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Underway in the Andes – March, 3 2017: Following Darwins steps to the roof of the Americas

Travel Journal: Doctoral Students on an Excursion in Western Argentina

Today we follow the footsteps of Charles Darwin 170 years later after he crossed the Andes from Chile during his famous Beagle expedition around the …

Underway in the Andes – March, 2 2017: On the journey with San Martín

Travel Journal: Doctoral Students on an Excursion in Western Argentina

We begin the first day in Mendoza, where all 35 participants arrived safely and are eager to begin our geological journey. Our first stop is at „Cerro …
Panorama and evening atmopshere in Mendoza. Photo: Julia Pommerencke.

Underway in the Andes – March, 1 2017: First contact with wine and Andes

Travel Journal: Doctoral Students on an Excursion in Western Argentina

Potsdam - Berlin - Frankfurt - Buenos Aires. At the airport of the Argentine capital we meet old friends and colleagues from Potsdam. They are now …
Green cities of the future? Photo: Fotolia.com/Iakov Kalinin.

Understanding “Green Cities” – How the environmental effects of urbanization can be modeled – and how this model can be used

The world is a village? Not anymore. The world is now a city. 2008 marked the first year that more people lived in cities than in rural areas …
Gruppe von jungen Menschen im Kreis, in der einer in der Mitte tanzt.

„HollyHood. Hip Hop & Social Justice“ – Studentisches Filmfestival vom 7. bis 12. März im Filmmuseum

Hip Hop und soziale Gerechtigkeit stehen im Mittelpunkt des Filmfestivals „HollyHood“, das vom 7. bis 12. März im Filmmuseum Potsdam stattfindet. …
St. Nicholas' Church in Potsdam. Photo: Karla Fritze.

What to Believe In? – Non-Religiosity in East Germany

Between 2012 and 2015, Professor of Religious Studies Johann Ev. Hafner, his former colleague Professor Irene Becci, and their students visited …
Fontane in front of the Theodor-Fontane-Archiv. Photo: Thomas Roese.

Fontane.200 – How the City, State and University are Preparing for the Fontane Anniversary Year

The 200th anniversary of Theodor Fontane’s birth will occur in 2019. Experts, admirers and connoisseurs everywhere are already preparing for the …
Is doping part of sports? Photo: Fotolia/thanksforbuying.

Having the Lower Hand - Administrative investigate national anti-doping agencies

Sports supplements may be the “gateway”. When things get really bad, anabolic drugs and downers, blood boosting, or even gene doping can follow. In …
in the cardiac catheter lab. Photo: Karla Fritze

Palpitation – Stress in the cardiac catheter lab – and what can be done

Working on the “beating heart” with a conscious patient or performing exams and interventions without opening the thorax are possible thanks to …

Guido-Reger-Gründerpreis an Start-up "PerfAccT" verliehen

Potsdam Transfer vergibt alljährlich den mit € 500 dotierten Guido-Reger-Gründerpreis. Ihn erhielt das Start-up „PerfAccT“ für eine Innovation im …