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Depression is no longer on the fringes; it is a widespread disease. Photo: Fotolia/lassedesignen.

Where to Go with Depression? – Influence of Various Treatment Settings on Therapeutic Success

Depression is no longer on the fringes; it is a widespread disease. According to the Federal Ministry of Health, about 4 million people in Germany and …
Prof. Dr. Michael Lenhard. Photo: Thomas Roese.

Valuable Straw – Biologists aim to identify new regulators of leaf growth in the barley genome

It is among the most widely cultivated crops in Europe. German farmers alone produce about 10 million tons of barley each year. Its straw used to be …

1.800 Mädchen und Jungen besuchen die 13. Potsdamer Kinder-Uni am 7. Oktober in Golm

Das Interesse an den Vorlesungen der Potsdamer Kinder-Universität ist ungebrochen: Insgesamt  haben sich 77 dritte und vierte Klassen aus Potsdam und …
Dr. Aude Noiray. Photo: Karla Fritze.

LOLA is Researching – How ultrasound and video analysis advance language research

The astronaut buckles up and slides deeper into his pilot's chair; he’s ready. Then the rocket takes off. Earth slowly disappears while Mars gets …
Eating Right for a Long Life. Photo: Fotolia/Photographee.eu.

Eating Right for a Long Life - Joint project “NutriAct” explores nutrition and healthy aging

Too much fat, too much sugar, too much – the ingredients for obesity and diet-related disease are well known. What the head knows does not necessarily …
Der Chemiker Prof. Dr. Andreas Taubert in der Kinderuni der Universität Potsdam (Karla Fritze)

Reise in die Vergangenheit – Start der Anmeldung für die 13. Potsdamer Kinderuni in Golm

Um Prinzen und Prinzessinnen, allerlei Bösewichte und Hexen und die rätselhafte Geheimschrift der Brüder Grimm geht es bei der 13. Potsdamer …
Schlüsselblume.Foto: Michael Lenhard

Rätsel der Evolution – Forscher identifizieren Gen, das Fremdbestäubung bei Schlüsselblumen fördert

Einem internationalen Forscherteam um Genetiker und Botaniker des Instituts für Biochemie und Biologie und des Botanischen Gartens der Universität …
Man with dark glasses fells asleep and lies his had on a table. In one hand he holds a cup of coffee. In the foreground is an alarm clock on the table. Photo: Fotolia/katie martynova.

Good Morning, Twitter! - Language researchers discover social networks as a rich source of data

The ringing of the alarm clock is merciless. People who have difficulty getting out of bed, but love to stay up late, are called “owls” in …
Prof. Dr. Götz Schulze. Photo: Karla Fritze.

Believing in the Law or Following Your Faith? – Lawyer Prof. Götz Schulze discusses the relationship between law and religion

For thousands of years, religious canon formed the basic rules of social interaction and was both religious doctrine and law. Only for the last few …

“Technical Development Should Serve the People, Not the Other Way Around” – Prof. Key Pousttchi on German Engineering in the Era of Digitalization

Internet giants collect and trade our data; smartphones know us better than our friends and partners; cities monitor themselves using big data …