Rowing the Atlantic
This is it! The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge 2017 is about to get started. These words were the culmination of a three-and-a-half year long period of juggling my st...
What a “shitty” story: Three facts about urban sanitation you should know!
“Have you ever asked yourself, what happens when you flush the toilet? Where exactly does your wastewater go?” I have, because I am an environmental engineer ...
Meeting the World in Davos
If I tell you it happens every year in January, in the mountains of Switzerland, you may think snow – and there was a lot there – but that is not what I have ...
Team Minerva won the Global Case Competition in New York
It all started in April 2017, when four students from ETH Zurich and the University of Basel signed up for a Local Case Competition hosted by the Graduate Consulting Club...
What to Expect from Robot Intelligence?
Every day news and social media fascinates us with the capabilities of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and frightens us with the potential dark side of Deep Learning. Even E...
“Everyone loves his own school, but ETH is REALLY, REALLY cool”
Philip Reichen and Canay Deniz are both successful ETH Zurich Alumni, living and working in New York City. They obviously enjoyed connecting with the old alma mater, whil...
How Professor Emeritus Walter Gander stayed in Hong Kong for 8 semesters instead of one
When I retired from ETH Zurich, a friend wrote to me, “Now that you are free – come to Hong Kong!”. He wanted to hire me for a five-year guest professorship at Hong...
ETH Zurich Undergrad Students meet former US President Bill Clinton
ETH delegation at CGI U 2017 Back row, from left to right: Marie-Claire Graf, Michael Yared, Romana Mayer, Yassine Harzallah Front row, from left to right: David Yeniceli...
Climate Garden @ swissnex San Francisco
It was my great pleasure to be an ambassador for Swiss Innovation in Science Communication over the past few months. In my role as an artist and science communicator at t...
Linking Biotech with Development in Southern Africa
Working in Lesotho In many ways, the project on molecular HIV diagnostics was a dream come true. The application of biotechnological techniques to improving access to HIV...
Some People Wait for the Future. Leaders Create it. – The Climate Reality Project
Following Al Gore’s Climate Leadership Corps Training, Marie-Claire Graf is ready to take the lead in sustainability solutions for Swiss universities. This year has bee...
At the Heart of Europe’s Digital Future
It is hard to describe the feeling of excitement when, at least for a couple of moments, European Union leaders focus on you and express interest in your research. Techno...