Monthly Archives: October 2011

Estonian and Indian Milk Lovers Share a Common Ancestor

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Piret Pappel

Researchers have found that the Estonians and Indians who can digest lactose share a common ancestor that walked the Earth about 7500 years ago. The study was published in the “Molecular Biology and Evolution” journal. Continue reading →

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Infographics: International Students at UT

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Inga Külmoja

These three infographics give a quick overview of how many international students are enrolled at the University of Tartu (as of 1 October 2011), what countries they come from and what they study. Continue reading →

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Why “Searching for My Roots” Also Means “Working on My Fluency”

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Virve-Anneli Vihman

Virve Vihman, adviser to the UT Rector on internationalisation, discusses the issues of language and identity through her own story of growing up as an Estonian-American in California. Continue reading →

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What Our Facebook Community Likes

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Inga Külmoja

This is an overview of the University of Tartu’s Facebook page’s fans, including demographic data and the list of Facebook pages that UT fans like. The data was sampled on 10 October, 2011. Continue reading →

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GO SOUTH, Go Fun!

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Gabriela Küsters

Gabriela Küsters is an Erasmus student from the University of Applied Sciences in Holland. Gabriela also works as a website reporter at her home university and studies journalism and newswriting at the London School of Journalism. Study abroad is perhaps … Continue reading →

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