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Massey News 9 - 23 may 2006
Tuesday, 23 May 2006, 1:45 pm | Massey University
Trust drives success in the international market - 670w Auckland - Tiny Kiwi businesses can succeed in niche international markets if they pick the right partners – then trust them. More >>
An education in governance
Monday, 22 May 2006, 4:29 pm | Massey University
A unique qualification in the increasingly relevant area of corporate and institutional governance is now available in New Zealand. More >>
Teenagers, roads, and risky behaviour
Monday, 22 May 2006, 1:37 pm | Massey University
A study of New Zealand adolescents’ behaviour as pedestrians suggests risky behaviour is behind a relatively high road toll, particularly among Mäori and children from small towns. More >>
Science article challenges evolutionary theory
Friday, 19 May 2006, 2:54 pm | Massey University
An article by Professor David Penny and Dr Lesley Collins in this month’s edition of the prestigious Science magazine challenges established theories of eukaryote evolution. More >>
Teachers must rebuild trust in themselves
Thursday, 11 May 2006, 4:24 pm | Massey University
PALMESTON NORTH – Teachers must learn to trust in each other and co-operate professionally to regain the respect of the wider community, according to Emeritus Professor John Codd. More >>
Baby boomers blamed for “age of impoverishment”
Thursday, 11 May 2006, 9:07 am | Massey University
PALMERSTON NORTH – Educationalist and anti-racism campaigner John Minto has accused the baby boom generation of overseeing an “age of impoverishment” and urged his contemporaries to clean up the economic mess they created. More >>
Researchers back tobacco labelling plan
Wednesday, 10 May 2006, 4:08 pm | Massey University
Massey University marketing researchers say their evidence suggests that pictorial warning labels on cigarette packets are more likely to reduce tobacco consumption than text-only warnings. More >>
Another high ranking for Finance researchers
Wednesday, 10 May 2006, 3:44 pm | Massey University
The University’s Finance programme has again achieved a high ranking in a respected international measure. Massey is ranked 34th amongst international business schools, as measured by the number of research papers downloaded from the eLibrary of the ... More >>
Ruth Richardson wows graduates with Midnight Oil
Wednesday, 10 May 2006, 1:30 pm | Massey University
She preached Australian-ism, played Midnight Oil music to the audience and name-dropped Fat Freddy’s Drop as her favourite band of the moment. More >>
A big tick for Massey business from the TEC
Tuesday, 9 May 2006, 4:31 pm | Massey University
A Massey business qualification has been given the big tick by the chair of the Tertiary Education Commission, Russell Marshall. More >>
Tights tested for rapid recovery
Thursday, 4 May 2006, 3:14 pm | Massey University
Sport scientists are testing the effects of compression garments on blood flow and recovery time among top rugby players. Johann Edge and Rob Merrells, researchers in the University’s Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health, are working with ... More >>
Evidence that ‘light’ smokes fool the smoker
Wednesday, 3 May 2006, 2:05 pm | Massey University
A new survey confirms that many smokers are fooling themselves about the benefits of so-called light cigarettes. More >>
Top women designers recognised
Wednesday, 3 May 2006, 1:55 pm | Massey University
WELLINGTON – The top women graduates of Massey’s College of Creative Arts were honoured at the Zonta Design Awards last night. More >>
Good news for cats and carpets
Friday, 28 April 2006, 5:17 pm | Massey University
New research has provided strong evidence that children exposed to dust and micro-organisms from an early age are less likely to develop asthma. More >>
Sales jobs linked to bladder cancer risk
Friday, 28 April 2006, 5:08 pm | Massey University
New research adds to evidence that people who work in sales, particularly women, may have a higher risk of bladder cancer. More >>
Who does the unpaid work?
Wednesday, 26 April 2006, 3:28 pm | Massey University
What motivates New Zealanders to volunteer and how to recruit and retain them was the basis of research by Jan Charbonneau and Mike Brennan from Massey University and Andrew Hercus from the Christchurch College of Education. More >>
Where next for the Solomon Islands?
Monday, 24 April 2006, 5:12 pm | Massey University
Years of violence and conflict have left Solomon Islanders feeling disenfranchised and distrustful of state institutions, say a trio of academics who specialise in Pacific Island affairs. More >>
Animosity in the Solomons to run its course
Friday, 21 April 2006, 4:22 pm | Massey University
Rioting in the Solomon Islands reveals the depth of political instability typical of Melanesian politics, says Pacific Islands and development specialist Dr Donovan Storey. More >>
Historian plans to teach Da Vinci Code in course
Friday, 21 April 2006, 4:01 pm | Massey University
AUCKLAND – A New Zealand historian says international bestseller The Da Vinci Code is a sham – but plans to feature the story in a new course he will teach at Massey University later this year as an example of how fiction can popularise history. More >>
Champions of free speech and the humanities
Thursday, 20 April 2006, 4:35 pm | Massey University
A former newspaper and magazine editor and a world expert on French exploration of the Pacific will receive honorary doctorates from Massey niversity next month. More >>
