News
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Prof. Susan Rose-Ackerman, Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale University, received an honorary doctorate from the University of Maastricht (UM) in the Netherlands on the occasion of its fortieth anniversary on January 11, 2016.
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A growing body of research indicates that prolonged sitting is linked to health risks and depression, underscoring the importance of encouraging more standing.
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The Institute for Transnational and Euregional cross border cooperation and Mobility / ITEM and Mission Opérationelle Transfrontalière / MOT are working together.
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Charlotte A Campo’s LLB thesis was awarded by the Board of the Stichting Wetenschapsbeoefening UM as last year’s best bachelor thesis of the European Law School.
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Last month the University Library opened its brand new learning spaces in the University Sports Centre. With the opening of the new sports centre, a multifunctional location was introduced that does not only support a healthy way of living but also a healthy way of studying!
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Overweight people who lose a lot a weight in a short amount of time are no more likely to gain weight after dieting than people who lose weight more slowly.
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Ruud Hendriks, Ike Kamphof and Tsjalling Swierstra have won ZonMW funding for their project ‘Make-Believe Matters. The Moral Role Things Play in Dementia Care.’
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The treatment options available to ventilated patients in Dutch intensive care units needs improving. This was the conclusion drawn by intensive care physician Jan Scholte in his dissertation for which he hopes to obtain his doctoral degree on 28 January at Maastricht University.
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On Monday 18 January, RWTH Aachen University and Maastricht University signed a contract to formalise their structural collaboration in the Aachen Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials on the Brightlands Chemelot Campus.