Press Archives 2011

22.12.2011: The -s plural marker is not a foreign import into the German language
read on Unis, Studis, CDs, Pkws, and Buddenbrooks: Plural formation adding the suffix -s is truly German and dates back to the 17th/18th century
 ... Link: The -s plural marker is not a foreign import into the German language 
21.12.2011: IMB starts international PhD program on "Dynamics of Gene Regulation, Epigenetics and DNA Damage Response"
read on Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation funds a new program for 30 outstanding doctoral students from all over the world
 ... Link: IMB starts international PhD program on  
19.12.2011: €11.7 million for teaching concept: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is successful in the national "Quality in Teaching" competition
read on JGU implements measures for staff and organizational development to further optimize teaching and learning processes at subject level
 ... Link: €11.7 million for teaching concept: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is successful in the national  
12.12.2011: Humboldt Research Award for Top US Researcher Robert J. Cava of Princeton
read on Renowned materials scientist comes to Germany at the invitation of researchers at Mainz University and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology / Focus on superconductors
 ... Link: Humboldt Research Award for Top US Researcher Robert J. Cava of Princeton 
06.12.2011: World Record for One-Loop Calculations
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Physicists at Mainz University significantly improve the calculation method for scattering experiments in particle physics

 ... Link: World Record for One-Loop Calculations 
06.12.2011: Professor Dr. Friedemann Schrenk will hold the Johannes Gutenberg Endowed Professorship 2012
read on The road to Homo sapiens and "Out of Africa" represent the focus of the lecture series to be given by the internationally renowned paleoanthropologist in the summer semester 2012
 ... Link: Professor Dr. Friedemann Schrenk will hold the Johannes Gutenberg Endowed Professorship 2012 
01.12.2011: ERC Advanced Grant for Professor Detlef Schuppan: Gastroenterologist of Mainz University receives the European Union's highest endowed research funding award
read on Acclaim for cutting-edge research in organ fibrosis conducted at the Mainz University Medical Center
 ... Link: ERC Advanced Grant for Professor Detlef Schuppan: Gastroenterologist of Mainz University receives the European Union's highest endowed research funding award 
01.12.2011: CHE ranking Diverse Excellence 2011: British Studies / American Studies at Mainz University ranked in the lead of top-level university research
read on British Studies / American Studies division at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz excels in terms of international orientation, publications, and doctorates
 ... Link: CHE ranking Diverse Excellence 2011: British Studies / American Studies at Mainz University ranked in the lead of top-level university research 
01.12.2011: The Donors' Association for the Promotion of Sciences and Humanities in Germany honors JGU's concept for leadership culture development
read on PARTICIPATION and EXPERTISE guidelines form the basis for a common understanding of leadership, staff development measures, and sustainable anchoring of the new leadership culture in all areas of Mainz University
 ... Link: The Donors' Association for the Promotion of Sciences and Humanities in Germany honors JGU's concept for leadership culture development 
28.11.2011: Founders Day 2011: €95.000 for projects in research and teaching
read on "Paths to the Future: Endowing Knowledge" / Foundations present various forms of social commitment
 ... Link: Founders Day 2011: €95.000 for projects in research and teaching 
21.11.2011: Leading materials scientist of Mainz University is new Director of the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids in Dresden
read on Claudia Felser remains at Mainz University as Director of the "Materials Science in Mainz" Graduate School of Excellence and Professor of Inorganic Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry
 ... Link: Leading materials scientist of Mainz University is new Director of the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids in Dresden 
17.11.2011: ERC Advanced Grants for two top-level researchers at Mainz University
read on Claudia Felser and Matthias Neubert awarded a total of €4.5 million by the European Union
 ... Link: ERC Advanced Grants for two top-level researchers at Mainz University 
17.11.2011: Claudia Felser receives EU funding of EUR 2.4 million
Mainz chemist receives ERC Advanced Grant for developing materials research based on Heusler compounds
 ... Link: Claudia Felser receives EU funding of EUR 2.4 million 
17.11.2011: Matthias Neubert receives an ERC Advanced Grant worth over €2.1 million
Extremely precise predictions can help LHC scientists in their search for the parameters of a new theory of nature
 ... Link: Matthias Neubert receives an ERC Advanced Grant worth over €2.1 million 
20.10.2011: Different reading devices, different modes of reading?
read on JGU Media Convergence Research Unit publishes a pioneer study on reading devices vs. paper
 ... Link: Different reading devices, different modes of reading? 
11.10.2011: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz intensifies cooperation with Seoul National University and Peking University
read on JGU President Georg Krausch visits Seoul and Beijing: Consultations on innovative measures to strengthen and support exchange in research and teaching with top-class Asian universities
 ... Link: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz intensifies cooperation with Seoul National University and Peking University 
06.10.2011: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz receives the TOTAL E-QUALITY award for the third time for its promotion of equal opportunities for women and men
read on TOTAL E-QUALITY Deutschland e.V. honors JGU's exemplary and successful measures to promote equality
 ... Link: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz receives the TOTAL E-QUALITY award for the third time for its promotion of equal opportunities for women and men 
21.09.2011: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz has the most students enrolled in chemistry in all of Germany
read on Statistical data published by the German Chemical Society proves the attractiveness of chemistry studies in Mainz
 ... Link: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz has the most students enrolled in chemistry in all of Germany 
21.09.2011: International research into molluscan phylogeny reveals deep animal relationship of snails and mussels
read on Scientists from the United States, Norway, and Germany create a unique data set for the reconstruction of the phylogeny of molluscs
 ... Link: International research into molluscan phylogeny reveals deep animal relationship of snails and mussels 
20.09.2011: Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz make visible the structure of the smallest crystals
read on Mainz method of electron microscopy in international demand / Structural analysis of zeolite published in Science
 ... Link: Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz make visible the structure of the smallest crystals 
01.09.2011: JGU competes with other German universities in all three funding lines of the Excellence Initiative by the German federal and state governments
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz has submitted full proposals for a graduate school, three clusters of excellence, and its institutional strategy to promote top-level university research
 ... Link: JGU competes with other German universities in all three funding lines of the Excellence Initiative by the German federal and state governments 
31.08.2011: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is proven to be internationally outstanding in the field of physics
The Academic Ranking of World Universities has listed JGU's various institutes of physics among the 75 best worldwide
 ... Link: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is proven to be internationally outstanding in the field of physics 
19.07.2011: Holger Richly joins IMB to study stem cell differentiation and ageing
read on Dr. Holger Richly joined the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) as the first of a second wave of new Group Leaders
 ... Link: Holger Richly joins IMB to study stem cell differentiation and ageing 
14.07.2011: Pole position in European student exchange program: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is again awarded the DAAD ERASMUS Quality Label – E-Quality 2011
 read on JGU is awarded the European Quality Label for the third time for its outstanding implementation of the ERASMUS student mobility program
 ... Link: Pole position in European student exchange program: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is again awarded the DAAD ERASMUS Quality Label – E-Quality 2011 
13.07.2011: Mössbauer Group of Mainz University is preparing for participation in Japanese Moon mission and a mission to Mars' moon Phobos
Team led by Göstar Klingelhöfer cooperates with leading researcher of the Japanese space agency JAXA on solar system research projects
 ... Link: Mössbauer Group of Mainz University is preparing for participation in Japanese Moon mission and a mission to Mars' moon Phobos 
13.07.2011: Dr. Klaus G. Adam becomes honorary citizen of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
read on JGU honors exceptional personal commitment based on a sense of social responsibility
 ... Link: Dr. Klaus G. Adam becomes honorary citizen of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz 
13.07.2011: Dies academicus 2011: 20 young academics honored for top performance
read on Showpiece for the performance capacity of young academics
 ... Link: Dies academicus 2011: 20 young academics honored for top performance 
11.07.2011: Ant colonies: Behavioral variability wins
Ant colonies with more behavioral variety are more successful / New findings in ant behavioral research
 ... Link: Ant colonies: Behavioral variability wins 
11.07.2011: Olympia hypothesis: Tsunamis buried the cult site on the Peloponnese
Professor Andreas Vött presents new results of geomorphological and geoarchaeological investigations on the sedimentary burial of Olympia
 ... Link: Olympia hypothesis: Tsunamis buried the cult site on the Peloponnese 
06.07.2011: English for Advanced Learners: Linguists at Mainz University examine obstacles to native-like proficiency in foreign language acquisition
read on Aim is to improve academic writing skills in university teacher training / Additional contributors to help build a text corpus welcome
 ... Link: English for Advanced Learners: Linguists at Mainz University examine obstacles to native-like proficiency in foreign language acquisition 
01.07.2011: Gastric bacterium Helicobacter pylori protects against asthma
Dramatic increase in allergic diseases in industrial societies is linked to rapid disappearance of specific micro-organisms that populate the human body
 ... Link: Gastric bacterium Helicobacter pylori protects against asthma 
01.07.2011: Treatment approach to human Usher syndrome: Small molecules ignore stop signals
 read on New treatment approach shall soon be ready for use in Usher syndrome patients
 ... Link: Treatment approach to human Usher syndrome: Small molecules ignore stop signals 
28.06.2011: Change in leadership at the Friends of Mainz University
read on After six years, Dr. h.c. Klaus Adam hands over to his successor Peter Radermacher and takes over as Chairman of the Board of Trustees / Otto Boehringer becomes Honorary President of the Board of Trustees
 ... Link: Change in leadership at the Friends of Mainz University 
28.06.2011: Tradition gives way to imagination: Rapidly changing conventions in the naming of corporate entities
read on Linguistic research looks at names of German companies
 ... Link: Tradition gives way to imagination: Rapidly changing conventions in the naming of corporate entities 
21.06.2011: Quantum leap: Magnetic properties of a single proton directly observed for the first time
 read on Most important milestone in the direct measurement of the magnetic moment of the proton and its anti-particle has been achieved / Focusing the matter-antimatter symmetry
 ... Link: Quantum leap: Magnetic properties of a single proton directly observed for the first time 
15.06.2011: Mainz becomes the European center of Scottish Studies
Foundation of the Society for Scottish Studies in Europe to promote and foster the interest in Scottish culture, history and literature
 ... Link: Mainz becomes the European center of Scottish Studies 
09.06.2011: Ultracold neutrons for science: UCNs will help to solve mysteries of astrophysics
read on  Mainz has the most powerful source of ultracold neutrons, opening up the possibility of conducting a key experiment to determine the life time of the neutron
 ... Link: Ultracold neutrons for science: UCNs will help to solve mysteries of astrophysics 
09.06.2011: Center for Comparative Native and Indigenous Studies founded at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
 read on The aim is to bring the world's indigenous people into the center of research interest
 ... Link: Center for Comparative Native and Indigenous Studies founded at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz 
18.05.2011: Skills Lab at the Mainz University Medical Center wins award
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Training center for students to help them acquire medical skills wins poster prize for its outstanding publicity concept

 ... Link: Skills Lab at the Mainz University Medical Center wins award 
05.05.2011: Future technology spintronics: Mainz intensifies its cooperation with renowned experimental physicist Stuart Parkin
read on Stuart Parkin of IBM Research - Almaden in San José has become a fellow of the Gutenberg Research Center and will be mentoring Mainz postgraduates
 ... Link: Future technology spintronics: Mainz intensifies its cooperation with renowned experimental physicist Stuart Parkin 
03.05.2011: Profile building: Gutenberg Research College welcomes five new members
read on  Top international researchers Stuart Parkin and Detlef Schuppan nominated as GRC fellows
 ... Link: Profile building: Gutenberg Research College welcomes five new members 
03.05.2011: Johannes Gutenberg Endowed Professorship 2011: "A different language. Images and the principles of human communication"
read on The Swiss art historian Professor Dr. Gottfried Boehm lectures on the language of images
 ... Link: Johannes Gutenberg Endowed Professorship 2011:  
20.04.2011: The energy highway of the future
read on Top US researcher Robert J. Cava of Princeton University receives the Gutenberg Lecture Award worth €10,000 from the MAINZ Graduate School for his research on superconductivity
 ... Link: The energy highway of the future 
20.04.2011: Worldwide unique science journal published by Mainz postgraduates wins "University Pearl" award
read on The Mainz "Journal of Unsolved Questions" has been named "University Pearl of the Month" for April 2011 by the Donors' Association for the Promotion of Sciences and Humanities in Germany
 ... Link: Worldwide unique science journal published by Mainz postgraduates wins  
14.04.2011: New data from XENON100 narrows down the search for dark matter
read on No evidence for the existence of Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs)
 ... Link: New data from XENON100 narrows down the search for dark matter 
29.03.2011: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz houses unique archive of African music
read on Online database will give access to archive materials from almost all sub-Saharan countries in Africa
 ... Link: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz houses unique archive of African music 
17.03.2011: Off to a flying start in the Federal Excellence Competition: Mainz University’s Future Concept clears the first hurdle
JGU enters the final round of the Excellence Initiative with its definite proposals for a graduate school, three clusters of excellence, and its future concept "The Gutenberg Spirit: Moving Minds - Crossing Boundaries"
 ... Link: Off to a flying start in the Federal Excellence Competition: Mainz University’s Future Concept clears the first hurdle 
11.03.2011: Festive opening of the Institute of Molecular Biology at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
read on Minister-President Kurt Beck / Minister of Science Doris Ahnen: "A beacon for science and a showpiece for Rhineland-Palatinate" / Professor Christof Niehrs: "An innovative institute that conducts research at the highest international level"
 ... Link: Festive opening of the Institute of Molecular Biology at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz 
10.03.2011: Half-time for the Mars500 mission
Mainz-based medical project involved in simulated "Mars500" mission / Researchers release positive intermediate results
 ... Link: Half-time for the Mars500 mission 
08.03.2011: Opalinus Clay as a potential host rock for nuclear waste repositories
read on Nuclear chemists at Mainz University are investigating the interaction between radioactive elements such as plutonium and clay stones
 ... Link: Opalinus Clay as a potential host rock for nuclear waste repositories 
07.03.2011: Green School in the Botanic Garden recognized by UNESCO as "Official German Project for the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development"
read on Model example of innovative and effective implementation of education for sustainable development
 ... Link: Green School in the Botanic Garden recognized by UNESCO as  
04.03.2011: Energy potential of biogas generated from renewable resources still considerably untapped
read on Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz are looking for microorganisms that will optimize the fermentation of biomass in biogas plants
 ... Link: Energy potential of biogas generated from renewable resources still considerably untapped 
02.03.2011: Peanut worms are annelids
 read on The phylum Annelida has just gained a new member / Peanut worm is no longer recognized as separate group
 ... Link: Peanut worms are annelids 
24.02.2011: The School of Vision - a project sponsored by the Friends of Mainz University
read on Starting capital of €250,000 for establishing a display and experimental area as a forum for creativity in the humanities
 ... Link: The School of Vision - a project sponsored by the Friends of Mainz University 
24.02.2011: The Friends of Mainz University celebrate their 60th anniversary
read on Sponsorship project of the Friends for the anniversary year: €250,000 for the creation of a School of Vision as a forum of humanistic creativity
 ... Link: The Friends of Mainz University celebrate their 60th anniversary 
22.02.2011: Inauguration of the Gutenberg Teaching Council: Innovative concept for the promotion of teaching and teaching competence
read on Gutenberg Teaching Council aims at the development of contributions to course structures and conditions of studying at Mainz University / €3.7 million available
 ... Link: Inauguration of the Gutenberg Teaching Council: Innovative concept for the promotion of teaching and teaching competence 
17.02.2011: Research never fails! JUnQ discusses hidden treasures

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Doctoral students of the Graduate School of Excellence "Materials Science in Mainz" publish JUnQ - The Journal of Unsolved Questions
 ... Link: Research never fails! JUnQ discusses hidden treasures 
08.02.2011: Laboratory for Molecular Exercise Physiology at Mainz University is up and running
Specialists at JGU develop tests to detect gene doping and individual exercise concepts for therapeutic purposes as well as for popular sports and for high-performance athletes
 ... Link: Laboratory for Molecular Exercise Physiology at Mainz University is up and running 
03.02.2011: Hunt for the WIMP
A project based in the Gran Sasso Massif aims to find the constituents of Dark Matter / Focus on the WIMP particle
 ... Link: Hunt for the WIMP 
27.01.2011: Scientists postulate association between climatic fluctuations of the last 2,500 years and social upheaval
read on Complete record of the Central European climate of the last 2,500 years reconstructed for the first time
 ... Link: Scientists postulate association between climatic fluctuations of the last 2,500 years and social upheaval 
21.01.2011: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz starts the National Scholarship Program
Awarding of first scholarships to particularly gifted and capable students for the 2011 summer semester
 ... Link: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz starts the National Scholarship Program 
06.01.2011: Genes from the 18th century help patients of today
read on  Mainz University Paleogenetics Group participates in study of acromegaly attributable to genetic mutation
 ... Link: Genes from the 18th century help patients of today 
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