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Study shows social media and search engines are better than their reputation suggests [29.01.2020]
Digital media have fundamentally changed the way we consume news. It is often assumed that the use of social networks and search engines has had a negative impact on the diversity of news that people access. This is often attributed to the algorithmic filtering used by these intermediaries, which only displays information that corresponds to the individual users' interests and...more
Aroma of bread:
Modern and old wheat varieties taste equally good [10.12.2019]
Bread baked from modern wheat varieties are just as aromatic as that baked from old varieties. However, differences exist between the breads from different wheat varieties – and those that were grown in different locations. These were the findings made by a team of German and Swiss researchers under the leadership of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and the...more
Best Global Universities Ranking 2020:
University of Hohenheim Stays in the Lead in Agricultural Research & Food Sciences [24.10.2019]
Germany’s Number 1 in Agricultural Research and Food and Nutritional Science: The University of Hohenheim keeps its top spot. It remains in 7th place in Europe and is 27th in the world. This is the result of the latest Best Global Universities Ranking by the US magazine U.S. News & World Report in cooperation with Clarivate Analytics InCites, making the University of Hohenheim...more
“Higher Education Manager of the Year”:
University of Hohenheim has the Best University President in the State [14.10.2019]
A university needs many bright minds - and leadership with foresight. Prof. Dr. Stephan Dabbert has led the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart, Germany, since 2012. Now the CHE Centre for Higher Education and the weekly newspaper DIE ZEIT are honoring his leadership performance with a nomination for "Higher Education Manager of the Year 2019". This makes the president of the...more
Combating the climate crisis:
Plantations bind CO2 and bring rain to the desert [04.09.2019]
Large-scale plantations in desert regions offer several advantages. Firstly, plants bind carbon dioxide and thus help to store carbon. Secondly, large plantations can lower the mean temperature and trigger precipitation in arid regions. This special bio-geoengineering method is particularly relevant to the climate crisis, as the plantations can thus counteract water scarcity...more