Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Scoop InfoPages
This InfoPage in unregistered, if this is your news page register University of Otago for InfoPages here.
University of Otago - Latest News [Page 27]
Larger men earn more, larger women earn less
Monday, 5 October 2015, 12:17 pm | University of Otago
Men classified as obese according to the Body Mass Index (BMI) make more money per week than those with ‘normal’ BMIs. The opposite applies for women, with obese or overweight women earning less than females with a normal BMI. Larger women are ... More >>
Moral Philosopher Laurie Calhoun Challenges Complacency
Thursday, 1 October 2015, 3:37 pm | University of Otago
Moral Philosopher Laurie Calhoun Challenges Complacency on the Use of Lethal Drones in new book, We Kill Because We Can, to be launched at the University of Otago 1 October 2015, Dunedin, Southland, New Zealand Lethal drones, until recently a technology ... More >>
University of Otago appoints new Proctor
Wednesday, 23 September 2015, 3:46 pm | University of Otago
The University of Otago has appointed Ministry of Justice official Mr Dave Miller as its new Proctor. More >>
Growing Support in USA & Canada for smokefree laws
Wednesday, 16 September 2015, 9:25 am | University of Otago
A new study has found increasing support in the United States and Canada for smokefree laws for outdoor areas, especially in playgrounds and school grounds. More >>
Unlocking ‘Big Data’ medical information
Wednesday, 16 September 2015, 8:18 am | University of Otago
New Zealand researchers have developed a new way of extracting and classifying important information from the ‘Big Data’ stored in hundreds of thousands of electronic health records. More >>
University of Otago appoints Director, International
Friday, 11 September 2015, 1:32 pm | University of Otago
The University of Otago has appointed Mr Simon Chu as its Director, International. Mr Chu moves into the role from his current position as a Project Manager in the University’s International Office. More >>
Research supported in science investment round
Thursday, 3 September 2015, 3:37 pm | University of Otago
Five innovative University of Otago-led research programmes are being backed with $5.7M in new science investment funding announced by the Government today. More >>
Re-dated New Guinea pottery: early Austronesian fingerprint
Thursday, 3 September 2015, 2:30 pm | University of Otago
A University of Otago-led research team has unexpectedly discovered the first evidence that the ancestors of Polynesians did not bypass New Guinea on their way from Southeast Asia to colonise remote areas of the Pacific, as was previously thought. More >>
Kiwis have become more frugal in wake of GFC
Wednesday, 26 August 2015, 10:27 am | University of Otago
A newly released University of Otago study of consumer lifestyles suggests many Kiwis have become thriftier and more closely aligned with traditional values in the wake of the global financial crisis (GFC). The study also indicates a growing concern ... More >>
HPV infection of placentas linked to pregnancy complication
Wednesday, 26 August 2015, 9:09 am | University of Otago
In a landmark study, University of Otago researchers have found that human papilloma virus (HPV) can infect the placenta and is linked to several pregnancy complications, including the potentially fatal disorder pre-eclampsia. More >>
Research backs belief that tomatoes can be a gout trigger
Wednesday, 19 August 2015, 2:15 pm | University of Otago
People who maintain that eating tomatoes can cause their gout to flare up are likely to welcome new University of Otago research that has, for the first time, found a biological basis for this belief. More >>
Otago researchers set to develop new diabetes treatment
Tuesday, 18 August 2015, 5:21 pm | University of Otago
A nutraceutical developed by University of Otago researchers that could help type II diabetes patients enjoy better regulation of their blood sugar levels has won the University’s 2015 Proof of Concept grant. More >>
Alcohol and adverse sexual health outcomes study
Thursday, 13 August 2015, 1:21 pm | University of Otago
Mixing alcohol and sex then regretting the consequences sounds like young people’s behaviour. However, a new study from the University of Otago shows that drinking alcohol before sex is still common as people approach middle age, and it still has ... More >>
Otago academic wins supreme teaching excellence award
Wednesday, 12 August 2015, 9:23 am | University of Otago
Prime Minister’s Supreme Award won by Otago staff for fourth year in a row More >>
Molecular discovery paves way for new diabetic treatments
Wednesday, 12 August 2015, 9:12 am | University of Otago
University of Otago researchers have discovered why heart disease is the number-one killer of people with diabetes, a breakthrough finding opening the way for new treatments to combat the disease in diabetic patients by targeting a key protein. More >>
Time-discounts linked to later traffic offending
Tuesday, 4 August 2015, 12:41 pm | University of Otago
Time-discounts on restricted driver licences linked to later traffic offending Young New Zealand drivers who gain a time discount on their restricted licences for taking a defensive driving course (DDC) are more likely to be caught committing traffic ... More >>
Otago’s international TB research efforts gain major support
Monday, 3 August 2015, 12:22 pm | University of Otago
University of Otago researchers have been awarded $450,000 for research into the genetics of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in Indonesia and Myanmar. The Health Research Council of New Zealand announced the e-ASIA HRC Joint Research Programme ... More >>
Otago selects leading historian as next Head of Humanities
Friday, 31 July 2015, 12:56 pm | University of Otago
The University of Otago has selected Professor Tony Ballantyne as its next Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Humanities). Professor Ballantyne is currently Head of Otago’s Department of History and Art History and Director of the Centre for Research on Colonial Culture. Announcing ... More >>
Benefits of 20 years of tobacco tax increases modelled
Wednesday, 29 July 2015, 9:21 am | University of Otago
Continuing annual 10% tobacco tax increases in New Zealand until 2031 should lead to health gains, net health-system cost savings and modest reductions of about 2% to 3% in health inequalities between Māori and non-Māori, according to a new study ... More >>
Young people lack knowledge to help lift organ donation
Friday, 24 July 2015, 9:25 am | University of Otago
New University of Otago research published in the New Zealand Medical Journal shows that the young “organ donors of the future” lack the knowledge that could help lift New Zealand’s rates of organ donation. More >>
