2009 Releases (PDF format)

July

• 3 July Geography covers more ground than ever
  The sixth School of Geography and Environmental Studies Conference
• 1 July Tax time benefits the Tasmanian devil
  Appeal receives a $5000 cheque from Income Tax Professionals

June

• 30 June Like father, like daughter
  Pair honoured with a place on the Education’s Dean’s Roll of Academic Excellence
• 29 June New portal shares oceans secrets
  IMOS has launched public access to all of its data-holdings through the Ocean Portal
• 16 June ‘Swordsman’ Smibert works on show at UTAS
  Exhibition of new paintings by Tony Smibert at the NEW Gallery
• 15 June Researchers take on the high seas for fast ferry industry
  Establishment of platform for structural design for catamarans to withstand extreme sea conditions
• 10 June More funding for Active Launceston
  $195 000 secured from the latest Tasmanian Community Fund grant round
• 9 June UTAS supports international students
  Safety of students is paramount at UTAS
• 5 June Napa comes through on World Challenge Day
  Launceston How Do You Do It? event an outstanding success
• 5 June New UTAS Entity the Face of Fundraising for the Devil
  Agreement between UTAS and State Government signed today
• 5 June World Environment Day
  UTAS Launceston developing and expertise in understanding and managing the environment
• 2 June Researchers report confusion among doctors over their legal rights to circumcise infant males
  New UTAS report findings
• 1 June $5000 prize for best UTAS Big Ad
  Call for competition entires to make a 30-second television ad for UTAS Open Day
• 1 June Australian documentary premiere for Hobart
  The BookEnd program is hosting a national documentary launch to be held at Wrest Point
• 1 June Beat the winter blues
  Inaugural event will be held in Launceston’s City Park

May

• 27 May Active Launceston shows how you do it
  The inaugural Active Launceston – How Do You Do It event will be held in Launceston’s City Park
• 25 May Climate change poses challenge for rural Tasmania
  A community forum hosted by UTAS is set to examine the challenge climate change poses for rural Tasmania
• 25 May Aboriginal Convicts focus of Reconciliation Week lecture
  Free public lecture presented at Cradle Coast campus
• 21 May UTAS encourages US students in Antarctic studies
  A new undergraduate program to encourage students from the United States to study at UTAS has been launched
• 18 May World Wide Web experts come to UTAS
  The creators of the new generation of the World Wide Web will lead a free public presentation
• 15 May New artwork aims to challenge prejudices
  Exhibition seeks to tackle neighbourhood stigma
• 14 May Scholarship goal to encourage young architects
  Launceston-based recipient awarded $5000
• 14 May FRESH! ideas to tackle climate change
  Tasmanian Regional Arts and UTAS are holding a free public forum
• 13 May UTAS to seek public feedback on home for new Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies
  Hobart’s Princes Wharf No 2 has been identified as UTAS' preferred site for the proposed new Institute
• 13 May How do YOU do it?
  Active Launceston's free event World Challenge Day will showcase varieties of physical activity
• 8 May Explosive research receives $1.6m in funding
  Pioneers of the world’s first portable explosives “fingerprint” device at UTAS have received $1.6 million

April

• 29 April Golfers dress for the jungle at UTAS charity day
  UTAS holds the fifth annual Unigym Charity Golf Day
• 28 April North-West women capture India in new exhibit
  An Indian orphanage and school the focus of photography exhibition
• 24 April Bushfires and climate change
  Fires are a substantially underestimated cause of increased carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere
• 22 April $1m martial arts and gym extensions open at UTAS
  The UTAS Newnham campus gets new Dojo and gym extension
• 21 April New telescope installed at UTAS Observatory
  A new 12 metre telescope dish has been lifted into place at the UTAS Mount Pleasant Observatory
• 20 April Future doctors head out on rural rounds
  Students going to the country to learn about rural health services
• 16 April Environment vs. Jobs battle played out on CentrStage
  An Enemy of the People chosen for 2009 season
• 8 April University option for retrenched Caterpillar workers
  UTAS will offer scholarships to retrenched Caterpillar employees
• 3 April UTAS joins global astronomy marathon
  Mt Pleasant 26m radio telescope is joining “100 hours of astronomy”
• 2 April Researchers close to providing first Tasmanian devil disease diagnostic test
  UTAS research is showing it will soon be possible to screen devils for the Devil Facial Tumour Disease
• 2 April New Bookend patron gives documentary exclusive
  Award-winning documentary maker Cathy Henkel has joined the BookEnd Trust program

March

• 31 March North-West forum highlights business study options
  Business study information evening
• 30 March Research on show at UTAS
  Jurors returning guilty verdicts generally agree with the sentence the judge imposes on their case
• 27 March Career advisors experience UTAS
  Careers advisors investigate UTAS as a choice option for interstate students
• 27 March Olympian Shane Gould leads new arrivals’ swim program
  Legend will lead a new Active Launceston initiative
• 26 March Composer Peter Sculthorpe talks about turning 80
  The renowned composer will reflect on his life and work
• 26 March Princess Mary Scholar chooses UTAS to study Law
  2009 Crown Princess Mary Scholarship awarded to 27-year-old Danish student Christa Lausten
• 23 March UTAS botanist wins prestigious science award
  Botanist awarded the 2008 Clarke Medal for eucalypt research
• 19 March State’s dairy industry boosted by new business program
  Dairy Smart is an industry funded project designed to help farmers build and further protect their business
• 19 March Celebrating harmony with new spice
  A new student dining experience is being launched during Harmony Week
• 17 March Active Launceston funding secured for three years
  Active Parks Resource Kit also launched
• 17 March Council scholarship sure to engineer success
  Scholarship will help aspiring young engineer achieve his dreams
• 16 March UTAS leading research in Southern Ocean studies
  Tasmania will be a world leader in marine, Antarctic and climate change research
• 12 March Parliamentary training at UTAS
  The University of Tasmania has been selected to educate clerks
• 12 March The beauty of music and charity come together
  Fundraising concert for Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Appeal this week
• 12 March Researchers to study in US with prestigious scholarships
  Two UTAS researchers awarded Fulbright Scholarships
• 10 March UTAS education students win $1m in scholarships
  40 students awarded nearly $1million dollars in scholarships
• 10 March Show about couples to set couples talking
  CentrStage's second show of the year focuses on the battle of the sexes
• 4 March Fishing for science
  A new project aims to explain to Tasmanians exactly what climate change means to them
• 3 March Adventurous science
  UTAS is helping take science out of the laboratory into the field of adventure
• 3 March GOLDEN times are back in 2009
  Golden oldies in Launceston will be able to ride bikes and horses
• 2 March Three Mayors on their bikes for New Horizons
  Northern Tasmanian Mayors will don their helmets and jump on a bike to raise money for the New Horizons Club

February

• 27 February UTAS back in force
  Thousands of students have headed to UTAS this week as courses for 2009 resume
• 27 February Unlocking the secrets of the sea
  Ground breaking technology uncovering secrets of the Southern Ocean
• 27 February Tackling salinity problem
  UTAS researchers believe they have the “missing link” to make plants salt tolerant
• 26 February Caffeine buzz keeps you alert
  Caffeine really does keep you awake and alert, but energy drinks may have the opposite effect
• 26 February Cedric still provides information into devil disease
  Cedric’s story shows need for continued support to explore DFTD
• 25 February New academic will pass on insights to aspiring journalists
  Seasoned journalist John Martinkus joins UTAS
• 24 February Michelle O’Byrne launches Launceston’s roller derby
  Latest Active Launceston community sport initiative rolls on
• 20 February UTAS brings ‘urban planning rock star’ to Tasmania
  Eminent Danish architect and urban planner coming to UTAS
• 20 February State-wide study aims to aid dairy farm practices
  New study highlights the importance of effectively monitoring nutrient and fertiliser use
• 19 February Cradle Coast education faculty welcomes new addition
  The fourth year of the primary teaching degree program will be introduced this year
• 18 February Improved UTAS clinic for chronic disease sufferers
  Better facilities for chronic disease sufferers are now available at the UTAS Newnham Campus
• 18 February Centrstage opener rings true in tough times
  Centrstage's 2009 season opener is a play about these people and their struggle to survive
• 18 February Rights of way under review
  Neighbourly disputes over right of way can incur serious costs, new research finds
• 17 February Public discussion on collection of human tissue
  A UTAS symposium is aiming to encourage public debate about the management of a biobank in the State
• 17 February New North-West coast UTAS students benefit
  More than $200,000 invested in this year’s bursary program
• 16 February UTAS astronomers head for the dark side
  A proposed new optical astronomy observatory is set to widen UTAS astronomers’ view of the heavens
• 10 February Father of evolution celebrated at symposium
  Darwin commemorated at symposium held at UTAS
• 6 February Great teachers help Tassie boys dream big
  New research emphasizes that high quality teachers are the biggest influence on student success
• 6 February New UTAS online business courses help work-life balance
  Northern business people can now study an MBA online
• 2 February SMS in class? Get over it, says Tassie teacher
  Teachers should incorporate mobile phones into everyday routines, a UTAS Honours student says