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Jena, March 05, 2026. A project team from the Universitätsklinikum Jena (UKJ) has won a nationwide university competition with an innovative concept on the topic of sepsis. Under professional guidance, young people are to artistically process the life-threatening disease and bring it into the public space.
With rising temperatures, the annual amphibian migration has begun in Thüringen. NABU calls for caution and a speed limit of 30 km/h on migration routes to protect animals and volunteers.
The Polizei Ostthüringen is currently warning of criminal financial transactions on the internet following a massive case of investment fraud resulting in losses exceeding 100,000 Euro.
A fire broke out in a multi-family house in Adalbertstraße in Berlin-Kreuzberg last night. No injuries were reported.
A 57-year-old man from Saale-Holzland-Kreis has fallen victim to massive investment fraud. While attempting to invest money on the internet, he lost more than 100,000 euros. The criminal police in Jena have launched an investigation.
Jena, March 04, 2026 – On Wednesday morning, a carelessly placed light source in the hallway of a building in the Jenaer Stadtzentrum led to a rapid fire department operation. No one was injured in the incident.
Several abandoned toolboxes from well-known manufacturers have appeared in the southwest of Jena. Police are now searching for the owners, who may not have noticed the loss of their equipment yet or have not yet reported it.
The upcoming renovation of the Jena leisure pool GalaxSea is raising questions among many bathers and athletes. Stadtwerke Jena has now published a detailed overview to clarify matters regarding tariffs, courses, and planned construction measures.
Starting immediately, Thüringen is offering a new path to medical school via the so-called “Landarztquote,” allowing students to study medicine or dentistry without top grades, provided they commit to working in underserved rural areas.
Jena/Lobeda, 03.03.2026. The Universitätsklinikum Jena (UKJ) looks back on a quarter-century of experience in blood purification therapy. In February 2001, a patient was treated with therapeutic apheresis at the site for the first time to prevent life-threatening organ rejection.