Tag Archives: Baltics

How Natural Bar Codes Contribute to Art History

Alar Läänelaid, a docent of landscape ecology at the University of Tartu, writes about what bar codes, annual rings of trees and art history have in common. Continue reading

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The Baltic States: Moving Together or Apart?

Andres Kasekamp, professor of political science at the University of Tartu published “A History of The Baltic States” with the Palgrave Macmillan in 2010. He presented the book and his views on cooperation of the Baltic states at Vilnius University. A short summary and the video of the presentation are enclosed. Continue reading

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Estonians Don’t Get Enough Vitamin D

Even at the end of the summer season, one third of Estonians have too little vitamin D in their bodies. According to the doctoral thesis which Mart Kull defended at the University of Tartu’s Faculty of Medicine, this is most severe during the winter, when 73% of the Estonian population has less vitamin D than required and 8% suffers from complete vitamin deficiency. Continue reading

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