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Claudia Lenz
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Physicist, Forensic Medicine & Imaging Research Group Leader, University of Basel
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Als direkte Demokratie braucht die Schweiz vielfältige & unabhängige Medien. Über 600 Professor:innen aus allen Sprachregionen & Disziplinen setzen sich deshalb ein für einen starken Service public und sagen «Nein» zur Halbierungsinitiative.

➡️ www.wissenschaft-fuer-den-service-public.ch
Professorinnen und Professoren gegen die Halbierungsinitiative – Warum wir Professorinnen und Professoren uns für einen starken Service public einsetzen und die SRG-Halbierungsinitiative ablehnen
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January 26, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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The 2026 Marcel Benoist Swiss Science Prize will be awarded in the field of life sciences (biology and medicine). 🧪

Deadline for nominations: 23 February 2026.

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January 13, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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Just a few days after the crime – that is usually how long signs of strangulation can be detected. But research by @claudialenz.bsky.social shows that this timeframe needs to be reconsidered: internal injuries can be detected with MRI for much longer than previously thought – up to 12 days.
Physicist establishes new methods for use in forensic medicine
Claudia Lenz’s MRI method extends detection of strangulation injuries, strengthening forensic evidence in violent crime cases.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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Today at the Dies academicus of @unibas.ch , I have been awarded with the Emilie Louise Frey Prize for my habilitation thesis on the visibility of MRI findings in strangulation victims and their significance for forensic medicine. I feel truly honored!
November 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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The University of Basel’s Alumni Prize 2025 was awarded to Dr. Eric Scheidegger, Deputy Director of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs and Head of the Economic Policy Directorate. He received the prize for his outstanding accomplishments and longstanding commitment to Swiss economic policy.
November 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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Today, the University of Basel celebrated its Dies academicus, honoring leading figures from the fields of art, science, and society. In addition to awarding seven honorary doctorates and numerous prizes, the university appointed its first honorary councillor.
November 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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How One Brilliant Woman Mapped the Ocean Floor’s Secrets: www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/arti...

Marie Tharp's meticulous hand-drawn #maps of the Atlantic Ocean floor were integral to the acceptance of plate-tectonic theory and confirmed continental drift. #WomenInSTEM #GeoWeek #cartography
Portrait of oceanographer Marie Tharp in her older years with white curly hair, smiling gently at the camera. She sits beside a large, colorful painted globe and in front of world ocean floor maps on the wall. She wears a dark patterned top with a brooch. Marie Tharp in her younger years, standing at a drafting table and painting one of her pioneering hand-drawn physiographic maps of the North Atlantic Ocean floor. A globe sits nearby; natural light comes through the window. She is focused on her work with brush in hand.
November 21, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a #Microrobot capable of transporting drugs to specific locations within the body, with the potential for use in #Hospitals in the near future.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Physicist Laura Bassi was born 314 years ago today. Her thesis defense in 1732 was a major social event which led to her getting hired by the University of Bologna as a paid lecturer. Here is her story!

tinyurl.com/4jyxuttr

#WomenInSTEM #Physics 🧪
Water, Fire, and Lightning: The Life of Laura Bassi, the First Woman Professor of Science.
It's April of 1732, and the hot ticket in Bologna is not an opera, a play, or a beheading, but rather that most mundane of things: a lengthy thesis defense, in Latin. Routine stuff, except this time ...
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October 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Wishing a happy 90th birthday to Gloria Conyers Hewitt, the group theorist who in 1962 became the fourth Black woman to earn a PhD in mathematics, and went on to become, in 1995, the 1st Black woman to chair a US mathematical department.

#WomenInSTEM #MathSky #BlackWomenInSTEM 🧮
October 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:
October 24, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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June Bacon-Bercey, the first Black woman to earn a PhD in meteorology, was born 97 years ago today. She worked for the AEC studying nuclear fallout, and transitioned to a career in education and outreach, working for the @noaa.gov and the National Weather Service.

#WomenInSTEM #Meteorology 🌧️
October 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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"Die Entwicklung geht in die falsche Richtung", so PIK-Forscherin Levke Caesar. "Die Ozeane versauern, Sauerstoffwerte sinken, marine Hitzewellen nehmen zu." Damit wachse der Druck auf ein System, das für stabile Lebensbedingungen unverzichtbar sei.
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Belastung der Erde steigt: Sieben von neun Grenzen überschritten
Die Erde leidet zunehmend unter dem Raubbau des Menschen. Mittlerweile sind sieben von neun Belastungsgrenzen des Erdsystems überschritten.
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September 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Astronomer Charlotte Sitterly was born 127 years ago today. Her spectroscopic studies were globally well-regarded and are still referenced, she was the first person to discover technetium from a natural source, and she wrote several books on stellar spectra.

#WomenInSTEM #AstroSky 🧪🔭
September 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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The Federal Council wants to cut costs in the ERI sector despite widespread objections. Cuts of over 10 percent per year are planned for the SNSF over the next few years. Above all, this plan jeopardises the innovation potential and competitiveness of the Swiss economy. ⤵️ www.snf.ch/en/9a7Fhnojt...
The SNSF urges against cuts
In its statement on "Relief Package 27", the SNSF speaks out against the proposed annual cuts of 10 percent.
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September 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Are distant exoplanets really ocean worlds? 🌍✨
New ETH Zurich research shows they’re much drier than believed — with only limited water on their surfaces. This changes how we search for habitable planets and suggests Earth may not be so unique after all.

Read more:
Exoplanets are not water worlds
There is much less water on the surfaces of distant planets outside our solar system than previously thought. These exoplanets do not have thick layers of water, as was often speculated. That’s the co...
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September 18, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Join us in the ReproducibiliTea UniBasel in this new semester:
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To register check our eventbrite link:
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Starting with:
Meta-research: a valuable tool to increase reproducibility
www.eventbrite.com/e/meta-resea...
with Paulina Manduch
OSF
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September 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Wishing a happy 83rd birthday to NASA mathematician and researcher Christine Darden, who specialized in the analysis of supersonic noise and research into its reduction. She was the first Black woman at NASA to reach Senior Executive Service status.

#WomenInSTEM #NASA #MathSky 🧪🚀
September 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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💡 At #ESMRMB we’re bringing research to life!

📅 Sat 11 Oct | ⏰ 15:00
🔹 8 ongoing projects (feedback welcome!)
🔹 15 new projects (collaborators wanted!)

A true marketplace for science: discover, connect & collaborate. 🚀
#MRI #MedicalImaging #Collaboration #Science #OpenScience
September 5, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Wishing a happy 81st birthday to geneticist Georgia Dunston. She has worked on tumor immunology and research on the genetics of conditions that are particularly prevalent in the Black community, including difficulties with organ donation, and type 2 diabetes.

#WomenInSTEM #BlackHealth #MedSky 🧪⚕️
August 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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✨ ESMRMB eLearning continues – don’t miss the next sessions ✨

We're excited to announce the second part of the ESMRMB eLearning Course – Advanced and Applied MRI Principles.

👉 Register now and join us: buff.ly/sL5Va2T
July 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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❓ Wondering how to write a perfect Registered Report abstract for #ESMRMB2025? ❓

Listen to this episode of the

🎤 ESMRMB Podcast 🎤

with Johanna Vannesjo and Maria Eugenia Caligiuri!

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Submit your abstract: esmrmb2025.org/late-abstrac...
Episode 18: Planning Ahead: Why Registered Report Abstracts Matter – ESMRMB 2025
ESMRMB Podcast · Episode
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July 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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🚨 Got a bold idea in MRI research?
Submit a Project Abstract to #ESMRMB2025 — ideal for early-stage studies and creative topics like open science tools, science communication, or systematic reviews.
Examples: buff.ly/40dzwKL
Submit: buff.ly/g2G4FSA
#MRI #OpenScience #ProjectAbstracts
July 23, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Mildred Cohn was born 112 years ago today. In the middle of the 20th century she pioneered the use of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance to probe the chemical processes governing the storage and release of energy in ATP. Here is her story!

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#WomenInSTEM #ChemSky #HistSci 🧪
From ATP to MRI: Mildred Cohn's Pioneering Work in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
ATP is the stuff of life.  Without it, cell communication shuts down, muscles freeze, and anything requiring ready energy (which is to say, darn near everything) stops.  For biologists, it's a critica...
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July 13, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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From today, all new submissions to Nature that are published will be accompanied by referees’ reports and author responses — to illuminate the process of producing rigorous science

https://go.nature.com/4kIRR01
Transparent peer review to be extended to all of Nature’s research papers
From today, all new submissions to Nature that are published will be accompanied by referees’ reports and author responses — to illuminate the process of producing rigorous science.
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June 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM