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Anton K¨¹chler¡¯s farm is largely self-sufficient in terms of food, water and heat. The ETH environmental scientist lives according to the principles of permaculture in the Balmeggberg community in the Upper Emmental valley.

Oskari Vinko and Maximilian Schulz produce software to automate life science laboratory processes, enabling machines to take over the laborious and time-consuming work so bioscientists can focus on the bigger challenges.

Dana Drachsler Cohen is an outstanding IT specialist at ETH Zurich. The Israeli researcher is working on the security of systems such as autonomous vehicles and cryptocurrencies.

The two ETH particle physicists Jannis Fischer and Max Ahnen are building a brain scanner that is ten times less expensive and much smaller than current models. Their ground-breaking work has earned them a place on the 2018 "30 Under 30" list published by the American business magazine Forbes.

At the age of 29, Professor of Computer Science Mohsen Ghaffari is one of the youngest professors at ETH Zurich. But in his native Iran he originally studied quite a different subject.

A start-up formed by a group of IT specialists at ETH has come up with a simple and user-friendly way to enhance network security. The Futurae team has already won 130,000 Swiss francs start-up capital from Venture Kick.

Five ETH Zurich alumni will be operating a temporary restaurant in front of ETH Zurich¡¯s main building from 9 May to 5 June. They will be bringing research findings into the kitchen with their innovative dishes.

Farewell after 24 years: Paul Tanner, head of the Collection of Prints and Drawings at ETH Zurich, is retiring. His successor, Linda Sch?dler, will take over the position on 1 May.

Last Friday at ETH Zurich an event was held to coincide with the World Web Forum digital conference. The event hosted well-known speakers such as John Sculley, the former CEO of Apple and Pepsi. This free forum for students, trainees, and young professionals was organised by the Department of Computer Science. Department Head Markus P¨¹schel explains its purpose.

Ralph Schlapbach was presented with the Golden Tricycle Award at the Executive Board¡¯s Christmas reception this year. The award recognises the father of three as the most family-friendly supervisor at ETH Zurich.

Today ETH Zurich is launching its IT Security Initiative under the slogan, ¡°Protect your Brainwork¡±. This initiative aims to provide tips to staff and students of ETH Zurich on how to safeguard their data.

Less time, fewer errors and simpler to perform. That is what is promised by this new approach to analysing proteins in the lab. Tina Hovestadt received a Pioneer Fellowship from ETH Zurich for this project.

As part of a campaign run by the Swiss radio and television broadcaster SRF, two members of ETH Zurich have developed an app which allows users to carry out live comparisons between their own physical activity data with that of others. The data collected is then made available for research.

At ¡°Meet the Talent 2015¡± last Tuesday evening, the patrons of the ¡°Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme¡± were able to make the personal acquaintance of their scholarship holders and their research projects. ?

There are now new discoveries to be found in Fusion coffee on the H?nggerberg campus: in addition to the Barista service on the new Starbucks Caf¨¦bar, you can now also have your salad prepared as a wrap at the ?Greens? counter.

Friday was the day of the launch event for a new book about Robert Gnehm. The occasion was organised by the ETH-Bibliothek and the Association of Swiss Pioneers of Industry and Technology.

There were cakes and drinks aplenty on Monday as Lino Guzzella, the new President of ETH Zurich, joined ETH members in celebrating the beginning of a new year ¨C and the start of his term in office.

Around 800 employees accepted their invitations to this year¡¯s Christmas drinks reception organised by the Executive Board. It was Ralph Eichler¡¯s last appearance at an event as President of ETH Zurich.

The Mensa Polyterrasse will be closed after lunch on 19 December for renovation work. It is due to reopen on 19 January with brand new menus and more checkouts on offer. The Mensa Polyterrasse team will be running a reduced catering service in the dining area from 5 to 16 January.

In May the Executive Board gave approval for the expansion of supercomputing at CSCS. The University of Zurich will contribute to the cost of one new computer. ETH Zurich is willing to allow all Swiss universities of applied science and other universities to hold considerable computing resources at CSCS.

Professor Eric Mazur uses modern teaching methods in his work at the elite American university of Harvard. The winner of the Minerva Prize for Advancements in Higher Education sets great store by teamwork and an interactive approach in his classes. This is of particular benefit to female students.

The 2014 edition of the Polyball, the annual student ball, proved a great success. Guests partied into the early hours of the morning, but there was no rest for the organisers afterwards ¨C for them it was time for the big clean-up.

The 33-year-old Assistant Professor Philipp Grohs is to be awarded the ETH Zurich Latsis Prize. He is being honoured for his achievements in applied mathematics. The award ceremony will take place on ETH Day.

A chance to get out of school for a day and find out about careers that many children don't even know exist: that was what the participants in last Thursday's Future Day enjoyed.

Only in the ladies¡¯ category was ETH Zurich able to hold its own against the University of Zurich. In all categories, there was already a clear winner after the first two heats.

ETH's H?nggerberg campus is getting a new restaurant with a view. Meanwhile, renovation work is now underway in the cafeteria in the HPR building, but the temporary Hexagon canteen will remain in service until the cafeteria reopens.

Provided the weather cooperates, ETH¡¯s new outdoor furniture offers the perfect place to lounge in the sun. A total of 16 ¡°Enzos¡± have now been installed on ETH¡¯s Zentrum and H?nggerberg campuses.

The ¡°Schwinget @ Polyterrasse¡± was a great success. To mark the 75th anniversary of the ASVZ, students clad in traditional breeches put their ¡°Schwingen¡± skills to the test in an event which was topped off with a visit from some of the sport¡¯s elite.

Whether we are studying, at work or playing sport, performance is an integral part of our everyday lives. Find out how to deliver a good performance in the latest issue of ¡°life ¨C ETH community magazine¡±.

Traditional Swiss delicacies and decorated tables: the SV Group is celebrating its 100th anniversary this week ¨C and ETH Zurich is not missing out.

The ASVZ is marking its 75th anniversary by bringing a traditional Swiss sport to ETH Zurich, giving people the chance to enter the sawdust arena and try to wrestle their opponents to the ground.

Villa Garbald celebrates its 150th anniversary. The Semper Conference held in Castasegna, Graub¨¹nden, was dedicated to the architect Gottfried Semper, who also designed ETH¡¯s Main Building.

On Saturday 6 September, it will once again be time for 46 museums ¨C including ETH¡¯s Collection of Prints and Drawings and focusTerra ¨C to stay open into the night for the ¡°Long Night of the Museums¡±.

The world's largest association for statisticians, the ASA, has appointed ETH Professor and RiskLab Director Paul Embrechts as a Fellow.

And the cup goes to Poland: Mariusz Frukacz, a Post Doc in D-BAUG, won ETH Zurich¡¯s World Cup predictor game.

In the Falling Walls Lab, participants have just three minutes to present their project. To enter the preliminary round in Zurich, you have to sign up by 12 September.

In May, ETH Zurich made an appearance in the USA at the ¡°Z¨¹rich meets New York¡± festival. A retrospective of this event is now going on show in ETH¡¯s Main Building from 22 July to 12 August.

Samuel Volery, aged 29, is a master at the tightrope sport of slacklining. He will be showing off his skills to guests at ETH¡¯s ¡°togETHer 2014¡± staff party on the H?nggerberg campus on 22 August.

To prevent future pensions from dwindling, action needs to be taken now. This includes a lump-sum compensation payment and higher contributions.

The ¡°Fusion meal & coffee¡± restaurant in the HCI building on the H?nggerberg ½Ý±¨±È·Ö_ÐÂÀËÌåÓýnba£¤Ö±²¥¹ÙÍø can look back on a good first semester. After a few teething problems, the dishwashing system has now been improved.

Just one more week to go: the first match of the 2014 Football World Cup kicks off on 12 June at 10 p.m. Swiss time. Join in the excitement here at ETH Zurich.

A shared objective: the Polybuchhandlung and SAB are joining forces to extend the services available at the two ETH campuses, Zentrum and H?nggerberg.

Over the course of a week, members of ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich competed in a sporting duel. ETH Zurich led the contest from the very first day and claimed overall victory.

Scholarship holders from the ¡°Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme¡± presented their work to their patrons at 2014¡¯s ¡°Meet the Talent¡± event, while ETH Rector Lino Guzzella thanked donors.

On Thursday there's to be a market with hot food and freshly prepared drinks on the HIL forecourt. Local residents are invited as well as all members of ETH Zurich.

The University of Zurich and ETH are marking the 75th anniversary of the ASVZ with a competition to find out which of the two is more athletic. From 4 to 10 May, entry into the ASVZ sports facilities will be free for all members of ETH.

A selection of nature-inspired works of art by Basel-based artist Mireille Gros will go on display in ETH Zurich¡¯s Collection of Prints and Drawings from 7 May to 6 July.

A new shelter for bikes on the ETH Zurich H?nggerberg campus gives ETH students and staff the option of hiring a secure parking place. This provides better protection for expensive bikes.

The Best of Swiss Web Awards were bestowed last night in Zurich¡¯s Kongresshaus for the 14th time. ETH Zurich won silver for its web relaunch.