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Author Archives: Inga Külmoja
Happy Tweets from Room 351
Six girls, all of them international students at the University of Tartu this autumn semester, have been tweeting from a collective account @Raatuse349351. Here are some of their tweets, highlighting different sides of international student life enjoyed in Tartu by … Continue reading
Posted in Student life, Tartu
Tagged Erasmus, international students, life in Tartu, Raatuse, Raatuse dorm, student life, tweets, twitter
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Podcast: Semiotics in The Estonian Summer
Here are four interviews about the present and future of semiotics with the world-leading semioticians: Boris Uspenski, a member of the Tartu-Moscow Semiotic School, Eero Tarasti, President of the International Association for Semiotic Studies, Winfried Nöth, Professor of Linguistics and Semiotics at the University of Kassel, and Marcel Danesi, Editor-in-Chief of Semiotica. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Events, Humanities, Research
Tagged modelling systems theory, new media, semiotics, study of signs, summer school of semiotics, Tartu semiotics, technology
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What Our Facebook Community Likes
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
Posted in Estonia, General, Tartu
Tagged Facebook, Facebook community, Facebook pages, user demographics
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Podcast: Semiotics – Lingering or Thriving?
Listen to what Boris Uspenski, a member of Tartu-Moscow Semiotic School, Eero Tarasti, the President of the International Association for Semiotic Studies, Winfried Nöth, Professor of Linguistics and Semiotics at the University of Kassel, and Marcel Danesi, Editor-in-Chief of Semiotica, a major academic journal covering semiotics, think about the past, the present and the future of semiotics. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Humanities, Research, Tartu
Tagged Moscow-Tartu School, podcast, semiotics, summer school of semiotics, Tartu-Moscow School, theory of signs
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“Excuse Me, Have You Fallen Down?”
The University of Tartu researchers presented ROBO M.D., a home care robot which monitors and detects critical situations which need prompt medical attention for elderly people or people with cardiovascular diseases. Continue reading
A Secret Switch Governs Cell Division
University of Tartu researchers have made new discoveries in the cell division cycle, which is one of life’s fundamental processes. This knowledge is essential in developing a more efficient treatment for cancer. Continue reading
Posted in Natural and exact sciences, Research
Tagged cancer cells, cell division, molecular biology, protein CDK
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Gallery: The President of Lithuania in Tartu
The President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė visited the University of Tartu on June, 17th. She met Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves and Rector Alar Karis, and made a surprise appearance at a graduation ceremony. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Events, Social sciences, Tartu
Tagged graduation ceremony, Lithuania, Lithuanian, President of Estonia, President of Lithuania, Rector, Tartu visit
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