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The new library director Ari Muhonen likes to speak out in favour of open science and societal interaction. Even in his spare time, he wants to promote the visibility of libraries and new ways of doing things.

Three pupils of Länsikatu School were diagnosed with a coronavirus infection during last week and over the weekend. One person has also been diagnosed with coronavirus infection at Rantakylä School on 23 August.

Siun sote and UEF will hold a walk-in coronavirus vaccination event on Joensuu Campus on Tuesday 7 September 2021. The vaccinations take place in the lobby of the Carelia building from 09.00 to 11.00 and from 12.30 to 14.30.

A new study provides a novel genetic tool to identify C9orf72 repeat expansion-carrying frontotemporal lobar degeneration or ALS patients from large population-based cohorts.

A recent experimental study shows how regular physical exercise modulates iron metabolism in both the brain and the muscles. The findings also help to better understand the benefits of exercise in Alzheimer’s disease.

The carbon footprint of the University of Eastern Finland in 2020 was significantly lower than in the previous year.