News - June 2006

June 2006
Superuni!
The University of Newcastle's historic building, University House, is a prominent feature of the new movie 'Superman Returns'. Filming of the blockbuster took place over five days last November.

1 June 2006
Heart patients may benefit from depression study
An innovative Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) pilot study which is treating depression in heart disease patients will continue thanks to funding from the Australian Rotary Health Research Fund (ARHRF).

5 June 2006
Stepping stones - from caravan park to school
Children living in a local caravan park will soon find the transition to school a little easier with the first stage of the University of Newcastle Family Action Centre Stepping Stones project being implemented in early June.

7 June 2006
Chancellor's cooking rocks!
Chancellor, Professor Trevor Waring AM, put his cooking skills to the test recently, taking out the award for the best rock cakes in the Men's Cook-Off at the Hunter on Show.

7 June 2006
Student wins national journalism award
A journalism student from the University of Newcastle has won a national award for his inspiring true story of a Sudanese refugee living in Newcastle.

13 June 2006
$450,000 Grant To Develop Environmental Monitoring System
The University of Newcastle will assist the $200 million Western Australian pearling industry by monitoring the environment of the remote Kimberley pearl farms thanks to a $450,000 investment by the Australian Government Fisheries Research and Development Corporation.

14 June 2006
$4,000 scholarships for university physiotherapy students
Three physiotherapy students at the University of Newcastle will tomorrow be awarded scholarships to help them with their studies. Sarah Hallams and Andrea Oracki, both third year students in the Bachelor of Physiotherapy, along with second year student Tara Smith, will each be presented with a $4,000 Lewis Ewart Lewis Scholarship.

15 June 2006
Contact between ethnic groups likely to increase, not reduce tension
Politicians and authors of social policy around the world may be forced to change the way they attempt to solve inter-racial and religious conflicts, based on the research of an internationally renowned and Australian-based psychologist.

19 June 2006
Universities' innovation to address rural NSW doctor shortage
Hunter-New England's chronic health workforce shortage will be eased under a proposed local undergraduate medical program focusing on rural practice. The University of Newcastle and The University of New England have partnered to introduce a joint medical program, proposed for 2008

19 June 2006
NUbots are new world champs!
The University of Newcastle's NUbots have taken on the world in robotic soccer and won RoboCup 2006 in Germany. The NUbots beat the University of New South Wales in a close final, scoring seven goals to three.

18 - 24 June 2006
Top researcher available for comment
Drug Action Week 18 - 24 June 2006. Dr Amanda Baker, HMRI researcher at the University of Newcastle's Centre for Mental Health Studies, is an internationally recognised expert researching treatments for people suffering from co-occurring mental health and alcohol or other drug problems.

20 June 2006
The University of Newcastle continues to address doctor shortages
Twelve placements in the 2007 Bachelor of Medicine at the University of Newcastle will be reserved for regional students. The Faculty of Health is continuing to address the shortage of doctors in regional centres by introducing a 'Dean's List' to ensure students from Rural Remote and Metropolitan Areas 2 (RRMA 2) are represented in each admission.

23 June 2006
Which foods are best for the health of unborn babies?
Which foods should women eat during pregnancy for the health of their baby? Do male babies have different nutritional requirements to female babies? Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) researchers are seeking the answers, but they need the help of pregnant women who plan to give birth at John Hunter Hospital (JHH) to find out.

23 June 2006
Celebrating 20 years of social initiatives
The University of Newcastle Hunter Caravan Project has recently celebrated its 20 year anniversary. The project, which has never looked back after being established in 1986 and initially funded by the Bernard van Leer Foundation of The Netherlands, has achieved remarkable results for people who live in caravan parks.

23 June 2006
An extra perspective on the HSC
The University of Newcastle is providing opportunities for students from Newcastle and the Hunter regions to gain an extra perspective on HSC subjects. It is hosting the popular HSC Study Days, held each year, to assist current Year 12 students with their studies.

28 June 2006
Year 12 students get a taste of life at the University of Newcastle
More than 3,000 Year 12 students from high schools across Newcastle, the Hunter, the Central Coast, the Mid-North Coast and the Manning Valley will be at the University of Newcastle's Callaghan campus tomorrow for Schools Visit Day.

29 June 2006
Student builds successful career
A final year Construction Management student studying noise impact through floors has become the first student from the University of Newcastle to receive a scholarship from the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) in the UK.

29 June 2006
University of Newcastle showcases best practice in science and innovation teaching
Two prominent University of Newcastle initiatives have been noted for their best practice approaches in science and innovation technology teaching at a national forum in Sydney being held today and tomorrow.

29 June 2006
University farewells international students today
The University of Newcastle will today say goodbye to 50 international students, who will return home to 21 countries after completing studies at the University.

29 June 2006
Seniors Choral Festival set to raise roof of Conservatorium
More than 100 people, all over the age of 60 and from all over New South Wales, will come together in Newcastle next week for a unique musical event.

30 June 2006
Bishop's letters something to talk about
A researcher from the University of Newcastle has uncovered a different side to one of Newcastle's and the Hunter Region's great church leaders with letters revealing Bishop Francis de Witt Batty enjoyed ripping spins on his motorcycle and roughing it in the outback.

30 June 2006
Environment Challenge Tackled in Newcastle Region
The University of Newcastle's new Tom Farrell Institute for the Environment will bring together for the first time academics, practitioners and the community to tackle the environmental, social and economic dimensions of the region's sustainable development.

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