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Three Aalto researchers were elected members of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters

The Academy invites distinguished academics and scientists to become members.
Professor Mauri Kostiainen, Professor Matti Liski and Adjunct Professor Sabrina Maniscalco from Aalto were elected this year.
Awards and Recognition, Research & Art
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Maniscalco, Sabrina, Liski, Matti ja Kostiainen, Mauri

Leap for Learning projects' update - changes during the spring

Lep for Learning projects Sisu, Service Platform and LES Process Re-Building proceed fast towards the summer.
For Aalto community
University
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Students studying in a study room. Photo by Unto Rautio.

Conquering the world with refurbished phones

Sami Marttinen bought a phone through an online flea market, but never actually got the device. This incident spurred the creation of used iPhone refurbisher and seller Swappie, which is growing rapidly across Europe.
Aalto Magazine
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Sami Marttinen kuvattuna Swappien tehdastiloissa.

Online shops predict what customers want to buy

Knowledge management in e-commerce gives benefits to consumers – at least as long as the algorithms that collect the data are used for good.
Aalto Magazine
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Lasse Mitronen ja Mikko Hänninen istumassa viistosti toisiaan vastapäätä.

Everyday choices: Kaie Kubjas, why does mathematics feel safe?

For a professor of mathematics, logical thinking is as important as the provability of results.
Aalto Magazine, Research & Art
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Kaie Kubjas katsoo lähikuvassa sivulle, hänet on kuvattu lasiseinän läpi, jolloin seinälle kirjoitetut matemaattiset kaavat heijastuvat hänen ylleen.

Oops: Research data at the mercy of weather and insects

Assistant Professor Miri Stryjan learned how small bumps along the way could affect the big picture.
Aalto Magazine
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Kuvituskuvassa Miri Stryjan vetää tussilla viivaa taustalla olevasta piirretystä Afrikan kartasta, jonka yllä leijuu muistiinpanopapereita.

Fencing, figure-skating, sailing – any sport can be combined with studies

Aalto University is participating in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area Sports Academy Urhea, whose goal is to support the flexible coupling of sporting careers with academic studies.
Aalto Magazine
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Purjehtija Oskari Muhonen, kuva: Tapio Nirkko.

Professor Hannu Seristö’s course awarded as CEMS alliance’s best Global Strategy course

Project work was a key part of the learning experience of the course.
Awards and Recognition, Studies
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Professori Hannu Seristö seisomassa seinää vasten

Friendly bacteria at centre stage

Bacteria that eat nitrogen and organic matter are part of processes that can be developed for treating wastewater with less energy and emissions.
Cooperation, Research & Art
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MIkroskooppikuva bakteerista

The City of Helsinki and Aalto University set up an incubator to promote clean and sustainable urban solutions

The City of Helsinki and Aalto University are establishing a new incubator for Helsinki-based start-ups, called Urban Tech Helsinki.
Cooperation, University
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Visio

Disturbance in networks on Tuesday, 27 April 2021 at 12.33 – 13.10

In Aalto telecommunications network there were disturbances on Tuesday, 27 April at 12.33 – 13.10. Problem is fixed now.
For Aalto community
University
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service error notice

Terveystalo Otaniemi will operate in renewed A Blanc

You will find Terveystalo's experienced and skilled healthcare and well-being professionals in new premises on shopping centre A Blanc’s second floor.
Campus
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Doctor patient encounter with hands forming a heart

A sport for gentleman thugs

Rugby is a tough contact sport that requires players to absorb constant hits while maintaining absolute trust in their teammates in every situation – not unlike research work.
Aalto Magazine
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Kolme miestä pelaamassa rugbyä, kuva: Aki-Pekka Sinikoski

Will AI make us better humans? Why we must be cautious

It’s not news that digitalisation and AI are transforming how we live, work, consume and behave.
Studies
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A small white and blue robot pictured on display at Aalto's monter at Slush

Researchers developing safe and affordable way to produce antibodies with aim of global access to treatment

New method uses yeast to grow antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses.
Research & Art
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Antibodies

School of Business donor stories: Tianyi Pan

‘The business studies and a very international career brought me a unique ability to see things from many different perspectives and very holistically, not just from a certain point of view,’ tells our alumnus and donor Tianyi Pan, who works with AI and machine learning in Shanghai.
Cooperation
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Tianyi Pan

Five awards for Aalto student works at the creative design competition

The theme of the Vuoden Huiput (The Best of the Year) competition in 2020 was care.
Awards and Recognition, Studies
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a blue colored print marking water has been placed on a rock to showcase the rising of water due to climate change

Route to Maarintalo and Terveystalo is changing

The beginning of the Sähkömiehentie will be closed again and the driving route to Maarintalo will be made through the ISS depot / Otakaari 8 parking area.
Campus
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Reitti sähkömiehentielle

Building 2030 Tests the Spot Robot on Construction Sites

Building 2030 Tests the Spot Robot on Construction Sites
Research & Art
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Cooperative business veteran Taavi Heikkilä starts his new post at Aalto University

Heikkilä’s Executive in Residence position has been established with donated funds. Cooperative business is stronger in Finland than anywhere else in the world, which is why donors believe it is important to invest in research and teaching in this field and in collaboration between businesses and the university.
Appointments, Press releases
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Kuvassa näkyy elokuun 1. päivänä Executive in Residence -tehtävässä aloittava Taavi Heikkilä. Kuva on SOK:n kuva.