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Robots vie for world champs berths
Thursday, 3 March 2011, 1:43 pm | Massey University
After almost a year of tinkering, more than 60 teams will pit their robots against each another in Auckland this weekend at the national Vex robotics competition. More >>
Emergency management training put to work in Chch
Wednesday, 2 March 2011, 2:40 pm | Massey University
Steve Glassey, a senior tutor at the Joint Centre for Disaster Research, is back at the University’s Wellington campus after several days in Christchurch leading a combined universities search and rescue team. Mr Glassey is a former United Nations ... More >>
Supporting older adults after the earthquake
Saturday, 26 February 2011, 2:29 pm | Massey University
Help provided to older adults in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake needs to be sensitive to their particular age-related needs, psychology researcher Robyn Tuohy says. More >>
Animal urban search and rescue team ready to respond
Friday, 25 February 2011, 10:18 am | Massey University
The University’s new Veterinary Emergency Response Team, the first of its kind in Australasia, is operational. A specialist team, able to conduct technical rescues and perform in-field veterinary treatment and disaster assessment, the 12 members ... More >>
Media advisory: earthquake disaster expertise
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 1:35 pm | Massey University
Massey University has a variety of specialist academics able to offer expertise and practical advice on different aspects of the tragedy and devastation of the latest Canterbury earthquake to news media outlets reporting on the disaster. Dr David Johnston ... More >>
Coping with psychosocial aftermath of another quake
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 8:14 pm | Massey University
Family and friends who live outside the zone of today’s earthquake in Christchurch should recognise that the reaction of those affected could be powerful and upsetting, a clinical psychologist working for the University says. More >>
Massey to get chair in food material science
Monday, 21 February 2011, 4:00 pm | Massey University
Massey to get chair in food material science Dairy co-operative Fonterra and national centre of research excellence the Riddet Institute today announced the establishment of a new Massey University Fonterra Chair in Food Material Science. More >>
NZ food partnership to combat global malnutrition
Monday, 21 February 2011, 2:32 pm | Massey University
The Riddet Institute has partnered with award winning international development organisation Medicine Mondiale to create a range of functional foods that improve global nutrition and reduce infant mortality rates. More >>
Three amigo animators win international challenge
Monday, 21 February 2011, 12:13 pm | Massey University
Three Institute of Communication Design students have won the prestigious Panorama Asia-Pacific Design Challenge in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. More >>
‘Landmark’ course launched for special education
Wednesday, 16 February 2011, 10:21 am | Massey University
Jenny Tippett's son was eight years old when the so-called mainstreaming law was passed allowing children with disabilities and special needs to attend state schools. More >>
New spin on Kiwi woolshed at exhibition
Friday, 4 February 2011, 10:54 am | Massey University
A textile interpretation of woolsheds, what women wear to work and an exploration of the 1960s race to the Moon are some of the themes in the College of Creative Arts Master of Design exhibition, This Way Up , which opens tomorrow. More >>
Early All Blacks jerseys recreated in cup year
Thursday, 3 February 2011, 2:18 pm | Massey University
Fashion design tutor Tina Downes has recreated replicas of All Blacks rugby jerseys worn by three of the earliest teams including the “Originals” and “Invincibles” of 1905 and 1924 respectively. More >>
Researcher makes radical breakthrough
Tuesday, 1 February 2011, 4:08 pm | Massey University
Breakthrough biological research identifying two key fungal proteins responsible for the production of oxygen radicals has been published in a prestigious scientific journal Institute of Molecular BioSciences head Professor Barry Scott and his team, ... More >>
Vet students gather on campus
Monday, 31 January 2011, 5:13 pm | Massey University
Veterinary students from across Australia and New Zealand have spent the past week at the Manawatu campus for the annual Australasian Veterinary Students’ conference. More >>
Putting the 'public' back in public policy
Wednesday, 26 January 2011, 5:12 pm | Massey University
New Zealanders must have more opportunity for input into public policy, says Massey Vice-Chancellor Steve Maharey. More >>
Promiscuous proteins key to antibiotic resistance
Wednesday, 26 January 2011, 2:19 pm | Massey University
Research focusing on the so-called "promiscuity" of proteins has implications for improving the development of new antibiotics in the age of superbugs. The research, by molecular biologist Dr Wayne Patrick and two doctoral students, focuses on the ... More >>
Psychologists study what helps prisoners to change
Monday, 24 January 2011, 5:25 pm | Massey University
A crime laboratory research team at the School of Psychology in Albany aims to understand what motivates prisoners to turn over a new leaf and become responsible citizens once they leave jail. More >>
Coping with the uncertainty of earthquake aftershocks
Friday, 21 January 2011, 2:03 pm | Massey University
The uncertainty of how long aftershocks will continue to rattle the Canterbury region is driving the anxiety of its residents, a trauma specialist says. Clinical psychologist Ian de Terte says if residents knew when the aftershocks would stop they would be ... More >>
Study explores who cares for the carers
Monday, 17 January 2011, 4:11 pm | Massey University
Caring for elderly relatives while raising children and working can make people depressed, exhausted and isolated if they lack adequate support, says a Massey health psychology researcher. More >>
Conference to debate sport and alcohol
Thursday, 13 January 2011, 1:30 pm | Massey University
The relationship between sport and alcohol will be debated at a conference at Massey’s Albany campus next month. Sport and Alcohol: Finding the Balance will bring together speakers from sciences, social sciences, public health, liquor enforcement, local ... More >>
