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Forest regeneration: better without powdery mildew
STEM
In order to make oak stands fit for climate change, young trees need one thing above all: good health. However, many are severely affected by powdery mildew. Researchers are now demonstrating how to identify tolerant oaks and uncovering genetic clues to their resistance.
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Environment
Climate
Die Forschungs- und Werkhalle auf dem Holzbaucampus der RPTU ist Experimentierraum für kreislaufeffektiven Holzbau.
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Timber construction is the future
Engineering Sciences
Today a parking garage, tomorrow offices, the day after tomorrow apartments. Jürgen Graf develops durable wood structures that can be reinvented again and again. His projects show how wood elements that can be dismantled and reused without destruction can make construction more sustainable.
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Sustainability
Technology
Materials
Plakat Merz Weidel am Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin Angelehnt an den kommunistischen Bruderkuss präsentiert das Zentrum für Politische Schönheit ein Plakat am Gorki Theater: Innig liegen sich die Spitzenkandidaten von CDU und AfD, Friedrich Merz und Alice Weidel, in den Armen.
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Art and protest – a meaningful combination?
Social Sciences
A documentary photo or an abstract painting: which image is more effective to raise awareness about climate change? It depends, according to researcher Berend Barkela: Indeed, art can open people's minds. But if you want to use art in a targeted way, it must be properly contextualized – curated. And even as a form of protest, art may not be well received by all audiences.
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Head of Research Team of Community Ecology and Ecotoxicology
Carsten
Brühl
"Through my research, I aim to establish a scientific foundation for effective measures to safeguard biodiversity for future generations.”
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Ralf Korn Professor für Finanzmathematik und stochastische Steuerung
Professor for Financial Mathematics
Ralf
Korn
"I am fascinated by randomness, by controlling it, but also by using it for solving deterministic tasks that we cannot treat without its help."
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Professor for Plant Pathology
Matthias
Hahn
"Fungi are incredibly diverse organisms with astonishing, useful, and harmful abilities, and the research of them is extremely fascinating and exciting."
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