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News from the University of Cologne

University of Cologne holds the Top Position in Germany with a Total of 16 CRCs as the Managing University

The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved a new Collaborative Research Centre in the field of mRNA research and extended the funding of four existing CRCs. The University of Cologne holds the top position in Germany.

New Book Release by Columbia Global Reports

Four Questions for Cameron Abadi

The DWIH New York had the pleasure of interviewing Cameron Abadi, author of the book “Climate Radicals” which will be published in the fall by Columbia Global Reports.  In the book, Abadi profiles the fascinating activists of Letzte Generation, known for gluing themselves to street intersections and throwing food on works of art; Ende Gelände, which demands the immediate phaseout of coal by occupying mines; and the German leaders of the global coalition Fridays for Future, which organizes school strikes (on Fridays) and many other large-scale demonstrations. Read more about Cameron’s background, the idea behind the book and its implication for future policymaking in Germany and the United States in this interview.

News from the HU Berlin

Public Keynote Lecture by Professor Pratap Bhanu Mehta on Academic Freedom

In his lecture on July 4 in Berlin, Pratap Mehta will offer reflections on the question of why academic freedom has become such an object of contention in contemporary democracies. The talk will draw on examples from the United States, India and Europe to delve into the intellectual and political foundations of academic freedom, and why these might erode.

News from the University of Hamburg

Indiana University Visits Universität Hamburg

The vice-president for IT and chief information officer (CIO) of Indiana University, Rob Lowden visited Universität Hamburg on June 5, 2024. Discussions and a tour of the DESY premises provided him with insights into the Universität Hamburg digitalization and IT strategy.

News from the University of Cologne

UoC Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence Cellular Stress Responses (CECAD) Reveal Randomness in Biological Aging

Two scientists from the University of Cologne (UoC) have discovered that aging clocks are based on random events / publication in ‘Nature Aging’

News from the University of Freiburg

United Nations Forum on Forests: “Reforestation is not a simple story of win-win”

Interview with Daniela Kleinschmit, Professor of Forest and Environmental Policy and incoming President of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations IUFRO.

News from the German Historical Institute Washington (GHI)

Voting Authoritarians into Power – Panel Discussion on June 6, 2024

“The big joke on democracy is that it gave its mortal enemies the tools to its own destruction.”* This statement from Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Germany’s Minister of Propaganda, calls attention to one of the central conundrums of democracy: that democracy and the rights it guarantees can also benefit those who seek to abolish them. Not all dictatorships are established by coup d’état; some come to power through democratic processes including elections.