Researchers at ICTA-UAB recently presented the predictions of pollen and spore levels for this spring. The mild daytime temperatures and rain distribution point to significant pollinations of plane trees, parietaria, gramineae, plantago major, goosefoot and olive, among others.
María Josefa Yzuel, emeritus professor of the Department of Physics, has been awarded this year's igUAltat 2107 prize by the University of Alacant in recognition for her commitment to gender equality and her academic career.
The palaeontologist and co-director of the digs at Atapuerca gave the conference “Game of Thrones in the Pleistecene” on 23 February at the Faculty of Biosciences, as part of its 10th anniversary celebration. The hall was filled with people attending the two-hour conference.
Six UAB research projects will receive a total of €576,056 of the 1.6M Euros the RecerCaixa programme awards to promote scientific research of excellence in Catalonia in the fields of social sciences and health.
Mercedes Unzeta, emeritus professor of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the UAB, was awarded a prize in the institutional event commemorating International Women's Day on 8 March at the UAB.
A series of activities will be held on campus during this month in commemoration of International Women's Day. This year's institutional ceremony was held in honour of the career path of chemist Mercedes Unzeta.
Juan Luis Arsuaga, co-director of the excavations at Atapuerca, will give a conference to inaugurate this year's second semester at the Faculty of Biosciences on Thursday 23 February. The conference forms part of the events celebrating ten years since the faculty first opened.
The Director for International Cooperation of the Directorate General for Research and Innovation at the European Commission presented the EC objectives in this field on Tuesday 14 February at 9 a.m. at the auditorium (Sala d'Actes) of the Rectorat building.