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.

08.09.2010: Second phase of the Excellence Initiative by the German Federal and State Governments: JGU joins the competition between universities

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz submits initial proposals for two graduate schools, four clusters of excellence, and a future concept ...

07.09.2010: Sadness, fear, anger: How Americans reacted to the events of September 11, 2001

Researchers at Mainz University carried out a minute-by-minute reconstruction of the sequence of emotions on September 11, 2001 ...

02.09.2010: Gene doping detectable with a simple blood test

German scientists from Tübingen and Mainz have developed a blood test that can reliably detect gene doping even after 56 days ...

01.09.2010: Topping out ceremony for new Institute of Molecular Biology after EUR 100 million donation

Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation to sponsor operations of excellence center of life sciences for 10 years ...

01.09.2010: Dental surgery at the click of a mouse

New e-learning platform for students of dentistry at Mainz University Medical Center ...

18.08.2010: Important breakthrough in research on the molecular mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of asthma

Scientists in Mainz publish new discoveries in asthma research ...

18.08.2010: Mainz University opens new vista in smart materials: Fully reversible functionalization of inorganic nanotubes

Scientists at JGU have devised a tool which allows fully reversible binding of metal oxides to inorganic nanotubes ...

02.08.2010: Journey to new worlds: Electronics of the future and quantum computers

Shoucheng Zhang of Stanford University receives the 2010 Gutenberg Research Award ...

29.07.2010: Carl Zeiss Foundation promotes inverse design of new materials at Mainz University

JGU research group at the cutting edge between soft and hard matter and between theory and practice receives EUR 1 million ...

29.07.2010: The USA being a guest at MAINZ in Mainz

Three US-American exchange students are currently involved in research at the MAINZ Graduate School ...

23.07.2010: Cardiologists at the Mainz University Medical Center introduce new procedure to treat cardiac valve disorders

First patients already successfully treated using mitral valve clips ...

20.07.2010: Heusler materials are a goldmine for future technologies

New quantum state of matter discovered in Heusler compounds / Researchers from Mainz and Stanford pave the way for spintronics, quantum computing and completely new physical effects ...

19.07.2010: Breakthrough in thin-film solar cells: New insights into the Indium/Gallium puzzle

Research cooperation predicts significant improvement to the efficiency of CIGS thin-film solar cells ...

06.07.2010: Alfred Dollwet Foundation supports research at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

EUR 5,000 for a research project of the Institute of Pathobiochemistry at the Mainz University Medical Center to investigate new ways of preventing Parkinson's disease ...

05.07.2010: On the effects of lightness of different room surfaces on the perceived height of the room

Experimental psychology used to investigate spatial perception in the presence of different color tones used on floor, ceiling and walls ...

30.06.2010: DIES ACADEMICUS 2010: Young academics honored for top performance

Showpiece of the performance capacity of young academics at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz ...

21.06.2010: Sibylle Kalkhof-Rose Foundation donates EUR 10,000 to be invested in equipment at the Green School

Generous donation allows for the acquisition of three stereo microscopes used for identification exercises with plants, insects, and other small life forms ...

19.06.2010: Festive opening of the Green School in the Botanic Garden at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Distinction as "school support facility for environmental education in Rhineland-Palatinate" ...

17.06.2010: Bones identified as those of Queen Eadgyth

Remains examined by anthropologists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz ...

15.06.2010: Award for a brilliant copper trick

Polish-American polymer scientist Krzysztof Matyjaszewski receives the EUR 10,000 Gutenberg Lecture Award of the MAINZ Graduate School ...