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Who undertakes voluntary work aimed at encouraging the integration of migrants in rural areas? What contribution do the migrants themselves make towards a lively volunteering culture in rural areas? Geographers at FAU investigate how volunteering can contribute to successful integration in rural areas.

Spinal muscular atrophy describes a disease in which a genetic mutation causes certain nerves responsible for sending signals to muscles to degenerate. Genetic treatments have only been available for a few years, and can now be complemented by a procedure using short laser pulses that was developed at Uniklinikum Erlangen.

Yesterday, the official awarding of the Alexander von Humboldt Professorships 2024 took place in Berlin. Two of the professorships went to Prof. Dr. Michaela Mahlberg and Prof. Dr. Benoit Ladoux, and therefore to Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU).

The party starts at 7 pm in E-Werk in Erlangen. Grab your friends, buy a ticket and come along to the FAU Wunschkonzert 2024.

On May 14, the twelfth Diversity Day will be held across Germany, and FAU naturally has a great program of events lined up. From 9 am until 3 pm in the multifunctional space "EG Mensa Süd" in Erlangen.

Does stress in social situations cause a particular posture? Do I move in a different way when I feel under pressure or fear a potential conflict? FAU researchers have been investigating these questions in their research. Using their results, they were able to train machine learning models to distinguish between people who were stressed and those who were not - a first step towards non-invasive methods of measuring stress.

Students at FAU give their university top scores in the new CHE ranking, the most comprehensive university ranking in German-speaking countries.

FAU scientists have developed a new approach towards treating autoimmune diseases. They brought two types of immune cells, B cells and T cells, together at one table - with the result that the T cell killed the B cell. The organizer of this “date” with a dramatic outcome was a medicine named blinatumomab.

What does a food chemist actually do? FAU alumna Nina Simon is laboratory manager at the Münchener Stadtentwässerung and in the latest edition of the FAU Alumni #JobInsights video series she gives tips on salary negotiations, job searches and preparing for the state exam.

This year, alumni who are registered in the free FAU alumni network are eligible for an alumni discount for tickets for the Schlossgartenfest. Tickets can also be won in the prize draw organized by the FAU Community. Register now!