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Cool idea wins design award
Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 2:00 pm | Massey University
A cooling vest for athletes has won the Dyson Product Design Award for Massey industrial design graduate Stephen Smith. More >>
School-age entrepreneurs compete for scholarships
Monday, 2 July 2007, 3:09 pm | Massey University
Di Billing 06 350 5019 027 453 4562 d.e.billing@massey.ac.nz http://news.massey.ac.nz More >>
Online performance mashes up air guitar
Friday, 29 June 2007, 10:29 am | Massey University
A live audiovisual mash up of guitar anthems and YouTube footage of air guitarists will feature alongside online performances created by artists from all over the world, in a festival to mark a unique date. More >>
BZP ban right decision on balance
Thursday, 28 June 2007, 4:58 pm | Massey University
The Government’s decision to move to ban benzylpiperazine (BZP), the active ingredient in most so-called “party pills” was a tough call but, on balance, probably the right decision, says Dr Chris Wilkins from Massey’s Centre for Social and Health ... More >>
America’s Cup fans should sleep in
Thursday, 28 June 2007, 11:56 am | Massey University
A sleep researcher says America’s Cup fans need to make sure they get enough sleep. More >>
Pregnant women offer insights for asthma research
Wednesday, 27 June 2007, 9:44 am | Massey University
Health researchers working on a groundbreaking asthma study to determine whether and why children raised on farms have greater asthma resistance want another 600 pregnant women from the lower North Island. More >>
Small town fights back, abandoned by big banks
Monday, 25 June 2007, 4:21 pm | Massey University
The tiny Tararua town of Eketahuna is setting up its own money exchange after the big banks refused to set up shop there or even provide an automatic teller machine. More >>
Home affordability improves in four regions
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 4:58 pm | Massey University
Signs of a small improvement in home affordability show up in four regions in the latest quarterly report from Massey University. More >>
Moss to captain university games team
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 11:32 am | Massey University
Swimmer Moss Burmester will captain the New Zealand team at the 2007 World University Games in Bangkok in August. More >>
Partnership Will Create New Routes To Markets
Wednesday, 20 June 2007, 11:51 am | Massey University
Massey University Graduate School of Business (GSB) and the Massey e-Centre today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for two partnerships with India-based CMC Limited, formerly IBM in India. More >>
Dire Predictions In Palestinian Politics - Parsons
Friday, 15 June 2007, 8:14 pm | Massey University
The fall of the Palestinian Authority (PA) government of national unity heralds a new era in Palestinian politics. The humanitarian consequences of Palestinian civilians are likely to be dire. More >>
NZ-branded cigarettes add to brand removal case
Wednesday, 13 June 2007, 2:06 pm | Massey University
Marketing researcher Professor Janet Hoek says the advent of New Zealand-branded duty free cigarettes adds weight to the case for removing all branding from cigarette packets. More >>
Massey staff receive teaching excellence awards
Wednesday, 13 June 2007, 1:08 pm | Massey University
Two Massey staff were last night named as winners of tertiary teaching excellence awards of $20,000 each. It is the second year running that Massey has had two of the 10 winners. More >>
Smokers’ lung damage continues even after quitting
Tuesday, 12 June 2007, 1:58 pm | Massey University
A new study shows that lung damage in smokers continues to progress, even after they have stopped smoking. The finding comes from an international team of researchers in respiratory medicine including a Massey University clinical pharmacology lecturer, ... More >>
Smokers’ lung damage continues after quitting
Tuesday, 12 June 2007, 10:42 am | Massey University
A new study shows that lung damage in smokers continues to progress, even after they have stopped smoking. The finding comes from an international team of researchers in respiratory medicine including a Massey University clinical pharmacology lecturer, ... More >>
Who should see our health records?
Monday, 11 June 2007, 4:14 pm | Massey University
A new research project will investigate public attitudes towards the sharing of confidential personal health information held in electronic health records. More >>
Centre gets worldwide remit for animal welfare
Monday, 11 June 2007, 12:40 am | Massey University
The University’s Animal Welfare Science and Bioethics Centre has been named a collaborating centre of the OIE, the World Organisation for Animal Health, and will provide expert scientific, bioethical and educational advice for the OIE and its 169 member countries. ... More >>
Engineering creativity
Thursday, 7 June 2007, 10:03 am | Massey University
Engineering students have created six sculptures from $2 Shop toys, musical instruments and anglepoise lamps in an assignment where engineering meets art. Structural Sculptures is an exhibition of creativity from second year Mechatronics Engineering students. More >>
Public Lecutre: Peter Snell’s road to wellness
Wednesday, 6 June 2007, 12:44 am | Massey University
Physical activity and exercise are under-utilised tools in the effort to improve the health and wellbeing of all New Zealanders. For many Kiwis the physical activity of daily living has seriously reduced to levels which could see life expectancy retreating ... More >>
New research more bad news for Labour
Monday, 28 May 2007, 11:54 am | Massey University
Labour has good reason to be worried about the latest opinion poll results showing a sharp shift towards National, and should not be writing them off to John Key's honeymoon period, says Massey University political marketing specialist Dr Claire ... More >>
