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New Light on Domestic Violence’s Effect on NZ kids
Friday, 27 January 2006, 10:43 am | University of Otago
One quarter of New Zealanders growing up in the 1970s and 80s were exposed to physical violence or threats of violence between their parents, according to a new study by University of Otago researchers. More >>
Tobacco Health Threat Dwarfs Terrorism
Thursday, 26 January 2006, 4:54 pm | University of Otago
The tobacco death burden in developed and Eastern European countries is equivalent to the impact of a 9/11-type terrorist attack every 14 hours, according to a newly published study by University of Otago public health researchers. More >>
How Should Doctors Dress?
Thursday, 26 January 2006, 9:01 am | University of Otago
Once the white coat in hospitals or surgery was de rigeur for doctors; not forgetting of course the stethoscope slung casually around the neck. More >>
Otago Injects $22m Into Wellington Campus
Monday, 23 January 2006, 9:25 am | University of Otago
The University of Otago is investing approximately $22 million in a building programme for the Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, giving the region’s leading health education institution much needed teaching and research space. More >>
Renowned landscape artist gifts works to Hocken
Thursday, 22 December 2005, 3:23 pm | University of Otago
Prominent New Zealand landscape artist Douglas MacDiarmid has gifted a large collection of his works to the Hocken Collections at the University of Otago. More >>
New Centre For Multi-Disciplinary Cancer Care
Friday, 16 December 2005, 10:51 am | University of Otago
A leading international surgeon and specialist in the management of cancer is visiting Christchurch next week to evaluate a unique proposal for a specialist multi-disciplinary Cancer Centre. More >>
Children’s Issues Centre turns 10
Tuesday, 6 December 2005, 9:29 am | University of Otago
When the Children’s Issues Centre at the University of Otago celebrates its 10th birthday on Friday it can look back on a decade of making important contributions to the well-being of children and young people – from the debate on smacking to making ... More >>
Researchers tackle key questions at Otago conf.
Monday, 5 December 2005, 12:19 am | University of Otago
Who decides what children learn and how they should learn it? That’s one of the key questions being examined at a major education research conference being hosted by the University of Otago next week. More >>
Every brain cell helps in understanding ADHD
Tuesday, 29 November 2005, 1:22 pm | University of Otago
The holy grail of a diagnostic test for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) could be discovered through interdisciplinary collaborations set up at a University of Otago conference on the neurobiology of ADHD. More >>
Experts see sea ice as climate-change indicator
Tuesday, 29 November 2005, 12:00 am | University of Otago
Sea ice responds very quickly to climate change, shrinking or expanding accordingly, so it is a critical climate-monitoring tool. More >>
Dazzling Digital Artistry on Display at Otago
Friday, 25 November 2005, 5:14 pm | University of Otago
The latest in cutting-edge computer graphics and animation artistry from around the world will be publicly showcased at a major conference hosted by the University of Otago next week. More >>
World Expert on Bird Flu at Major Otago Conference
Tuesday, 22 November 2005, 10:21 am | University of Otago
Avian Flu will be high on the list of research topics to be explored at a major international microbiology gathering attended by over 350 researchers at the University of Otago this week. More >>
Early Start: Successful Decade of School of Medine
Wednesday, 16 November 2005, 2:57 pm | University of Otago
Over the last three decades there has been growing concern about a series of issues relating to the health and well-being of young people. These issues have spanned such matters as child abuse and neglect, juvenile offending, substance use and youth ... More >>
Energy Experts Ponder End of Oil
Monday, 14 November 2005, 4:17 pm | University of Otago
Energy Experts Ponder ‘Once Oil’s Gone, Then What’? - Otago University hosts international conference on sustainable energy options- More >>
Books and Boots: A.H. Reed Biography Published
Monday, 14 November 2005, 3:20 pm | University of Otago
Author Ian Dougherty was eight years old when he first met Alfred Hamish Reed in 1961. Reed was 85, and nearing the end of his famous walk from North Cape to Bluff. Wearing a three-piece suit and collar and tie, and carrying a battered suitcase, ... More >>
Football Refs Wired And Tracked
Thursday, 10 November 2005, 5:06 pm | University of Otago
Research looks at how physical, psychological pressures affect decision-making More >>
Otago Still One Of The Most Affordable Uni's
Tuesday, 8 November 2005, 5:12 pm | University of Otago
The University of Otago continues to have some of the lowest domestic student tuition fees in the country, especially for Arts and Business courses, says University Chancellor Lindsay Brown in announcing today’s decision by University Council to raise some ... More >>
GG To Launch Women’s Health Research Centre
Thursday, 3 November 2005, 9:17 am | University of Otago
It’s no secret that men and women are different – especially when it comes to health. More >>
New treatments for neurological disorders
Tuesday, 1 November 2005, 5:15 pm | University of Otago
A major discovery about a protein’s previously unsuspected role in maintaining vital nerve cells in the brain may lead to new treatments for a range of debilitating neurological conditions, according to University of Otago researchers. More >>
British Govt Advisor to Collaborate w Genome Work
Monday, 31 October 2005, 3:43 pm | University of Otago
One of the UK’s foremost authorities on medical law and ethics, Professor Sheila McLean, is visiting the University of Otago as part of her collaboration with the Human Genome Research Project: Law, Ethics and Policy for the Future. More >>
