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At 37, Maryna Viazovska becomes the second woman in history to receive the prestigious
#FieldsMedal
🏅, widely described as the Nobel Prize of
#Mathematics
.
#FieldsMedal
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Congratulations to our very own
@AnnaKiesenhofer
on this amazing gold medal!!!🥇What a race!
#Tokyo2020
#OlympicGames
Anna Kiesenhofer of
#AUT
takes
#gold
in the
#CyclingRoad
women’s road race on her
#Olympics
debut!
#StrongerTogether
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@tokyo2020
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@UCI_cycling
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We would like to express compassion for everyone who is directly or indirectly affected by the current events in Iran. (1/2)
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Breakthrough: patients able to control previously paralyzed leg muscles without electrical stimulation.
#epflSV
@gcourtine
#neurotechnology
#paralysis
#paraplegia
#neuroscience
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Scientists at EPFL’s Swiss Plasma Center &
@DeepMind
have developed a new magnetic control method for plasmas based on deep reinforcement learning and applied it to a real-world plasma for the 1st time in the
@TCV_tokamak
research facility.
#nuclearfusion
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We’re happy to announce that we will be hosting YouTube celebrity Dianna Cowern aka
@thephysicsgirl
during our open house! 👩🔬🧪 Looking forward to welcoming you on
@EPFL
campus!
#EPFLOpenDays
#EPFL50
@epflSB
@EPFLevents
@MartinVetterli
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A very warm welcome back home to Switzerland's two Fields Medal laureates, Maryna Viazovska
@epfl_en
and Hugo Duminil-Copin
@UNIGEnews
!
@MartinVetterli
#FieldsMedal
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On this
#PrideMonth
, EPFL calls its community to respect gender, sexual, and ethnic diversity all year round, and extends its support the LGBTQIA+ community. Our campus must always be a place of diversity and inclusion 🌈
@PlanQueer
@polyquity
@agepoly
@EPFLdiversity
@gvdgoot
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ETH Zurich has just completed its own rebranding project, drawing inspiration from the new logo that EPFL introduced a year ago. The similar look reflects a desire by the sister schools to build closer ties.
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EPFL now requires *all staff* to work remotely. President
@MartinVetterli
is counting on everyone's sense of responsibility and solidarity. Thank you!
#COVID19
#FlattenTheCurve
#SaveLives
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For those of you who miss the
@EPFL
campus, here is what it looks like these days.
#StayAtHome
#COVID19
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Three presidents in a row!
@MartinVetterli
(
@epfl_en
), Doris
#Leuthard
(
#Switzerland
) and Lino Guzzella (
@ETH_en
) are aboard the Digital Train.
#DigitalDay
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Happy
#WomenInScience
Day!
Today, we celebrate all women and girls, at EPFL and all around the world, who play a significant role in all science fields and inspire future generations.
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Congratulations to
@TUM_Hyperloop
for winning the
#Hyperloop
pod competition 2019 with a speed of 480km/h. Amazing Swiss representation with
@swissloop
and
@epfloop
on the top 3.🥈🥉
@elonmusk
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As wearing masks in all EPFL buildings is mandatory since September 1st,
@epflSV
dean Gisou van der Goot
@gvdgoot
shows how to - and how *not* to - wear a mask. 😷
#WearaMask
#fightcorona
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Starting tomorrow, Tuesday, 17 March, all EPFL buildings will be closed until further notice. Students are prohibited from coming to campus. Remote work is mandatory for all EPFL collaborators.
#COVID19
#FlattenTheCurve
#SaveLives
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Our warmest congratulations to our neighbor Jacques Dubochet
@unil
and his colleagues for today's
#NobelPrize
in chemistry!
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Today, EPFL president
@MartinVetterli
awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa to
@demishassabis
, Founder and CEO of
@DeepMind
, and
@IsomorphicLabs
.
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The EPFL team
@epfloop
is walking away from its very first
#Hyperloop
competition with a podium finish. Congratulations again!
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"Using AI to Accelerate Scientific Discovery”
Today's campus lecture, which will be given by
@demishassabis
, the Founder and CEO of
@DeepMind
and
@IsomorphicLabs
, is fully booked but will be broadcast live on the EPFL YouTube channel.
More info:
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EPFL expresses its full solidarity with everyone in our community affected by the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian and Russian students affected by the conflict or the sanctions are eligible for financial assistance.
Support, help and resources on
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A recent breakthrough from
@TheLutolfLab
laboratory and published in
@natBME
will enable mass production of standardized
#organoids
for the first time. This was achieved thanks to a customized guidance system that ensures homogenous cell culturing
@epflSV
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Professor Bruno Correia, head of EPFL’s Laboratory of Protein Design and Immunoengineering, has been named best teacher in the life sciences and technology section for 2019, just four years after giving his first-ever class.
@befcorreia
@epflSV
#epflSV
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Nonna Rosetta has a message for the EPFL community!
#TogetherAgainstCovid19
@MartinVetterli
@casasurace
➡️Watch the full video:
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Happy
#InternationalWomensDay
! Today, we celebrate all women who are contributing to research and innovation at
#EPFL
and around the world.
#EachforEqual
#IWD2020
Meet some of our researchers:
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A soft implant developed by
@gcourtine
,
@Jocelyne_Bloch
and their teams now allows patients with a complete spinal cord injury to stand up and walk again.
@_NeuroRestore
@onwdempowered
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The Swiss Federal Council has renewed
@MartinVetterli
’s term as president of EPFL. The professor of communication systems will therefore lead EPFL for a second four-year term that will begin on 1 January 2021.
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Francesco Stellacci's Laboratory received a CHF 5 million research grant from the Werner Siemens Foundation. The team, who is working on a compound able to block viral activity, could hopefully make progress in the fight against SARS-CoV-2
@frstella
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As an institution that advocates the broad dissemination of knowledge and free will, EPFL considers that everyone should be able to study and express opinions freely. (2/2)
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12 days to go until the EPFL Open Days!
#PortesOuvertesEPFL
Physics is not only about formulas and
@thephysicsgirl
will prove it. From demos to videos, don't miss her talk on September 14th:
#EPFL50
#EPFLevents
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To celebrate its 50 anniversary, EPFL unveils its new brand identity, and inaugurates the new
@lombardodier
Agora.
#EPFL50
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Don’t miss the exclusive conference of
@harari_yuval
at the STCC on July, 10. An additional 500 free tickets have just been released.
#EPFL50
@Empowerment_F
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A robotic microsurgery platform that can perform high-precision, micrometer-resolution dissections advances our understanding of how the vertebrate body forms during embryonic development.
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Anna Morales
@SizeMattersBaby
, a doctoral assistant
@EPFLEngineering
@epflSB
, is preparing her thesis on materials science. In parallel, she’s becoming a science influencer in Spain as she brings science and pop culture together in her videos.
#EPFLpeople
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Impressive panel for a great talk tonight
@EPFL_en
: Grégoire Courtine
@gcourtine
, Jocelyne Bloch,
@KenRoth
, Yuval Noah Harari
@harari_yuval
,
@EffyVayena
, Jamie Paik
@robotician
, Pierre Vandergheynst
@trekkinglemon
and
@DelariveLeila
. Thanks
@Empowerment_F
!
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A report on the status of women faculty at EPFL outlines common challenges faced by women professors, and more importantly, recommendations on how to move forward.
@BernierLabEPFL
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EPFL is proud to be a member of
@PeppPt
along with experts from research institutions and companies. This international initiative aims to develop a proximity tracing that preserves individual privacy
@carmelatroncoso
@gannimo
@marcelsalathe
#COVID19
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To mark the International Women’s Day, EPFL officially named squares and streets on its campus after pioneering women in scientific and engineering fields.
#IWD2022
#IWD
@EPFLdiversity
@gvdgoot
@EPFLevents
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For the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, we wish to emphasize that EPFL advocates a culture of
#respect
towards sexual and gender diversity, and offers support to minorities:
#ResponsibleTransformationEPFL
#IDAHOT2021
@EPFLdurable
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Congratulations
@EPFLoop
for your amazing 3rd place in the
#Hyperloop
competition! 🇨🇭🎉
#hyperlooppodcompetition
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Today we
@EPFL
inaugurated our new heating plant, which has the capacity to heat and cool the Lausanne campus solely by drawing water from Lake Geneva and recovering excess heat from a connected data center.
@EPFLdurable
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@thephysicsgirl
We definitively have some super cool physics going on
@EPFL_en
in Lausanne! On top of that, we have an amazing view on Lake Geneva 😃 (and we're celebrating our 50th anniversary!)
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Chemists at EPFL have developed an efficient process for converting carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, a key ingredient of synthetic fuels and materials.
#CarbonNeutral
#epflSB
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The
#SwissCovid
tracing app, a useful tool in stemming the spread of the SARS-COV2, is now available to the general public. Thank you to all the people who participated in the pilot tests!
#COVID19
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Congratulations to the
@epfloop
team for qualifying as one of the top 3
#Hyperloop
competitors! Good luck for today! 🤞
#hyperlooppodcompetition
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Michel Roccati, an Italian patient who suffers from a complete spinal cord injury after a motorbike accident, has recently received the implant on his spinal cord. A wireless tablet forwards the signals to a pacemaker in his abdomen, allowing him to stand.
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Creating a new kind of trust in a virtual world: the challenge of the new
@EPFL_en
Center for Digital Trust, announced today by EPFL president
@MartinVetterli
during the
#cybersecurityday
, held in the presence of Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin.
#DigitalTrust
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A third of food is wasted in Switzerland. Today, students raised awareness about this issue by preparing a free soup made of still-edible ingredients that would have been thrown away by supermarkets
@assoc_Unipoly
@EPFLdurable
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Introducing
@EPFL
professors to social media communication! Welcome to Twitter,
@gvdgoot
,
@Naefelix
,
@EPFL_Galland
,
@JamesLarus
,
@FMarech
,
@ChTeiler
,
@PhThalmannEPFL
! 😀 with
@MirkoBischBerg
&
@jamcaillet
poke
@MartinVetterli
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Switzerland’s two federal institutes of technology,
@ETH
and EPFL, have teamed up to offer a new joint doctoral programme in the learning sciences.
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Michael Unser was born to an artist mother and scientist father. According to him, like art, maths aspires to accuracy, clarity and simplicity.
Discover the portrait of the best teacher 2022 of the microengineering section of EPFL
@EPFLEngineering
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Exclusive conference: save the date and register now!
On July 10, we will welcome the best-selling author
@harari_yuval
for a free public speaking event at the STCC.
#EPFL50
@Empowerment_F
Info & registration:
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Making of the new giant EPFL logo, installed in the early morning yesterday.
#epflcampus
#EPFL50
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The relationship between PhD students and their supervisors has a significant influence on the work produced and the well-being of everyone. EPFL is publishing a guide that sets out the rules, rights & responsibilities of everyone involved in PhD programs.
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Digital artwork has been a rapidly growing segment of the modern-art landscape ever since the start of the pandemic
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This weekend was a great one for
#science
! Cheers to
@CERN
for their successful Open Days!
#CernOpenDays
#PortesOuvertesEPFL
To the 75,000 visitors of the
#CERNOpenDays
: thank you for exploring the future with us and sharing our passion for science!
Remember that CERN is open all year (), so we hope to see you again soon 😉
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EPFL has extended remote work until 19 April and classes continue to be given online. No one is allowed to enter EPFL buildings. Thank you for your efforts to help slow the spread of the virus!
#COVID19
#PushDownTheCurve
#StayHome
#SaveLives
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Neuroscientists have enabled a paralyzed person to walk again naturally. Using a wireless digital bridge connecting the brain and spinal cord, they allowed an individual to regain control over their leg muscles.
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The
@epfloop
team has been selected to compete in
@SpaceX
's
#Hyperloop
again, next summer in California.
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Congratulations to
@swissloop
for reaching 259km/h with your pod « Claude Nicollier ». Hop Swiss! 🇨🇭
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The ETH board
@ETH_Rat
has just approved three people whose names EPFL President
@MartinVetterli
put forward to head the EPFL's new vice presidencies: Prof. Gisou van der Goot
@gvdgoot
, Prof. Jan Hesthaven and Matthias Gäumann.
Read more:
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Congratulations to Jocelyne Bloch, neurosurgeon and prof. at EPFL/CHUV/UNIL, and
@gcourtine
, prof. of neuroscience at EPFL/CHUV/UNIL, who have been named in the "Pioneers" category of the TIME100 Health list.
@Neuro_X_EPFL
@epflSV
@_NeuroRestore
@TIME
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📢 The
@ETH_Rat
has announced the appointment of two professors at EPFL. Congratulations to Charlotte Bunne
@_bunnech
and Wenzel Jakob
@wenzeljakob
.
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Why do gas bubbles remain stuck in narrow vertical tubes instead of rising upwards? An EPFL Bachelor’s student found the answer to a mystery that has puzzled scientists for 100 years.
@EPFLEngineering
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This is how cool
#CivilEngineering
can be at EPFL! For his Master's project, student Damien Sommer designed, built and tested an almost unbreakable, fiberglass skateboard.
#epflENAC
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#Sepsis
, the primary cause of death in hospitals, could be detected earlier thanks to a highly sensitive and portable optical biosensor that stands to accelerate the diagnosis of fatal conditions.
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The next-generation bionic hand, developed by researchers from
@EPFL
, the
@ScuolaSantAnna
in Pisa and the
@GemelliArt
University Polyclinic in Rome, enables amputees to regain a very subtle, close-to-natural sense of touch.
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EPFL engineers have developed a computer chip that combines logic operations and data storage into a single architecture, paving the way to more efficient devices. A promising technology for applications relying on artificial intelligence.
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Congratulations to professor Andrea Ablasser, 8th EPFL researcher to win the
#Latsis
Prize after Xile Hu (
@HuLab_EPFL
), Tobias J. Kippenberg,
@jacquesfellay
,
@KarlGademann
, Franz Pfeiffer,
@MartinVetterli
, Denis Duboule, & Goeffrey Bodenhausen! 🏆
@snsf_ch
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Wikipedia is also
#OpenScience
! Participate in the online
#WikiEditathon
on "Women in Science", on February 11.
Info and registration here:
#WomenInSTEM
#Wikipedia20
@WikimediaCH
@Wikipedia
@EPFL_en
@jesswade
@gvdgoot
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