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Maxillofacial Surgery: University of Bologna and Sant'Orsola Hospital Collaborate on an Exclusive AI Project

Awarded at the 27th Congress of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery (EACMFS), the system automatically provides customised reconstructions of facial skeletons deformed by diseases that can vary in nature deformed by diseases of varying nature, including oncological, malformative, and traumatic conditions. Surgeons can work on this model to prepare for the actual reconstruction in the operating room

Endometriosis: Portable Devices to Transform Diagnosis and Monitoring

The SENSOPAD project, coordinated by the National Technical University of Athens, aims to revolutionise the management of this chronic condition affecting millions of women worldwide, significantly improving their quality of life. The University of Bologna is among the project participants

Climate Change: Reducing Risk for Floods

Experts from the RETURN Foundation—a PNRR (National Recovery and Resilience Plan) partnership established to address natural and anthropogenic risks—outline the research and action priorities necessary to make these events less destructive and deadly. Shared practices and regulations are required, including periodic safety assessments of land and infrastructure

The Climate Crisis Threatens Human Habitation in River Deltas

This alarming trend is already evident in the Mississippi Delta, and troubling signs are emerging in Italy’s Po Delta. Prolonged droughts, extreme weather events, and rising sea levels are causing devastating impacts on agriculture and biodiversity, threatening to make these lands uninhabitable for humans

University Highlights: key resolutions - November 2024

Inclusive access of classrooms and student spaces for people with disabilities, the responsible and ethical use of Generative Artificial Intelligence, the prevention and fight against harassment and discrimination, staff planning for 2025, and the supplementary collective labour agreement for technical-administrative and managerial staff: these are some of the topics discussed during the University’s governing body meetings in November

The University of Bologna Wins at the Intellectual Property Awards

Among the winners of the national competition recognizing the best patents from public research is a device developed at the University of Bologna to absorb impacts in helmets. Two other Unibo patents also reached the finals: an innovative IT system for monitoring and predicting soil moisture levels, and a device that generates continuous electric current through alkaline oxidation of organic waste materials

New Student Residence Inaugurated in Ravenna

Rector Giovanni Molari, together with local and regional authorities and the Minister of Universities and Research, attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new ER.GO university residence offering 30 beds

Mariangela Rea receives the Una Europa PhD Impact Award

University of Bologna PhD student Mariangela Rea has been recognised for her research advancing safer food packaging. She is one of the winners of the Una Europa PhD Impact Competition, an initiative celebrating PhD candidates who make significant contributions to shaping the future

"Data4Resilience" Challenge Launches for Students of the University of Bologna

The aim of this challenge is to reward the three most innovative projects that analyse the impact of climate change on the demographics of Emilia-Romagna. This will be the focus of the event "A Demographic Lens: From Data to Data Visualization to Focus on Society", which will be held during the Fourteenth Italian Day of Statistics

Una Europa General Assembly: Rector Molari’s Welcome Address

The power of academic cooperation—for the future of education, research, social engagement, and addressing challenges such as diminishing government funding for universities—was at the heart of Rector Giovanni Molari’s speech opening the Una Europa General Assembly.