http://www.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=2238&languageId=1&contentId=-1 Newsfeed from Umeå University, Sweden http://www.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4510&languageId=1&contentId=181579 The opening of the new Bildmuseet building on Umeå Arts Campus has been planned for 18 March, but delays in construction have caused museum director Katarina Pierre to reevaluate the date. The decision has been made to reschedule the opening to May. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:35:00 GMT http://www.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4510&languageId=1&contentId=181579 2012-02-08T15:35:00Z http://www.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4510&languageId=1&contentId=181287 Pregnant women exposed to air pollution are at higher risk than others to give birth prematurely, according to a research study involving a large number of mothers living in Stockholm, reports the news website TheLocal.se. The study was conducted by researchers at the division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Umeå University. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:33:00 GMT http://www.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4510&languageId=1&contentId=181287 2012-02-06T07:33:00Z http://www.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4510&languageId=1&contentId=180981 The project work in the garbage collecting community in Mokattam Village, Cairo became a head-on collision between two cultures. Now the students in year three at the Umeå School of Architecture exhibits their ideas on a better society for the residents of Mokattam Village. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:53:00 GMT http://www.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4510&languageId=1&contentId=180981 2012-02-01T09:53:00Z http://www.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4510&languageId=1&contentId=180395 Kosin Voravattayagon, studying the master programme in transportation design at Umeå Institute of Design, has received first prize in the Finnish marine design competition Visions of Future Boating. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:10:00 GMT http://www.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4510&languageId=1&contentId=180395 2012-01-25T07:10:00Z http://www.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4510&languageId=1&contentId=180121 A research team headed by Associate Professor Stefan Söderberg from Umeå University has for the first time demonstrated that the effect of obesity on the risk of premature death is seriously underestimated unless a person’s hip circumference is taken into account. Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:01:00 GMT http://www.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4510&languageId=1&contentId=180121 2012-01-22T19:01:00Z http://www.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4510&languageId=1&contentId=179554 Do you get a headache from the perfume of the lady next to you at the table? Do cleaning solutions at work make your nose itch? If you have symptoms prompted by everyday smells, it does not necessarily mean you are allergic but rather that you suffer from chemical intolerance. According to Linus Andersson at Umeå University, this hypersensitivity can be the result of an inability to get used to smells. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:38:00 GMT http://www.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4510&languageId=1&contentId=179554 2012-01-18T07:38:00Z http://www.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4510&languageId=1&contentId=178821 High levels of the anti-inflammatory substance diclofenac are released from wastewater plants, according to a study from IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute and Umeå University that was commissioned by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency. – This is a wake-up call that this substance and several other pharmaceuticals are so difficult to break down, says Jan Christiansson, the officer in charge at the Swedish EPA. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:19:00 GMT http://www.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4510&languageId=1&contentId=178821 2012-01-10T11:19:00Z http://www.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4510&languageId=1&contentId=178518 Six researchers at Umeå University have been granted SEK 3.9 million in project funding from the Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation to develop methods and treatments that can help patients with heart, lung and vascular diseases. Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:22:00 GMT http://www.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4510&languageId=1&contentId=178518 2012-01-02T13:22:00Z http://www.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4510&languageId=1&contentId=178389 The regional newspaper Västerbotten Kuriren has announced that the winner of the 2011 'Person of the Year" is Umeå University Professor Yngve Gustafson, who had the most votes among the ten candidates. Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:07:00 GMT http://www.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4510&languageId=1&contentId=178389 2011-12-30T09:07:00Z http://www.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4510&languageId=1&contentId=178579 The Norway spruce tree has seven times more genetic material than humans. A huge project at Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC) at Umeå University is currently underway in an attempt to decipher every base in the spruce tree’s DNA sequence. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:45:00 GMT http://www.umu.se/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=4510&languageId=1&contentId=178579 2011-12-29T14:45:00Z