CDH News

Climate, robotics and exoskeletons for the 4 CROSS 2025 projects

Published:10.10.24 — The CROSS (Collaborative Research on Science and Society) program unveils the four winners of its 2025 call for projects. These projects combine the natural sciences and engineering with the humanities and social sciences to address some of society's most pressing challenges.

Cédric Pescia returns to EPFL for a transcendental sonata

Published:09.10.24 — World-renowned pianist Cedric Pescia will come to EPFL on October 14 as part of the CDH Les Culturelles festival to teach a piano masterclass and perform the Concord Sonata by American composer Charles Ives.

An exhibition on algorithmic music at EPFL Pavilions

Published:24.09.24 — On view at EPFL Pavilions, the exhibition Musica ex Machina: Machines Thinking Musically offers an immersive journey through the incredible history of algorithmic thinking and music.

A return to the source: interviews on science, philosophy and society

Published:18.09.24 — In the new podcast “Ça coule de source" (It goes without saying), CDH journalist Anne Laure Gannac explores a variety of topics with speakers from the LUNCHenPHILO series.

Sustainability for everyone from the start of the cursus

Published:04.09.24 — Starting with the 2024–2025 school year, first-year students at EPFL will be required to take a class on sustainability in the spring semester. We’ve also introduced a master’s class on teaching sustainability that will begin this fall. These initiatives are intended to let students already start making an impact on the issues that matter to them.