Young Entrepreneurs in Science & online engagements during Corona times 🦅 🦅
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Young Entrepreneurs in Science & online engagements during Corona times 🦅 🦅

ByDr. Marwa Shumo

Do you know how much am I fond of the Wright brothers ?? So much that I could spend the whole night talking about the endless documentaries, books and articles I read about them. The Wright brothers were nothing but genius entrepreneurs who where way ahead of their time. They began their experimentation in flight…

The tassel was worth the hassle: on running the final lap of the PhD marathon
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The tassel was worth the hassle: on running the final lap of the PhD marathon

ByDr. Marwa Shumo

ماضٍ فيَّ حُكمُك عَدْلٌ فيَّ قضاؤُك “I was able to push from within, I had an innate desire to succeed.” Joan Benoit A bit before I was born and on February 1984, astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart were the two men ever to walk untethered in space for the first time. Six…

Celebrating the World Food Day in Hohenheim
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Celebrating the World Food Day in Hohenheim

ByDr. Marwa Shumo

World Food Day is a day of action dedicated to tackling global hunger. Held annually on 16th October celebrating the creation of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The focus of the day is that food is a basic and fundamental human right. Yet, in a world of billions, over 820 million people worldwide suffer from…

A review by Prof Jeff Tomberlin 😍
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A review by Prof Jeff Tomberlin 😍

ByDr. Marwa Shumo

Please follow the link to read an exclusive review on our latest publications by the one and only BSF expert Jeff Tomberlin. https://www.evoconsys.com/blog/globalization-of-the-black-soldier-fly-a-series-of-well-timed-publications

Research on Black Soldier Fly shows amazing results published by Nature Research in Scientific Reports
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Research on Black Soldier Fly shows amazing results published by Nature Research in Scientific Reports

ByDr. Marwa Shumo

In Africa, livestock production currently accounts for about 30% of the gross value of agricultural production. However, production is struggling to keep up with the demands of expanding human populations, the rise in urbanization and the associated shifts in diet habits. High costs of feed prevent the livestock sector from thriving and meeting the rising…

Contribution to the 2nd Global Climate Strike in Bonn by “Scientists for Future” Climate action now! Because it is not enough to know.
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Contribution to the 2nd Global Climate Strike in Bonn by “Scientists for Future” Climate action now! Because it is not enough to know.

Byzefblog

Yesterday somebody told me on the bus that he was uncertain whether climate change was really that bad; he under the impression that scientist had not even succeeded in agreeing to the relevant numbers as yet. Fair enough! Instead of hiding behind model simulations and endless case studies we, the scientists need to do a better job getting the message across

Al Jazeera writes about our edible insects research
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Al Jazeera writes about our edible insects research

ByDr. Marwa Shumo

Here I am posting a link to a report that Al Jazeera wrote about our research on edible insects and the shift in European policies & legislations regarding the production & consumption of insects for food & feed in Europe. The article (in Arabic only) can be reached via the link below https://www.google.de/amp/www.aljazeera.net/amp/news/miscellaneous/2018/1/29/الحشرات-والديدان-على-موائد-الألمان-قريبا

“Wie die Wissenschaft uns ernährt”
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“Wie die Wissenschaft uns ernährt”

ByDr. Marwa Shumo

Frankfurter Allgemeine (FAZ), one of Germany’s leading newspapers wrote an article on ZEF and my research on the black soldier fly. After grabbing a copy of the newspaper from the supermarket next door, I had a quick through the piece. The article’s author, the German journalist Dr. Jan Grossrath wrote, that he had seen some…

The German President & I: ZEF at the Villa Hammerschmidt Open Day 2018
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The German President & I: ZEF at the Villa Hammerschmidt Open Day 2018

ByDr. Marwa Shumo

Little did I know when I decided to work with Black Soldier Flies that they will take me on this breathtaking journey. Seldom do you get invited to take part at an event in an official presidential palace and even more seldom do you get  invited to take part at an event in an official…