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Curiosity pays off for journalism graduate
Monday, 21 May 2007, 2:31 pm | Massey University
A Massey journalism graduate has won the student print journalist prize at this year’s Qantas Media Awards. More >>
David Cross and Marcus Moore in discussion
Saturday, 19 May 2007, 3:33 pm | Massey University
Participation is conditioned by the situations we find ourselves in, as well as the situations and environments that are constructed for participation. Art history demonstrates that extremes in performance and installation have been pivotal to defining avantgardism. ... More >>
Supercar project picks up speed
Friday, 18 May 2007, 11:21 am | Massey University
After four years in development, New Zealand’s supercar is going on show before international car fans in the Middle East next month. More >>
PR students appeal to lost generation for blood
Monday, 14 May 2007, 5:14 pm | Massey University
There will be plenty of pricks and bloody good laughs at an event run by students to help boost the number of blood donors. Every week, 340 donations are needed in Wellington, and this target is not being reached. With the support of the NZ Blood ... More >>
Papua New Guinea students skill up in banking
Monday, 14 May 2007, 4:19 pm | Massey University
Amongst graduands at tomorrow’s Business graduation ceremony in Palmerston North will be two who are coming all the way from Papua New Guinea to receive their postgraduate diplomas in banking. More >>
Honorary doctorate for New Zealand sculptor
Monday, 14 May 2007, 3:29 pm | Massey University
Internationally renowned New Zealand sculptor Paul Dibble will receive an Honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts at Massey University graduation ceremonies in Palmerston North this week. More >>
Research may boost IVF success rate
Monday, 14 May 2007, 11:21 am | Massey University
Higher success rates for in-vitro fertilisation may result from a University PhD student’s research into measurements to assess the quality of eggs. Gabe Redding, who graduates with a Doctor of Philosophy in bioprocess engineering this afternoon, ... More >>
Massey celebrates top female design graduates
Wednesday, 9 May 2007, 4:35 pm | Massey University
Industrial design graduate Lucy Cant was awarded the 2007 Zonta Design Award last night in Wellington. More >>
Funky “FudgeBall” design nets $2000 scholarship
Wednesday, 9 May 2007, 2:08 pm | Massey University
Designs for a silicon sink plug and a “FudgeBall” funky correction tape dispenser helped industrial design student Blake Richardson win this year’s Macdonald Scholarship. More >>
David Cross: Hold
Wednesday, 9 May 2007, 10:15 am | Massey University
Would you enter an artwork designed to test our fears of dark, tight spaces and our limits of trust? More >>
Call for laws banning tele-marketers
Tuesday, 8 May 2007, 11:15 am | Massey University
Marketing Professor Janet Hoek says it is time for New Zealand to follow Australia’s led and pass a law enabling people to ban telephone marketers from calling them at home. More >>
Massey scoops third-biggest funding share
Monday, 7 May 2007, 2:23 pm | Massey University
Massey’s research staff under the Government’s national ratings system have boosted funding and strengthened its position as a national leader in the core areas for which it is internationally recognised – sciences, creative arts, business and ... More >>
Preparing the health services for emergencies
Friday, 4 May 2007, 11:43 am | Massey University
Health services deal with routine crises every day, but little is known about how they would perform in a major emergency such as an influenza pandemic. PhD student Debra Ellis will study how staff at the Auckland District Health Board cope during ... More >>
Taewa elusive this year
Thursday, 26 April 2007, 5:04 pm | Massey University
Volunteers digging their fingers through the dirt in search of taewa were not well-rewarded with crops, but working in the late summer sun under a clear blue sky was more than enough for the 50 or so who assembled to harvest the Mäori potatoes. Researcher ... More >>
Pink Ladies ripe for the picking
Thursday, 26 April 2007, 4:58 pm | Massey University
Apple lovers with a taste for the traditional should act quickly to secure the final trees available for rent from the University’s Fruit Crops Unit. Most Pacific Rose and Braeburn trees are rented, but there are still about 20 Pink Ladies available. More >>
Pasifika scholarships reward persistence
Thursday, 26 April 2007, 9:50 am | Massey University
Four Pasifika students at Massey received scholarships for their persistence, effort and cultural involvement today. More >>
Nursing shortage heading for crisis
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 4:15 pm | Massey University
The shortage of nurses in New Zealand is heading for crisis levels, due to an ageing workforce, graduates heading overseas, and a global nursing shortage, says a nursing workforce researcher. More >>
Trainees take to oil-spill course
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 3:26 pm | Massey University
Ducks affected by oil-spill in a Palmerston North stream were released yesterday after regional council staff participating in an oiled wildlife response training course assisted in cleaning them. The course was hosted by the University’s Wildlife ... More >>
Cancer research wins US funding
Friday, 20 April 2007, 5:35 pm | Massey University
An international study led by the University’s Centre for Public Health Research has been awarded $140,000 by the United States National Institutes of Health to investigate risk factors of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. More >>
Renewal of international accreditation
Friday, 20 April 2007, 2:20 pm | Massey University
The University’s veterinary science programmes’ international accreditation has been renewed for a further seven years. This enables Massey-trained vets to practice in New Zealand, Australia, Britain and North America. More >>
