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Heart Foundation Funds Women’s Lifestyle Study
Monday, 6 September 2004, 9:55 am | University of Otago
The National Heart Foundation (NHF) has awarded its largest grant this year of $318,000 to a study that looks into whether a sustained physical activity program reduces risk factors of heart disease and type 2 diabetes in New Zealand women. More >>
Stem Cell Expert Reveals Future Use For Treatment
Friday, 3 September 2004, 9:28 am | University of Otago
Australia’s leading expert on stem cell research and a pioneer of reproductive medicine, Professor Alan Trounson, is the keynote speaker at the Inaugural Canterbury Health Science Research conference this weekend. His address, which is open to the public, ... More >>
Stem Cell Expert Launches Health Research Open Day
Thursday, 2 September 2004, 2:05 pm | University of Otago
This year’s Health Research Open Day at the Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, features a top international expert on stem cell research from Monash University, Melbourne. More >>
Neuroscientist Appointed To Senior Otago Post
Wednesday, 1 September 2004, 3:08 pm | University of Otago
Professor Gareth Jones, former head of the Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology at the University of Otago, and a highly-regarded medical ethicist and researcher, has been appointed to one of the University’s most senior administrative posts. More >>
Vanuatu Headless Bodies To Be Analysed At Otago
Monday, 30 August 2004, 2:57 pm | University of Otago
Vanuatu Headless Bodies To Be Analysed At Otago University A University of Otago researcher may be about to unravel the mysteries shrouding Vanuatu’s first human settlers by analysing the 3000-year-old headless remains unearthed in the South Pacific’s ... More >>
Dietetics Experts Unveil Latest Research
Thursday, 26 August 2004, 1:29 pm | University of Otago
Dietitians from across New Zealand and around the world will be converging on the University of Otago next week, attending the New Zealand Dietetic Association conference. The conference runs from the 30th of August to 1 September, and features international ... More >>
Experts Unveil Latest Research On Diabetes
Wednesday, 25 August 2004, 11:57 am | University of Otago
Dieticians from across New Zealand and around the world will be converging on the University of Otago next week, attending the New Zealand Dietetic Association conference. The conference runs from the 30th of August to 1 September, and features international ... More >>
Are Hunter-Gatherer Diets Better For You?
Wednesday, 25 August 2004, 11:56 am | University of Otago
Reverting to traditional hunter-gatherer diet patterns can improve your health, according to research being presented at the New Zealand Dietetic Association conference this week. More >>
Students Help Research Effects Of ChCh Polution
Wednesday, 25 August 2004, 10:04 am | University of Otago
Christ’s College boarders are taking part in a unique study which may throw new light on the health effects of air pollution in teenagers. The research is being carried out by the Canterbury Respiratory Research Group at the Christchurch School of Medicine ... More >>
Taking The Pacific Into A New Medical Age
Friday, 20 August 2004, 12:20 am | University of Otago
A team of Health Informatics staff from the University of Otago’s Information Science Department is taking the South Pacific into a new era of medical capabilities as part of a World Health Organisation (WHO) initiative to educate medical staff in ... More >>
Honorary Otago Degree For Mäori Health Leader
Thursday, 12 August 2004, 3:23 pm | University of Otago
A Mäori doctor who has played a major role in lifting the health status of Mäori will receive an honorary doctorate at next weekend’s graduation ceremony at the University of Otago. More >>
Uni Celebrates 100 years of Maori Achievement
Thursday, 12 August 2004, 3:20 pm | University of Otago
The life and achievements of the University of Otago’s first Mäori graduate Te Rangi Hïroa (Sir Peter Buck) are at the heart of week-long celebrations to begin on 16 August to mark the centenary of Mäori education at Otago. More >>
Medical Complaints Don’t Improve Patient Care
Friday, 23 July 2004, 11:31 am | University of Otago
MEDICAL COMPLAINTS DON’T IMPROVE PATIENT CARE ACCORDING TO NZ DOCTORS University of Otago study reveals doctor attitudes towards medical complaints More >>
Too Much Tv In Childhood Affects Adult Health
Friday, 16 July 2004, 11:47 am | University of Otago
Watching too much television as a child has long-lasting effects on adult health, according to a world-first University of Otago study about to be published in the leading international medical journal Lancet. More >>
Winterbourn Earns Otago’s Highest Research Honour
Wednesday, 30 June 2004, 4:59 pm | University of Otago
Professor Christine Winterbourn, head of the Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences’ Free-Radical Research Group, is this year’s recipient of the University of Otago’s Distinguished Research Medal. More >>
Pharmaceutical Scientists Join UN Physicists
Wednesday, 30 June 2004, 11:39 am | University of Otago
OTAGO PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENTISTS JOIN FORCES WITH LEADING UK PHYSICISTS - Links developed between Otago and Cambridge Universities- More >>
Kiwi Kids’ Time In Summer Sun To Be Tracked
Thursday, 24 June 2004, 2:42 pm | University of Otago
Results of new research that aims to measure how much sunshine Kiwi school children soak up during a summer week could help to lower New Zealand’s high skin cancer rates. More >>
Industry Growth Brings Gamers Together
Tuesday, 22 June 2004, 2:19 pm | University of Otago
With computer game design courses now on offer at tertiary institutions around the country and interest in this $30 billion world-wide industry continuing to rocket, academics and local companies are about to come together for the first time in New ... More >>
Otago University’s Economic Impact Tops $900M
Thursday, 10 June 2004, 11:14 am | University of Otago
The University of Otago injected over $908 million into New Zealand’s economy in 2003, an increase of $61 million (6.7 per cent) on 2002’s result, according to a report tabled at this week’s University Council meeting. More >>
Otago University Gains Health Research Funding
Thursday, 3 June 2004, 10:35 am | University of Otago
University of Otago researchers have gained nearly two-thirds of the total funding available in the latest Health Research Council funding round, winning 25 contracts worth over $33 million out of a pool of $51.42 million. More >>
