Scientists from the UPWr Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformatics carried out precise measurements of the Tatra Mountain peaks. As a result, many atlases and textbooks will have to be revised. Świnica turned out to be one meter higher, the Skrajny Granat on Orla Perć by three meters, and the border post in Rysy stands at 2500 m above sea level.
https://upwr.edu.pl/en/news/height-of-mountain-peaks-in-the-tatras-to-be-corrected-476.html
The year 2023 has been declared the Year of Copernicus to mark the 550th anniversary of the astronomer's birth. So in celebration of him, Prof. Krzysztof Sośnica talks about the significance of the Copernican breakthrough, the search for beauty in science, space missions and the participation of UPWr scientists in the construction of a base on the Moon.
https://upwr.edu.pl/en/news/prof-sosnica--copernicus-changed-our-perspective-on-the-universe-554.html
Prof. Mirosław Wiatkowski, head of the Department of Hydrology and Water Management, discusses how to fight floods, the effectiveness of reservoirs and floodplains, and water management planning, while Prof. Tomasz Kowalczyk from the Department of Environmental Shaping and Protection discusses the lessons we should learn from recent difficult days. Meanwhile employees of the Institute of Environmental Engineering have been conducting unique research on the Oder River since it all began.
https://upwr.edu.pl/en/news/upwr-experts--flooding-in-poland-715.html
Three students from the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, two of whoom are PhD students, have qualified for the TopMinds 2023 programme - Aleksandra Zimmer, Marta Klemens and Zuzanna Czekaj.
https://upwr.edu.pl/en/news/from-upwr-to-topminds-538.html
The role of type 1 fimbriae in Salmonella infections
Team: Maciej Ugorski, Krzysztof Grzymajło, Aleksandra Orłowska, Agata Mikołajczyk
Infection by Salmonella is initiated by the attachment and colonization of gut mucosa, which seems to be an essential step in the pathogenesis of salmonellosis. There is convincing evidence suggesting that type 1 fimbriae play an important role in bacterial survival and persistence in the host, although their exact role in adhesion, invasiveness, pathogenesis (...)
https://wmw.upwr.edu.pl/en/faculty/faculty-structure/department-of-biochemistry-and-molecular-biology/research
