
About
Rachel Wolffe writes regularly on culture, society, the environment and the science at work in our lives. Inspired by the mycelial connections that exist between nature and wellbeing, as well as the power of words in shaping realities, working at Eurac Research is the ideal ecosystem for her interests which are as varied as the topics she confronts in her writing.
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An unexpected time capsule
What ancient dental plaque can reveal about diets, lost medicines, and the evolution of the human microbiome with Antonella Pedergnana, archaeologist and anthropologist.


Listening to linguistic roots
Eine Studie zu Herkunftssprachenunterricht und sozialem Zusammenhalt

Harvesting sunlight
How Eurac Research is providing landmark technical expertise in agrivoltaic systems.

Survival of the stickiest

In their own words
How minorities are shaping their futures through advocacy, storytelling, and empowerment

Where change takes root
Documenting adaptation in the Andes with Lina Rodriguez

Tiny blobs. Huge potential
How clusters of living cells are teaching scientists about how the body functions

A double-edged reality: how criminal networks shape migration
Rachel WolffeA tiny discovery at great height


Building transformative resilience

Let’s take a field trip
Grasslands are complex and productive ecosystems as diverse as they are endangered.

Atherosclerosis through a new lens
How ancient human remains reveal the ratio of atherosclerosis is a perpetual constant

Honoring heritage
How agritourism models maintain cultures, create opportunities and act as a resource for keeping rural areas active

Forging connections
15 years on, how the Winter School on Federalism and Governance has created a transboundary, transdisciplinary, and lasting network.

We have to learn how to live on a damaged planet
Why technological advancement alone won’t solve climate change

Meeting C. elegans
How a tiny, wriggling worm is enabling discoveries into the mechanisms of Parkinson’s Disease.

Filtering data on kidney function
A look at kidney function biomarkers and associated cardiovascular risk with Epidemiologist Ryosuke Fujii

Mapping innovation

Household habits - what we learnt in lockdown
Rachel Wolffe
Covid: a year in the life
Rachel Wolffe
From Botswana to Bolzano, meet Eurac Research’s Flying Dutchman
Rachel Wolffe

