22/02/07 - How
the world has changed in the lifetimes of this year’s crop
of students
As a new class of students enters university this month,
a team of New Zealand academics is helping their colleagues understand
the historical, social, economic and cultural mindset of their
students.
21/02/07 - Prime
Minister to open new Student Centre
Prime Minister Helen Clark will officially
open the University’s new Student Centre on the Palmerston North
campus tomorrow.
21/02/07 - How
to ease rents and house prices
Property analyst Professor Bob Hargreaves
is proposing a solution to the problem of high rents and low home affordability – at
no extra cost to the taxpayer.
20/02/07 - Exciting
times for first-years
The
first new students of the year who will live on the University’s
Palmerston North campus spent the day settling into the halls of residence
before being officially welcomed with a commencement ceremony and dinner
last night.
20/02/07 - Better
services needed for families living with mental illness
New Zealand is lagging behind growing
international recognition of the potential impact on children of living
with parents who have a mental illness, says social work researcher
Barbara Staniforth.
19/02/07 - Do
milkshakes fill the gap?
A Massey PhD student is looking for participants
for her research into the effects of dairy proteins and peptides on
satiety.
16/02/07 - New
head for Mäori research unit
A top academic and researcher into Mäori
health and social issues has been appointed director of Massey University’s
Te Mata o te Tau, the Academy for Mäori Research and Scholarship.
16/02/07
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On-going fascination with WWII prompts
new course
Could there
be any justification for American forces
dropping the atom bomb on Japanese civilians
at the end of World War II? Why did some
citizens of Norway and France resist and
others collaborate with Nazi occupiers?
15/02/07 -
Design project boosts international competitiveness
A Massey
University research project focusing on
desirable design has been awarded a $1
million grant for a two-year project that
will see the University collaborate with
manufacturers such as Navman, Macpac,
Gallagher Group and Tait Electronics.
14/02/07
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From molecules to mozzarella
Milk proteins,
and their roles in complex food systems
such as cheeses, are the focus of a symposium
underway at the Riddet Centre at the University’s
Palmerston North campus.
13/02/07 - Farah
Palmer on life after rugby
Former Black Ferns captain Farah Palmer
will talk about life after rugby at a seminar
in Palmerston North next week.
13/02/07 - Biochemist
appointed to National Science Panel
Dr
Mike Boland has been appointed to the National Science Panel, established
by the Royal Society of New Zealand late last year.
12/02/07 - The
Bowler Hat is back!
Fresh from the Wellington Fringe Festival,
The Bowler Hat is back in Palmerston North for four nights at Centrepoint
Theatre from February 14.
12/02/07 - Gay
churchgoers abandon mainstream religions
New Zealand lesbian, gay and bisexual Christians
have quit mainstream religion at two-and-half times the rate of
the general population, according to a Massey University study.
12/02/07 - Code-cracking
adventures for kura kaupapa kids
Children returned to Kura Kaupapa
Mäori schools last month
to the final book in a trilogy of space-adventure, code-busting
chapter-books written in Te Reo Mäori.
09/02/07 - Mäori Television’s
young rugby stars on campus
The makers of one of Mäori Television’s
most successful programmes, School of Hard Knocks,
have returned to Massey University’s Palmerston North
campus to make a second series.
 09/02/07 - MacDiarmid
an inspiration to young scientists
Massey
scientist Professor Ashton Partridge has paid tribute to Nobel
Laureate Professor Alan MacDiarmid who died today.
09/02/07 - Workshop explores sustainable
farms
Organisers of the 20th Annual Fertilizer
and Lime Research Centre workshop say there are many topics of high
public interest under discussion again this year, with presentations
on water quality, forestry conversions to dairy farming, and carbon
credits.
07/02/07 - Massey
psychologists reach out to Auckland community
The Centre for Psychology
on the Auckland Campus is opening its doors to the community, offering
consultation, treatment and training for those working in the profession.
05/02/07 - Tracing
the origins of the kumara - Includes video.
Genetic analysis of kumara
by Massey scientists will determine whether they are varieties
cultivated by Mäori
in pre-European New Zealand or varieties descended from those
that travelled with early 19th Century whalers and sealers.
 01/02/07 - Graduate’s
3D car design takes out top prize in US competition
Tim Renton,
a Bachelor of Technology graduate majoring in product development,
has won a United States design award for three dimensional modeling.
01/02/07 - Massey
teams to head three national education projects
Massey University will lead three
of the 11 tertiary education projects to receive $9.7 million Government
Innovation and Development Funding in the latest round.
01/02/07 - Extending
science with the synchrotron
Massey University has
been awarded $500,000 by the Tertiary Education Commission to host
a New Zealand Synchrotron Support Programme.
31/01/07 - Where
serial killers are likely to strike
New research from two
United States universities and Massey University is the first to
throw light on regional differences in serial killing.
30/01/07 - New
Fine Arts and Music partnership established
New
Zealand music and fine arts students will benefit from a new
exchange programme with a leading British arts college.
29/01/07 - $260,000
for hydrogen energy research
A Massey scientist working
on the development of nano-materials that could reduce global reliance
on oil has been awarded a post-doctoral fellowship from the
Foundation for Research, Science and Technology.
29/01/07 - Internal
project management a winner for new Vet building
Massey’s
new Equine and Farm Services Building has been completed at
just under $1 million, the largest building project managed
internally by Regional Facilities Management staff.
26/01/07 - Massey
lecturer wins UK award
Massey
researcher Dr Madhumita Bhattacharya is the inaugural New Zealand
recipient of a Researcher Exchange Programme (RXP) award from British
Council.
25/01/07 - Five
new members on Massey Council for 2007
The
Massey University Council has five new members following Court
of Convocation and staff elections and changes in student
appointments.
 18/01/07 - Uncovering
kiwi secrets
Where does a mother kiwi go to while dad sits on an egg for months?
Are kiwis faithful to their mates or do they have multiple liaisons?
18/01/07 - Animal
digestion study may aid human obesity
A
study of the ways in which different feed types and pasture cultivars
mix and flow in the digestive tracts of sheep has applications
to the development of nutritional treatments for human obesity.
18/01/07 - The
changing face of Samoan women in the workforce
From
shy dishwasher to high-flying academic – an unconventional
career path and the story of one Samoan woman to participate
in a Massey study on how Samoan women benefit from work opportunities.
 17/01/07 - Roof-collected
rainwater fails health test
Drinking water from your
roof carries a significant risk of illness, according to a five-year
study from Massey University.
15/01/07 - More
than $5 million in scholarships available
Applications
are open for more than $5 million worth of scholarships awarded
by the University annually, including the greatest number
offered for undergraduate students at a New Zealand university.
15/01/07 - Home
affordability now down to 1989 levels
Housing
is now less affordable than in early 1989 when mortgage interest
rates were as high as 15.5 per cent.
11/01/07 - New
scholarships for technology entrepreneurs
The
University is funding three new scholarships, with the support
of the Bio Commerce Centre, to encourage the entrepreneurial spirit
of science and technology students in the Manawatu region.
11/01/07 - Professor
takes up prestigious role
Professor
Janina Mazierska has been elected to a two-year term as Director
of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
(IEEE) for the Asia Pacific Region.
11/01/07 - Hitting
the treadmill with intelligence
Getting into shape in the
New Year could be easier with an “intelligent” running
treadmill that automatically adjusts its pace to the speed
a runner sets – allowing
a hands-free transition.
09/01/07 - Power
imbalance in health planning
New
research has identified problems with community participation in
planning and setting up primary health services in New Zealand.
08/01/07 - Summer
swots
While
you dip into the latest thriller, spare a thought
for those who’ve
chosen textbooks as their summer reading.
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