologna: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz breaks new ground in university teaching 
29.11.2012: New MRI technology to provide even better images of the inside of the human body
read on German Federal Ministry of Education and Research earmarks EUR 1.3 million to develop magnetic resonance imaging using polarized substances
 ... Link: New MRI technology to provide even better images of the inside of the human body 
28.11.2012: German Research Foundation funds new Collaborative Research Center at the Mainz University Medical Center
Focus on basic research in neurosciences receives funding of approximately EUR 9.3 million
 ... Link: German Research Foundation funds new Collaborative Research Center at the Mainz University Medical Center 
28.11.2012: Mainz University Medical Center agrees partnership with Yale University
read on Major boost for the Research Unit Translational Neurosciences
 ... Link: Mainz University Medical Center agrees partnership with Yale University 
27.11.2012: Man and Nature 3200 BC to the Middle Ages: German Research Foundation grants funding for a new Research Training Group at Mainz University
read on New postgraduate research group to study early concepts of Man and Nature from 3200 BC to the Middle Ages
 ... Link: Man and Nature 3200 BC to the Middle Ages: German Research Foundation grants funding for a new Research Training Group at Mainz University 
26.11.2012: Scientists at the Institute of Molecular Biology identify key event for sex determination
read on Deletion of just one gene results in complete sex reversal of male mice
 ... Link: Scientists at the Institute of Molecular Biology identify key event for sex determination 
26.11.2012: Scientists from Bangalore and Mainz develop new methods for cooling of ions
read on Ions are cooled during collisions with cold atoms / Similar processes assumed to occur in space
 ... Link: Scientists from Bangalore and Mainz develop new methods for cooling of ions 
26.11.2012: Founders Day 2012 at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz: EUR 50,000 for projects in research and teaching
Sources of innovation and inspiration: Foundations present various forms of social commitment to the university
 ... Link: Founders Day 2012 at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz: EUR 50,000 for projects in research and teaching 
20.11.2012: Scientists at Mainz University identify inhibitor of myelin formation in the central nervous system
Possible implication for various neurological illnesses
 ... Link: Scientists at Mainz University identify inhibitor of myelin formation in the central nervous system 
19.11.2012: New database at the Institute of Musicology contains 40,000 musical settings of the Mass
Online database lists settings from the 14th century to the present
 ... Link: New database at the Institute of Musicology contains 40,000 musical settings of the Mass 
15.11.2012: Consolidating the scholarship tradition: Students at Mainz University receiving a German National Scholarship meet their sponsors
read on Strenghtening the network of business, academia, and society
 ... Link: Consolidating the scholarship tradition: Students at Mainz University receiving a German National Scholarship meet their sponsors 
09.11.2012: On the hunt for dark matter
read on Opening ceremony of the PRISMA Cluster of Excellence / EUR 35 million to promote top-level research in particle and hadron physics
 ... Link: On the hunt for dark matter 
08.11.2012: Mainz University Medical Center agrees to establish a German-Vietnamese Faculty of Medicine at Pham Ngoc Thach University in Vietnam
Medical students and scientists will benefit from joint research projects
 ... Link: Mainz University Medical Center agrees to establish a German-Vietnamese Faculty of Medicine at Pham Ngoc Thach University in Vietnam 
07.11.2012: Development of measures to prevent wine indispositions
read on Scientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and the DLR develop measures to prevent health problems associated with biogenic amines in wine
 ... Link: Development of measures to prevent wine indispositions 
05.11.2012: Leading expert in DNA damage signaling joins the Institute of Molecular Biology at Mainz University as Scientific Director
read on Helle Ulrich complements related research initiatives at the IMB and the Faculty of Biology of Mainz University
 ... Link: Leading expert in DNA damage signaling joins the Institute of Molecular Biology at Mainz University as Scientific Director 
05.11.2012: Vijay Tiwari awarded prestigious grant to study how cancer cells transform to become invasive
read on Group Leader at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) at Mainz University is one of only eleven Young Investigators to be invited into the EpiGeneSys Network of Excellence this year
 ... Link: Vijay Tiwari awarded prestigious grant to study how cancer cells transform to become invasive 
30.10.2012: Mainz physicist is awarded EU funding of €2.75 million for research on the aerosol composition in the upper atmosphere
read on ERC Advanced Grant for Stephan Borrmann of the JGU Institute of Atmospheric Physics and the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
 ... Link: Mainz physicist is awarded EU funding of €2.75 million for research on the aerosol composition in the upper atmosphere 
05.10.2012: Origin of ultra-fast manipulation of domain walls discovered
read on Research success for the international research team including a fellow of the MAINZ Graduate School of Excellence
 ... Link: Origin of ultra-fast manipulation of domain walls discovered 
05.10.2012: International research group shows that the aging of organic aerosols is caused by OH radicals
read on Climate models need to be updated
 ... Link: International research group shows that the aging of organic aerosols is caused by OH radicals 
04.10.2012: Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project receives three-year funding by the National Endowment for the Humanities
read on National Endowment for the Humanities Collaborative Grant for excavations in the ancient city of Jaffa
 ... Link: Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project receives three-year funding by the National Endowment for the Humanities 
02.10.2012: Mainz University Library significantly increases its fund for Open Access publications
read on German Research Foundation approved proposal by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and its University Medical Center
 ... Link: Mainz University Library significantly increases its fund for Open Access publications 
02.10.2012: Mainz University Medical Center searches for treatment for posttraumatic pain syndrome
zur Pressemitteilung German Research Foundation funds a three-year joint project of the Mainz University Medical Center and the University of Münster to the tune of about €460,000
 ... Link: Mainz University Medical Center searches for treatment for posttraumatic pain syndrome 
01.10.2012: MAINZ Award for Christina Birkel and Christian Ohm
read on MAINZ Graduate School PhD Award given for outstanding dissertations in Materials Science
 ... Link: MAINZ Award for Christina Birkel and Christian Ohm 
26.09.2012: Slave rebellion is widespread in ants
read on Enslaved worker ants kill the offspring of their parasites and thereby improve the chances of survival for their neighboring relatives
 ... Link: Slave rebellion is widespread in ants 
20.09.2012: Historian Andreas Rödder becomes Gerda Henkel Visiting Professor 2012/2013
read on One-year professorship for the research sphere on Germany in Europe 1890-2000
 ... Link: Historian Andreas Rödder becomes Gerda Henkel Visiting Professor 2012/2013 
14.09.2012: Roman military camp dating back to the conquest of Gaul throws light on a part of world history
read on Evidence confirms the location of the oldest Roman military fortification
 ... Link: Roman military camp dating back to the conquest of Gaul throws light on a part of world history 
10.09.2012: Excavations in Jaffa confirm presence of Egyptian settlement on the ancient city site
zur Pressemitteilung Old Testament Studies and Biblical Archaeology division at Mainz University has been involved in the archaeological survey of the ancient city of Jaffa since 2007
 ... Link: Excavations in Jaffa confirm presence of Egyptian settlement on the ancient city site 
06.09.2012: Carl Zeiss Foundation supports interdisciplinary research consortium ChemBioMed
read on Innovative research concept jointly initiated by the Mainz University Medical Center and the JGU Biology and Chemistry institutes receives funding of €1 million
 ... Link: Carl Zeiss Foundation supports interdisciplinary research consortium ChemBioMed 
30.08.2012: New DFG-funded Emmy Noether Junior Research Group examines the role played by W bosons in the structure of matter
read on Matthias Schott is to form an independent work group to precisely measure the mass of the W boson
 ... Link: New DFG-funded Emmy Noether Junior Research Group examines the role played by W bosons in the structure of matter 
29.08.2012: German Research Foundation sponsors completion of the critical edition of the works of Friedrich Schlegel
read on Academics at Mainz University will make available the last eight of 35 volumes of Schlegel’s writings over the coming years
 ... Link: German Research Foundation sponsors completion of the critical edition of the works of Friedrich Schlegel 
27.08.2012: International team of researchers finds a link between cold European winters and solar activity
read on Studies of Germany's largest river reveal a correlation between periods of low activity of the sun and regional cooling
 ... Link: International team of researchers finds a link between cold European winters and solar activity 
27.08.2012: Scientists at the Mainz University Medical Center discover immune cells that protect against multiple sclerosis
Dendritic cells possibly reduce autoimmune reactions / Re-evaluation of therapy concepts
 ... Link: Scientists at the Mainz University Medical Center discover immune cells that protect against multiple sclerosis 
27.08.2012: Physics in Mainz maintains leading position in global comparison
read on Academic Ranking of World Universities places Mainz University's Physics institutes among the top 75 in the world and among the six best in Germany
 ... Link: Physics in Mainz maintains leading position in global comparison 
14.08.2012: When do German children gain weight?
Increase in the prevalence of overweight among German children calculated precisely for the first time
 ... Link: When do German children gain weight? 
10.08.2012: Stabilizing shell effects in heaviest elements directly measured
read on Results will help to pin down the "Island of Stability"
 ... Link: Stabilizing shell effects in heaviest elements directly measured 
08.08.2012: Mainz University attracts funding worth €230,000 for student scholarships in the German National Scholarship Program
read on University facilitates contact between sponsors and scholarship students / Awardee of the Rhineland-Palatinate Teaching Award donates prize money
 ... Link: Mainz University attracts funding worth €230,000 for student scholarships in the German National Scholarship Program 
03.08.2012: Medals thanks to Facebook?
read on Study reveals the impact of social media activity and fan communication on the motivation of elite sportsmen
 ... Link: Medals thanks to Facebook? 
31.07.2012: Stefan Legewie receives more than EUR 1 million to model biological networks
read on Research group aims to develop mathematical models that will aid research into diseases such as cancer
 ... Link: Stefan Legewie receives more than EUR 1 million to model biological networks 
20.07.2012: Anthropologists from the universities of Mainz and Frankfurt present oral history materials to the National Archives of Burkina Faso
read on A contribution towards safeguarding an intangible cultural heritage
 ... Link: Anthropologists from the universities of Mainz and Frankfurt present oral history materials to the National Archives of Burkina Faso 
18.07.2012: XENON100 sets record limits for dark matter
Further constraints of models of new physics with WIMP candidates
 ... Link: XENON100 sets record limits for dark matter 
13.07.2012: Physicists in Mainz and all around the world cheer the discovery of the Higgs particle
read on Success at the world's largest particle accelerator LHC / Experiments involving scientists from Mainz University show first direct evidence of the Higgs boson
 ... Link: Physicists in Mainz and all around the world cheer the discovery of the Higgs particle 
11.07.2012: Award for research on molecular spintronics
read on Wolfgang Wernsdorfer of the Institut Néel – CNRS Grenoble receives the €10,000 Gutenberg Lecture Award from the Graduate School Materials Science in Mainz (MAINZ)
 ... Link: Award for research on molecular spintronics 
10.07.2012: Scientists at the Mainz University Medical Center gain new insights into Taspase1 function
read on Exploiting "molecular glues" to target disease relevant proteolytic enzymes
 ... Link: Scientists at the Mainz University Medical Center gain new insights into Taspase1 function 
09.07.2012: Climate in northern Europe reconstructed for the past 2,000 years: Cooling trend calculated precisely for the first time
read on Calculations prepared by Mainz scientists will also influence the way current climate change is perceived / Publication of results in Nature Climate Change
 ... Link: Climate in northern Europe reconstructed for the past 2,000 years: Cooling trend calculated precisely for the first time 
02.07.2012: Inspired by nature: Paints and coatings containing bactericidal agent nanoparticles combat marine fouling
read on Vanadium pentoxide nanoparticles mimic natural enzymes and inhibit surface build-up of algae and bacteria
 ... Link: Inspired by nature: Paints and coatings containing bactericidal agent nanoparticles combat marine fouling 
27.06.2012: The origins of human settlement: Mainz University coordinates a new EU project for young researchers
Junior researcher Zuzana Fajkošová passes international selection procedure and begins her doctorate in the Palaeogenetics Group at the JGU Institute of Anthropology
 ... Link: The origins of human settlement: Mainz University coordinates a new EU project for young researchers 
22.06.2012: The blue blood of the emperor scorpion x-rayed
read on Biologists from Mainz University are the first to successfully crystallize the hemocyanin of the emperor scorpion to shed new light on the structure and active site of the giant oxygen transport protein
 ... Link: The blue blood of the emperor scorpion x-rayed 
20.06.2012: Ambulatory monitoring: Patients become monitors of their own health
read on Ambulatory monitoring will become more and more part of patients' and doctors' everyday lives / Special issue of Psychosomatic Medicine
 ... Link: Ambulatory monitoring: Patients become monitors of their own health 
15.06.2012: Mainz University successful in the German Excellence Initiative: Cluster of Excellence and Graduate School approved
read on International committee of experts votes to approve JGU Cluster of Excellence and Graduate School / €50 million for top-flight research at Mainz University
 ... Link: Mainz University successful in the German Excellence Initiative: Cluster of Excellence and Graduate School approved 
13.06.2012: Seal of quality for an excellent standard of research: JGU is on track for success in attracting research funding
read on External funding of JGU research activities has increased by 42% to €96 million since 2007 / Positive trend continues in 2012
 ... Link: Seal of quality for an excellent standard of research: JGU is on track for success in attracting research funding 
12.06.2012: Success for Mainz University Medical Center: German Research Foundation approves new Collaborative Research Center
read on New Transregional Collaborative Research Center under the direction of Mainz University Medical Center is to focus on multiple sclerosis research
 ... Link: Success for Mainz University Medical Center: German Research Foundation approves new Collaborative Research Center 
11.06.2012: Mainz geoscientist Dorrit Jacob has been awarded Heisenberg Professorship by the German Research Foundation
read on New chair for carbon geomaterials will focus on diamonds and biominerals
 ... Link: Mainz geoscientist Dorrit Jacob has been awarded Heisenberg Professorship by the German Research Foundation 
06.06.2012: Applied nanobiomedicine: Exploiting nanoparticles to hunt for hidden cancer cells
Launch of the interdisciplinary joint project "MRCyte"
 ... Link: Applied nanobiomedicine: Exploiting nanoparticles to hunt for hidden cancer cells 
04.06.2012: Two new high-performance computers make the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate a leader in scientific computing
read on Super-fast computing capacity will support and strengthen top-flight research in Mainz and Kaiserslautern
 ... Link: Two new high-performance computers make the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate a leader in scientific computing 
29.05.2012: Leading RNA biologist René Ketting joins the Institute of Molecular Biology as Scientific Director
read on Ketting will introduce C. elegans and the zebrafish as model systems at IMB to study mechanisms controlling development and disease
 ... Link: Leading RNA biologist René Ketting joins the Institute of Molecular Biology as Scientific Director 
22.05.2012: Gutenberg Research College welcomes new fellows and bestows the Gutenberg Research Award
read on Award given to the internationally renowned linguist and cognitive science specialist Leonard Talmy
 ... Link: Gutenberg Research College welcomes new fellows and bestows the Gutenberg Research Award 
22.05.2012: Gutenberg Research Award for American Linguist Leonard Talmy
read on Innovative pioneer of modern linguistics and 'founding father' of Cognitive Linguistics honored in Mainz
 ... Link: Gutenberg Research Award for American Linguist Leonard Talmy 
21.05.2012: Names – omnipresent yet little-studied
read on Mainz linguists publish the first modern introduction to onomastics for both experts and the broader public
 ... Link: Names – omnipresent yet little-studied 
18.05.2012: Enroute to a quantum computer
read on Volkswagen Foundation gives €550,000 support to material sciences project being conducted under the aegis of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
 ... Link: Enroute to a quantum computer 
16.05.2012: 49th Deutscher Historikertag to be held in Mainz in 2012
read on Announcement of the official program with more than 130 events
 ... Link: 49th Deutscher Historikertag to be held in Mainz in 2012 
27.04.2012: Günter Meyer re-elected as President of the European Association for Middle Eastern Studies (EURAMES)
read on Professor of Economic and Social Geography at Mainz University reconfirmed as head of the umbrella organization of European research on the Middle East
 ... Link: Günter Meyer re-elected as President of the European Association for Middle Eastern Studies (EURAMES) 
27.04.2012: American Studies Network Book Prize for "Ground Zero Fiction" by Birgit Däwes
read on

Junior Professor of American Studies receives award from the American Studies Network

 ... Link: American Studies Network Book Prize for  
26.04.2012: Mainz University Medical Center attracts funding of an Alexander von Humboldt Professorship
Highly endowed international award for the promotion of research in Germany conferred on blood coagulation researcher Professor Dr. Wolfram Ruf
 ... Link: Mainz University Medical Center attracts funding of an Alexander von Humboldt Professorship 
23.04.2012: Shakespeare Illustration Archive Oppel-Hammerschmidt at the Mainz University Library goes online
read on Users worldwide now have full digital access to thousands of Shakespearean illustrations
 ... Link: Shakespeare Illustration Archive Oppel-Hammerschmidt at the Mainz University Library goes online 
16.04.2012: Mainz University promotes easier access to research results
read on Free online access to scientific data as prerequisite for a virtual research environment
 ... Link: Mainz University promotes easier access to research results 
12.04.2012: Third volume of the German Surname Atlas published
read on Merkel, Eberlein, Bäuerle: On the formation of surnames
 ... Link: Third volume of the German Surname Atlas published 
04.04.2012: End of the magic: Shell model for beryllium isotopes invalidated
read on Atomic nuclei in laser light: Nuclear physicists investigate magic shells / Publication in Physical Review Letters
 ... Link: End of the magic: Shell model for beryllium isotopes invalidated 
03.04.2012: Dr. Malte Persike of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz awarded the Ars legendi Prize 2012 for Excellence in University Teaching in the field of social sciences
read on Commended by the Donors' Association for the Promotion of Science and Humanities in Germany and the German Rector's Conference for innovative and student-oriented teaching concepts
 ... Link: Dr. Malte Persike of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz awarded the Ars legendi Prize 2012 for Excellence in University Teaching in the field of social sciences  
29.03.2012: All domestic cattle descend from a small herd of aurochs in the Near East
read on Anthropologists from Mainz University together with French and English colleagues have calculated the size of the first domesticated cattle herd
 ... Link: All domestic cattle descend from a small herd of aurochs in the Near East 
15.03.2012: Information processing in Drosophila: Initiation of a new EU research network for doctoral candidates
read on Neurobiology division of the Institute of Zoology of Mainz University is now part of the EU-funded pan-European FLiACT initial training network on systemic neuroscience
 ... Link: Information processing in Drosophila: Initiation of a new EU research network for doctoral candidates 
14.03.2012: Gold nanoantennas detect proteins
read on New method of monitoring protein molecules using gold nanoparticles
 ... Link: Gold nanoantennas detect proteins 
07.03.2012: Internet-based therapy relieves persistent tinnitus
A German-Swedish study shows that internet-based self-help training for tinnitus is as successful as group therapy
 ... Link: Internet-based therapy relieves persistent tinnitus 
01.03.2012: JGU Institute of Sports Science congratulates the first graduates of the Executive Master in European Sport Governance program
read on European program on management and administration in the modern world of sports
 ... Link: JGU Institute of Sports Science congratulates the first graduates of the Executive Master in European Sport Governance program 
23.02.2012: German Consulate General in Edinburgh welcomes German-Scottish literature project
read on Mainz University and the University of Edinburgh to work jointly on researching "The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border" by Sir Walter Scott
 ... Link: German Consulate General in Edinburgh welcomes German-Scottish literature project 
21.02.2012: First digital dictionary of German surnames planned
read on Surname inventory to be generated as a joint project of the Mainz Academy of Sciences and Literature
 ... Link: First digital dictionary of German surnames planned 
13.02.2012: Islamic Law Materialized: A new database for Islamic documents from the Middle Ages
read on Mainz Professor of Byzantine Studies and specialist in Arabic Studies Johannes Pahlitzsch cooperates with the French research center CNRS to create a new database for historical Arabic documents
 ... Link: Islamic Law Materialized: A new database for Islamic documents from the Middle Ages 
10.02.2012: Art historian at Mainz University participates in a new project on the history of royal residential cities
read on The long-term cultural studies project will examine the interaction between the bourgeois civil society and courtiers in urban environments
 ... Link: Art historian at Mainz University participates in a new project on the history of royal residential cities 
06.02.2012: CI3 immunotherapy cluster wins the Leading-Edge Cluster competition held by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
read on More than €80 million in funding for the development of individualized forms of immunotherapy and diagnostics
 ... Link: CI3 immunotherapy cluster wins the Leading-Edge Cluster competition held by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research 
03.02.2012: Outside his comfort zone: RISE alumnus Kurtis Malecha on his internship at the Institute of Nuclear Chemistry at Mainz University
read on "Frontiers," the student magazine of Minnesota State University, Mankato reports on Kurtis Malecha's experiences working as research assistant to Nils Stöbener at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
 ... Link: Outside his comfort zone: RISE alumnus Kurtis Malecha on his internship at the Institute of Nuclear Chemistry at Mainz University 
02.02.2012: Human immune cells react sensitively to "stress"
Scientists at the University Medical Center in Mainz prove multiple DNA repair defect in monocytes
 ... Link: Human immune cells react sensitively to  
31.01.2012: New academic journal for translators and interpreters
zur Pressemitteilung Germersheim-based Open Access journal "TC3 - Translation: Computation, Corpora, Cognition" fills a gap in the field of translation studies
 ... Link: New academic journal for translators and interpreters 
23.01.2012: Third issue of the Journal of Unsolved Questions (JUnQ) published by the Graduate School MAINZ is now available
read on JUnQ attracts considerable national and international interest and notice
 ... Link: Third issue of the Journal of Unsolved Questions (JUnQ) published by the Graduate School MAINZ is now available 
23.01.2012: Funding approved for a Franco-German project looking at the synthesis of non-conducting surfaces
read on Cooperation between Professor Dr. Angelika Kühnle of Mainz University and André Gourdon of CEMES-CNRS
 ... Link: Funding approved for a Franco-German project looking at the synthesis of non-conducting surfaces 
20.01.2012: Three new Group Leaders join the Institute of Molecular Biology to investigate epigenetic processes during development and disease
read on Jean-Yves Roignant, Natalia Soshnikova, and Vijay Tiwari begin their research into epigenetic processes that control development and the occurrence of disease
 ... Link: Three new Group Leaders join the Institute of Molecular Biology to investigate epigenetic processes during development and disease 
17.01.2012: New Collaborative Research Center 1044: The Low-Energy Frontier of the Standard Model - From Quarks and Gluons to Hadrons and Nuclei
read on DFG-funded Collaborative Research Center at the Institute of Nuclear Physics at Mainz University will examine the formation and composition of subatomic particles / Cooperation with the BES-III-Experiment in Beijing
 ... Link: New Collaborative Research Center 1044: The Low-Energy Frontier of the Standard Model - From Quarks and Gluons to Hadrons and Nuclei 
09.01.2012: New Online Journal "Transnational Social Review - A Social Work Journal" (TSR)
read on Academic journal on the subject of social work in a transnational perspective
 ... Link: New Online Journal  
09.01.2012: Sabine and Kurt Groenewold fund a high-ranking scholarship for the Mainz Publishing Archive
read on Scholarship will facilitate the study of the extremely valuable material in the Mainz Publishing Archive at Mainz University
 ... Link: Sabine and Kurt Groenewold fund a high-ranking scholarship for the Mainz Publishing Archive 
06.01.2012: First hint of the Higgs boson particle
read on Particle physicists at Mainz University are excited: 50 years after its prediction, the Higgs boson gradually takes shape
 ... Link: First hint of the Higgs boson particle 
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