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Shocking Images from Kastoria Lake

For the last month, phytoplankton in the lake of Kastoria in northern Greece has formed a thick, white ooze on the water's surface. The foam, which has caused the lake and surrounding environs to smell, has disturbed locals and attracted the...

Greek Journalists Awarded in Australia

This year's Multicultural and Indigenous Media Awards (MIMA) had a Greek scent. Greek newspaper "Neos Kosmos" reporter Maja Jovic received the news reporting award. Her winning entry was entitled "Family Violence Confronted (In Victoria)," a story focused on the high level of unreported...

Two Greek Universities Among World's Best 500

Two Greek universities were placed among the the world's best 500 in the QS Top Universities Guide (TUG). MIT was placed first while Harvard University and the University of Cambridge second and third respectively. The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki was placed in the positions...

Greek Language Summer Program at Thessaloniki University

The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki has launched a Modern Greek language summer program that would provide the two-year foreign language requirement for college graduation in the U.S.A. The program lasts 12 weeks and the schedule is as follows: in the first...

Aristotle University Employees Awarded by British Council

Katie Quartano, an administrative employee at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, northern Greece, and Paul Shaw an English language teacher received by the British Council an award for their website "Disabled Access Friendly." Their website provides free teaching material for ...

AUTH Seismograph Stolen from Evros Site

A seismograph belonging to the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) has been stolen in Evros, northern Greece. AUTH scientists from made the discovery after noticing that there was no data coming in about the powerful earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale that occurred...

NATO's Naval Exercises Massacre Whales in Crete

The photo that the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki published, depicting stranded whales along the south-east shores of Crete has brought forth a great deal of concern.  According to the local environmental organizations, a NATO naval exercise is most likely...

Department of Jewish Studies Founded in Thessaloniki University

During a meeting on February 6, the rector of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Yannis Mylopoulos and the president of the Jewish community of the city David Saltiel, agreed on the foundation of a department of Jewish studies...

Students from Agrinio and Messolonghi killed in Bus Disaster

The 23-year-old student Irene Triantafyllou from Messolonghi, Greece, was one of two passengers tragically killed yesterday when a KTEL bus collided with a truck. Irene was studying at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and was traveling with other students to Thessaloniki...

Exhibition Promoting Greek Diaspora

A proposal to establish the 1st of March as a day dedicated to Greek Diaspora was recently expressed during the inauguration of a special exhibition on the press of the Greeks who live abroad. This exhibition is taking place...