2008 Releases (PDF format)

September

• 5 September Separation science comes together at new $4.6 million research facility New centre of excellence will position the UTAS School of Chemistry as a leader in pharmaceutical drug discovery
• 3 September Second annual Sharing Excellence in Research Conference Wide range of post-graduate research presented this week

August

• 31 August UTAS invites further discussion on proposed merger of Law and Business faculties
• 29 August Proposed merger of Law and Business faculties positions UTAS for the future
• 28 August Australia's first Ability Hub launched in Launceston offering physical activities for all abilities
• 26 August Top agronomist takes the helm at TIAR’s Vegetable Centre
  Dr Colin Birch will be TIAR’s Vegetable Centre Leader
• 26 August Expert on aged care mental health to speak in Hobart
  Talk is part of a UTAS School of Pharmacy research project
• 25 August Active Launceston could walk into Guinness Book of Records
  Active Launceston will be part of an attempt a world record
• 25 August UTAS on the hunt for new Olympic champions
  UTAS has been appointed Tasmania’s only Talent Assessment Centre for aspiring olympic athletes
• 22 August Medicine students will experience simulated medical emergencies
  Wilderness Medicine Weekend for students
• 21 August UTAS scientist takes on cystic fibrosis
  A new way found to better diagnose lung infections in cystic fibrosis sufferers
• 21 August A RIPPER weekend for Tasmanian health science students
  Students will tackle simulated emergency health scenarios
• 20 August Aspiring young scientists will converge on UTAS
  UTAS Taste of Agricultural Science event.
• 20 August North-West Coast students test drive engineering theories
  Grades 5 to 12 who put theories to the test.
• 15 August University life on show at the Launceston campuses
  Info Day at Inveresk, Newnham and AMC
• 15 August 20 per cent increase for practice teaching supervision
  Teachers supervising practice teachers will have their supervision rates increased
• 15 August Notorious convicts, military history and the Christian Brethren at war
  The Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies 23rd annual conference titled “Tasmanians at War”
• 15 August Hundreds of young students take on science
  Tasmanian students flock to UTAS Science Fair
• 14 August Graduation celebrates academic success
  Northern Tasmania will be caught up in graduation excitement
• 12 August Family crime focus of law enforcement symposium
  Two-day policing symposium at the University of Tasmania
• 12 August Exploring university life
  Cradle Coast Info Day Sunday 17 August
• 12 August Health discrepancies between those living in metropolitan and rural areas
  New rural health textbook co-edited by UTAS academic
• 9 August UTAS Olympians join Tasmanian talent at Games
  Seven of the 14 Tasmanian Olympians are current or former University of Tasmania scholars
• 8 August UTAS an important player in developing an innovative economy
  Ground-breaking Tasmanian Innovation Census released
• 8 August Young Tassie Scientists roadshow
  Scientists visits schools to encourage young students to exercise their minds
• 7 August August graduations celebrate academic success
  More than 1100 UTAS students will graduate this week and next
• 6 August Footy fans to get moving
  The Active Launceston program will hit Aurora Stadium and encourage fans to exercise
• 6 August Browsing wildlife eat into farmers' profits
  TIAR researchers present findings as part of Alternatives to 1080 program
• 5 August Partnership promises greater teacher training opportunities
  UTAS joins State Government in trial to better link teacher theory and practice
• 4 August Top UTAS staff recognised in national awards
  Teaching and Learning Citations for six UTAS staff
• 4 August UTAS scores tops marks in 2009 Good University Guide
  UTAS receives high praise for research success and teaching and learning experience

July

• 31 July Unique conference focuses on new arrivals
  Conference will focus on migrant and host community issues
• 29 July Crunch-time: Gourmet biscuit maker helps save the devils
  A Tasmanian gourmet biscuit producer will donate 100 per cent of their profits
• 29 July Student furniture designs fresh and quirky
  Innovative work by Australia’s furniture makers of the future will open at at Inveresk
• 28 July North-West research project gains national attention
  Leisure activities can drive regional development
• 25 July UTAS last university in Australia to raise fees
  Vice Chancellor details 2009 HECs fees changes
• 25 July Future leaders brainstorm climate change
  Workshop at Burnie for emerging leaders in local government Bren the
• 25 July HECS fee increase to maintain excellence
  UTAS raises HECS fee for first time since 2005
• 23 July Depression in the workplace focus of forum
  Forum to discuss strategies for keeping workers healthy
• 22 July Health at the heart of Cradle Coast
  New wellness centre opened at UTAS Cradle Cost campus
• 23 July ArtRage 2007 hits Hobart
  Secondary students excelling in art will exhibit their work at the UTAS School of Art
• 22 July Tasmanian cricket and UTAS collaboration
  PKF Tasmanian Tigers given chance to pursue careers on and off the field
• 22 July Funding to drought-proof eucalypts
  UTAS awarded $315,000 to investigate drought-proofing eucalypts
• 15 July Free forum explores using renewable energy systems at a local level
  "Energy – Blowing in the Wind" forum at the UTAS Cradle Coast campus
• 15 July First known case of disease causing early breeding in mammals
  Tasmanian Devils are breeding earlier in response to the devil facial tumour disease
• 10 July Biotechnology and ethics forum
  Free public forum at UTAS on biotechnology and ethics, featuring expert speakers
• 9 July North-West students in "All Saints" scenario
  Health Careers Camp lets year 10 students experience medical jobs
• 8 July "Australia’s Antarctic Waters: Whaling, Law and Science”
  Free public forum to discuss whaling laws
• 8 July Tas should profit from post-Garnaut carbon economy
  Professor David Bowman says innovative ideas needed
• 8 July Breathing easy
  UTAS asthma research in top national medical journal
• 7 July Science and Engineering Challenge 2008
  High school students will take part in high-energy competition
• 4 July Urchin research takes off
  Lobsters will be tracked to see if they devour long-spined sea urchins
• 3 July New Active Launceston program launched
  Free parking to get workers walking
• 1 July The sights and sounds of geography
  A new CD rom of audible geography and an exhibition of environmental art works are on show
• 1 July Geography Conference yields more varied research
  Highlights of the final day of the IAG Conference
• 1 July Launceston citizens to get active
  Community program aims to improve health and wellbeing
  

June

• 27 June More than just maps
  UTAS is hosting the 2008 Institute of Australian Geographers Conference
• 20 June Scientists gather to view Pluto's atmosphere
  UTAS' Mount Canopus Observatory offers the best view of a rare planetary event
• 19 June Refugees settling in Tasmania resilient in adversity
  New Psychology research has found refugees settling in Tasmania are resilient in adversity
• 19 June New study into the impact of problem gambling on male partners
  Study shows men suffer double bind in helping partners with gambling addiction
  
• 14 June New $3 million pharmacy building opened at UTAS
  A new pharmacy building will offer students access to state-of-the-art facilities
• 12 June Budget could do more for knowledge economy
  Vice-Chancellor Professor Daryl Le Grew welcomes support for UTAS programs but says more can be done
• 12 June A window into the world of animals
  A North-West Coast artist has created a window into the animal kingdom in his latest exhibition
• 10 June The Tasmania Law Reform Institute has released its Final Report No 11: Sentencing
  Tasmania Law Reform Institute recommends a Sentencing Advisory Council
• 5 June Getting science into the bloodstream
  Experiencing a day in the life of a Biomedical Science student
• 5 June New report into public housing
  Report calls for more investment in the sector and change of poor public perception
• 3 June Education ideas on the boil at SiMERR summit
  Innovative projects for teaching to be showcased at UTAS conference
• 2 June Lucky devil almost certainly resistant to deadly disease
  UTAS researchers today confirmed that Cedric the devil has resisted infection from DFTD

May

• 29 May Colonial Queensland's Indigenous history examined
  Free public lecture upcoming at Cradle Coast campus
• 27 May Cradle Coast clean-up
  Parts of Cradle Coast campus affected by flash flooding
• 26 May Resignation of Premier Paul Lennon
  UTAS Vice Chancellor Professor Daryl Le Grew pays tribute to outgoing Premier
• 21 May Science camp to inspire young students
  Agricultural industries will be visited by the scientists of tomorrow
• 20 May Liveability vital for growth of regional areas
  North-West Tasmanians are urged to tell others it is a great place to live
• 16 May Adolescent risk-taking more complex than alcopops cost
  Increasing cost of alcopops only tip of iceberg say UTAS researchers
• 14 May UTAS Vice Chancellor's response to the Federal Budget 2008
  A good start but a long way to go for universities funding
• 14 May Motivations of rural volunteers
  UTAS researchers want to know about the lives and motivations of rural volunteers
• 8 May UTAS and AMC awarded funding to address climate change
  Funding will be used for education and training
• 6 May Breathe easier on World Asthma Day
  UTAS researchers launch new asthma management program

April

• 30 April AEU ordered to lift bans
  Student teacher placement in schools ban to end
• 29 April Leisure may give small communities a cutting edge
  A New PhD will explore leisure and its role in community development
• 24 April Burn-off smoke can harm health
  Smoke from burn-offs could be more harmful to some than exhaust fumes
• 24 April Old memories create new exhibition
  A new art exhibition has opened at the UTAS Cradle Coast campus
• 22 April Danish choir performs at Scholarship ceremony
  Crown Princess Mary Scholarship for 2008 awarded to exchange student
• 21 April Make a movie with your mobile
  Mobile enthusiasts will learn to make movies at a workshop offered by UTAS and Tasmanian Regional Arts
• 21 April Australian Geographic Society supports endangered owl research
  UTAS wildlife research project to feature as in-store fundraising campaign at the Australian Geographic store
• 18 April Atlas reveals a fuller picture for Cradle Coast
  A new Regional Atlas makes sense of the statistics
• 17 April Honorary doctorates presented in Malaysia and Indonesia
  Renowned architect and education leader honoured
• 16 April Rural Health Teaching Site opened at St Helens
  The new site will provide accommodation and IT facilities for health students on rural placement
• 10 April UTAS offers pay rise to teachers
  Classroom teachers offered extra funds to supervise pre-service teachers
• 9 April Top arts students receive awards at Cradle Coast Campus
• 3 April Striped trumpeter aquaculture closer to fruition
  Striped trumpter set to grace menus thanks to TAFI and partners
• 1 April Anti-ant allergy research
  Masters student John Evans is finding jack jumper hot spots around Hobart so allergy sufferers can avoid them
• 1 April UTAS leads first survey of Australian literature teaching
  Dr Philip Mead has been awarded a Carrick grant to survey the teaching of Australian literature

March

• 19 March Post-grads set to study in US
  Natalia Galin and Keith Pembleton are the latest talented students to win Fulbright Scholarships
• 18 March Pharmacy funding
  UTAS has secured almost $730,000 Government funding to carry out pharmaceutical research
• 18 March Environmentally aware winner
  The latest winner of the Claudio Alcorso Environment Prize is an environmentally aware furniture designer
• 11 March Brain Bee shaping young minds
  High school students are set to start round one of the Australian Brain Bee Challenge
• 11 March Toxic red-tide causing algae found in Southern Ocean
  Toxic algae find may have implications for commercial fishing quotas
• 6 March Anime festival ready to fire at UTAS
  Anime fans are set to gather at UTAS for a weekend of cartoon-themed festival fun
• 5 March New study into problem gambling
  Gambling addiction has a ripple effect on the extended family of the gambler

February

• 27 February Medical School accredited until 2012
  The new five-year medicine course receives full marks from Australian Medical Council
• 26 February UTAS College project announced
  A UTAS College will be developed over the next 12 months to improve Uni access for school students
• 25 February UTAS signs three year partnership with State Government
  An institute for marine and Antarctic studies is among projects to be developed
• 19 February Quenching a thirst for renewable energy research
  The producers of h2go will help support Engineering research into renewable energy
• 18 February New research into mobile skilled workers
  UDRH is helping conduct research into mobile workers that could benefit rural communities
• 15 February UTAS astronomers help unearth new planet system
  The first planet system with similarities to our Solar System has been discovered
• 14 February Lithuanian book collection praised by visitors
  26 visitors from Lithuania were impressed by the unique collection of books in the School of Government
• 7 February Having a field day
  Hazelnuts are the focus of an upcoming educational event about the nut industry
• 1 February Growth agenda for newly integrated AMC
  First students learn how to abandon ship safely

January

• 31 January Inaugural $3000 Cricket Club scholarship awarded
  Pharmacy student and talented cricket player Alex Saunders has been rewarded for his talents
• 29 January Satellite-tagged seals to reveal secrets of the ocean
  UTAS researchers are setting off to the Antarctic to tag Weddell seals
• 25 January Dancing toward a dynamic future
  Entrepreneurship graduate Kate Smith is starting her own dance company
• 21 January Summer science learning for Launceston kids
  Siemens Science Experience takes place in Launceston this week
• 19 January Radio astronomer Grote Reber
  Radio astronomor honored in new museum at Mt Pleasant Observatory
• 18 January Calling all sports fans
  Series of three public lectures on sports performances at Launceston campus
• 16 January New Astronomical summer school
  Researchers are joining students for new 10-day astronomical summer school
• 16 January Students unearth the science of farming
  Students find mentors with the Annual Primary Industry Placements taking place this summer
• 14 January Cool science for summer holidays
  Annual Siemens Science Experience takes place in Hobart this week
• 7 January Public generosity fuels further Tasmanian Devil research for 2008
  More than $117,000 in research grants and scholarships awarded in the latest grant allocation from the Save the Tasmanian Devil Appeal

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