05/1999

Academic bulletin 05/1999

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Interview with Dr. Oldřich Tůma

The Institute has recently been awarded the Hannah Arendt Award for its achievement. In the interview, Dr. Tůma explains the significance of this Award.

Science - Research - Society

The Academia Film Festival in Olomouc is an international celebration of short didactical movies, television programs and video presentations focused on science and its popularization. The festival has been held yearly since 1965. This year's event will take placeon May 3-6 at thePalacký University and the Museum of Art in Olomouc.

Events

The average temperatures in some parts of the world have been slowly, but steadilyincreasIng. Is this out of the ordinary? Does this portend the "global warming" some people are concerned about? These are a couple of the questions experts discussed at the press conference following the International Day of Meteorology.

Topical Supplement

Assistant Professor Eduard Zvěřina,the eminent Head of the Neurosurgery Clinic at theCharles University's First Medical Faculty shares his vast medical knowledge in this article. He covers the latest and most progressive methods in neurosurgery, such as navigation microbiological operations, monitoring of functions, intervention neuroradiology and endovascular rentgenology.