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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Wednesday, 15 June 2016, 10:40 am | Massey University
In a time when older people are the fastest-growing segment of the population worldwide, the prevalence of elder abuse is also on the rise. More >>
$4.4m for Massey health research
Wednesday, 15 June 2016, 10:21 am | Massey University
Five Massey University College of Health research projects have been awarded more than $4 million in funding from the Health Research Council to tackle issues including screening for cervical cancer, cancer survival rates in Māori, improving smoking ... More >>
The Salted Air – a story of love and grief
Tuesday, 14 June 2016, 4:55 pm | Massey University
The main protagonist in Dr Thom Conroy’s new work of fiction has been with him a while. She is 28-year-old Djuna in The Salted Air (Random House New Zealand), and in another place and time she featured in his first (unpublished) novel. More >>
US shootings and football fan violence
Monday, 13 June 2016, 2:23 pm | Massey University
Clinical psychologist Dr Sarb Johal from the Joint Centre for Disaster Research at Massey University has commented on some of the psychosocial consequences of the latest mass shooting in the US and football fan violence in France. More >>
What do endurance athletes eat?
Monday, 13 June 2016, 1:46 pm | Massey University
Researchers from Massey University’s School of Food and Nutrition are exploring the nutrition practices of well-trained athletes who are training towards a half-ironman event. More >>
Massey professor appointed to World Food Security panel
Wednesday, 8 June 2016, 3:25 pm | Massey University
Massey University’s Professor Barbara Burlingame has been selected for the new High Level Panel of Experts (HLPE) project team, for the Committee on World Food Security (CFS). Professor Burlingame, chosen from a pool of 139 high-powered international ... More >>
What the Labour/Green agreement means for voters
Thursday, 2 June 2016, 1:40 pm | Massey University
The Labour and Green Parties have signed an agreement to co-operate and to offer the electorate ‘the basis of a stable, credible and progressive alternative government at the 2017 General Election.’ So, what does this mean, and should the National ... More >>
Refugee crisis at the heart of political play
Wednesday, 1 June 2016, 11:33 am | Massey University
It’s an urgent issue at the heart of a new play by a Massey playwright whose work also asks: what role can theatre play in individual consciousness-raising or social change, on stage and off? More >>
MU signs agreement with top Chinese arts and design school
Wednesday, 1 June 2016, 10:45 am | Massey University
A ground-breaking first bilateral exchange agreement between Massey University and a Chinese institution has been signed in Beijing. More >>
New food entrepreneur in residence at Riddet Innovation
Tuesday, 31 May 2016, 11:49 am | Massey University
Serial entrepreneur Phil McGrath has just been appointed to a new role of food entrepreneur in residence at Riddet Innovation. The aim is to encourage greater food innovation, entrepreneurial thinking and commercialisation of food science and technology ideas. More >>
National database needed for cardiac rehab – survey
Tuesday, 31 May 2016, 11:06 am | Massey University
Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer in New Zealand, accounting for 30 per cent of all deaths annually. But a new survey shows there is a wide variety in cardiac rehabilitation services with little information on the impact of the different ... More >>
Falling home ownership to hit older people hard
Monday, 30 May 2016, 11:27 am | Massey University
A future in which older people are homeless or even living in cars and garages lies ahead if nothing is done to avert the rapid decline in home ownership, says a Massey University expert in healthy ageing. More >>
Auckland North commits to innovation strategy
Wednesday, 25 May 2016, 11:20 am | Massey University
The Auckland North community gathered at Massey University’s Albany campus last night to commit to becoming a world-class innovation hub. More >>
Lahar awareness research will help save lives
Wednesday, 25 May 2016, 10:38 am | Massey University
Many skiers and snowboarders on Mt Ruapehu do not know how to get to safety if a potentially deadly lahar came rampaging down the mountainside, research from Massey graduate Leleiga Taito shows. More >>
Thought-provoking film series to screen in Palmerston North
Friday, 20 May 2016, 2:27 pm | Massey University
The stories of nine women on the front lines of change in the Middle East are the focus of the 2016 film series, which will screen at the Palmerston North City Library on May 21 and 24. More >>
Researchers develop tool to assess athlete diet
Thursday, 19 May 2016, 4:12 pm | Massey University
Researchers from Massey University and the University of Sydney are working together to develop a tool to assess the quality of dietary intake in high-performing athletes. More >>
Music for improved health
Thursday, 19 May 2016, 4:02 pm | Massey University
New Zealand’s inaugural Music Therapy Week begins this weekend, highlighting the healing qualities of music, and raising awareness of music therapy. The theme of the week is Celebrating Music Therapy. More >>
French artists arrive to take up residency
Thursday, 19 May 2016, 12:31 pm | Massey University
French artistic duo Louise Hervé and Chloé Maillet have arrived in Wellington to take up their share of an inaugural French artist-in-residence programme run by Massey University’s Te Whiti o Rehua School of Art and the Wellington City Council. More >>
Food safety partnership to protect $50b industry
Wednesday, 18 May 2016, 3:51 pm | Massey University
A scientific collaboration aimed at protecting and enhancing New Zealand's $50 billion-plus food sector was officially launched today. More >>
Improving health outcomes for mother and baby
Monday, 16 May 2016, 12:45 pm | Massey University
After the birth of their baby most women see their health care professionals, with the focus often on the baby’s health. Yet 10 to 15 per cent of new mothers in New Zealand will suffer from postnatal depression. The mental health of the mother has ... More >>
