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Coffee Lectures: The 35th series!

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In June there will be another series of Coffee Lectures with topics for students, assistants, and researchers. The 35th series of the Coffee Lectures begins on June 10, 2025.

Selection of newly acquired books May 2025

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A selection of newly acquired books, for the four subject areas Chemistry & Pharmacy, Life Sciences, Bridging Scientific Disciplines as well as Popular Science & Lifelong Learning, can be found online.

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Prof. Dr. Albert Eschenmoser: A Century of Impact

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Visit the exhibition at the entrance to the Information Center, set up in honor of Prof. Dr. Albert Eschenmoser, who shaped organic and bioorganic chemistry in the 20th century and would have celebrated his 100th birthday in August 2025.

[Translate to English:] Oliver Renn

13 Years of Vision and Dedication: Farewell to Dr. Oliver Renn

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As Head of the Chemistry | Biology | Pharmacy Information Center, Science Communication and, most recently, Public Relations of the D-CHAB, Dr. Oliver Renn will retire as of June 1, 2025. With outstanding commitment and expertise, he played a key role in shaping information literacy at ETH Zurich and transformed the Information Center from a traditional library into a modern, multifaceted competence center for scientific information.

Infozine No. 30 has been published!

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The 30th Issue of our magazine Infozine is now available online, once again with a mix of news from the Information Center, the world of scientific communication and tips and tricks.

Opening hours Summer 2025

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During the learning and exam period, we will again offer extended opening hours in the evenings and on weekends.

Events

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Generative AI @ ETHZ (No. 42)

Type of Event: Coffee Lecture
Language: English
Time: 13:00–13:10
Place: HCI G2 and https://ethz.zoom.us/j/63020946312

How can you protect your confidential data when using generative AI models? ETH Zurich provides its members access to two generative AI platforms that satisfy ETH data protection requirements and cloud regulations.

Find standards with normI (No. 50)

Type of Event: Coffee Lecture
Language: English
Time: 13:00–13:10
Place: HCI G2 and https://ethz.zoom.us/j/63020946312

Do you need a standards document from DIN, ISO, or other agencies? We will show you how to access the full text of current applicable standards using the “normI” database.

Obsidian goes Zotero (No. 72)

Type of Event: Coffee Lecture
Language: English
Time: 13:00–13:10
Place: HCI G2 and https://ethz.zoom.us/j/63020946312

Zotero is a reference manager; Obsidian provides a way to take notes and organize information. The two applications work together ..

Design Natural and Artificial Peptides and Oligonucleotides with ChemDraw: Advancing Your Molecular Design Toolkit

Type of Event: Webinar
Language: English
Time: 17:00–18:00
Place: Online

As the landscape of drug discovery evolves toward novel modalities, ChemDraw has evolved alongside it. Following the HELM standard for bio-oligomer representation, ChemDraw offers powerful capabilities to visualize and manipulate even the most complex molecular entities, including double-stranded DNA and RNA structures.

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Introduction to working with pharmaceutical information resources

Type of Event: Introduction
Language: German
Time: 12:45–14:30
Place: HCI E8 ,HIL E8

Introduction to working with scientific literature in the context of the lab courses in pharmaceutical sciences' fifth semester.