Press Releases

The presented list of press releases in English is only a selection of our German press texts. For the time being, these translated press releases focus primarily on science and research at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.

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

TOTAL E-QUALITY Deutschland e.V. honors JGU's exemplary and successful measures to promote equality ...

21.09.2011: International research into molluscan phylogeny reveals deep animal relationship of snails and mussels

Scientists from the United States, Norway, and Germany create a unique data set for the reconstruction of the phylogeny of molluscs ...

21.09.2011: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz has the most students enrolled in chemistry in all of Germany

Statistical data published by the German Chemical Society proves the attractiveness of chemistry studies in Mainz ...

20.09.2011: Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz make visible the structure of the smallest crystals

Mainz method of electron microscopy in international demand / Structural analysis of zeolite published in Science ...

05.09.2011: Blue light therapy shown to have beneficial effects in neurodermatitis

Mainz University Medical Center investigates new treatment option and its mechanism of action ...

01.09.2011: Mainz University competes with other universities in all three funding lines of the German Excellence Initiative

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 ...

31.08.2011: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is proven to be internationally outstanding in the field of physics

Academic Ranking of World Universities listed JGU's institutes of physics among 75 best worldwide ...

19.07.2011: Holger Richly joins Institute of Molecular Biology to study stem cell differentiation and ageing

New research group to investigate the interplay between various epigenetic factors and to identify new components that interpret the epigenetic landscape and drive cells into differentiation ...

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

JGU is awarded the European Quality Label for the third time for its outstanding implementation of the Erasmus student mobility program ...

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 ...

13.07.2011: DIES ACADEMICUS 2011: 20 young academics honored for top performance

Showpiece for the performance capacity of young academics ...

13.07.2011: Klaus G. Adam becomes honorary citizen of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

JGU honors exceptional personal commitment based on a sense of social responsibility ...

11.07.2011: Olympia hypothesis: Tsunamis buried the cult site on the Peloponnese

Andreas Vött presents new results of geomorphological and geoarchaeological investigations on the sedimentary burial of Olympia ...

11.07.2011: Ant colonies with more behavioral variety are more successful

Variation in aggression is possibly part of the division of labor in ant colonies ...

06.07.2011: English for Advanced Learners: Linguists at Mainz University examine obstacles to native-like proficiency in foreign language acquisition

Aim is to improve academic writing skills in university teacher training / Additional contributors to help build a text corpus welcome ...

01.07.2011: Treatment approach to human Usher syndrome: Small molecules ignore stop signals

New treatment approach shall soon be ready for use in Usher syndrome patients ...

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 ...

28.06.2011: Change in leadership at the Friends of Mainz University

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 ...

28.06.2011: Conventions in the naming of corporate entities change rapidly from tradition to imagination

Linguistic research looks at names of German companies ...

21.06.2011: Quantum leap: Magnetic properties of a single proton directly observed for the first time

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 ...