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March 2013

1st

University salutes outstanding Port Macquarie graduates

Years of hard work and commitment will be rewarded todaywhen more than 60 students don their gowns and caps to graduate at the University of Newcastle’s Port Macquarie campus.

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1st

Newcastle researchers help in the fight against STDs

Newcastle researchers help in the fight against STDs
Newcastle researchers have contributed to the discovery of a protein in the female reproductive tract that protects against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) such as chlamydia and herpes simplex virus (HSV).

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7th

Free mobile oral health service hits the road again

The University of Newcastle’s free community mobile oral health service will kick off 2013 on the Central Coast on Tuesday 12 March.

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14th

Researchers delve into the world of food addiction

A University of Newcastle research team is hoping to uncover the hidden world of food addiction with a new project launched this week.

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15th

Highest Hunter honour for leading prostate cancer researcher

Highest Hunter honour for leading prostate cancer researcher
A pioneering prostate cancer researcher will today be recognised for his untiring work in early intervention campaigns and his groundbreaking research into better treatments for those threatened by locally advanced cancers.

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15th

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) bids farewell following stellar career

Following 13 years with the University of Newcastle, the last four at the helm as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Professor Mike Calford will head south to lead the Illawarra Institute for Health and Medical Research

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18th

Lost frog DNA back from the dead: Lazarus Project

The genome of an extinct Australian frog has been revived and reactivated by a team of scientists using sophisticated cloning technology to implant a “dead” cell nucleus into a fresh egg from another frog species.

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18th

New chairman bringing global vision to HMRI board table

New chairman bringing global vision to HMRI board table
Newcastle-based company director Glenn Turner has been appointed Chairman of the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) Board, with Bob Kennedy officially retiring from the role after six years.

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University scholarships up for grabs

Students at the University of Newcastle are being urged to apply for a scholarship, which can help ease the financial burden associated with study.

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26th

University scholarships up for grabs for Central Coast students

Students studying at the University of Newcastle’s Central Coast campus are being urged to apply for a scholarship, which can help ease the financial burden associated with study.

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27th

Newcastle Innovation farewells Chair of the Board

After more than 20 years helping to guide the strategic direction of Newcastle Innovation, Dr Geoff Leonard AM has announced his retirement as Chair of the Board.

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28th

Postcards reduce self-poisoning events

Postcards reduce self-poisoning events
Postcards from the EDge, a Newcastle-based research trial in which “postcards” are mailed to patients who have been hospitalised for self-poisoning, halved the rate of general hospital readmissions and reduced psychiatric hospital admissions by a third, over a five-year period.

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28th

Pregnancy researchers target contraction ‘controller’

Pregnancy researchers target contraction ‘controller’
With premature and post-date pregnancies both posing potentially dire health risks for newborn babies and mothers, University of Newcastle researchers have been tracking a protein thought to act as a controller of contractions.

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