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Wilms-Tumoren: Wie Gene und Prägung den Weg für Krebs ebnen

Ein Forschungsteam am Biozentrum der Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) hat zusammen mit Kooperationspartnern am Wellcome Sanger Institute in Cambridge (UK) einen bedeutenden Schritt zum Verständnis von Wilms-Tumoren, bösartigen Nierentumoren bei Kleinkindern, gemacht. Mithilfe der Proben der Wilms-Tumor-Biobank konnte das Team die erbliche Veranlagung (Prädisposition) für Wilms-Tumoren an einer großen Stichprobe systematisch entschlüsseln.

Public Guest Lecture: Alternative Post-Digital Futures

Public Guest Lecture: Alternative Post-Digital Futures

May 29: library closed

On May 29 the University Library stays closed.
Please register in good time – 24 hours in advance of your use – for the 24/7 library to use our reading rooms and media stacks all around the clock as usual.
We look forward to your visit!
Der Beitrag May 29: library closed erschien zuerst auf University of Klagenfurt.

Retrospective on ChangeDistiller

Martin Pinzger got invited by top ranked journal IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (IEEE TSE) to write a retrospective of their work on ChangeDistiller, published by this journal in 2007. This work was selected by IEEE as one of the most influential papers of IEEE TSE’s 4th decade. The retrospective is available here.

Erfolg im Exzellenzwettbewerb: Würzburger Spitzenforschung setzt sich durch

Jetzt steht es fest: Die Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) konnte sich bei der Exzellenzstrategie mit zwei Cluster-Initiativen durchsetzen. Bei der Exzellenzstrategie handelt es sich um ein hoch kompetitives Förderprogramm von Bund und Ländern für wissenschaftliche Spitzenleistungen. Einen Zuschlag gab es für das neue Forschungsprojekt NUCLEATE und die Fortsetzung des Exzellenzclusters ctd.qmat. Die Cluster zur Nukleinsäureforschung und zur Quantenphysik sind damit zwei von 70, die es aus insgesamt 98 Vollanträgen bis zur Förderung geschafft haben.

Faire de la recherche en pleine apocalypse

Olivier Alexandre, AOC, 21 et 22 mai 2025.
L’article Faire de la recherche en pleine apocalypse est apparu en premier sur Centre Internet et Société.

Skills4EOSC workshop on 'Empowering the citizen-innovator: between copyright flexibilities and Open Science'

Pietro Giovanni Bizzaro seminar on "The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence and the Challenges of Deployment in Public Administration”

What AI Thinks It Knows About You

Digital health innovation: Are sandboxes a new tool to scale?

Innovation continues to evolve at great speed, yet investment in and meaningful action to address healthcare challenges remains fragmented and is decreasing. The AI revolution comes at a time of acute political polarization and dramatic scaling back of funding for development programmes that support some of the most vulnerable people on the planet. Crucial decisions relating to regulation, ethical frameworks and governance structures will shape how both digital health and AI continues to develop and will have long-term repercussions.

bidt-Forschungsschwerpunkt in Titelstory der Spiegel-Beilage zu Vertrauen in KI

KI verändert den Alltag rasant. Doch wie steht es um die Akzeptanz? Was ist notwendig, um das Vertrauen der Menschen in KI zu stärken? Diesen Fragen widmet sich Bärbel Brockman in der Titelstory „Eine Frage des Vertrauens“ des Spiegel-Beilegers „StarkesLandBayern“. In ihrem Artikel beleuchtet die Autorin, inwieweit Menschen KI vertrauen können und wie die Forschung dazu beitragen kann, das Vertrauen zu fördern.

Seminario “Inteligencia, Justicia y Crimen Organizado” abordó la mirada interinstitucional a los desafíos de la seguridad pública 

El martes 13 de mayo se realizó el seminario “Inteligencia, Justicia y Crimen Organizado: Una mirada interinstitucional”, organizado por el Programa de Derecho, Ciencia y Tecnología UC junto con el Centro UC para la Seguridad Pública, en el marco del lanzamiento oficial de este nuevo centro académico interdisciplinario. 

Open Data Editor in Action: Enhancing genomic data literacy among researcher communities in Kenya

Bioinformatics Hub of Kenya initiative (BHKi) was able to find errors in over-complex spreadsheets and use ODE's metadata panel to standardise schemas for future surveys.
The post Open Data Editor in Action: Enhancing genomic data literacy among researcher communities in Kenya first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.

The Digital Panopticon Nightmare

Social media harm abatement: Mechanisms for transparent public health assessment

The Innovation Imperative: Reflections from the 8th NADPA-RAPDP Conference

The 8th Network of African Data Protection Authorities (NADPA-RAPDP) Conference, held in Abuja, Nigeria, served as a key forum for NADPA-RAPDP members to deliberate on their evolving role in shaping Africa’s digital governance landscape. More than a policy gathering, the conference signaled a shift in how Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) across the continent see themselves; not just as watchdogs, but as enablers of responsible innovation.

Lady Gaga bomb plot: Thwarted plan lifts veil on the gamification of hate and gendered nature of online radicalization

Open Data Editor in Action: Streamlining data governance and unlocking the potential value of urban data in Croatia

The City of Zagreb was able to reduce error-resolution time, comply with open data standards and foster a culture of data literacy across different city offices in the capital of Croatia
The post Open Data Editor in Action: Streamlining data governance and unlocking the potential value of urban data in Croatia first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.

W&R Talk: Admissible Inference for the Structure of the Covariance Matrix in High Dimensions

The Quantitative Economics Division of the Department of Economics cordially invites you to the W&R Talk entitled “W&R-Gastvortrag: Admissible Inference for the Structure of the Covariance Matrix in High Dimensions“.
Speaker: Professor Werner Ploberger, Thomas H. Eliot Distinguished Professor in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, USA
When: Wed. June 18, 2025, 14:00-15:30

Ivana Feldfeber: ‘There is no evidence that more technology makes people better’

DataGénero co-founder joins us for the fifteenth #OKFN100, a series of conversations with over 100 people about the challenges and opportunities facing the open movement
The post Ivana Feldfeber: ‘There is no evidence that more technology makes people better’ first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.