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Aarno Dietz and Ulla Sankilampi were appointed as Professors and Eino Solje as Associate Professor on the Tenure Track.

Two epigenetic drugs were identified in the PhD study as candidates for therapeutic use. An image analysis tool was tested for measuring the vasculature.

Increase in sedentary time from childhood is associated with worsening arterial stiffness, a surrogate for premature vascular damage. However, light physical activity could reduce the risk.

The Young Researcher Awards were presented to Adriana Della Pietra, Heli Mutanen, Mervi Rantsi and Matias Rusanen. The Doctoral Supervisor Award was presented to Taina Yli-Juuti.

In autumn 2023, a unique project was launched to promote the employment of international students in Eastern Finland.

The Finnish Dental Society Apollonia and the Finnish Dental Foundation have awarded several new grants for research projects at the University of Eastern Finland.

The financial statement for 2023 was discussed by the UEF Board on 22 March. The financial statement will be discussed by the University Collegiate Body on 7 May.

The Board of the University of Eastern Finland elected Academic Rector, Professor, LLD Tapio Määttä as the new Rector of the university for the five-year term beginning on 1 January 2025.

The university plans to admit 120 students to the data engineering education expected to be launched on the Joensuu and Kuopio campuses in autumn 2026.

The Hare Research Group at the Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, has published a chromosomally assembled reference genome for the European brown hare.