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Nominations of EPFL professors

Published:23.05.19 — The Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology has announced the appointment of two professors at EPFL.

Shedding light on cancer metabolism in real-time with bioluminescence

Published:22.05.19 — Cancerous tumors can be made to bioluminesce, like fireflies, according to the level of their glucose uptake, giving rise to a technique for quantifying metabolite absorption. The firefly imaging technique for sugar can be translated from cancer to many other metabolic diseases.

EPFL architecture students bring La Buvette d'Evian back to life

Published:21.05.19 — Around 150 first-year EPFL architecture students will soon be crossing Lake Geneva into France to install new forms of architecture and gardens around the Buvette d'Evian. They have already tested their new architectural designs on the Swiss side of the lake. The revamped site will be inaugurated at a ceremony on 28 May, which will be attended by Evian city officials. 

A day spent discussing teaching practices

Published:21.05.19 — EPFL held a special Education Day last Friday, 17 May, as part of events commemorating its 50th anniversary. The day included a ceremony to announce the winners of the LEARN Awards – prizes given out by EPFL to recognize innovative high-school teaching initiatives.