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    Portrait — Onur Boyman

    Researcher, Founder, Helper

    Onur Boyman became a doctor because he wanted to help people. Now, having achieved a breakthrough with his research on autoimmune diseases, the UZH professor plans to bring a new therapy to market – and switch role from head of clinic to entrepreneur.
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    Exhibition at the Ethnographic Museum

    Tales of Ginseng Cut in Radiant Red Paper

    Ginseng is treasured for the healing powers attributed to it. Its natural presence in the wilderness of Northeast China is rare, and it takes complex knowledge to search out and find it. Numerous tales accordingly entwine around the root and the quest for it. A papercut exhibition in the Ethnographic Museum at the University of Zurich devotes itself to those stories.
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    Business Administration

    Working With More Emotion

    Digital technology will shape the way we work in future, but the focus must still be on human beings with all their feelings and needs. This is why companies need to become more emotionally intelligent, says business economist Jochen Menges.
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    2024 Koetser Award

    Eminent Neuroscientist and Violinist Honored

    Professor Klaus Toyka has received the 2024 Betty and David Koetser Award for Brain Research in recognition of his pioneering experimental and clinical contributions in the field of inflammatory diseases of the nervous system.
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    Genome editing

    Use of Genetic Scissors Carries Risks

    The CRISPR tool is capable of repairing the genetic defect responsible for the immune disease chronic granulomatous disease. However, researchers at the University of Zurich have now shown that there is a risk of inadvertently introducing other defects.
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    Semester Awards

    “For me, it’s about the animals”

    In her Master’s thesis, veterinary science student Natalie Miller-Collmann dared to take her own stand on a contentious research question, earning her a semester award.
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    Medicine

    Unraveling the Link Between Hepatitis and Kidney Damage

    The hepatitis E virus affects the liver. But infected liver cells secrete a viral protein that reacts with antibodies in the blood and may form complexes that can damage the filter structure of the kidneys, as researchers from the University of Zurich and the University Hospital Zurich have proven for the first time.
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    Evolutionary Anthropology

    Similarities in Brain Development Between Marmosets and Humans

    In common marmosets, the brain regions that process social interactions develop very slowly, extending until early adulthood, like in humans. During this time, all group members are involved in raising the infants, which contributes to the species’ strong socio-cognitive skills.
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    Health and labor research

    Crafting Your Own Job

    People who have the freedom to shape their work are healthier, more satisfied and more motivated. In the future, everyone can benefit from this kind of “job crafting” – employees, businesses and customers.
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    Biodiversity

    Plant Diversity Enhances Soil Carbon Retention

    A new study shows that increasing plant diversity in agriculture can be used to improve the carbon sequestration potential of agricultural soils. As the agricultural sector strives to reduce its carbon footprint, promoting biodiversity in agricultural practices could be the key to more sustainable and climate-friendly food production systems.
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    UZH Representative Bodies

    “Good leadership can be learned”

    UZH is continuing to develop its leadership structure on a broad basis. What really matters from an employee perspective? A round table with delegates from the representative bodies and the leadership expert Klaus Jonas provides some answers.
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    Open Science

    “Open science is a core competence”

    Open science is entering a new phase at UZH. From 2025 onward, UZH’s open science services will be consolidated in the Open Science Services office of the University Library Zurich.
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    UZH Finances

    Clear Roles and New Career Paths

    UZH is revamping its financial organization. The changes will provide university staff with more scope for action when planning and shaping research and teaching.
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    Evolutionary Medicine

    Birth: It’s a Tight Squeeze for Chimpanzees, Too

    A new study shows that chimpanzees, like humans, must contend with a confined bony birth canal when giving birth. The “obstetrical dilemma” therefore evolved gradually over the course of primate evolution rather than suddenly in humans as originally argued.
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    Sustainable development and conservation

    Rapidly Increasing Industrial Activities in the Arctic

    More than 800,000 km2 of the Arctic were affected by human activity in 2013, according to an analysis of satellite-derived data on artificial light at night. On average, 85% of the light-polluted areas are due to industrial activities rather than urban development. This is crucial for sustainable development and nature conservation.
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    Yearbook Quality of the Media 2024

    SRG is not crowding out private news media

    People who use the Swiss public broadcasting association’s (SRG) news also consume commuter, tabloid and subscription media more frequently than those who do not. Furthermore, the use of SRG news does not detrimentally affect people’s willingness to pay for online news. These are the findings of the Yearbook Quality of the Media 2024 published by the University of Zurich’s Research Center for the Public Sphere and Society (fög).
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    Microbiology

    AI Helps to Detect Antibiotic Resistance

    In a pilot study, researchers at the University of Zurich have used artificial intelligence to detect antibiotic resistance in bacteria for the first time. This is an important first step toward integrating GPT-4 into clinical diagnostics.
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    Medicine

    Deciphering Blood

    Brain tumors are difficult to diagnose and treat. Neurologist Tobias Weiss is researching a new method for detecting brain tumors that uses clues present in blood samples. His method utilizes cellular particles called extracellular vesicles, which have proven to be promising biomarkers.
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