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Global Study: COVID-19 And Adenoviral Vaccines Tied To GBS Risk, Not MRNA Vaccines
Thursday, 29 May 2025, 10:56 am | Global Vaccine Data Network
GBS is a rare but serious neurological condition that can cause progressive limb weakness and eventual paralysis, with an annual incidence of 1 to 4 cases per 100,000 people worldwide. It has been linked to various infections, including Campylobacter ... More >>
Taking The Mic: Māori And Pacific Voices In The Media
Monday, 26 May 2025, 10:59 am | University of Auckland
Māori and Pacific people face significant health inequities, often exacerbated by media framing that places the burden of health on individuals rather than that of government or society. More >>
Plastic Levels In Indoor Auckland Air Much Higher Than At Outdoor Site
Monday, 26 May 2025, 10:14 am | University of Auckland
The average concentration of plastic was 830 nanograms per cubic metre of air, more than ten times higher than a reading at an outdoor site elsewhere. More >>
Daytime Boosts Immunity, Scientists Find
Saturday, 24 May 2025, 2:41 pm | Waipapa Taumata Rau
Kiwi scientists have discovered how daylight can boost the immune system’s ability to fight infections. More >>
Is A Water Crisis On The Horizon?
Friday, 23 May 2025, 8:24 am | University of Auckland
"With climate change causing more frequent extreme rainfall in some areas, Hikuroa says lakes, rivers and the sea are suffering from contamination with everything from sewage to industrial runoff," says University of Auckland Associate Professor Daniel ... More >>
Feeling Hard Done By? New Study Looks At The Effects
Friday, 23 May 2025, 7:25 am | University of Auckland
Drawing from data collected over nine years as part of the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study (NZAVS), researchers examined responses from more than 50,000 New Zealanders to explore how perceptions of economic inequality affected emotional wellbeing ... More >>
‘Natural’ Pacemaker Successfully Tried In Humans
Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 3:43 pm | Waipapa Taumata Rau
A pacemaker with a 'beat' that responds to breathing is showing good results in studies and is now being trialled in Kiwi heart patients. More >>
How Can Finance Be Harnessed For Good?
Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 3:31 pm | University of Auckland
Panellist Dr Chanelle Duley, a lecturer in economics at the University of Auckland Business School, says cybersecurity and data governance are central to financial trust. More >>
Creating Visualisations To Help Child Cancer Patients
Monday, 19 May 2025, 9:17 am | University of Auckland
The Auckland Medical Research Foundation granted Dr Jones a Postdoctoral Fellowship of more than $279,000 for her to complete the project, while the University of Auckland School of Medicine has pitched in an extra $8590. More >>
Exhibition Announcement: Because Of Where I Live, Daegan Wells At Gus Fisher Gallery
Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 12:35 pm | Gus Fisher Gallery
Selected as part of a newly established open-call programme called The Changing Room, Wells’ presentation brings the materiality of his Southland surroundings into the gallery through a combination of handwoven textiles and furniture made from locally ... More >>
New Deck Of Cards Designed To Deal Out A Greener Future
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 12:28 pm | University of Auckland
The colourful cards offer prompts for deep discussion, creativity and actions to help turn around the environmental crisis, says Associate Professor Sally Birdsall from the University’s Centre for Climate, Biodiversity and Society – Ngā Ara ... More >>
‘Giant In Stroke Research’ Focuses On Role Of Nurses
Friday, 9 May 2025, 1:16 pm | University of Auckland
Slark’s promotion to professor recognised her excellence in research and teaching, yet associatehead of school (pre-registration programmes) Dr Lisa Stewart said what makes her so exceptional is that everything she does comes from a place of caring. More >>
New Test Could Help More Women Beat ‘Silent Killer’
Wednesday, 7 May 2025, 10:06 am | University of Auckland
The Director of Research at the University’s Centre for Cancer Research, Professor Andrew Shelling, says the new test is urgently needed, because many women are missing out on a potentially life-saving treatment for ovarian cancer at present. More >>
Mushroom Testing Could Be Magic
Friday, 2 May 2025, 12:29 pm | University of Auckland
Magic mushrooms are typically either grown from spores or foraged, then prepared in various ways to preserve them and enhance their effects. The active ingredient, psilocybin, is relatively benign, but mushrooms contain other pharmacologically active ... More >>
Oceans Heating Faster In Two Bands Stretching Around Globe
Thursday, 1 May 2025, 3:23 pm | University of Auckland
The world’s oceans are heating faster in two bands stretching around the globe, and New Zealand is in one of them, according to new research led by climate scientist Dr Kevin Trenberth. More >>
Climate Effects Of Volcanoes Beneath The Waves
Thursday, 1 May 2025, 2:25 pm | University of Auckland
Volcanoes erupting underwater have a distinctive effect on the climate, according to research led by University of Auckland and Tongan scientists. More >>
One Tree Hill Terraces Too Steep To Weather Storm
Monday, 28 April 2025, 1:28 pm | University of Auckland
“These landslides appear to be unprecedented, at least in living memory, so we thought it was worth investigating and documenting for the future,” Brook says. More >>
Māori Concerns About Misuse Of Facial Recognition Technology Highlighted In Science
Thursday, 17 April 2025, 4:13 pm | Nga Pae o te Maramatanga
Her commentary is timely as the Office of the Privacy Commissioner looks to implement a Code of practice to regulate biometric data processing. Kukutai says our Privacy Act is unique internationally because it requires the Privacy Commissioner to take ... More >>
French Expert Examines ‘Global Threat’ Of Microplastics
Thursday, 17 April 2025, 3:19 pm | University of Auckland
Recycling is not an effective solution, because micro and nano-sized plastic particles are still emitted during plastic production, throughout its use and after it is turned into new plastic products. More >>
Exhibition Announcement : Tala O Le Tau, Angela Tiatia & Yuki Kihara, Gus Fisher Gallery
Thursday, 17 April 2025, 10:46 am | Gus Fisher Gallery
Gus Fisher Gallery's upcoming exhibition Tala o le tau brings together new and significant bodies of work by Angela Tiatia, Yuki Kihara and women from Moata’a Aualuma Community that collectively explore themes of climate crisis, matrilineal histories and indigenous ... More >>
