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Three Design students in Pasifika fashion finals
Tuesday, 9 September 2008, 4:17 pm | Massey University
Tuesday, September 9, 2008 Culturally-inspired creativity puts three Design students in Pasifika fashion finals More >>
Creative temporary sculpture series launched
Tuesday, 2 September 2008, 3:00 pm | Massey University
An adventurous public artwork by fine arts senior lecturer Maddie Leach has launched One Day Sculpture, a nationwide series of temporary artworks. More >>
Pregnant women sought for childhood diseases study
Monday, 1 September 2008, 12:04 am | Massey University
Pregnant women are being sought for new and innovative research that will look at factors during pregnancy and early life that play a role in the development of allergies and diseases such as cancer, diabetes and asthma. More >>
Artist puts human hair under the spotlight
Sunday, 31 August 2008, 3:43 pm | Massey University
A visual artist who uses human hair in her compositions opens her first solo exhibition in Hastings next month. More >>
Shortage of Mäori psychologists focus of hui
Thursday, 28 August 2008, 2:24 pm | Massey University
Mäori psychology students from several universities will gather at Massey's Auckland campus tomorrow for a hui where the main item for discussion will be how to motivate students to complete research, finish their courses and increase numbers in the profession. More >>
Professor of Fine Arts wins prestigious award
Thursday, 28 August 2008, 10:09 am | Massey University
A quest to document the unique qualities of Antarctic light, space and atmospheric phenomena, has seen Professor of Fine Arts Anne Noble granted a United States National Science Foundation artists and writers award. More >>
Pacific Peoples report welcomed
Tuesday, 26 August 2008, 4:57 pm | Massey University
Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Warrington welcomes the review, Pacific Peoples in New Zealand, issued today by the Human Rights Commission. More >>
Gifted teenagers headed for MARS
Tuesday, 26 August 2008, 3:11 pm | Massey University
Twenty-five gifted pupils from the Wellington region are set to embark on a trip to MARS. The University is about to launch the Massey Robot Society (MARS), with its first intake of gifted teenagers nominated by their schools to take part in six ... More >>
Development agency backs Massey research
Tuesday, 26 August 2008, 9:46 am | Massey University
Massey development studies staff have won two of the four inaugural research grants awarded by the New Zealand Agency for International Development. More >>
Creative campus on show at open day
Friday, 22 August 2008, 5:17 pm | Massey University
A creative lampshade-making contest, free music, and a chance to ride a Segway scooter were popular options for hundreds of prospective students at today's Wellington campus open day. More >>
Instant graduate display too good to resist
Thursday, 21 August 2008, 4:27 pm | Massey University
Prospective students get the lowdown on life at the university's Wellington campus tomorrow, but if it's anything like last year it will not be the fashion, film, robotics or music that captures the imagination most. More >>
Research projects to investigate public transport
Thursday, 21 August 2008, 12:59 am | Massey University
Two significant research contracts funded by the New Zealand Transport Agency’s 2008-09 research programme have been awarded to staff in Massey's School for People, Environment and Planning. More >>
International Study Of NZ's Non-Profit Sector
Wednesday, 20 August 2008, 2:48 pm | Massey University
Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Ruth Dyson launched two publications by Massey University researchers this month. More >>
Durie rewarded for 50 years of academic excellence
Tuesday, 19 August 2008, 9:57 am | Massey University
Massey University Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Mäori) Professor Mason Durie returned to his alma mater, Otago University on Saturday, to accept an honorary Doctor of Laws degree and deliver the graduation ceremony address. More >>
Witchcraft paper casts a spell over students
Wednesday, 13 August 2008, 9:32 am | Massey University
Charms and curses have been flooding into the office of Dr Gina Salapata, but the senior classics lecturer is happy to have them, along with the odd “voodoo” doll. More >>
Student takes up German scholarship
Monday, 11 August 2008, 3:56 pm | Massey University
Second-year language studies student Anna Mansell (pictured) faces sitting her Maori language exams in Cologne this year after taking up a scholarship to teach in Germany. More >>
Olympic media under spotlight
Monday, 11 August 2008, 10:57 am | Massey University
The way athletes at the Beijing Olympics are portrayed by the media will be scrutinised by two University researchers. Dr Sarah Leberman and Dr Farah Palmer, both senior lecturers in the Department of Management, will study how athletes are portrayed ... More >>
Mäori children central to future NZ society
Tuesday, 5 August 2008, 4:12 pm | Massey University
Children’s Commissioner Dr Cindy Kiro will present a lecture next Wednesday in Wellington to highlight the importance of Mäori and Pacific children to New Zealand society in the future. More >>
New book explores sustainable coastal management
Monday, 4 August 2008, 4:06 pm | Massey University
An ecological approach to managing coastlines and oceans is required to ensure their resources are sustained, according to a book released this week. More >>
Knockback to grocery giants 'good news'
Friday, 1 August 2008, 10:41 am | Massey University
Consumers have won out from the Court of Appeal decision preventing supermarket giants Woolworths and Foodstuffs attempting to take over The Warehouse, says senior economics lecturer and competition specialist Dr Simona Fabrizi. More >>
