RUDN University delegation participated in the international exhibition-conference QS-MAPLE 2018: The Advancement of University Excellence in the Middle East and Africa Region 2018 in Bahrain
The QS-MAPLE 2018 conference and exhibition, the 8th Annual Strategic Summit for the Advancement of University Excellence in all its Forms successfully concluded on the 6 of March 2018 in Manama, Bahrain. The representatives of more than 70 universities from 40 countries attended in this important scientific and educational event.
Julia Ebzeeva, Natalia Gvozdeva, Natalia Dubinina, Irina Karabulatova represented RUDN University. The program of the conference included a master class on the methodology of QS rankings, discussions on strategic planning and research, internationalization and evaluation of the quality of education. (http://qsmaple.org/qsmaple2018/post-event-report/)
This year RUDN University will host on the 22-23 of May 2018 the next international event, held by QS in Moscow - QS WorldWide 2018
The RUDN University delegation was greatly supported by Sahil Amarin (Jordan), graduate of the RUDN University Engineering Faculty (1992), currently heading a large trading company in Bahrain.
On the photo: Sahil Amarin (graduate of RUDN University, Jordan), Riyad Youssef Hamza (President of the University of Bahrain), Gvozdeva Natalia Mikhailovna (head of the RUDN University 5-100 Administration) and Irina I. Karabutatova (Professor of the Foreign Languages Department).
Biologists from RUDN University working together with their colleagues from the Institute of Molecular Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Flax studied the genes that determine the fatty acid composition in flaxseed oil and identified polymorphisms in six of them. The team also found out what gene variations could extend the shelf life of flaxseed oil. This data can be used to improve the genetic selection of new flax breeds. The results were published in the BMC Plant Biology journal.
The soils of urban gardens and vegetable patches contain a lot of toxicants (including lead and arsenic) in high concentrations which can be harmful to the health of children and people with chronic diseases. A team of soil scientists from RUDN University suggested a remediation method developed based on data collected in a garden of Brooklyn (NY, U.S.).
Biologists from RUDN University working together with their colleagues from the Institute of Molecular Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Flax studied the genes that determine the fatty acid composition in flaxseed oil and identified polymorphisms in six of them. The team also found out what gene variations could extend the shelf life of flaxseed oil. This data can be used to improve the genetic selection of new flax breeds. The results were published in the BMC Plant Biology journal.
A team of biologists analyzed soil samples from a pasture and a regularly mowed meadow and found out that grazing lets more carbon get into the soil than mowing. This, in turn, improves the carbon cycle and makes microorganisms more efficient.
The soils of urban gardens and vegetable patches contain a lot of toxicants (including lead and arsenic) in high concentrations which can be harmful to the health of children and people with chronic diseases. A team of soil scientists from RUDN University suggested a remediation method developed based on data collected in a garden of Brooklyn (NY, U.S.).