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Massey’s global voice on marine plastic waste
Monday, 27 August 2018, 5:14 pm | Massey University
Environmental anthropologist, political ecologist and single-use plastic-free campaigner, Dr Trisia Farrelly has been appointed to a taskforce advising the United Nations Environmental Assembly Expert Group on marine plastic pollution. More >>
Ministry of Health renews contract for EHI programme
Thursday, 23 August 2018, 12:26 pm | Massey University
The College of Health’s Environmental Health Indicators (EHI) programme, led by Professor Barry Borman, has been granted almost $2 million in funding from the Ministry of Health, to continue investigating links between New Zealand’s environment and ... More >>
Can kiwifruit reduce exercise-induced stress in women?
Thursday, 23 August 2018, 12:19 pm | Massey University
While exercise as part of a healthy lifestyle can prevent communicable diseases, it can also cause a stress response. In women, the exercise-induced stress response is implicated in menstrual dysfunction, infertility and osteoporosis later in life. More >>
German views on dietary research explored
Wednesday, 22 August 2018, 12:03 pm | Massey University
Nutritional Sciences PhD student Nikki Renall has recently returned from Germany, where she spent six weeks at the Max Rubner-Institut (MRI) in Karlsruhe, approximately 150 kilometres south of Frankfurt. More >>
Mexican multi-media artist takes up residency
Monday, 20 August 2018, 2:13 pm | Massey University
Mexican artist, writer, cultural critic and educator Eduardo Abaroa‘s three-month stay in Wellington starts this month as the latest recipient of the Te Whare Hēra international artist in residency programme. More >>
Brash talk to student club cancelled due to security concern
Tuesday, 7 August 2018, 11:03 am | Massey University
Massey University has cancelled a booking made by a students’ politics club at which former politician and Hobson’s Pledge founder Dr Don Brash was invited to speak at the University’s Manawatū campus on Wednesday. More >>
Pioneering mental health care in GP clinic
Monday, 6 August 2018, 1:25 pm | Massey University
A pilot scheme to base psychologists in a general practitioner (GP) clinic may help prevent more serious mental health crises through early intervention. More >>
Rental market continues to tighten, new report shows
Wednesday, 1 August 2018, 1:26 pm | Massey University
The Massey University Residential Market Report, which tracks mean rents and rental bond numbers, shows a steady increase in the number of people renting, coupled with a decrease in vacancy rates, over the past decade. More >>
Most NZers enjoy good health as they age: report
Tuesday, 31 July 2018, 1:09 pm | Massey University
Most New Zealanders are doing well in terms of health and wellbeing as they age, challenging the myth that health inevitably deteriorates as we reach retirement years, say Massey University authors of a new report. More >>
Superannuation shortfall widens –¬ but it’s not all bad news
Thursday, 26 July 2018, 11:50 am | Massey University
Superannuation shortfall widens –¬ but it’s not all bad news The gap between how much New Zealand Superannuation pensioners receive and how much they spend has widened significantly and many are working beyond the age of 65 to pay for the shortfall, ... More >>
Recycling plastic for a practical purpose
Thursday, 26 July 2018, 11:24 am | Massey University
Coinciding with plastic free July, 48 Massey University industrial design students have worked with a local plastics recycling company to design and repurpose products for new-look public facilities. More >>
Speaking to youth about sexual health education
Tuesday, 24 July 2018, 9:39 am | Massey University
Chlamydia, herpes, unwanted pregnancy, HIV/AIDS are just some of the outcomes of unprotected sex that can lead to infertility, life-long disease and potentially early death. Now four secondary schools in South Auckland are working with researchers ... More >>
Under-funding fuels cultural tensions
Thursday, 19 July 2018, 9:36 am | Massey University
Cultural differences between New Zealand-educated and internationally-educated nurses can amplify existing workplace pressures, according to new research from Massey University. More >>
Hidden Masterton mural in public eye again
Wednesday, 11 July 2018, 5:27 pm | Massey University
A Massey University researcher’s quest to preserve the work of artist and craftsman E. Mervyn Taylor reaches another milestone this week when a recently-revealed mural, at the site of the former Masterton Post Office, will be the focus of a talk and ... More >>
Houses more affordable in Central Otago Lakes
Wednesday, 11 July 2018, 10:05 am | Massey University
Massey University’s latest Home Affordability Report shows a decline in national affordability, but New Zealand’s least affordable region is bucking that trend. More >>
Mass shootings and gun control debated
Friday, 29 June 2018, 9:38 am | Massey University
Mass shootings in the United States are such an everyday occurrence that they are practically a staple of media coverage, and Massey University senior journalism lecturer Dr Catherine Strong says in a lecture at the Wellington campus on Tuesday that cultural ... More >>
How are security agencies keeping us safe?
Monday, 25 June 2018, 3:42 pm | Massey University
How concerned should we be about threats to our security – from terrorists to cyber hacking? What are the boundaries for our intelligence agencies when it comes to protecting the safety of citizens while respecting personal privacy? More >>
Care of Pasifika elders under the spotlight
Tuesday, 19 June 2018, 4:38 pm | Massey University
Pacific elders (Matua) are traditionally cared for at home by extended family who consider it a blessing, not a burden. A Massey University study will investigate how these traditions are being played out in 21st century Aotearoa amid new economic ... More >>
New Zealanders’ exposure to environmental chemicals
Tuesday, 19 June 2018, 11:25 am | Massey University
New research from Massey University’s Centre for Public Health Research shows for the first time the levels of certain environmental chemicals in the New Zealand population. More >>
Videogame loot boxes similar to gambling
Tuesday, 19 June 2018, 10:42 am | Massey University
Adolescents playing video games that offer randomised rewards to increase competitive advantage could be being exposed to mechanisms that are psychologically similar to gambling, according to new research just published in Nature Human Behaviour . More >>
