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Neurons, lifelong friends. Luca Bonfanti explains why it is so important to train them.

14 October 2016 / in News / by

UniToNews has decided to take part in Quiz Scienza (Science quiz), a scientific dissemination project by Renato Sartini, a science journalist, which aims to create a virtual contact between the people of the web and the scientific world, in order to simplify scientific concepts and debunk the so-called scientific hoaxes.

It is published on Twitter and Facebook in collaboration with organizations and institutions dealing with scientific research. Luca Bonfanti, professor of veterinary anatomy and neurobiology at the Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi (NICO) and at the University of Turin answered to question 7 of Quiz Scienza.

“The 100 billion neurons that are in the brain the day of our birth have to follow us until the death. This is quite different from the situation in other organs such as skin, blood, bone, in which cells change again and again because they alter or die. […] The problem is that the lack of cell turnover in the brain also prevents regeneration after injury (trauma, stroke, neurodegenerative diseases). This failure is even more serious if we think that man’s life expectancy gets longer and longer. Our ancestors, thousands of years ago, lived on average 25 years, and before the industrial revolution people usually didn’t live 60-70 years. Nowadays, in some countries, we are moving towards medium longevity exceeding 100 years, with an obvious risk of increase in senile dementia.

[…] However, there is the opportunity to take advantage of the plasticity of neurogenesis to keep our brain ‘trained’ throughout our lives, so that it remains healthy and functional even in old age, which it’s a form of prevention against the cognitive deficits . It has been shown that repeated physical activity, especially the running (in addition to intellectual activity), increase the production of new neurons in the hippocampus, proving that the lifestyle we lead and the environment in which we live can change (for better or for worse) the “structure” of the brain, at all ages. “

A queue at the toll booths of the membrane: that’s how Matteo Fasano explains water desalination

14 October 2016 / in News / by

Matteo Fasano, a 29-year-old postdoc at the Politecnico di Torino, uses a metaphor of everyday life to explain the mechanism by which salt water can be turn into drinking water.

He designed this mechanism together with his colleagues of the DENERG, the Department of Energy of the Politecnico, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Minnesota.

A queue at the toll booth: “Let’s suppose that the motorcycle are water molecules and that cars are dissolved ions of salt, and that both are patiently waiting in the queue at the toll booth. Now, imagine that the opening of the toll booth is a meter wide: the bikes in the queue would be able to easily overcome the barrier and to get on the highway, while the cars would be forced to back down. Similarly, a membrane for the reverse osmosis allows the transport of water molecules, while blocking the dissolved salts. An efficient membrane has also a high permeability, this means that as much water as possible equal to the energy that is required for the process passes through the membrane“.

But that’s not all, because it was also thought how to make this process economical “With the heat, especially the low cost, like the sun or the waste heat of the exhaust fumes that would otherwise be wasted“.

It did not take long because this news were circling the world and then be published on October 3 on the Nature Communications.

The events of October of AECT Cameroon

14 October 2016 / in News / by

The AECT, Association of Cameroonian Students of Turin, is a non-partisan and non-denominational volountary association, to promote cultural, recreational and educational activities, and leisure.

Its aim is to facilitate the integration of new foreign students in Turin while promoting the culture of Cameroon in the territory. For the month of October, the AECT association organizes two evenings, 21st October and 22nd October, devoted to music shows, workshops and dances.

For more information, please visit he Facebook page AECT Cameroon.

Centenary of the death of Gozzano: a film festival to celebrate him

14 October 2016 / in Events, News / by

“Non amo che le rose
che non colsi. Non amo che le cose
che potevano essere e non sono state…”

Guido Gozzano, Cocotte.

On the occasion of the centenary of the death of Gozzano, the Study Centre “Guido Gozzano-Cesare Pavese” of the University of Turin is organizing, in collaboration with other cultural institutions of Turin, the film festival “The cinema at the time of Gozzano“, which will take place from 4th to 25th October at the Cinema Romano, Subalpina Gallery.

The Study Centre is organizing a program of events to talk about his work as a poet, travel writer, author of short stories, fairy tales and Turinese prose, of essays on photography and cinema, of a film script; an occasion to discuss the figure of the author, who was often considered a provincial and not at all international poet. Moreover there will be also the projection of silent films of the collections of the National Museum of Cinema in Turin to recreate the atmosphere of Turin at the beginning of the 20th century .

The movies are Free entry to all the projections until there are available seats. For full and detailed program of the festival, visit the Study Centre “Guido Gozzano-Cesare Pavese“.

From ITS to labour market

14 October 2016 / in News / by

Two years of study, an average employment rate of 88%. 50% of students find a job already during the internship.

These are the figures, certainly positive, that ITS Piedmont register thanks to their educational offerings.
There are four ITS courses in Turin: free two-year courses post high school diploma with a high level of specialisation, that will turn students into higher technicians who are able to fit in the strategic sectors of the economic-productive system:

  • Aerospace / Mechatronics
  • Information and communication technology
  • Agrifood – cereals and rice, beer and fruit and vegetable production
  • Tourism

About 540/600 hours out of a total of 1,800 hours of attendance are devoted to compulsory interships in companies, also foreign ones, and laboratory activities. You will get a degree of Higher Technician, with an indication of the technological area and the national reference figure, equivalent to V level of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF).Source: ITS Piedmont

Turin – Shanghai Agreement: Cooperation, research and exchange of students

14 October 2016 / in News / by

This agreement is an international window to promote academic cooperation, collaborative research in areas of common interest and exchange of students.
A bridge between Turin and Shanghai has been built thanks to the agreement between Wang Rongming, Vice-Rector for Research and International Affairs at the East China Normal University (ECNU), and Gianmaria Ajani, the Rector of the University of Turin.

After having inaugurated the office that hosts officials of the ECNU of Shanghai in the seat of the Rectory in via Po, the University of Turin will open a branch office in Shanghai with Italian staff, who will be tasked to identify research topics of common interest and coordinate academic and administrative staffs.There will be student exchange programs, for periods of study of one or two terms, at first only for the disciplinary field of Physics, but with the aim to be extended to all other areas of the University. Also some projects of binational degree programs for master’s courses in Business Administration, Stochastics and Data Science, European Legal Studies are being developed.

For Chinese students who will study in Turin there will be a course of introduction to the Italian language, whereas Italians students in China require a good level of English.

BIOCIRCE – First Master’s program in Bioeconomy

14 October 2016 / in News / by

BIOCIRCE is the first edition of a II level Master’s program in Bioeconomy, it stems from the collaboration among the University of Turin, the University of Milan – Bicocca, the University Federico II of Naples, the University of Bologna, Intesa Sanpaolo, Novamont, GFBiochemicals and PTP Science Park of Lodi.

This first Master’s Program in Bioeconomy in Italy will start in January 2017 and it is aimed at: recent graduates in Economy or Law, recent graduates with a scientific education path and experts who already work in this field.

The Master’s program will deal with the entire life cycle of raw materials with biological matrix from the production in different ecosystems and climatic zones, to the logistics and to the supply chain management; from the technologies for the processing into products and services, to their marketing and use. The Master will also offer members the chance to study and develop sustainable technologies, fostering the interaction of biotechnology research and the different business applications.

This II level Master’s program lasts 12 months and includes:

  • A study plan organised in 4 modules and split betwenn the sponsoring universities;
  • An internship of 6 months in a partner company of this field

 Enrolments are open to Italian and international candidates.

For more information, doubts or explanations, click here.

Intercultural Centre of Turin: talk around the world and with the world.

7 October 2016 / in Events, News / by

The activities of the Intercultural Centre of the City of Turin are ready to start.

This year we have organised a rich program of interreligious meetings, workshops, seminars, possibility of internships and language courses for young people and university students, Italians or migrants.

For example, if you are a foreigner with a basic knowledge of Italian, the Intercultural Center offers you the opportunity to attend a free course in Italian Conversation, you can also get a certificate of attendance. The course program gives you the opportunity to have a conversation with two Italian teachers on various topics (home, family, work, your country, the festivals and cuisine in Italy).
We also point out the workshop “Living Religions in Turin,” a laboratory for research and mapping of the religious communities that are present in the area of Turin.If you want to consult our full list of educational offerings of the Intercultural Center, visit the website.

Choose ‘Love to Ride’ in September, the right way to go to University

7 October 2016 / in Events, News / by

Choose ‘Love to Ride – Turin Bike Challenge’ in September, the right way to go to University.

It’s a free initiative that is part of the European Project “Bike2Work” and which aims to stimulate workers and students to use the bicycle to go to work or to class.

You can take part to the race from Friday 16th September until 31th October: there will be two teams (one for students and the other one for teachers, administrative staff, postdocs and graduate students) that will be able to record all the tracks made through an open platform and an app “Love to Ride”, which is connected to the platform. The competition will be won by the team that will convince more people to use the bike for 10 minutes during the period of the competition.

What are you waiting for? BikeTo future.

PoliTO App is now also available for Windows 10

7 October 2016 / in News / by

PoliTO App is now also available for Windows 10. In this way the students can easily access informations about courses, calendar, lessons, but also view their teaching load, the grade-point average and the electronic handbook.

Thanks to this app you will also have access for educational materials and video lessons, exam reservation and the internship and job opportunities.The App is available on Google Play for Android devices, the Apple Store and Windows 10.

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