NASA JPL-CaltechRoland Brockers is Professor of Modular Robotic Systems in the Control of Networked Systems group and a researcher at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory / California Institute of Technology in California. On Tuesday, June 10, 2026, he will once again give a lecture for the interested public as part of his teaching stay at the university, this time on the topic “Exploring Venus: Hot Beauty or Earth’s Evil Twin?” (5:00 PM, Lecture Hall 1).

Studierende lassen Experi­ment mit Höhen­forschungs­ballon steigen - Preis für Informatikerin Borrmann - JMU für Gleich­stellung ausgezeichnet - Programm für ausländische Gäste - Liturgie der Zukunft

“Artificial Intelligence” in Switzerland 2024: Rapid Diffusion and Increasing Digital Inequality

New publications on techno-religion, human augmentation technologies, internet use in Switzerland

Vortragsreihe: Wie Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Gesellschaft verändern

Daniela Jaramillo-Dent wins Best Seminar Award for outstanding teaching

Generative AI is Taking Over Everyday Life in Switzerland: From Experimentation to Regular Use

Michael Reiss successfully defended his cumulative dissertation  

Two Awards at SACM 2025 for the Media Change and Innovation Division

Internet Use as Everyday Religion on the Rise, Cyborgization Still in its Early Stages

Kiran Kappeler successfully defended her dissertation

The internet is dominated by this language: English. Nearly half of all websites today are in the language of Shakespeare. However, with AI technologies now enabling seamless writing and translation across multiple languages, could these technologies undermine English’s position as the world’s global and digital lingua franca? 
 

On 29 May 2026, the Carinthian University Championships in beach volleyball took place on the beach volleyball courts at USI Outdoor. Competitions were held in the women’s, men’s and mixed categories.
The women’s competition was won by the pair Marilena PREIML/Tatjana PUSKINA, ahead of Lisa Marie GERERSDORFER/Alina LABACK and Liina RIEMENSCHNEIDER/Gerda JENSCH.

Schaltet man in Zellen ein Enzym ab, das eine wichtige Rolle innerhalb des Zucker-Stoffwechsels, der Glykolyse, spielt, sollte die Zelle eigentlich Probleme bekommen. Tatsächlich kann auch das Gegenteil der Fall sein: Die Zellen werden viel widerstandsfähiger gegen eine bestimmte Form des Zelltods - der Ferroptose.

The Award Ceremony for the 4th edition of the IViR “Science Fiction & Information Law” Writing Competition was held on Thursday, 21 May, at CPDP in Brussels. A wonderful occasion to explore this edition’s theme, “The Technologised Future of Truth”, and honour the most valuable contributions.
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Jitske is a junior researcher at the Institute for Information Law (IViR). She holds an LL.M. degree in International and European Union Law from Erasmus University Rotterdam and is currently completing her LL.M. degree in Dutch civil law at Radboud University Nijmegen. During her studies, she examined legal approaches to the emergence of online platforms, including perspectives from copyright and competition law.
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by Nick Payne
Cooperation between S.O.S., the student theatre group of the English and American Studies Department and the Kammerlichtspiele Klagenfurt

Presented in 2026 during the Board of Trustees meeting of the Nexa Center This report was mainly curated by Valeria Bergantino and Eleonora Lazzarotto with the contribution of the Nexa Staff, Directors and Community Foreword As you know, this November we will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the birth of Nexa Center for Internet & […]
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