University of Freiburg - Josha Journal

Alternativlos Unter dem Hashtag #IchbinHanna wehren sich Forschende gegen das Befristen von Arbeitsstellen. Zu Recht?

30. May 2022

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Researchers during and after their doctorate are under pressure: they resist fixed-term contracts, they are uncertain about their family planning, they are afraid of career endings and express their worries thousands of times under the hashtag #IamHanna on Twitter. At the center of the criticism, once again: the Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz (German Act on Temporary Academic Contracts),…

The Together Project: Huay Pu Keng, Thailand

11. April 2022

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The Together Project is a series of photo essays inspiring us to see humankind in a different light by honoring our cultural differences as well as the understanding that we’re all cut from the same cloth; we’re members of humankind. The Together Project is here to inspire you to learn about others and to ignite…

Zur Reform der staatlichen Anerkennung und der institutionellen Akkreditierung privater Hochschulen – On the Reform of State Recognition and institutional Accreditation of private higher Education Institutions

9. November 2021

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Despite sometimes expressed detailed criticism, it is a remarkable and weighty achievement of the German Council of Science and Humanities to oblige the growing market of private universities to respect the values and guiding principles of a science-oriented university organization. It would be desirable to institutionalize a dialogue with universities aimed at optimizing their skills…

The Together Project: Holi in Jodhpur, India

11. October 2021

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The Together Project is a series of photo essays inspiring us to see humankind in a different light by honoring our cultural differences as well as the understanding that we’re all cut from the same cloth; we’re members of humankind. The Together Project is here to inspire you to learn about others and to ignite…

ATP rapidly and reversibly induces Calcium Influx in MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells

26. April 2021

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In this experiment by Nina Raad, the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line was used because it is a commonly used breast cancer cell line that has been propagated for many years by multiple groups. It proves to be a suitable model cell line for breast cancer investigations worldwide, including those regarding anticancer drugs. Cells were…

Autonomous Driving – Overview of the Current Legal Framework

7. May 2019

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The topic of driving a car has typically focused on a person driving. The driver of a vehicle was and – to a large extent still is – required to possess the power to control all of the car’s functions. Recent technological and legal developments in the field of autonomous driving, however, demonstrate that the…

History and the Future of the Scientific Society Freiburg – Geschichte und Zukunft der Wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft Freiburg

10. November 2018

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This article describes the history and current work of the Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft Freiburg (Scientific Society Freiburg). It was founded in 1911 as a “corporation under public law” in order to support research at the University of Freiburg with financial contributions. The Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft is thus probably the oldest, still existing institution for the promotion of…

“Songs at, on and under the table” Ensemble music of the 16th and 17th centuries

31. October 2018

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Under the title “Songs at, on and under the table”, the musicians of the ensembles Quadrophon and pian e forte performed ensemble music of the 16th and 17th century under the direction of Uwe Schlottermüller. The concert took place in the framework of the scientific junior conference “Popularity: Song and Poetry from the 16th to…

The Applicability of the Alien Tort Statute to Human Rights Violations by Private Corporations

9. June 2017

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The Supreme Court of the United States in April 2017 announced to decide on an issue that is not uniformly assessed by US circuit courts: The highest US court granted the petition for certiorari on the question whether private corporations can be sued under the Alien Tort Statute of 1789, a rather cryptic US law…

Analysis of the Dopaminergic Systems Development and Function by Targeted Genome Editing

20. May 2015

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Dopamine is a prominent modulatory neurotransmitter affecting a vast array of neural circuits, however, dopamine has also been shown to be an important regulator of neurogenesis both in the developing embryo and in the adult mammalian brain. A more thorough understanding of dopamine and its role in neurogenesis will be pivotal to exploit endogenously produced…