GEOME News

A friendship, a semester's project, and a scientific article

Published:01.09.26 — Few master's students see their work published in an international scientific journal. For Anabelle Ayma and Quitterie Legrand, that rare achievement grew out of a friendship formed at EPFL.

What our neighborhood reveals about our sleep

Published:10.06.26 — In collaboration with municipalities across Western Switzerland, hospitals, and institutional partners, EPFL is launching URBASAN, a project that will map how urban environments influence the way people sleep.

High prevalence of sleep disorders detected in Yverdon-les-Bains

Published:26.08.25 — Scientists from EPFL and Haute École d'Ingénierie et de Gestion du Canton de Vaud (HEIG-VD), working in partnership with the City of Yverdon-les-Bains, have analyzed the sleep quality of a sample of the city’s residents. They discovered that sleep disorders are much more common there than elsewhere in the country.

Centralized database helps scientists better understand coral reefs

Published:20.04.23 — Coral reefs are under a growing threat from climate change and human activity, making it more important than ever to understand their strengths and vulnerabilities. A team of EPFL scientists has now taken an important step in this direction with the new RECIFS open-access database on reef environments.

New maps chart our affective relationship with the local environment

Published:16.03.23 — EPFL researchers have studied Vernier, a city in the canton of Geneva, as the pilot site for an interactive map that explores our relationship with the built and natural environments.