Can keep weight loss, study shows
Can keep weight loss, study shows
New University of Otago research has highlighted the value of an inexpensive nurse-support programme in helping people maintain weight loss.
John Gibb
Families plant 50 trees as markers
Families plant 50 trees as markers
About 100 people braved chilly weather to take part in a Trees for Babies - Celebrating Families event at Bracken View, Dunedin, yesterday.
Icy conditions deter motorcyclists
Icy conditions deter motorcyclists
The thickening snow and rapidly deteriorating highway conditions which prevented two Dunedin motorcyclists from returning to the city from Clarks Junction yesterday could prove lethal in future, a farmer, Jim Macdonald, warned yesterday.
PhD a 'roller-coaster ride' of emotions
PhD a 'roller-coaster ride' of emotions
Brad Sutherland, a doctoral researcher seeking ways to reduce brain damage after strokes, has experienced some great lows as well as great highs before graduating from the University of Otago today.
University appoints mathematician
University appoints mathematician
The University of Otago has appointed a Sydney-based mathematician, Dr Astrid an Huef, as its new professor of pure mathematics.
Oestreicher to speak at graduation
Oestreicher to speak at graduation
About 1700 people will graduate from the University of Otago at three ceremonies this month, and a distinguished Otago graduate, the Rev Dr Paul Oestreicher (77), will receive an honorary doctorate.
$500,000 funding for nanotechnology
$500,000 funding for nanotechnology
A Dunedin-linked nanotechnology company whose technology could speed up the development of vaccines against swine flu and other viruses has received a $500,000 funding boost.
Flu `great test' for new health regulations
Flu `great test' for new health regulations
The swine flu outbreak is providing a major test of new international health regulations designed to counter flu pandemics and other global health threats, University of Otago Associate Prof Michael Baker says.
Casualties of workplace remembered
Casualties of workplace remembered
The unacceptably high cost of workplace accidents was highlighted at a ceremony marking International Workers Memorial Day, in Dunedin yesterday.
NZ well-protected against flu pandemic
NZ well-protected against flu pandemic
Concerns about a swine flu pandemic have highlighted the value of New Zealand's extensive preparations to counter a major flu outbreak, University of Otago biochemist Prof Kurt Krause says.
Incoming deputy vice-chancellor
Incoming deputy vice-chancellor
University of Otago Prof Vernon Squire has been appointed the university's next deputy vice-chancellor, academic and international, succeeding Prof Gareth Jones early next year.
Lack of resources in Tb fight decried
Lack of resources in Tb fight decried
The reality that some internationally-agreed goals for fighting tuberculosis will not be achieved by 2015 is a "pretty damning indictment" of the insufficient resources made available, a leading American researcher, Dr Clifton Barry, says.
Memorial Museum mix-up a minor matter
Memorial Museum mix-up a minor matter
Some art lovers may believe that much of the world revolves around arts and culture, but the Ministry for Culture and Heritage seems to be having trouble telling North from South.
Military scandal put to rights
Military scandal put to rights
A military scandal involving the execution of a former Dunedin soldier during World War 1 will be followed by a happier homecoming today, on Anzac Day.
Museum bid to host Asia Pacific conference
Museum bid to host Asia Pacific conference
Otago Museum organisers are "very optimistic" they will win their bid to host a major annual conference of Asia Pacific science and technology centres next year.
Lecture offers insight into Kindergarten Association
Lecture offers insight into Kindergarten Association
The achievements of the Dunedin Kindergarten Association were highlighted by Massey University researcher Dr Kerry Bethell in a public lecture last night.
Flood of responses for Anzac 'Wall of Memories'
Flood of responses for Anzac 'Wall of Memories'
More than 100 photographs of loved ones who served in various wars have poured in to the Otago Settlers Museum for a planned Anzac "Wall of Memories" display.
Awards to four graduates
Awards to four graduates
Four University of Otago graduates have received a Brenda Shore Award for Women to support their postgraduate studies.
Trespassing students creep into halls at night
Trespassing students creep into halls at night
About 20 University of Otago second-year students have been issued with trespass notices after making nostalgic return visits to their former rooms in residential colleges, often at night.
Dialogue on fiji 'crucial', says academic
Dialogue on fiji 'crucial', says academic
Constructive dialogue is crucial for Fiji's future after the recent abrogation of the constitution, Anita Jowitt, an academic at the University of the South Pacific, says.