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News from German Federal Highway Research Institute BASt

DWIH and BASt at the TRB Annual Meeting 2025

The Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting (TRBAM) covers five days of topics of interest to international policymakers, administrators, practitioners, researchers and representatives from government, industry and academia.

Job opportunity

FES New York Office is seeking a full-time Program and Communications Officer

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung New York Office is seeking a dynamic and motivated Program and Communications Officer to join the team. This position involves coordinating program activities, managing communications strategies, and supporting the office’s efforts to amplify progressive voices on global issues.

News from HIIG Berlin

Postdoctoral Researcher Position in Berlin: Evaluating the Impact of AI for Sustainability and Public Interest

How can artificial intelligence address social and ecological challenges? The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) is seeking a dedicated postdoctoral researcher for the project “Impact AI: Evaluating the Impact of AI for Sustainability and Public Interest.”

News from the University of Bochum

Neurobiology: Switching Off Fear

The extended amygdala plays a major role in assessing diffuse threats and in persistent fear reactions. Studies show that it is also involved in learning and unlearning specific fear stimuli. Katharina Spoida wants to know what happens in the brain when a fear memory is formed and how this fear is later extinguished.

Program Officer at the DWIH NY

Interview with Julia Helmes

Meet the Team: If you’ve attended one of our events, chances are you’ve crossed paths with Julia Helmes. Since 2019, she has been the Program Officer at DWIH NY, planning, organizing, and managing a wide range of events – from book presentations and panel discussions at the United Nations to our annual FUTURE FORUM conference. She’s the one making sure everything runs smoothly and leaves a lasting impression. Read the interview to discover how Julia Helmes joined DWIH New York, what it means to work at the intersection of Germany and the U.S., and where she finds inspiration for her work in New York City.

News from the University of Cologne

University of Cologne Scientists Discover How Gene Regulation Changes Over a Lifetime

Scientists at the University of Cologne have discovered that coordination between basic cellular processes is lost with increasing age.

News from the University of Rostock

Above the rooftops of Manhattan: German GreenTech start-up Keywood discovers America

As one of the start-ups supported by the University of Rostock, Keywood had the great opportunity to take part in the STEP program which opened their minds to potentially conquer the US market. Read their travel report.