Michael Mumbo

Interdisciplinary approach to break the wall of pesticide usage. Benefit for environment, farmers, and society since significantly less pesticides have to be used for food production.   Tags: Bio-Tech, Environment & Nature, Food & Agriculture, Green Tech.

Through an installation/performance the artist Maja Smrekar reflects on the social dimension of Artificial Intelligence, questioning the power relations in terms of technological development and data sovereignty, and how these affect the relations between human and animals. “Technologies such as AI need a social dimension and not only the economy,…

In 2015, Europe’s governments were, for the lack of a better word, overwhelmed by the influx of over 1 million refugees. The affected countries squabbled over a unified response and ultimately failed in organising a joint effort to manage what was termed the worst refugee crisis since the Second World…

How Social Analysis Sheds Light on the Edges of Society The last two decades have seen a sharp growth in the number of people who have been driven out of human livelihoods and framings that protect their basic needs and rights. Among the expelled are the growing numbers of displaced…

Makings of a Malignancy is a world-first, portable, cancer biology-themed puzzle room. Using an escape room as a unique and innovative platform, we’re explaining the complexities of cancer through an immersive experience. Highlighting prevention messaging and modern therapeutic challenges, we’ve exhibited to various audiences throughout Australia. In early 2020, we…

Aleyna Yildiz is addressing the limited treatment options and poor prognosis of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG), a common childhood brain tumour. Her proposed solution involves gene therapy to imitate mutations of the H3K27M gene, aiming to prolong life expectancy and control symptoms, with the potential vaccine classified as an…

My project would like to realize evidence-based education to meet demands for improved education standards. My project collects so called ‘educational big data’ from LMS and digital textbooks. The collected data is immediately analyzed and used for effective feedback to both learners and teachers. The main concept is real-time education…

Since 1995, the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group has worked closely with federal, tribal, state, and other partners across the Northwest to prepare for and manage the local impacts of a changing climate. CIG is widely recognized for scientific discovery and as an experienced creator of impartial and actionable…

Chamikara Liyanage proposes using small proteins hiding inside prostate cancer cells as novel therapeutic agents that can overcome treatment resistance.

Stefano Sacanna was born and raised in Rimini, Italy. He graduated in Chemistry from the University of Bologna and obtained his Ph.D. (cum Laude) in Physical and Colloid Chemistry from Utrecht University in the Netherlands. In 2008 he joined the Center for Soft Matter Research at New York University as…