February 2015

Hunter researchers have identified a significant new risk factor for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), impacting women who would currently fall outside genetic testing benchmarks for the disease.

UON welcomes all students - new and returning - for the start of Semester 1 2015.

The Port Macquarie community will celebrate an important milestone today, Friday 20 February, when the University of Newcastle (UON) Port Macquarie campus graduates its first cohort of midwives.

A school-based physical activity study called ATLAS (Active Teen Leaders Avoiding Screen-time) has achieved the double 'whammy' – a marked improvement in fitness among adolescent boys and a reduction in television and video game usage.

UON Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics Clare Collins is leading a national campaign to encourage more Australians to cook at home and win the battle of the bulge.

Inspired by the ethical and socially responsible use of technology, University of Newcastle alumnus Professor Wanbil Lee and his wife are generously supporting UON students who demonstrate a commitment to corporate social responsibility.

Laureate Professor Graeme Jameson, Professor of Chemical Engineering and Director of the Centre for Multiphase Processes has been elected to the US National Academy of Engineering (NAE).

The NSW Minister for Planning, the Honourable Pru Goward MP, announced in Newcastle today that planning approval for the University of Newcastle's (UON) landmark urban facility, NeW Space, has been granted.

UON is proud to partner with Hunter TAFE and RDA Hunter in StudyHunter a partner project with the NSW Government's StudyNSW Program designed to increase the number of international students studying in NSW.

The Hunter Region NSW will become the international testing ground for a new microwave-imaging headpiece that helps ambulance and emergency teams rapidly diagnose stroke and other traumatic brain injuries.

The world-first physical activity research program 'Dads And Daughters Exercising and Empowered' (DADEE) kicks off at the University of Newcastle today with around 100 Hunter fathers taking part.