News 2015

14.12.2015: Age of blueschist is not an indicator of the date of emergence of plate tectonics

Formation of blueschist is determined by changes to the chemical composition of oceanic crust ...

11.12.2015: Rhine-Main Universities establish strategic alliance

Goethe University Frankfurt, TU Darmstadt, and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz intensify their collaboration ...

07.12.2015: German Research Foundation extends its funding for the Collaborative Research Center 1044 "The Low-Energy Frontier of the Standard Model" by four years

Physicists at Mainz University conduct research on fundamental aspects of the subatomic world ...

07.12.2015: German Research Foundation approves new collaborative research center on selective autophagy

Joint project involving the universities of Frankfurt and Mainz attracts some EUR 11 million in financial support ...

01.12.2015: Parasitic tapeworm influences the behavior and lifespan of uninfected members of ant colonies

Aggressive behavior of entire ant colony reduced / Lifespan of uninfected nest-mates curtailed but increased in infected ants ...

20.11.2015: New EU project designed to link diagnosis and treatment of diseases over the long term

Joint research project aims at the improvement of companion diagnostics and therapy of tumor diseases ...

18.11.2015: Scientists at the Institute of Molecular Biology find master switch for brain development

NeuroD1 gene is essential for eliciting the neuronal development program and possesses the ability to reprogram other cell types into neurons ...

17.11.2015: Researchers from Israel and Mainz present new insights into ancient religious cult in Palestine

Small pit in Yavneh contained 7,000 cult artifacts from the pre-Christian era / Ancient population used different substances to induce hallucinations ...

16.11.2015: Mainz-based geoscientist Denis Scholz appointed to a Heisenberg Professorship funded by the German Research Foundation

Professor of Isotope Geochemical Paleoclimatology / Speleothem research focuses on the reconstruction of past climate variability ...

16.11.2015: Earwigs raised without parents demonstrate limited maternal care of their own offspring

Lack of brood care has a short-term advantage but is disadvantageous in long-term transgenerational effects ...

13.11.2015: New DFG-funded collaborative research center to investigate errors in weather forecasts and the limits of predictability

Waves to Weather research center focuses on deficiencies and challenges of weather prediction with the aim to improve forecast models ...

09.11.2015: Universities in Mainz and Potsdam collaborate with Vietnamese universities on quality management

International exchange of experience in university governance and quality assurance ...

09.11.2015: Cells starved of oxygen and nutrients condense their DNA

Findings of a new study may help researchers to discover ways of treating diseases such as heart attack, stroke, and cancer ...

06.11.2015: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz receives EUR 12 million to further enhance learning and teaching

Quality Pact for Teaching program of the German Federal Government and the Länder aims to improve study conditions and the quality of teaching at institutions of higher education ...

05.11.2015: Archaeologists from Mainz University continue their excavation work in Iran

Earlier excavations have provided important insights into the structure of the ancient remains of Haft Tappeh and its development over time ...

26.10.2015: Wood instead of petroleum: New approach to producing chemical substances solely from renewable resources

Scientists create a new international research consortium to develop a sustainable chemical infrastructure ...

26.10.2015: Mainz University Medical Center coordinates interdisciplinary collaborative research project on the long-term effects of cancer treatment

Research findings will be used to improve cancer therapy / German government provides approximately EUR 3.8 million in financing ...

21.10.2015: New Emmy Noether independent junior research group studies the dynamics and self-assembly of colloidal particles

DFG-funded research group at Mainz University uses statistical physics and latest technologies in computer simulation to look into colloidal particles under flow ...

21.10.2015: Masaaki Suzuki receives the 2015 Gutenberg Teaching Award

Mainz University honors the director of the Bach Collegium Japan for his interdisciplinary approach to academic teaching ...

19.10.2015: German Research Foundation, Rhineland-Palatinate, and Mainz University invest more than EUR 2 million in a cyclotron and its building complex

Groundbreaking ceremony for new cyclotron building at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz / Large-scale research facility enhances the university's strong research profile ...