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Climate change is affecting vegetation also in our latitudes. For the first time, scientists have conducted experiments to determine to what extent wild animals are capable of adjusting to this change.

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The Christian theologian Thomas Aquinas triumphant over the teachings of the Arab Averroes (bottom centre). Panel paining in the Dominican monastery San Marco (Florence) from the mid-15th century. (Photo: Polo Museale Regionale della Toscana)

During the Renaissance, the Europeans began to supplant the Arabic roots of their culture: This is the gist of Dag Nikolaus Hasse's new book (Harvard University Press). Hasse is a professor of philosophy.

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Section of an automotive production line and a simulated model as a 3D cloud of dots. The places where collisions would occur after a change of model are highlighted in red. (Picture: Andreas Nüchter)

How does an automotive assembly line have to be retrofitted for a change of model? 3D scanners are a way to find this out. Professor of computer science, Andreas Nüchter, is a specialist for the job.

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Professor Lars Dölken, Head of the Chair of Virology at the University of Würzburg. (Foto: IMIB)

What happens when herpes viruses invade human cells? This question is the research focus of Professor Lars Dölken. His work is now being funded by a grant from the European Research Council worth around two million euros.

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Professor Laurens W. Molenkamp. (Photo: Department of Physics)

Another award for Laurens Molenkamp: The physicist won the King Faisal International Prize (KFIP) 2017 in the "Science" category. The scientist earned the recognition for his work in the field of spintronics.

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Olaf Acker

Studying business management to become a business consultant: Alumnus Olaf Acker seems to have pursued a classic career. Today, strategic consulting is a focal task of his job – especially from a digital transformation angle.

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