EducationDental Fillings of the Future: Less Harmful to Humans and More Environmentally-Friendly2022-10-14, 16:41The topic of odontology abounds with questions from not only from patients, but also researchers from multiple fields who are looking for new methods of treatment with practical application. After all, scientists have a long way to go from discovering a suitable material to designing a tangible product. Dr. Vita Zalite, a researcher from Latvia on a traineeship at Vilnius University (VU) Institute of Chemistry, explains that while artificial intelligence technologies may be able to scan our teeth and calculate the precise shape of dental fillings or implants in the future, so far chemists have been looking for materials that are less harmful to humans and more environmentally friendly. Nobel Peace Prize Demonstrates Awareness about the Fight for Human Rights in Eastern Europe2022-10-13, 16:17Friday afternoon, it was announced that the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial, and the Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties. According to the political scientist and lecturer at the Institute of International Relations and Political Science of Vilnius University (VU TSPMI), the message this award sends to the broader world is that the fight for human rights is high significance in this region. Still, in his view, the Commission also went for a geopolitically cautious option. “A leading company in the X sector is looking for a proactive, motivated and results-oriented employee. We offer a substantial salary and social guarantees,” – this is a more or less standard job announcement. However, how specific is it both in terms of describing a company and a potential candidate? The Nobel Prize in Economics – For Discoveries on the Economic Role of Banks during Financial Crises2022-10-11, 12:57On 10th of October, 2022, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Economics, officially known as the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, to professors Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond, and Philip H. Dybvig for research on banks and financial crises. A traditional event of the Vilnius University (VU) Student for a Day will take place on October 24-28. Lectures will take place in the auditoriums of VU faculties remotely and face-to-face, where everyone can step into the shoes of VU students, experience how studies at a higher school take place and get acquainted with exciting study programs and the admission procedure. Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VILNIUS TECH) together with the main partner Public Institution Northtown Vilnius is implementing project “Innovative Project Solutions Tournament "Business LAB" (No. ENI-LLB-1-169) under the European Neighborhood Instrument and financed by the European Union. KTU’s system of renewable energy resources, which received international recognition in 2020, attracted the attention of the Commission for Energy and Sustainable Development of the Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas) this year. During their visit to KTU, the MPs got acquainted with the hybrid electricity production and heat storage system operating at the University, which not only protects the environment but also supplies the buildings on the campus. The 34th Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Prof. Algirdas Utkus: The Position of Dean Is Not a One-Man Decision2022-10-07, 12:15In the history of the Faculty of Medicine at Vilnius University, which is now in its 241st year, a decade is just a piece of a larger puzzle, showing how one or another generation of doctors has changed and what they have lived for. Meanwhile, ten years in a person’s life is a significant period of time. That is how long the Faculty of Medicine has been led by the thirty-fourth Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. To find out what have been the most important changes made in the faculty over the last decade, what challenges its leader had to overcome, where he got his strength from, what, if any superpowers he would wish for, and what advice he would give his successor, we asked the outgoing Dean, Prof. Dr Algirdas Utkus, some questions. VMU International Cooperation Department is pleased to inform you that the Internship Programme at the prestigious Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is open for applications. VU Experts Help Understand: How Do This Year’s Physics Nobel Prize Discoveries Relate to Teleportation and Einstein?2022-10-05, 18:36The second Nobel Prize was announced this afternoon. This year’s Prize in Physics was awarded to Professors Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger “for their experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell’s inequalities and pioneering quantum information science,” said the Nobel committee. According to Assoc. Prof. of quantum mechanics at the Faculty of Physics of Vilnius University (VU) Jevgenij Chmeliov, this top-ranking award has once again underlined the importance of quantum mechanics science. |
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