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Why do apple slices brown so easily?
Tuesday, 3 August 2004, 2:12 pm | Auckland University
Ever wondered whether the dried fruits you are eating still have any nutritional value? And why is it that apple slices brown so easily? Well you could soon have the answer thanks to a study being carried out by a University of Auckland engineering ... More >>
Engineering Students Uphold Motor Sport Tradition
Friday, 30 July 2004, 10:03 am | Auckland University
New Zealand's proud tradition in motor sport has been given a youthful boost by a team of engineering students from The University of Auckland. More >>
Cost Seminar on Meningococcal Vaccine Programme
Thursday, 29 July 2004, 10:46 am | Auckland University
The costs and health benefits associated with the current meningococcal vaccine programme in New Zealand will be the focus of a seminar at The University of Auckland next week. More >>
Research team studying changes in Maori language
Thursday, 22 July 2004, 3:56 pm | Auckland University
A lecturer from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at The University of Auckland is part of a team of researchers undertaking a ground-breaking study on the changes in Maori language spoken today, compared with what was spoken 50 years ... More >>
New book to help pharmacists
Monday, 19 July 2004, 12:03 am | Auckland University
Established pharmacists as well as those studying to gain their qualifications will benefit from a new book which focuses on pharmaceutical care in New Zealand. More >>
Auckland University appoints Professor of Nursing
Friday, 16 July 2004, 3:16 pm | Auckland University
The University of Auckland's Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences has appointed its first Professor of Nursing to lead nursing research in New Zealand. This is a joint appointment with the Ministry of Health and establishes an important link between ... More >>
Cooperative Research Clusters and Technology Parks
Tuesday, 13 July 2004, 11:13 am | Auckland University
A proposed Auckland Innovation Park will be the focus of a workshop to be held at The University of Auckland's Tamaki Campus this week. More >>
Physiology Expert Joins Faculty
Tuesday, 13 July 2004, 12:41 am | Auckland University
Dr Johanna Montgomery, whose research has been pivotal in explaining how connections between cells in the brain change following brain cell activity, has joined The University of Auckland's Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences. More >>
Taonga of Maori Poetry, Music and Culture Restored
Friday, 9 July 2004, 1:36 pm | Auckland University
A taonga of Maori poetry music and culture was restored to the community at the Waipapa Marae, University of Auckland, on Wednesday night, 7 July 2004. More >>
Maori Health Issues in the spotlight
Friday, 9 July 2004, 11:26 am | Auckland University
More than 300 University of Auckland second-year students of medicine, nursing and pharmacy will spend next week immersed in Maori health issues during Te Wiki o Te Hauora Maori - Maori Health Week 12 - 15 July. More >>
Prominent Surgeon Establishes Scholarship
Thursday, 8 July 2004, 2:09 pm | Auckland University
A prominent New Zealand surgeon living in the United States is making a substantial gift to The University of Auckland Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences for scholarships to assist medical students facing financial hardship. More >>
Athens set to challenge New Zealand Olympians
Friday, 2 July 2004, 3:08 pm | Auckland University
Some of our youngest Olympians are ready to test their skills against the world's best in Athens, at the 2004 International Mathematical Olympiad this month. More >>
Auckland University Forges Peking Uni Relationship
Monday, 28 June 2004, 11:14 am | Auckland University
The University of Auckland's Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences has formed a close graduate teaching and research relationship with counterparts from China's top university. More >>
Career support for postgraduate students
Monday, 28 June 2004, 8:53 am | Auckland University
The University of Auckland has created the position of Postgraduate Careers Counsellor, the first of its kind at any Australasian university. More >>
Whiz kid develops heat exchange unit
Monday, 28 June 2004, 12:53 am | Auckland University
Developing an energy-saving heat exchange unit to extract waste heat from shower effluent has earned engineering whiz kid Haydn Luckman, from The University of Auckland, a Gold CREST award. More >>
Study Investigates Usefulness Of Swiss Ball
Wednesday, 23 June 2004, 2:19 pm | Auckland University
A University of Auckland PhD student is investigating the use of the swiss ball as an intervention tool for the treatment of one of the most common ailments in western society - low back pain. More >>
Has public health missed the bus?
Wednesday, 23 June 2004, 11:35 am | Auckland University
One of the aims of the New Zealand Transport Strategy is to "protect and promote public health", but a group of experts in Auckland argue that health is still a marginal consideration in transport planning and funding. More >>
Honorary Doctorate for Maurice Gee
Wednesday, 23 June 2004, 11:16 am | Auckland University
The distinguished novelist Maurice Gee has received an honorary Doctor of Literature degree from The University of Auckland. More >>
Study to help minimise road deaths in Pacific
Monday, 21 June 2004, 11:24 am | Auckland University
A collaborative study between the University of Auckland and the Fiji School of Medicine documenting the scale and nature of traffic injury in Pacific Island nations could help minimise death on the roads. More >>
Playing with disasters to help save lives
Wednesday, 16 June 2004, 2:57 pm | Auckland University
Two Auckland students are off to Lisbon this month after a team of researchers at The University of Auckland developed a computer programme which could make dealing with disasters a whole lot easier. More >>
