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SwissCube: seven years in space and still active

23.09.16 — Mediacom The little Swiss satellite was launched on 23 September 2009 and continues to send back regular reports. That ranks it among the oldest nanosatellites that are still active. Enthusiasts will be able to follow the satellite using a soon-to-be released mobile app. Read the whole article

Research

2016 Leenaards Grant to Philipp Baumann

22.09.16 — NCCR-Synapsy The Leenaards grant for clinic continuation whishes to promote academic careers in clinical medicine within the Biological and Medical Faculty of the Lausanne University. These grants allow doctors to combine medical and academic practice. Read the whole article

Research

Prof. de Rassenfosse receives funding from the US NSF

22.09.16 — Chair of Innovation and IP Policy Prof. de Rassenfosse has received $150k funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation as the principal investigator for a research project entitled "IPRoduct: A Database of Linked Products-intellectual Property Rights." Read the whole article

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Mathilde Willemin started at the LBE

22.09.16 — Laboratory for Environmental Biotechnology Read the whole article

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Alex Murray Exchange student from the Danish Technical University

22.09.16 — Laboratory for Environmental Biotechnology Read the whole article

Research

A faculty prize to Luis Alameda

22.09.16 — NCCR-Synapsy Luis Alameda's publication " Childhood sexual and physical abuse: age at exposure modulates impact on functional outcome in early psychosis patients" has been awarded by the Biological and Medical Faculty of Lausanne University (UNIL). Read the whole article

Research

2 Assistant Professor Energy grants awarded to EPFL

22.09.16 — Research Office Swiss National Science Foundation Assistant Professor (AP) Energy Grants are aimed at promoting newly appointed Assistant Professors in the field of energy research. In November 2015, 12 applications were submitted in response to the 3rd AP Energy call for proposals. The SNSF awarded 4 AP Energy Grants (Call success rate: 33%), 3 of which were associated with a Swiss Competence Center for Energy Research. 2 of the 4 grantees are Tenure track assistant professors at EPFL. Read the whole article

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Hannes Meyer – the architect of the people

22.09.16 — ENAC | Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering Hannes Meyer was a staunch Marxist and the second director of the Bauhaus school of architecture, and his late-1920s architecture was meant to change the world. A two-site exhibition held at EPFL's Archizoom and the Lausanne Forum of Architecture sheds light on the career of this architect from Basel. Read the whole article

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Shadi Sharif Azadeh professor at Erasmus University Rotterdam

21.09.16 — Transportation and Mobility Laboratory Shadi Sharif Azadeh has been appointed Assistant Professor in the Econometrics Department of the Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam where she will be starting in October 2016. Read the whole article

Innovation

CNP Team of Prof Millán competing in Cybathlon 2016

21.09.16 — Center for Neuroprosthetics A team of 5 researchers from Prof José Millán's lab and 2 paraplegic pilots will compete at the first CYBATHLON, the Championship for Athletes with Disabilities. Read the whole article