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A research team from the University of Turku and Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center details how a natural and dramatic process – changes in mammary glands to accommodate breastfeeding – uses a molecular process believed to contribute to survival of premalignant breast cells. The study was published online in the prestigious journal Cell Death Discovery.
Involution in a mouse's mammary tissue after 72 hours. Dyed cross section, 100 times magnified.
The University of Turku has received more applications for Fulbright scholarships than ever before. Three U.S. researchers and two academically talented students are visiting the University this semester on Fulbright grants.
Association of Professional Futurists has announced its Most Significant Futures Works (MSFW) Award Winners for 2018. Among the winners are Finland Futures Research Centre's Doctoral student, MA Akhgar Kaboli's and Professor Petri Tapio's article on images of the future of young adults.
Having recruited 22 new researchers, the Turku Institute for Advanced Studies (TIAS) strengthens its position as an international unit of high-quality and innovative research in the humanities and social sciences. The three-year research positions of the multidisciplinary research collegium are extremely popular, something which is apparent considering the number of the applications: almost 700 applications from 78 different countries. TIAS is a joint enterprise between the Faculties of Social Sciences, Humanities, Education and Law and Turku School of Economics.
The Feeniks Library of the University of Turku will be open normally starting from 4 October.
The Feeniks Library of the University of Turku will be open normally starting from 4 October.