University of Amsterdam (UvA)

The University of Amsterdam (Dutch: Universiteit van Amsterdam) or the UvA is a public university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

The potential of a fully off-grid photochemistry system to enable fine chemical production in the most remote locations on Earth

Connecting brain-inspired deep learning to combine vision and touch in biomimetic robots

A very small piece of good news? Aerosol microdroplets do not appear to easily help spread Covid-19

Small environmental changes trigger slow evolutionary processes that eventually precipitate collapse

Is inflammation responsible for the mental sluggishness that often accompanies illness?

Scientists at the University of Birmingham in collaboration with the University of Amsterdam have uncovered a possible explanation for the mental sluggishness that often accompanies illness. An estimated 12M UK citizens have a chronic medical condition, and many of them report severe mental fatigue that they characterize as ‘sluggishness’ or ‘brain fog’. This condition is

Is inflammation responsible for the mental sluggishness that often accompanies illness?

Can a new electronic nose sniff out which lung cancer patients will respond to immunotherapy

An electronic nose that detects chemicals in the breath of lung cancer patients can identify with 85% accuracy those who will or will not respond to immunotherapy, according to new research published in the leading cancer journal Annals of Oncology today (Wednesday). The results of the first study to investigate this show that the eNose is more

Can a new electronic nose sniff out which lung cancer patients will respond to immunotherapy

Facial movements are an inexact gauge of a person’s feelings, behaviors, and intentions

Software that purports to read emotions in faces is being deployed or tested for a variety of purposes, including surveillance, hiring, clinical diagnosis, and market research. But a new scientific report finds that facial movements are an inexact gauge of a person’s feelings, behaviors, and intentions. “It is not possible to confidently infer happiness from

Facial movements are an inexact gauge of a person’s feelings, behaviors, and intentions

Waste toilet paper could be converted into electricity economically

First techno-economic analysis of the ultimate waste recycling concept Chemists at the University of Amsterdam’s (UvA) Sustainable Chemistry research priority area, together with colleagues from the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development of Utrecht University, have published the first techno-economic analysis of converting waste toilet paper into electricity. In the journal Energy Technology, they propose a

Waste toilet paper could be converted into electricity economically

Children can be treated quickly and effectively for PTSD within hours

Children and adolescents with posttraumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) can be successfully treated with only a few hours of EMDR or cognitive behavioral writing therapy (CBWT). This is the finding of a new research paper by the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and GGZ Rivierduinen (Trauma Center for Children and Youth). The paper was published on Thursday,

Children can be treated quickly and effectively for PTSD within hours

Laboratory-bred corals reproduce in the wild – hope returns to the Caribbean

New hope for endangered corals: SECORE-scientists take an important step towards sustainable restoration of Caribbean reefs. Researchers of SECORE International (USA, Germany), the University of Amsterdam(Netherlands) and the Carmabi Marine Research Station (Curaçao) have for the first time successfully raised laboratory-bred colonies of a threatened Caribbean coral species to sexual maturity. “In 2011, offspring of

Laboratory-bred corals reproduce in the wild – hope returns to the Caribbean

Surprising diversity in aging revealed in nature

Increasing weakness with age is not a law of nature In our youth we are strong and healthy and then we weaken and die – that’s probably how most would describe what ageing is all about. But, in nature, the phenomenon of ageing shows an unexpected diversity of patterns and is altogether rather strange, conclude

Surprising diversity in aging revealed in nature

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Research consortium to scour the brain for causes of psychiatric illnesses
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Gilbane completes University of Virginia’s School of Data Science building
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UVA School of Medicine research leads to new model to understand childhood malnutrition
A new tool developed at UVA School of Medicine will help doctors and scientists better understand and overcome childhood undernutrition.
Two UvA Researchers Awarded NWO Rubicon Grants
Danique de Moor, PhD candidate at the Amsterdam Business School, and Julien Vos, who received his PhD at the Faculty of Medicine in 2023, have received Rubicon grants from the Dutch Research Council ...
Scientists trigger mini-earthquakes in the lab
Earthquakes and landslides are famously difficult to predict and prepare for. By studying a miniature version of the ground in the lab, scientists at the UvA Institute of Physics have demonstrated how ...

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Gilbane completes University of Virginia’s School of Data Science building
G ilbane Building Company has completed the construction of the University of Virginia’s (UVA) School of Data Science building in the US. The project was supported via a $120m donation from the ...
UVA's new School of Data Science has grand opening
From three buildings scattered around Grounds to one on the corner of Ivy Road and Emmet Street, UVA's School of Data Science now has a specific place for research and study.
UVA launches the nation's first school of data science
The University of Virginia today opened a new building that will house the nation’s first School of Data Science, bankrolled by business school graduate Jafffray Woodriff.
UVA celebrating 100 years of women in science and medicine
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- W omen in science and medicine at UVA are celebrating a big milestone. Females have been an active part in the university’s schools of science and medicine for an ...
Hazing concerns prompt University of Virginia to expel 1 fraternity and suspend 3 others
The University of Virginia says concerns about hazing have prompted the school to terminate one local fraternity and suspend three others on its Charlottesville campus.