Biochemical alteration responsible for brain tumour resistance identified
Researchers from the INc have identified the biochemical and molecular alteration that causes resistance to radiotherapy and chemotherapy in glioblastoma.
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Food-trucks at the Health and Sustainability Week
UAB’s Health and Sustainability Week from 4 to 8 April will include workshops, conferences and several other activities. A total of over 50 activities will be offered on campus, including novelties such as food-trucks selling healthy meals, which will be at the UAB on Thursday.
The Observatory for Equality presents new workshops on gender perspective
We have created three brand new workshops, compared with previous years, that focus on the fields of Law, Politics, and Economy. Each workshop costs 25€ and has a workload of 50 hours, both at classroom and from home. The workshops can be recognised as 2 ECTS credits.
Cocaine users present alterations in brain functioning and structures
A study published in Addiction Biology shows the presence of alterations in brain functioning and structure in cocaine users.
Antarctic CO2 deposits shown to have existed in the Ice Age
A study BY ICTA-UAB demonstrates the existence of large CO2 deposits in the deep Southern Ocean during the Ice Age, when the atmospheric CO2 was very low.
ICTA-UAB receives María de Maeztu Excellence Accreditation
The ICTA-UAB has received its accreditation as a “María de Maeztu Unit of Excellence 2015” from the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. The CRAG and the ICMAB have received the Severo Ochoa Seal of Excellence.
Presence of foreign students at UAB reaches 17.6 per cent
With 6,527 full-time students from abroad, the UAB has this year achieved 17.6% internationalisation in its teaching programmes. In the case of official master's degrees 40.7% of students are from other countries.
New urban wastewater treatment plant that can generate energy
The European project LIFE-SAVING-E, coordinated by the Department of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, is to build a pilot-scale urban wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) that can generate energy instead of consuming it.