23 April 2013
With their whiskers rats can detect the texture of objects in the same way as humans do using their fingertips. A study, in which some scientists of SISSA have taken part, shows that it is possible to understand what specific object has been touched by a rat by observing the activation of brain neurons. A further step towards understanding how the brain, also in humans, represents the outside world.
1-13 July 2013
SISSA, Via Bonomea 265 - Trieste
3rd Neurobiology Summer School
The School focused on understanding the neurobiological basis of behavior in the simple nervous system of the leech, with the aim of teaching:
Wednesday April 10th at 11am
SISSA - Main Lecture Hall
A few days after the publication in the Astronomy & Astrophysics review of the results of the first fifteen months of observation carried out by the Planck satellite, a public conference has been held at SISSA. The scientists of the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) of Trieste and of INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste (INAF-OATS) have shown and illustrated to the audience the image of the "child" Universe as observed by the instruments onboard the Planck satellite.
Monday April 8th at 11.30 am
SISSA - Lecture Room 128
A special encounter has been held at the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) of Trieste featuring Charles Sabine, journalist and "future" Huntington's chorea patient. Sabine gave the audience his unique personal account and addressed the importance of genetic research in fighting neurodegenerative diseases, the type of research carried out at SISSA. The event was organized by the Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Advanced Studies (LISNU) and the PHD course in Structural and Functional Genomics.
28 marzo 2013
Quattordici "cervelli in fuga" rientrati in Italia, fra cui due ricercatori della Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA) di Trieste, hanno inviato una lettera aperta al ministro Francesco Profumo per chiedere razionalità e tempi certi nelle procedure per continuare a fare ricerca nel nostro Paese. I vizi burocratici e la lentezza nei processi di valutazione, infatti, rischiano di lasciarli senza lavoro e costringerli a tornare all'estero.
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25 March 2013
Mathew Diamond and Davide Zoccolan, two neuroscientists of the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) of Trieste, are among the recipients of an important award that will finance an international research project over the next three years.
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22 March 2013
HorizonHealth is a new site that illustrates to the press and the public the developments of medical research in Europe. The initiative is promoted by the CommHERE project, in which also the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) of Trieste is involved.
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21 March 2013
The Planck satellite, launched in 2009 by ESA (the European Space Agency) examines the origin of the Universe: after almost three years the data regarding the first fifteen months of observations have finally been published, describing a Universe that is still in its "child" phase. Besides numerous international agencies, also three Trieste institutes take part in the initiative: the International School of Advanced Studies, Osservatorio Astronomico of Trieste (INAF) and Università di Trieste.
22 marzo, ore 16
NH Hotel - Corso Cavour 7, Trieste
La presenza di vita "estrema" sulla Terra fa pensare che questa possa sopravvivere anche nelle dure condizioni dello spazio interplanetario. Di ricerca di vita extraterrestre si è parlato in una conferenza pubblica organizzata dal Master in comunicazione della Scienza di Trieste, con Mauro Messerotti e Giovanni Caprara.
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Sergio Doplicher
March 20th at 2.30 pm
SISSA, Main Lecture Hall
Quantum mechanics has shown to man the limits of rational thought and in the same way as other great scientific revolutions has changed his role within Nature. A theme that has been addressed on March 20th by Sergio Doplicher in a public conference held at the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) of Trieste.
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18 marzo 2013, ore 17.30
Sala Baroncini delle Assicurazioni Generali
Via Trento 8, Trieste
Lunedì 18, Stefano Canali della Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati di Trieste (SISSA) ha presentato un libro che racconta la storia della ricerca scientifica sull'anemia mediterranea e le altre talassemie.
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March 12, 2013
At the International School for Advanced Studies of Trieste (SISSA) researchers are studying the way to produce in an economical way a molecule that imitates (and improves) the photosynthesis of plants. It will be used to create solar cells that produce "renewable" fuel respectful of the environment.
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Il giorno 4 marzo 2013, Città della Scienza il museo interattivo di Napoli, il più grande del nostro Paese, in una sola notte è stato distrutto da un incendio, di probabile origine dolosa. È una perdita enorme per la vita culturale della citta di Napoli e dell'Italia intera. Il Direttore della SISSA, Guido Martinelli esprime la solidarietà della Scuola per Città della Scienza, augurando una rapida ricostruzione del Museo.
June 26th, 2013 - from 2.00 to 5.00 pm
With this wokshop participants will learn the essentials of communicating complex science concepts through their writing. The course will be conducted by the renowned, award-winning journalist and former Guardian science editor Tim Radford. The workshop is designed for all those interested in becoming a science journalist at the international level. Workshop length is three hours. Maximum course size is 40.
Held on: Wednesday 26 June 2013
March 6, 2013
«Happy Birthday to all the students and to all those who have been working for the School and have given their contribution to our past and present achievements and who will undoubtedly keep on contributing to our future success as well»
The Director, Guido Martinelli
«Tanti auguri a tutti gli studenti e a tutti quelli che lavorano per la Scuola ed hanno contributo ai nostri successi passati e presenti e certamente contribuiranno a quelli futuri»
Il Direttore, Guido Martinelli
Venerdi 8 marzo 2013, ore 11.30
SISSA - Aula 132
Bruno Pontecorvo: un fisico straordinario e un personaggio stravagante la cui storia personale ripercorre da vicino quella altrettanto travagliata dell'Europa del secolo scorso, tra i drammi della Seconda guerra mondiale e il pantano della Guerra fredda. Nato in Italia, ha lavorato poi a lungo in Francia e infine in Russia, sua patria adottiva. Proprio l'esperienza italiana, fondamentale nel suo percorso di scienziato, è stato argomento di una conferenza pubblica venerdì 8 marzo alla SISSA di Trieste.
March 5, 2013
Cristian Micheletti, a scientist of the International School for Advanced Studies of Trieste (SISSA), has published in Physics of Life Reviews a review on an innovative instrument for protein analysis, a method for which Micheletti and his research team are a reference point for the international scientific community.
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