The effect of maternal depressive symptoms on infant feeding practices in rural Ethiopia
[06.04.2021]
Maternal depression and other psychosocial factors have been shown to have adverse consequences on infant feeding practices. Prof. em. Biesalski and Dr. Scherbaum investigated with their partners from the College of Health Sciences of Jimma University (Ethiopia), Tufts University in Boston (USA) and MLU Halle-Wittenberg a multitude of factors related to IFPs. They suggest...more
"Basidiodrinks" made in Hohenheim: Healthy and full of Aroma [26.03.2021]
DECHEMA Award for Young University Lecturers in the field of Biotechnology goes to Junior Professor Dr. Yanyan Zhang. Her concept and its didactic implementation convinced the Jury.more
Buckwheat made in Hohenheim: agricultural research for a healthy diet [20.03.2021]
Increasingly popular as a cereal alternative, buckwheat impresses with healthy ingredients and diverse applications.more
TBE record numbers 2020: A short term trend or long term development? [04.03.2021]
Wed 10 March 2021, 11 am: online PRESS CONFERENCE on current tick research with a special focus on TBE cases in Germany and the State of Baden-Wuerttembergmore
Tracing Bitterness [19.02.2021]
Germans love cheese in all its varieties. However, fermented dairy products such as cream cheese, cottage cheese or skyr, and sometimes even sliced cheese and yoghurt, can contain bitter substances causing bitter-sensitive consumers to reject or sweeten them up.more
Canned danger? Interview with Hohenheim food scientists [18.02.2021]
Botulism is a rare but serious disease caused by food poisoning with spore-forming rod bacteria of the genus Clostridium. Prof. Herbert Schmidt, head of the Department of Food Microbiology and Hygiene, explains what happens after the infection.more
Artificial intelligence for healthy work conditions for professional drivers: workload and safety in traffic and transport [02.02.2021]
The Hohenheim Department of Sociology receives support and funding for a very interesting research project. Together with their project partners, Prof. Dr. Caroline Ruiner, Christina Debbing and Sarah Straub investigate the impact of digital change in driving occupations. The project KARAT is funded by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS). The project...more
Prof. Thomas A. Kufer in interview
How viruses like SARS-CoV-2 affect our immune system
Be part of it - smoke free
If the need for cigarettes and food compete for little financial means, health problems add up, says Prof. Dr. Ströbele-Benschop.
Agricultural markets under pressure: What are the consequences of the COVID crisis?
Agricultural economists Prof. Dr. Sebastian Hess investigates the consequences of the pandemic for markets.
Prof. Dr. Christine Wieck analyses whether and how the EU agricultural policy should intervene.
Virtual city allows predictions on the effectiveness of Corona measures
Scientists of the University of Hohenheim lead by Andreas Pyka develop online model and Policy Lab.
The trend goes veggie
Prof. Jan Frank in Interview with Stuttgarter Zeitung, 29.05.2019
Prof. Philipp Kügler about math for healthy hearts
SWR3 Aktuell informs about research at the Hohenheim Institute of Mathematics, starts min 16:47
