The Canadian mathematician Jacob Tsimerman has been awarded the International Ostrowski Prize in Higher Mathematics 2023. The Ostrowski Prize is worth 100,000 Swiss Francs and named after Alexander M. Ostrowski, a professor of mathematics who taught at the University of Basel.
Many reports from antiquity about outbreaks of plague mention Egypt as the source of pestilences that reached the Mediterranean. But was this really the case? Researchers from the University of Basel are conducting a critical analysis to add some context to the traditional view.
The Committee of the Foundation Council of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) has elected Professor Torsten Schwede as the new President of the SNSF Research Council. The current Vice President for Research at the University of Basel will take office on 1 January 2025.
Using lasers rather than scalpels and saws has many benefits in surgery. Yet they are only used in isolated cases. But that could be about to change: laser systems are getting smarter and better all the time, as a research team from the University of Basel demonstrates.
The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) has awarded another six Starting Grants to University of Basel researchers. The projects come from the fields of biomedicine, chemistry, environmental sciences history and urban studies.
The University of Basel has appointed new professors of experimental pathology, pneumology, Latin studies, statistics and data science and youth mental health.
The Science Faculty of the University of Basel awarded Prof Kelly Chibale (59) with an honorary doctorate for his contributions to the life-science-cluster in Basel. He is a renowned chemist, who founded the Holistic Drug Discovery and Development (H3D) Center in Cape Town, South Africa.
At the Dies Academicus, the University of Basel awarded honorary doctorates to seven figures from academia and society.
Pregnancy and motherhood lead to brain remodeling. A research team at the University of Basel has now discovered through experiments with mice that distinct pools of stem cells in the adult brain are turned on during pregnancy. They give rise to specific types of olfactory bulb neurons, the team reports in “Science”.
