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Unimore's Prof. Pellati's study awarded in Lisbon for innovation in pharmaceutical chemistry and precision medicine

Renowned international scientists gathered at the International Conference on Prescriptomics and Precision Medicine 2025 to discuss the results of their research in the field of precision medicine, aiming to encourage interdisciplinary exchange in this area. The Department of Life Sciences at Unimore also participated in the conference, presenting a study led by Professor Federica Pellati, a lecturer in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, on the role of non-psychotropic cannabinoids in central and perip...

Dr Claudia Severi awarded the sixth edition of the “Andrea Gilioli” Graduation Prize

Balancing legal rigour with attention to environmental and social vulnerabilities was the challenge taken up by Claudia Severi, who graduated with honours in Law at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and is the winner of the sixth edition of the “Andrea Gilioli” Graduation Prize, promoted by the Department of Law together with the “Amici per Sempre di Andrea Gilioli” Association. The award ceremony was held on Tuesday 24 June at the San Geminiano Complex of Unimore. The prize, worth ...

Prof. Al Kalak from Unimore is the New President of the International Centre for Studies "Giovanni Pico della Mirandola"

The Board of Directors of the International Centre for Studies "Giovanni Pico della Mirandola" has appointed Professor Matteo Al Kalak from Unimore as its new President, continuing a long-standing tradition of research, study, and promotion of humanistic thought. A respected historian and academic, and already a member of the Centre's board, Professor Al Kalak teaches Early Modern History at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. He has extensive experience in Renaissance studies and the h...

Unimore and Edunext Bring Together Italy’s Universities to Discuss Digital Education Hubs

The adoption of digital tools, flexible teaching models, and personalised learning pathways are now among the top priorities for the entire higher education system. In this context, Digital Education Hubs are taking on an increasingly central role, as highlighted by the round table “Digital Education Hubs for the Innovation of University Teaching”, hosted yesterday at the Teatro del Collegio San Carlo in Modena in a hybrid format, open to the national academic community. This event marked a new...

Rita Cucchiara Appointed as the New Rector of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Rita Cucchiara has been elected as the new Rector of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. Her election took place in the second round, following a run-off with Professor Tommaso Fabbri. The entire procedure was conducted remotely via the U-Vote platform and involved all components of the electoral body: academic and research staff, technical-administrative personnel, and student representatives in the academic governing bodies. Voter turnout: 850 out of 899 eligible academic and resear...

Important steps forward to counter type 1 narcolepsy from a study co-coordinated by Unimore

The New England Journal of Medicine published the results of a phase 2 study conducted on individuals with type 1 narcolepsy, co-led by Professor Giuseppe Plazzi – neurologist, coordinator of the Centre for Narcolepsy and Sleep Disorders at the IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna, and Professor of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry at Unimore. Type 1 narcolepsy (NT1) is a rare and serious chronic neurological condition caused by the significant loss of orexin-producing n...

Growing Employment and Higher Salaries: Unimore Among Italy's Best Universities According to AlmaLaurea 2025

The 27th AlmaLaurea Report, presented today, 10th June 2025, at an event hosted this year by the University of Brescia, reconfirms Unimore's position at the top in the region for the employment effectiveness of its degrees. Data collected and disseminated by AlmaLaurea, an inter-university consortium founded in 1994 with 81 participating Italian universities, provides a detailed picture of the impact of degrees on entering the job market. The survey annually involves thousands of graduates, who...

Anxious Behaviour Identified in a Snail: Unimore Study in Translational Psychiatry Opens New Pathways in Psychiatric Research

A freshwater snail as a novel tool for neuropsychiatric research. This is demonstrated by a study coordinated by the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, published in the Translational Psychiatry journal from the Nature group, which for the second time worldwide documents anxiety-like behaviour in a non-mammalian organism: the pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis . The observed behaviour responds to administration of alprazolam, one of the main medications used to treat anxiety disorders, a...

Tommaso Fabbri and Rita Cucchiara Head to Run-Off for the Role of Rector. Second Round Scheduled for Monday 16 June

The run-off for the election of the Rector of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia will take place on Monday 16 June 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. No candidate achieved the absolute majority of weighted votes required by the Electoral Regulations in the first round. The two candidates progressing to the second round are Rita Cucchiara and Tommaso Fabbri, who received the highest number of votes among the four full professors officially admitted to the race. The complete results...

The 2025 "Pediatria Futura" Award to Unimore PhD Student Viola Trevisani

During the closing ceremony of the 80th National Congress of the Italian Society of Paediatrics, held in Naples, Dr Viola Trevisani, a PhD student at Unimore in the Clinical and Experimental Medicine programme, was awarded first place in the prestigious “Pediatria Futura” competition for a study on Gender Identity in children. The research was conducted by the team led by Professor Lorenzo Iughetti in collaboration with Professor Elena Righi's group. Gender identity (GI) refers to one’s sens...

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