News 2010

20.12.2010: Largest neutrino telescope in the world completed

Completion of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole caps one of the most ambitious projects in the history of science / Researchers from Mainz University have been taking part in the project for more than 10 years ...

17.12.2010: Esophagus replaced by minimally invasive surgery for the first time at Mainz University Medical Center

Innovative surgical procedure performed at only a few German hospitals ...

09.12.2010: Program to develop a culture of leadership at Mainz University receives award by the German Donors’ Association

The Donors' Association for the Promotion of Sciences and Humanities in Germany and the Heinz Nixdorf Foundation give EUR 400,000 in funding to the Shaping Change - Developing a Culture of Leadership at JGU project ...

07.12.2010: Second volume of the German Surname Atlas published

Universities in Freiburg und Mainz map the 2005 status of the range and distribution of surnames in Germany ...

02.12.2010: Mainz University opens new parent-child facility for students and staff working in research and research-supporting areas

Generous donation provided by Geotechnik Büdinger Fein Welling GmbH Mainz to support JGU as a family-friendly university ...

01.12.2010: Marcela Carena receives the Humboldt Research Award and comes to Mainz University

Leading expert in the physics of the Higgs Boson to do research at the Theoretical High Energy Physics group at Mainz University ...

29.11.2010: Founders Day 2010: EUR 70,000 for research and teaching

"Paths to the Future: Endowing Knowledge" / Foundations present a variety of forms of social commitment ...

26.11.2010: Mainz University and international partners to set up an innovative reference database for the identification of the origin of elephant ivory

Isotope maps can be used to determine the region of origin of any sample of ivory ...

24.11.2010: Mario Adorf receives Honorary Doctorate from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Mario Adorf has left his mark on the history of the German and European film / Honor for his impressive life's work ...

18.11.2010: Researchers at the Mainz University Medical Center are investigating the effects of nanoparticles on the gastrointestinal tract

Interdisciplinary joint project NanoKon looks at nanoscale contrast agents ...

17.11.2010: Mainz researchers work to improve the treatment for chemotherapy-resistant leukemias

German Research Foundation supports Clinical Research Unit at Mainz University to the tune of EUR 3 million ...

15.11.2010: Correlations between Google queries and stock market volumes

Tobias Preis analyzed search engine query data to find links to financial market actions ...

12.11.2010: DNA analyses from Central European early Neolithic farmers reveal their Near Eastern affinities

International research project on the structure and dynamics of population genetic processes in central Germany during the Neolithic period ...

14.10.2010: Studies show a link between depression, social contact, and physical activity in patients awaiting a heart transplant

Heart patients should combine depression treatment with increased physical activity ...

08.10.2010: Yersinia pestis bacteria clearly identified as the cause of the big plague epidemic of the Middle Ages

The 'Black Death' was caused by at least two previously unknown types of Yersinia pestis ...

23.09.2010: Immune cells also attack neurons directly

New findings on Multiple Sclerosis ...

21.09.2010: Trade unions improve work conditions and welfare on a global scale

Klaus Wälde emphasizes the positive role played by trade unions in occupational health and safety ...

14.09.2010: Frosty times for dinosaurs

Fossils as climate archives: Evidence of a major fall in temperature 137 million years ago during the Cretaceous greenhouse period ...

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 ...