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When a Low Score Is a Good Thing

As part of the PhD Storytelling Lab initiative, Ylenia Bartolacelli—a PhD candidate at the Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences—presents a point-based system that uses echocardiographic parameters to predict the development of heart disease and identify only those newborns who truly need intensive care

Ancient DNA Reveals the Cosmopolitan Origin of Punic Peoples

By comparing the genome of 210 individuals from 14 Phoenician and Punic archaeological sites, it has emerged that the ancient inhabitants of Carthage had extremely heterogeneous origins, with most of their ancestry deriving from a genetic profile similar to that of modern-day Sicilian and Aegean populations, with significant contributions from North Africa

The University Of Bologna Triumphs At The Monaco Energy Boat Challenge

At the world’s most prestigious competition for sustainable marine mobility, the University of Bologna achieved two historic victories with its eco-friendly boats, led by the UniBoAT and Red Wave teams, and won the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Prize for the COMPETR electric outboard engine

University Highlights: Key Resolutions, MAY - JUNE 2025

The motion against the Israeli military escalation in Gaza, a new student residence, the 2025 Sustainability Report, and the governance’s activities and tools for dialogue and engagement with the Unibo community are some of the topics discussed during the University governing bodies’ sessions in May and June

Europe’s (and possibly the world’s) oldest boomerang

Over 70 centimetres long, finely carved from a mammoth tusk, and discovered in the Obłazowa Cave in Poland, it dates back more than 42,000 years: a new study led by the University of Bologna reveals a surprising level of cognitive skill, technical design, and symbolic thinking already present during the early phases of Homo sapiens’ presence in Europe