Virginia Dignum, Professor at the Department of Computing Science, Umeå University, has, as the only Swedish representative, been appointed as a member of the United Nation’s High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence, AI. The tasks of the body are to provide advice and propose solutions for the governance and management of AI at the global international level.
The biodiversity of rainforests is threatened by climate change. Researcher Daniel Metcalfe conducts large-scale experiments to predict the consequences – but was ready to shut down when the funds ran out. Now, he has been awarded a major government grant from Formas to continue and expand the work.
Air moisture landing on surfaces of materials forms thin, invisible, water films. These films play crucial roles in Earth’s soils and atmosphere as well as in new technologies. A thesis at Umeå University sheds new light on how this silent architect mediates chemical reactions.
A newly developed instrument makes it possible to measure gas pressure by using laser light. The method, developed at Umeå University and the Industrial Doctoral School for Research and Innovation, provides very precise measurements and can, for example, quickly detect extremely small gas leaks.
Umeå University researchers unveil how the most common white blood cells, neutrophils, counter Candida albicans toxin stopping its tracks. The results have been published in EMBO Reports.
Umeå Institute of Design (UID) has once again clinched top position on the prestigious Red Dot Ranking. With an impressive streak of eight consecutive years at the helm, UID's design education continues to make its mark on the international stage.
Cancer tumors "hijack" the genetic program used by developing nerves. This is shown in a study by researchers at Umeå University. In the long term, the results may open up new ways of treating cancer by limiting the tumour’s interaction with the nerves.
On Friday, October 13th, Bildmuseet opens an exhibition by the artist Loulou Cherinet. For Bildmuseet, she has created a site-specific room installation inspired by early panorama painting and 19th-century cycloramas. Around forty, four-meter-high paintings come together to envelop the museum visitor in the illusion of an urban environment.
Researchers found how to convert cost free forest waste, like pine cones, into carbon materials useful for energy storage. The method allows for easy and environmentally friendly dispersion of carbon in water, even when it is not water-soluble. The blend can then be sprayed onto a surface to produce electrodes for supercapacitors.
From September 30 to November 19, a series of brand-new performance works by artists from the North of Sweden will be premiered at Bildmuseet, Umeå University.
Maintaining the structure of intracellular membranes is essential for preserving normal cellular function. New research by a team of biochemists at Umeå University identifies a strategy employed by cells to detect and repair membranes that have been damaged by chemical or bacterial stress.
Bildmuseet expands its team and welcomes Anca Rujoiu as Curator of Exhibitions from March 2024. –With more than fourteen years of experience working in the field of contemporary art in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, she will be strengthening Bildmuseet’s position as one of Sweden’s foremost venues for international contemporary art, says director Katarina Pierre.
