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      <title>“I just want a little bit of peace”</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/wellbeing-children.html</link>
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      <description>What do Ukrainian children who fled the war in their home country need in order to feel comfortable in Switzerland?</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/wellbeing-children.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Brigitte Blöchlinger</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-05-06T22:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Helping Those Left Behind</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/social-decline-and-right-wing-parties.html</link>
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      <description>Social decline – or the fear of it – is pushing people to vote for far-right parties. But trust in government rises when those struggling feel valued and receive support.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/social-decline-and-right-wing-parties.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Theo von Däniken; translation: Karen Oettli-Geddes</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-05-04T22:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Early Institutional Care Lowers Life Expectancy</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2026/Mortality.html</link>
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      <description>A study of infants who were raised in care institutions in the 1950s shows that the lack of affection in early childhood seriously affects a person throughout their life.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2026/Mortality.html</guid>
      <dc:date>2026-04-29T22:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>History Set in Stone</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/digital-antiquity.html</link>
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      <description>Inscriptions from the Hellenistic and Roman periods are rich sources of information about life in ancient times. Databases make them available for research.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/digital-antiquity.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Simona Ryser;  Translation: Gemma Brown</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-08T22:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Sacrifice Before the Cataclysm: The Aromas of Pompeii’s Household Altars</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2026/ash-residues-pompeii.html</link>
      <media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://www.news.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:25e6b073-020d-4ae2-8fd1-86625d528a36/Abb2_ab.jpg" width="90" height="60" />
      <description>An international research team investigated ash residues from incense burners. The substances they discovered show that Pompeii was part of a global trade network.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2026/ash-residues-pompeii.html</guid>
      <dc:date>2026-03-29T22:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Victims’ Background Shapes Perceptions of Police Violence</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2026/Police-Violence.html</link>
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      <description>Police violence is judged differently depending on who is affected. When people with an immigrant background are targeted, abusive police actions are perceived as less serious.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2026/Police-Violence.html</guid>
      <dc:date>2026-03-25T23:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Rebalancing the Tax Burden</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/fair-taxation.html</link>
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      <description>There’s no easy way to achieve fair taxation. It takes a bundle of pragmatic measures to close loopholes, minimize false incentives, and tax work and capital evenly.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/fair-taxation.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Carole Scheidegger; translation: Jane Catterall</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-03-25T23:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Relationships Rather Than Ownership</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/alice-hertzog.html</link>
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      <description>The new director of the Ethnographic Museum has big plans. The first milestone has already been reached with the return of 14 Benin artifacts to Nigeria.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/alice-hertzog.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Barbara Simpson</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-03-24T23:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>UZH Returns Benin Bronzes From Its Ethnographic Museum to Nigeria</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2026/Benin.html</link>
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      <description>The objects originate from the Kingdom of Benin in what is now Nigeria and hold immense value for the people who live there.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2026/Benin.html</guid>
      <dc:date>2026-03-19T23:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Unscrupulous Power Politics</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/interview-global-politics.html</link>
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      <description>Russia, China and the U.S. are flouting the principles of the rules-based international order. Historian Jeronim Perović and international law expert Oliver Diggelmann weigh in.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/interview-global-politics.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Interview: Thomas Gull and Roger Nickl; Translation: Gena Olson</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-03-19T23:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>AI as a Resource and Challenge</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/ai-and-work.html</link>
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      <description>How can we maintain mental health in our AI-driven world of work? Interview with UZH professor of psychology Laurenz L. Meier.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/ai-and-work.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Brigitte Blöchlinger</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-03-18T23:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Brief Interventions Reduce Risk of Renewed Suicide Attempt</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2026/suicide-attempt.html</link>
      <media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://www.news.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:ba067bf0-e017-4857-b689-d8f60d8160d4/abstract.jpg" width="90" height="60" />
      <description>A single conversation can make the difference: Brief, structured interventions significantly reduce the risk of a renewed suicide attempt.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2026/suicide-attempt.html</guid>
      <dc:date>2026-03-16T23:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Diving into the World of Languages</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/language-evolution.html</link>
      <media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://www.news.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:4b1432bf-5c27-40b8-aaa1-b06811230566/Sprachevolution_Abstract.jpg" width="90" height="60" />
      <description>A new master's program at UZH explores exciting questions about the origins of language — from a uniquely broad perspective.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/language-evolution.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Adrian Ritter; translated by Gemma Brown</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-02-11T23:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Acknowledge the Good</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/pascale-willemsen-praise.html</link>
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      <description>When we talk about morality, we tend to think about guilt, blame and punishment rather than praise, says philosopher Pascale Willemsen.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/pascale-willemsen-praise.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Text: Simona Ryser, Translation: Gena Olson</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-02-10T23:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Life’s Big Questions</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/life-worth-living.html</link>
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      <description>A new module resumes the ancient tradition of philosophizing on the big existential questions at university.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/life-worth-living.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Adrian Ritter</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-02-04T23:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>A Feast for the Eyes</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/food-in-film.html</link>
      <media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://www.news.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:7b5c7724-fb85-4cbc-a16a-6df6ab79797f/Abstract_640.jpg" width="90" height="60" />
      <description>Since the advent of cinema, characters have been shown eating on screen. A culinary journey through the history of film.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/food-in-film.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Text: Brigitte Blöchlinger; Translation: Philip Isler</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-02-02T23:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>One-Third of Young People Become Physically Aggressive Toward Their Parents</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2026/aggressive-teens.html</link>
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      <description>Physical aggression by adolescents against their parents is more common than people realize. According to a long-term study, violent behavior peaks at age 13.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2026/aggressive-teens.html</guid>
      <dc:date>2026-02-01T23:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>The Mind Doctor</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/mind-doctor.html</link>
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      <description>Rwandan psychologist Celestin Mutuyimana studies how societies can overcome historical trauma – and hopes to help his compatriots heal.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/mind-doctor.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Andres Eberhard; Translation: Caitlin Stephens</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-02-01T23:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Through Zurich Without Barriers</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/Innovative-research-on-aging.html</link>
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      <description>At the UZH Healthy Longevity Center, researchers working across disciplines are developing solutions that help older people live healthier, happier lives.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/Innovative-research-on-aging.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Roger Nickl; Translation: Georgia Gray</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-01-21T23:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>The Habits of Healthy Eating</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/habits-of-healthy-eating.html</link>
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      <description>Our eating habits are often unhealthy and take a long time to change. Psychologist Sebastian Bürgler and nutrition scientist Sabine Rohrmann explore why that is and what we can do about it.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/habits-of-healthy-eating.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Thomas Gull, translation: Gemma Brown</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-01-18T23:00:00Z</dc:date>
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