International Press Releases 2012

May 2012

• № 115 from 05/10/2012

  Lower, Slower, More Sustainable

  Freie Universität Reduces Energy Consumption for Eleventh Consecutive Year

• № 111 from 05/04/2012

  Digitization of Yemeni Manuscripts

  Freie Universität and Berlin State Library Organize International Workshop

• № 110 from 05/03/2012

  Of Mice and Men

  Scientists from the NeuroCure Excellence Cluster Characterize New Autism Gene

• № 107 from 05/03/2012

  "ES GRACHT!"

  Freie Universität and Literaturwerkstatt Berlin Host Festival Featuring Literature from Flanders and the Netherlands: May 11 and 25, 2012

• № 103 from 05/02/2012

  Subjects Taught at Freie Universität Ranked High in New CHE University Ranking

  One Third of the Subjects Were Reassessed

April 2012

• № 101 from 04/27/2012

  Award for Visionary Educator

  Lee Shulman, Professor of Educational Psychology at Stanford University, to Be Granted Honorary Doctorate from Freie Universität Berlin on May 11

• № 093 from 04/23/2012

  Equality at Egyptian Universities

  DAAD-funded Project at Freie Universität

• № 092 from 04/20/2012

  Freie Universität Berlin Most Popular Destination in Germany for Leading Researchers and Outstanding Young Scholars from Abroad

  First Place in Latest Ranking by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

• № 90 from 04/20/2012

  Making It Home: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Recognition and Displacement in America

  International Conference at the Graduate School of North American Studies

• № 087 from 04/19/2012

  Tea Ceremonies and Lion Dance

  Confucius Institute at Freie Universität Berlin to Hold Open House on April 21

• № 084 from 04/17/2012

  Situation in Syria: Simulation Conference with Egyptian and Libyan Diplomats

  German Foreign Office and Freie Universität to Hold Joint Event on April 26, 2012

• № 82 from 04/16/2012

  Students from Freie Universität Represent Iraq

  Delegation from Freie Universität Berlin Wins Two Awards at the National Model United Nations Conference

• № 79 from 04/13/2012

  Outer Space Utopias of the 1970s

  International Conference "Envisioning Limits: Outer Space and the End of Utopia" to Be Held April 19 – 21 at Freie Universität Berlin

• № 077 from 04/12/2012

  The Development of New Identities in South and Southeast Asia

  Conference on Islam, Youth, and Gender in South and Southeast Asia on April 20 and 21 at Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität Berlin

March 2012

• № 070 from 03/30/2012

  Academic Bridge between Brazil and Germany

  Inauguration of the Visiting Chair in Brazil Studies: Brazilian Historian Jurandir Malerba at Freie Universität during 2012 Summer Term

• № 069 from 03/28/2012

  Birch Pollen in March

  Meteorologists at Freie Universität Register Second Earliest Beginning of Pollen Season in Berlin in 28 Years / Early Start for Problems with Allergies

• № 063 from 03/22/2012

  Hazard Detection by Wireless Sensor Networks

  German Federal Ministry of Education and Research Funds Computer Science Project at Freie Universität Berlin with 1.3 Million Euros

• № 61 from 03/20/2012

  From Ear to Brain as Fast as Lightning

  Scientists from Freie Universität Berlin and the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit in Cambridge launch study about the speed of word recognition

• № 56 from 03/15/2012

  Old and New Photographs of Southern Syria

  Freie Universität Berlin's Collection of Classical Sculpture Casts Opens Photo Exhibition Documenting 1895 Journey to Southern Syria

• № 049 from 03/09/2012

  McGill University and Freie Universität Berlin Team Up

  New Agreement to Boost Montreal-Berlin Research Cooperation in Disorders of Brain Function

• № 47 from 03/09/2012

  English in Asia and Europe’s Asia Competence

  International Conference May 9 – 12, 2012, at Freie Universität

• № 45 from 03/07/2012

  Learning to Read Arabic Manuscripts

  Islamic Studies Scholars at Freie Universität Berlin and Staff of the Berlin State Library Organize Paleography Workshop to Be Held March 19 to 23, 2012

• № 40 from 03/02/2012

  Frederick the Great in Europe

  Panel Discussion and Book Launch at the German Historical Museum in Berlin: Prof. Bernd Sösemann, Historian at Freie Universität, to Talk with the Ambassadors of France and Poland, Maurice Gourdault-Montagne and Dr. Marek Prawda

• № 039 from 03/01/2012

  Digital Immune System for Smartphones

  Computer Scientists from Freie Universität Berlin Present Results of SKIMS Project at CeBIT Computer Fair

February 2012

• № 033 from 02/20/2012

  Observing Single Atoms during Relaxation toward Equilibrium

  Results of a Quantum Simulation Published in Nature Physics

• № 30 from 02/15/2012

  QS Ranking of Best Student Cities: Berlin at Top

  Place 1 in Germany and Place 8 Worldwide of Most Attractive Locations for Students – Freie Universität Berlin Important Factor in City’s Popularity

• № 028 from 02/13/2012

  Talk with Nedim Gürsel

  Samuel Fischer Visiting Professor Guest at Institut Français in Berlin on 15 February

• № 27 from 02/10/2012

  Freie Universität Returns Books to Russian Federation

  Books Taken to Dahlem during World War II

• № 25 from 02/10/2012

  German-Egyptian University Insights

  Students from Egypt Talk to Fellow Students at Freie Universität about Participation in Higher Education

• № 24 from 02/08/2012

  Public International Law and Expulsion of Germans after World War II

  Conference on February 17 and 18, 2012, at Freie Universität Berlin to Discuss Relocation Decisions of Potsdam Agreement

• № 21 from 02/06/2012

  Mathematicians from Freie Universität Winners in Visualization Competition

  Awarded by Prestigious Journal "Science"

• № 20 from 02/02/2012

  International Equality Project at Freie Universität

  Facilitating Access to Higher Education for Disadvantaged Groups in Latin America

• № 19 from 02/02/2012

  Freie Universität Professors Advise Government

  Online public discussion forum with German Chancellor Angela Merkel goes live

January 2012

• № 18 from 01/30/2012

  Italian Studies – Education and Perspectives

  Open Day on February 10, 2012

• № 17 from 01/25/2012

  Research for Internet of the Future

  Status Meeting on Future Internet Technology, February 14 and 15, 2012, at Freie Universität Berlin

• № 16 from 01/25/2012

  Rapprochement in the Balkans

  Symposium on Legal and Policy Issues of Reconciliation in the Balkans on January 27, 2012, at Freie Universität Berlin

• № 10 from 01/17/2012

  Anti-malaria Drug Synthesized with Help of Oxygen

  In the future it should be possible to produce the best anti-malaria drug, artemisinin, more economically and in sufficient volumes for all patients

• № 8 from 01/15/2012

  Earn Credits for Home University

  International Summer and Winter University FUBiS at Freie Universität Berlin Started Its First Term This Year

• № 6 from 01/11/2012

  Invitation to Press Conference and Photo Opportunity: Hope for 200 Million Malaria Patients

  New Synthesis Process Holds Promise for Low-cost Drugs / Presentation on Tuesday, January 17, 11 a.m., at Freie Universität Berlin (Fabeckstr. 34–36, 14195 Berlin)

• № 4 from 01/09/2012

  Galileo Galilei between Religion and Science

  University Library of Freie Universität Berlin Presents a New Exhibition about the Scientist Galileo Galilei

• № 1 from 01/04/2012

  Scientist Awarded Fellowship by the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP)

  Physicists at Freie Universität Berlin and Polish Research Institutions Cooperate in Nanotechnology Research