The UAB obtains maximum scores in 28 of the 37 indicators evaluated by the Knowledge and Development (CYD) Foundation, placing it at the top of the ranking which evaluates a total of 76 universities in Spain.
Joaquim Segalés, Professor of the Department of Animal Health and Anatomy at the UAB, and Júlia Vergara, both CReSA researchers, join the WHO working group. The aim is to find the most suitable animal models for developing treatments and vaccines for the disease.
Researchers have developed a new technique to locally modify the properties of a metamagnetic material. The method consists in applying local pressure to the surface of the material using nanometric needles and allows an easy and local modification. The research opens the door to a more accurate and precise control of magnetic materials, and can improve digital memories.
A survery conducted by the UAB and the ISTAS-CCOO, still available online, points to the seriousness of the situation. The results also show that over one third of workers state that their state of health has worsened.
A study carried out by the ICTA-UAB presents a novel way of using the local knowledge embodied in popular proverbs to explore climate change impacts at local scales. It has been published in the journal Regional Environmental Change.
An international collaboration with the participation of the INC has shown that neurons expressing dopamine D2 receptors have different molecular features and functions, depending on their anatomical localization within the striatum. The research, conducted with mouse models and published in Nature Communications, opens the door to develop better treatments for diseases in which dopamine is altered, such as schizophrenia, addictions and Parkinson’s disease.
The University will continue to work remotely in all areas in which on-site presence is not essential while the exceptional nature of this health crisis persists and will allow some laboratory and scientific and technical services which cannot be conducted remotely to be conducted on campus.
Want to discover the UAB like when schools come to visit us on campus... but without having to step outside and in just 15 minutes? If you come closer to the screen, you'll be able to smell the grass!
During an extraoordinary session, the UAB Governing Council passed two directions related to the end of the 2019/20 academic year under the framework of the COVID-19 health crisis.
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Communication Studies' student Ana Figueras and Physiotherapy student Javier Álvarez are volunteering in the COVID-19 support programe at the Vall d'Hebron Hospital. They talk about their experiences here.
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