Polish president-elect of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine
Dr. Jolanta Kunikowska from the Medical University of Warsaw was unanimously elected president-elect of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM). She will be president-elect in 2019-20, and president of EANM in the years 2021-22.
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Vaccines and intuition. Philosopher investigates mental errors in judgments about medicine
Refusing mandatory vaccination of children may result from an automatic, intuitive information processing mode. And I am urging people to switch to a "manual" way of thinking about medical issues, says the winner of prestigious ERC grant, Dr. Tomasz Żuradzki.
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Polish president of the International Society for Nubian Studies
For the first time in nearly 50 years a Polish scientist, Dr. Artur Obłuski, was elected president of the International Society for Nubian Studies, reported the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology UW.
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Professor Andrzej Udalski awarded the Karl Schwarzschild Medal
Professor Andrzej Udalski from the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Warsaw is this year`s recipient of the most important award in the field of astronomy and astrophysics in Germany, the Karl Schwarzschild Medal awarded by the German Astronomische Gesellschaft.
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Launch of the Popularizer of Science 2018 competition
The 14th edition of the Popularizer of Science has been launched. The competition awards people, teams, the media and institutions that promote science. Candidates can be proposed until mid-October.
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Turing`s nephew: Turing cult has obscured the role of Polish codebreakers
According to British cryptologist Alan Turing`s nephew, because of showcasing the achievements of his relative, people are forgetting about the contribution of Polish codebreakers, without whom "it is hard to imagine that Alan Turing’s crib-checking machine would have been conceived so fast, if at all".
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BBC: Marie Skłodowska-Curie named the most influential woman in history
Marie Skłodowska-Curie, physicist, chemist and two-time Nobel Prize winner, was voted the most influential woman in history in the British BBC History poll. Curie changed the world not once but twice, the justification reads.
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Mateusz Kwaśnicki awarded 2018 EMS Gordin Prize
Dr. Mateusz Kwaśnicki from Wrocław University of Science and Technology received the 2018 EMS Gordin Prize, awarded for the first time this year by the European Mathematical Society. The young scientist was awarded for his contribution to the spectral analysis of Lévy processes.
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Exhibition for young scientists in Gdynia
Presentations of young scientists` projects, lectures, workshops and open meetings with scientists from around the world will be held on July 16-22 in Gdynia. The international Expo Sciences Europe (ESE) is organized in Poland for the first time.
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Professor Dudzińska to lead the indoor air quality organization
Professor Marzenna Dudzińska will be the President of the indoor air quality organization (ISIAQ). The official appointment will take place at the plenary meeting of ISIAQ in Philadelphia on July 24, 2018.
