While getting more daily exercise can improve overall physical fitness, reduce symptoms and enhance quality of life, diabetics and lung patients often find this difficult due to obesity or shortness of breath.
On Monday, August 31st the academic year 2015/16 was officially opened by Maastricht Universty. Traditionally, also the winners of the Student Award and the Edmond Hustinx prize for science have been announced.
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).
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).
Sally Wyatt, professor of Digital Cultures in Development, has been appointed to NWO’s new Permanent National Committee for Large-Scale Scientific Infrastructure.