Als direkte Demokratie braucht die Schweiz vielfältige & unabhängige Medien. Über 600 Professor:innen aus allen Sprachregionen & Disziplinen setzen sich deshalb ein für einen starken Service public und sagen «Nein» zur Halbierungsinitiative.
➡️ www.wissenschaft-fuer-den-service-public.ch
The 2026 Marcel Benoist Swiss Science Prize will be awarded in the field of life sciences (biology and medicine). 🧪
Deadline for nominations: 23 February 2026.
marcel-benoist.ch/en/nominatio... @snsf.ch
Just a few days after the crime – that is usually how long signs of strangulation can be detected. But research by @claudialenz.bsky.social shows that this timeframe needs to be reconsidered: internal injuries can be detected with MRI for much longer than previously thought – up to 12 days.
I would like to deeply thank the Basel section of the Swiss Association of Female Academics for sponsoring.
Today at the Dies academicus of @unibas.ch , I have been awarded with the Emilie Louise Frey Prize for my habilitation thesis on the visibility of MRI findings in strangulation victims and their significance for forensic medicine. I feel truly honored!
The University of Basel’s Alumni Prize 2025 was awarded to Dr. Eric Scheidegger, Deputy Director of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs and Head of the Economic Policy Directorate. He received the prize for his outstanding accomplishments and longstanding commitment to Swiss economic policy.
Today, the University of Basel celebrated its Dies academicus, honoring leading figures from the fields of art, science, and society. In addition to awarding seven honorary doctorates and numerous prizes, the university appointed its first honorary councillor.
How One Brilliant Woman Mapped the Ocean Floor’s Secrets: www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/arti...
Marie Tharp's meticulous hand-drawn #maps of the Atlantic Ocean floor were integral to the acceptance of plate-tectonic theory and confirmed continental drift. #WomenInSTEM #GeoWeek #cartography
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a #Microrobot capable of transporting drugs to specific locations within the body, with the potential for use in #Hospitals in the near future.
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Read the full article: ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Physicist Laura Bassi was born 314 years ago today. Her thesis defense in 1732 was a major social event which led to her getting hired by the University of Bologna as a paid lecturer. Here is her story!
tinyurl.com/4jyxuttr
#WomenInSTEM #Physics 🧪
Wishing a happy 90th birthday to Gloria Conyers Hewitt, the group theorist who in 1962 became the fourth Black woman to earn a PhD in mathematics, and went on to become, in 1995, the 1st Black woman to chair a US mathematical department.
#WomenInSTEM #MathSky #BlackWomenInSTEM 🧮
Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:
June Bacon-Bercey, the first Black woman to earn a PhD in meteorology, was born 97 years ago today. She worked for the AEC studying nuclear fallout, and transitioned to a career in education and outreach, working for the @noaa.gov and the National Weather Service.
#WomenInSTEM #Meteorology 🌧️
"Die Entwicklung geht in die falsche Richtung", so PIK-Forscherin Levke Caesar. "Die Ozeane versauern, Sauerstoffwerte sinken, marine Hitzewellen nehmen zu." Damit wachse der Druck auf ein System, das für stabile Lebensbedingungen unverzichtbar sei.
www.zdfheute.de/panorama/kli...
Astronomer Charlotte Sitterly was born 127 years ago today. Her spectroscopic studies were globally well-regarded and are still referenced, she was the first person to discover technetium from a natural source, and she wrote several books on stellar spectra.
#WomenInSTEM #AstroSky 🧪🔭
The Federal Council wants to cut costs in the ERI sector despite widespread objections. Cuts of over 10 percent per year are planned for the SNSF over the next few years. Above all, this plan jeopardises the innovation potential and competitiveness of the Swiss economy. ⤵️ www.snf.ch/en/9a7Fhnojt...
Are distant exoplanets really ocean worlds? 🌍✨
New ETH Zurich research shows they’re much drier than believed — with only limited water on their surfaces. This changes how we search for habitable planets and suggests Earth may not be so unique after all.
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Join us in the ReproducibiliTea UniBasel in this new semester:
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To register check our eventbrite link:
www.eventbrite.com/o/unibasel-r...
Starting with:
Meta-research: a valuable tool to increase reproducibility
www.eventbrite.com/e/meta-resea...
with Paulina Manduch
Wishing a happy 83rd birthday to NASA mathematician and researcher Christine Darden, who specialized in the analysis of supersonic noise and research into its reduction. She was the first Black woman at NASA to reach Senior Executive Service status.
#WomenInSTEM #NASA #MathSky 🧪🚀
💡 At #ESMRMB we’re bringing research to life!
📅 Sat 11 Oct | ⏰ 15:00
🔹 8 ongoing projects (feedback welcome!)
🔹 15 new projects (collaborators wanted!)
A true marketplace for science: discover, connect & collaborate. 🚀
#MRI #MedicalImaging #Collaboration #Science #OpenScience
Wishing a happy 81st birthday to geneticist Georgia Dunston. She has worked on tumor immunology and research on the genetics of conditions that are particularly prevalent in the Black community, including difficulties with organ donation, and type 2 diabetes.
#WomenInSTEM #BlackHealth #MedSky 🧪⚕️
✨ ESMRMB eLearning continues – don’t miss the next sessions ✨
We're excited to announce the second part of the ESMRMB eLearning Course – Advanced and Applied MRI Principles.
👉 Register now and join us: buff.ly/sL5Va2T
❓ Wondering how to write a perfect Registered Report abstract for #ESMRMB2025? ❓
Listen to this episode of the
🎤 ESMRMB Podcast 🎤
with Johanna Vannesjo and Maria Eugenia Caligiuri!
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Submit your abstract: esmrmb2025.org/late-abstrac...
🚨 Got a bold idea in MRI research?
Submit a Project Abstract to #ESMRMB2025 — ideal for early-stage studies and creative topics like open science tools, science communication, or systematic reviews.
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#MRI #OpenScience #ProjectAbstracts
Mildred Cohn was born 112 years ago today. In the middle of the 20th century she pioneered the use of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance to probe the chemical processes governing the storage and release of energy in ATP. Here is her story!
tinyurl.com/3xn9hhs2
#WomenInSTEM #ChemSky #HistSci 🧪
From today, all new submissions to Nature that are published will be accompanied by referees’ reports and author responses — to illuminate the process of producing rigorous science
https://go.nature.com/4kIRR01
Happy No Kings Day!
Next stop: Osaka!
Our Department of Biomedical Engineering will be presenting its current developments at the World Expo in Japan, as part of the Swiss Pavilion: Robotics, laser systems, 3D printing, and virtual reality – all aimed at improving lives through innovation in biomedical engineering.
No one would be talking about the potential of rapamycin for longevity if it weren't for the groundbreaking discovery by Michael Hall, a molecular biologist at the @biozentrum.unibas.ch, over 30 years ago. www.swissinfo.ch/eng/aging-so...
Der nächste Angriff auf die Wissenschaft: RF Kennedy will US-WissenschaftlerInnen verbieten, in den besten und prestigeträchtigsten Medizin-Journalen zu publizieren. Stattdessen wünscht er sich Fachjournale, die von der Regierung beeinflusst werden können. Glatter Bruch der Wissenschaftsfreiheit.
