UNI NOVA – Research Magazine of the University of Basel
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Research
New neurons for the brain.
Text: Yvonne Vahlensieck / New neurons are made by stem cells located in the adult mammalian brain. Much remains to be understood about this process, known as neurogenesis – but there are hopes that one day it could be harnessed to promote brain repair.
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Research
Criminalizing the veil?
Text: Tobias Ehrenbold / Switzerland is set to vote on whether covering one’s own face should be a punishable offense. Having weighed up the arguments employed by proponents of the initiative, Basel legal scholar Bijan Fateh-Moghadam concludes that a general ban on face coverings is incompatible with the country’s liberal federal constitution.
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Opinion
Corruption: What is the problem, Lucy Koechlin?
Text: Lucy Koechlin / What are the mechanisms behind global corruption and what is the best way to combat it?
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Opinion
Corruption: What is the problem, Claudia Baez Camargo?
Text: Claudia Baez Camargo / What are the mechanisms behind global corruption and what is the best way to combat it?
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In pictures
3D models for medicine.
Text: Reto Caluori / The rapid adoption of 3D printing in the world of medicine is leading to a steady stream of new applications in hospitals. At Basel University Hospital, the technique is used to manufacture implants and to plan complex operations in advance.
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Opinion
“Self-optimization”: a scandalous type.
Text: Eberhard Wolff / On a trendy term that even academia uses in an emotionalized and functionalized way – as happened with “Waldsterben” (forest dieback) some years ago.
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Alumni
From India via Basel to NASA.
Text: Bettina Volz-Tobler / Arkaprabha Sarangi is a research associate at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, USA. While growing up in India, he developed a keen interest in all physical sciences. His passion for astrophysics eventually led him to move to Basel to pursue a PhD. From here, it was only a short hop to NASA.
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Alumni
New alumni association created.
Text: Bettina Volz-Tobler / The University of Basel’s degree program in computer science was launched in 2003. Fifteen years on, the alumni association AlumniComputerScience has been formed.
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Alumni
Eventful times at the Nile.
Astrid Frefel started her career in journalism after having studied economics in Basel. As a foreign correspondent, she reported for various German-language media from Cairo.