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News • 06 Jul 2017
From Ourimbah to Vanuatu: documenting a disappearing language
More than 800 students will graduate from UON’s Central Coast campus this week, including Amy Dewar who is helping document an endangered Oceanic language.
News • 05 Jul 2017
Mapping the massacres of Australia’s colonial frontier
UON researchers have created an online digital map documenting more than 150 Aboriginal massacres that occurred during the spread of pastoral settlement.
News • 04 Jul 2017
UON takes out the 2017 Indigenous Unigames
A team of student-athletes from the University of Newcastle (UON) won the 2017 Indigenous Unigames held last week at Deakin University in Geelong.
News • 03 Jul 2017
NSW regional alliance takes centre stage
A healthcare partnership that aligns clinicians and researchers across the Hunter New England, Central Coast and Mid-North Coast districts has been formed.
News • 03 Jul 2017
Telehealth trial connecting rural kids to better nutrition
A new HMRI nutrition project supported by nib foundation will use telehealth technology to bring a dietitian “virtually” into the homes of rural families.
News • 30 Jun 2017
Proud staff prepare for NEW era
UON's $95 million NeW Space facility will soon be welcoming students and the community, with staff moving into the building on Monday 3 July.
News • 30 Jun 2017
Volunteers prepare to blaze a trail for Indigenous education
A group of UON students, alumni, staff and community friends have gathered ahead of the ambitious 65km trek across the Larapinta Trail.
News • 29 Jun 2017
New app-roach to carbs for pregnant women
A University of Newcastle nutrition study is aiming to help pregnant women beat confusion related to how much carbohydrate they should eat.
News • 21 Jun 2017
Peeling back the layers of Newcastle's History
We followed historian and senior lecturer Dr Nancy Cushing outside the lecture theatre and onto the streets of Newcastle as she helped a group of locals retrace
News • 16 Jun 2017
Horse riding and rhythm-and-music helping stroke recovery
Stroke survivors’ perception of recovery, gait, balance, grip strength and cognition can improve, Professor Michael Nilsson explains.
News • 15 Jun 2017
Why melting ice might be good for climate change
UON scientists have decoded a 24,000-year-old riddle and discovered a surprising role Antarctic volcanoes play in global climate.
News • 14 Jun 2017
Health impact of domestic violence lasts a lifetime
Women who experience intimate partner violence have significant, long-term physical and mental health problems according to UON researchers.
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