News
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The Heerlen-based dr. ir. J.H.J. van de Laar Foundation for Scientific Biochemical Research has made a sum of €400,000 available to the Limburg University Fund (SWOL).
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On Sunday August 30, the ESC Council on Basic Cardiovascular Science will hand over the Outstanding Achievement Award 2015 to Professor Stephane Heymens (Dept. of Cardiology).
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On Monday 31 August, Maastricht University will celebrate the opening of the 2015/16 academic year with a symposium and an official ceremony.
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The newly created Centre for European Research in Maastricht (CERiM) has been successful in attracting support from the European Union’s Erasmus+ programme (2015-2018).
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Sally Wyatt, professor of Digital Cultures in Development, has been appointed to NWO’s new Permanent National Committee for Large-Scale Scientific Infrastructure.
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Minister Bussemaker has appointed Professor Marc Groenhuijsen as a member of the Maastricht University Supervisory Board for a period of four years, starting on 1 September 2015.
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Brown adipose tissue, which is thought to have a positive effect on weight loss, among other things, can be activated in both test animals and humans with the administration of bile acids in pill form.
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UM researchers Tamar Sharon and Yasin Temel have been nominated for the 2015 New Scientist Research Talent.
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Increased awareness for the consumption of essential fatty acids during pregnancy may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in children.