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Antero Holmila, kuvaaja Petteri Kivimäki

Antero Holmila appointed professor of history

Rector Keijo Hämäläinen has appointed Antero Holmila as professor of history from 1 January 2023.

Kuvituskuva: Pixabay, Franz P. Sauerteig

Estrogen deficiency affects systemic signaling in response to exercise

Menopause is associated with unfavorable changes in health that physical activity alone cannot counteract.

Satu Pekkala et al. Jyväskylän yliopistossa määrittivät vaikutuksia suolistomikrobistoon.

Vitamin B3 nicotinamide riboside improves muscle mitochondria and gut microbiota composition

The newest vitamin B3 family member, nicotinamide riboside (NR) has been found to have beneficial effects on mitochondria in the human muscle.

Metsät tarjoavat yhteiskunnalle monenlaisia ekosysteemipalveluja: puuta, ravintoa, hiilivarastoja, virkistysarvoja, elinympäristöjä lajeille. Metsänhoito ja ilmastonmuutos vaikuttavat näiden palvelujen tarjontaan.

Forest management will have a stronger effect than climate change on the supply of ecosystem services

Forests contribute to human well-being by providing a wide variety of ecosystem services to the society.

Regular high-intensity physical activity in early adulthood may increase the risk of urinary and fecal incontinence in middle-aged women

According to a recent study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä, early adulthood physical activity is associated with symptoms of pelvic floor disorders in middle-aged women.

Emma Hakonen (vas.), Miisa Tikkanen ja Hanna Sorsa tekevät Vain Landella -podcastia.

Many rural young people experience both belonging and the need to leave

Our current idea of how young people relate to their home region in the countryside needs updating.

Quantum computing for drug development and finance applications – Significant Business Finland funding for quantum software research

Universities at Oulu and Jyväskylä received funding for a 1.

Ilman lämmetessä järviveden sekoittuva kerros madaltuu ja kasviplanktonin määrä pienenee. Kuva: Salla Ahonen.

Heatwaves can decrease the biomass of phytoplankton in lakes

A recently published study showed that heatwaves reduced the biomass of phytoplankton in a boreal lake. Summertime heatwaves will become more frequent and stronger with climate change and can reduce the biomass of phytoplankton in stratified lakes.

Suvi Saarikallio, kuvaaja Petteri Kivimäki

Suvi Saarikallio appointed Professor of Music Education

The Rector of the University of Jyväskylä, Keijo Hämäläinen, has named Suvi Saarikallio to the professorship from 1 December 2022.

Maintaining muscle mass supports women’s arterial health from youth to middle age

A study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä found that women with larger muscle mass had lower arterial stiffness from youth to middle age.

Henna Syrjälä (vas.), Doris Hernández Barros, Juhana Salonen, Danny De Weerdt ja Antti Kronqvist viittovat yhdessä: "Täällä viittomakielen keskuksessa tehdään tutkimusta ja opetusta"

Language is more than speech

Jyväskylä is the centre of Finnish sign language education and research.

Zoom-kuva NDDS-projektin kick-off-tilaisuudesta.

Development Studies being reformed in cooperation with African universities

The staff and doctoral researchers of Development Studies at the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy are involved in a new project exploring what kind of competences the graduates from this subject should have.