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SMC Heads-Up: adolescent health stats, Wozniak, superbugs

Friday, 27 April 2012, 5:26 pm | Science Media Centre

The Lancet has published a four part Series on Adolescent Health to coincide with the 45th Session of the United Nations Commission on Population Development in New York, which has an adolescent health theme. More >>

SMC Heads-Up: food labelling, fracking, neutrino no-show

Friday, 20 April 2012, 5:11 pm | Science Media Centre

SMC Heads-Up: food labelling, fracking and earthquakes, neutrino no show Issue 178 - April 20 - 26 Quick Links SMC Alerts Briefings Calendar Media Registration More About Us Contact Us More >>

SMC Heads-Up: GM Pine attack, issues for new scientists

Friday, 13 April 2012, 3:15 pm | Science Media Centre

Prospects for emerging researchers The New Zealand Association of Scientists will hold its annual conference on Monday in a forum that will focus on emerging scientists and the opportunities that exist for them as they embark on their careers. More >>

SMC Heads-Up: Issue 176 - April 5 - 12

Thursday, 5 April 2012, 3:32 pm | Science Media Centre

SMC Heads-Up: Tracking our uni grads, Science in the Cloud, curious Kea Issue 176 - April 5 - 12 In This Issue Graduated survey Science in the Cloud Curious Kea & Lead New from the SMC Sciblogs highlights Research highlights Sci-tech events Quick ... More >>

An Innovative Leader Farewelled

Sunday, 1 April 2012, 11:04 am | Science Media Centre

Scientists, politicians, business leaders and family and friends of Sir Paul Callaghan crowded into the Wesley Methodist Church in Wellington on Wednesday to farewell the respected scientist. More >>

SMC Heads-Up: Kiwis in top journals, fracking, water quality

Friday, 23 March 2012, 3:07 pm | Science Media Centre

NZ scientists in the top academic journals Here at the SMC we keep a close eye on Kiwi scientists published in big international peer-reviewed journals. More >>

Ministry merger, dolphin dilemma, Pink Terraces find

Friday, 16 March 2012, 5:19 pm | Science Media Centre

Super ministry Maui's dolphins Pink & White Terraces Mind reading New from the SMC Sciblogs highlights Research highlights Sci-tech events More >>

Ross Sea plan floated, GeoNet upgrades, Schmallenberg virus

Friday, 2 March 2012, 4:53 pm | Science Media Centre

Ross Sea debate AAAS round-up Livestock virus Geonet upgrade New from the SMC Sciblogs highlights Research highlights Sci-tech events More >>

Briefing: NEEDNT food list targets obese patient’s diet

Friday, 24 February 2012, 5:01 pm | Science Media Centre

When it comes to healthy food, consumers are often at the mercy of misleading dietary claims from manufacturers. Now researchers have cut through the confusion with a no-nonsense list of foods you just don’t need. More >>

SMC Heads-Up: The foods we don't need

Friday, 24 February 2012, 4:56 pm | Science Media Centre

NEEDNT Foods Neutrinos MacDiarmid Commercial Infectious inequality New from the SMC Sciblogs highlights Research highlights Sci-tech events More >>

SMC Briefing: Innovation - learning from the Europeans

Friday, 3 February 2012, 6:01 pm | Science Media Centre

Innovation has become a major touchstone for policymakers and scientists as New Zealand makes changes to some of its state science infrastructure to better support research and development - including restructuring Industrial Research Ltd (IRL) into the ... More >>

Scientists occupy Wall Street Journal

Friday, 3 February 2012, 5:17 pm | Science Media Centre

A group of expert climate researchers has rounded robustly on 16 scientists who complained in the Wall Street Journal (No Need to Panic About Global Warming) that presidential candidates should understand that the statement that "nearly all scientists demand ... More >>

Computer model warned scientists week before big Feb quake

Friday, 27 January 2012, 3:58 pm | Science Media Centre

Scientists have confirmed in a new research paper on last year's disastrous February 22 Christchurch aftershock that computer modelling showed a week beforehand that there was a 25 percent chance of "a magnitude 6 or greater earthquake occurring in ... More >>

Dental detection may send heads home

Friday, 20 January 2012, 5:29 pm | Science Media Centre

Waikato University researcher, Nicky Cameron, has road-tested technology she says could be used to identify the origins of preserved Maori heads -- including many of those being returned to New Zealand from overseas museums. More >>

Bioweapons - should science be censored?

Wednesday, 21 December 2011, 10:50 am | Science Media Centre

Scientists seeking to publish highly controversial studies on the avian influenza virus H5N1 have agreed to remove key details from manuscripts describing their work following requests from the U.S. National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity ... More >>