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A new interdisciplinary research fund worth over one million francs

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EPFL has earmarked 1.2 million francs to support interdisciplinary research projects

The health of ecosystems based on the ground beetle

03.06.20NewsEPFL

EPFL scientists just published an open tool for predicting the dynamics of ground beetle populations – important bioindicators for sustainable park management and for monitoring ecosystems – in Italy’s Gran Paradiso National Park. The tool incorporates satellite and other remote sensing data.

FloChiP, a new tool optimizing gene-regulation studies

02.06.20NewsResearch

EPFL scientists have developed FloChip, a new microfluidic take on the widely used chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) technique. By automating and cutting the cost of ChIP and sequential-ChIP, FloChIP has the potential to become a widely used tool for the study of chromatin biology and gene regulation.

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“The most important thing is staying in touch”

04.06.20Campus Life

Managing something as large as the School of Life Sciences is a challenge at any time – but especially during a lockdown. The school’s dean, Gisou van der Goot, spoke with us about how she’s been able to keep the labs going without losing her cool, her rigor or her sense of humor.

EPFL researchers, teachers, and students give their perspectives in this new video series © 2020 EPFL

COVID-19: What has changed?

26.05.20EPFL

In a new video series, launched in May, 2020 on the initiative of the College of Humanities, EPFL researchers, teachers, and doctoral students talk about what effects COVID-19 and the related containment measures have had on research and teaching. Interviewees discuss the impacts these measures have had on ongoing research, how they have adapted to the situation, and what traces these events will leave in different fields of research and ways of working.

“All my flights were canceled in quick succession”

20.05.20EPFL

Phillip Huwiler began his PhD at EPFL's School of Engineering on 15 April. Here, he reflects on the challenges he faced in making the move from the United States to Switzerland.