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Wednesday, 04. March 2020
A potential new pathway linking stress to heart disease
The hormone aldosterone – which can be measured from saliva – shows promise for understanding how psychological stress can lead to cardiovascular disease read more -
Wednesday, 04. March 2020
“Equal Pay Day”: Inequality in the Labour Market – …
© Image: BPW Germany e.V.17 March is ‘Equal Pay Day’: By that date, 21 percent of the year is over, exactly the 21 percent that women in Germany on average earn less than men. read more 
© Bild: Pexels auf PixabayMonday, 02. March 2020
Stress in Space
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Wednesday, 19. February 2020
An engineer and an economist
Gökhan Ider, an international student from Turkey who is currently studying towards a master’s degree in economics at the University of Konstanz, has been selected to receive the DAAD Prize 2019. read more -
Thursday, 13. February 2020
Brain measurements can reveal success of alcohol risk…
By studying how our brains “synchronise” during shared experiences, Konstanz researchers are shedding light on what makes public health campaigns effective—and in the process paving the way to revealing the neural underpinnings of group processes. read more -
Thursday, 23. January 2020
Cultural Studies Research Centre founded
New research centre at the University of Konstanz brings together interdisciplinary research in cultural studies read more -
Friday, 17. January 2020
Voluntary organ donation
Video interview with Professor Jacob Rosenthal from the Department of Philosophy and Professor Friedrich Breyer from the Department of Economics on the voluntariness of organ donations and how the willingness to register as a donor might be increased. read more -
Wednesday, 18. December 2019
Immune to influence
A University of Konstanz study examining vaccine-related attitudes reveals that our beliefs are so resilient that we effectively immunize ourselves to the opinions of others. read more -
Tuesday, 26. November 2019
"Climate change is a disability rights issue"
© Princy Rajaonarivelo Andrianina, University of AntananarivoIn a high-profile Letter in Science, University of Konstanz climate scientist and ecologist Dr Aleksandra Kosanic, an Associate Fellow of the University of Konstanz’s Zukunftskolleg, draws attention to the fact that disabled populations have, until now, been absent from international conversations a read more 
© Bild: Anna RoikTuesday, 26. November 2019
The rainforest of the oceans
Coral reefs are the tropical rain forests of the oceans: They are home to about one third of the world’s marine diversity and a central factor for the marine ecosystem. Unfortunately, coral reefs are just as endangered as the rain forests. Because of climate change, coral species are now disappearing on a massive scale. The fear is that they may even go extinct by the end of this century. On board the schooner Tara, a team of scientists travelled the Pacific Ocean for more than two years in order to research the living and survival conditions for coral. Biology professor Christian Voolstra from Konstanz, was one of the coordinators for the Tara Pacific Expedition. read more
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