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Success in THE Rankings: University of Cologne in Top 9% of Universities Worldwide

The University of Cologne has come in at position 146 in the influential THE World University Rankings.

The German Research Foundation (DFG) @

Neuroscience 2022 in San Diego

The DFG North America welcomes participants to the “Neuroscience in Germany” booth at Neuroscience 2022, the most important conference in this field, November 12-16 in San Diego, CA !

Meet the DWIH New York Supporters

4 Questions with Mariella de Carvalho

The DWIH New York had the pleasure of interviewing Mariella de Carvalho, Consul for Culture and Science, Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany New York, which is one of our supporters.

Exhibition in the German House open until November 30

Visit “Nobel Heroes – Nobel Laureates photographed by Peter Badge”

On October 18, the photo exhibition “Nobel Heroes – Nobel Laureates photographed by Peter Badge” opened in cooperation with the Foundation Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings in the gallery of the German House. The exhibition will be on display until November 30, 2022 where you can visit it weekdays between 9 AM and 4 PM.

News from Campus OWL

Understanding Uncertainty

Researchers at Bielefeld University are exploring the benefits of economic uncertainty.  Uncertainty plays a key role in the economy: it gives new or small companies the chance to outsmart their established competitors, and it spurs all companies on to be more innovative. As a result, it drives technological change and the emergence of new markets and industries.

Visitors from Germany

Omid Nouripour, Chairman German Green Party

On September 12, Omid Nouripour, Chairman from the German Green Party (BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN) met Jan Lüdert at the DWIH office in New York.

Research at University of Cologne

No More Binge Eating: Signal Pathway in the Brain That Controls Food Intake Discovered

The brain controls our body’s lysophospholipids, which in turn control a programme that activates nutritional intake / specific inhibitors of lipid synthesis could serve as new obesity therapies / publication in ‘Nature Metabolism’. Signal Pathway in the Brain That Controls Food Intake Discovered by Group of Researchers Led by Professors from the University of Cologne, University of Münster and Yale School of Medicine.