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Research aids chemotherapy treatment
Wednesday, 19 May 2010, 12:15 pm | Massey University
Research carried out by a Massey PhD student could help chemotherapy drugs work more effectively. More >>
Science graduates urged to make a difference
Tuesday, 11 May 2010, 4:33 pm | Massey University
Massey’s science graduates are well placed to lead New Zealand’s economic recovery, according to Bill Falconer, who spoke to the morning’s graduating cohort in Palmerston North this morning. More >>
Student defies odds to graduate
Tuesday, 11 May 2010, 2:29 pm | Massey University
Despite a rare genetic disorder that has left him blind, Jamie Parkin will graduate tomorrow with a Bachelor of Arts in history following nine years of extramural study. More >>
Bird molecules challenge to Moa's Ark theory
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 12:44 pm | Massey University
The so-called "Moa's Ark" theory – that New Zealand's animal and plant life has evolved largely untouched over 80 million years since the Gondwana supercontinent broke up – is being challenged by new molecular evidence from native birds. More >>
We all scream for ice cream at Kids’ Choice award
Wednesday, 28 April 2010, 10:07 am | Massey University
Tuesday 27 April 2010 They all scream for ice cream at the Kids’ Choice award More >>
Multivitamins improve health of mother and baby
Tuesday, 27 April 2010, 11:31 am | Massey University
A clinical trial conducted on 400 newly pregnant women from a disadvantaged area of London is a first of its kind and was led by a lecturer in the University's Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health, Dr Louise Brough. More >>
Distance learning expertise sought by Australia
Thursday, 22 April 2010, 12:04 pm | Massey University
Massey University is a founding member of a new research consortium with four Australian Universities. More >>
Stannard To Head New School Of Sport
Tuesday, 20 April 2010, 5:11 pm | Massey University
Associate Professor Stephen Stannard has been appointed to head the University’s new School of Sport and Exercise. More >>
Academy Athletes Urged To Develop Mental Side
Tuesday, 20 April 2010, 2:21 pm | Massey University
A strong mental attitude is the key to sporting success at the highest level, Massey Academy of Sport members were told at their presentation ceremony last night. More >>
Call for Pacific University of Aotearoa
Tuesday, 20 April 2010, 12:42 pm | Massey University
Dr Colin Tukuitonga, the guest speaker at the ceremony to honour Pasifika graduates at the Albany campus last week, acknowledged the University’s foresight in developing the Pasifika@Massey strategy in 2005, a first for a New Zealand university. Dr Tukuitonga, ... More >>
New Book Presents Mäori Views On The Environment
Monday, 19 April 2010, 5:09 pm | Massey University
A new book that explores a range of environmental issues relevant to Mäori – from the effects of Agent Orange on Mäori Vietnam War veterans to 1080 poisoning and the health of the Manawatu River – will be released this month. More >>
Call For Pacific University Of Aotearoa
Monday, 19 April 2010, 3:02 pm | Massey University
Massey has been challenged to establish itself as New Zealand's first "Pacific university". More >>
Albany migrant study launched at Massey
Thursday, 1 April 2010, 3:32 pm | Massey University
New migrants say lack of support and access to social services is hampering their settlement in New Zealand, according to a Ministry of Social Development report launched at the University's Albany campus last week. More >>
Cuckoo's copying an evolutionary curiosity
Wednesday, 31 March 2010, 2:00 pm | Massey University
A new study of brood parasitism in birds has shown that the nest-poaching New Zealand shining cuckoo's ability to mimic its grey warbler host is an evolutionary curiosity. More >>
Former Chancellor to receive honorary doctorate
Monday, 29 March 2010, 2:01 pm | Massey University
Wellington businessman and long-serving University Chancellor Nigel Gould is to receive an honorary doctorate of commerce in recognition of his outstanding service to the University, to tertiary education and to the Wellington commercial sector. More >>
Guest lecture to put modern photography in focus
Thursday, 25 March 2010, 5:11 pm | Massey University
German photographer Thomas Ruff is the guest presenter for this year’s Peter Turner Memorial Lecture at the Wellington campus. More >>
Sector leaders help launch public health school
Thursday, 25 March 2010, 4:21 pm | Massey University
Leading figures in New Zealand health sector joined the University’s top health researchers to launch its new School of Public Health yesterday. More >>
Campaign to raise $100m endowment fund
Thursday, 25 March 2010, 10:21 am | Massey University
The Massey University Foundation, the University's registered charity, will tonight launch its campaign to raise a $100 million endowment fund from private and corporate donations. More >>
‘Stick men’ may be rendered obsolete in insects
Thursday, 25 March 2010, 10:16 am | Massey University
Male stick insects are becoming increasingly redundant, with new research showing some New Zealand female stick insects can reproduce as efficiently on their own as with a male mate. More >>
Support for Abortion When Mother Is At Risk
Thursday, 25 March 2010, 9:24 am | Massey University
Eighty percent of New Zealanders believe the law should allow a woman to have an abortion if her health is seriously endangered by the pregnancy or she became pregnant as a result of rape or incest; 77% feel the same way if there is a strong chance ... More >>
