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Education Minister Steve Maharey says he decided this morning that operating the Massey School of Aviation’s new flight simulator was likely to be the most exciting thing he did today.

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16/03/07 - At home in the Hopkirk
Veterinary public health research at Massey has expanded to new dimensions of diagnostic capability with its relocation to the new Hopkirk Research Institute.

16/03/07 - Dairy science leaders at the Riddet Centre
The three visiting scientists to the Riddet Centre say the centre’s multi-disciplinary research platform holds a unique position in the international network of food research.

16/03/07 - Plans to boost NZ’s gene research capacity
Massey and Otago Universities plan to jointly purchase state-of-the-art gene sequencing equipment worth $2 million as part of a bid to significantly enhance the country’s research capabilities.

15/03/07 - New take on predicting stock market returns
International finance commentators are taking a keen interest in a challenge to conventional stock market forecasting from Massey University finance researchers.

15/03/07 - Keas’ taste for lead endangers wild population
The natural inquisitiveness of keas, combined with the sweet taste of some lead-based products, is endangering its health and population numbers.

15/03/07 - Vets investigating yellow-eyed penguin deaths
Veterinarians at the University’s Wildlife Ward are investigating the cause of death of the last of a population of endangered yellow-eyed penguins hatched on Stewart Island this breeding season.

14/03/07 - Health study of New Zealand’s Indian community launched
Massey University researchers are seeking more than 300 south Asian women living in New Zealand to study whether changes in diet and sunshine hours affects their health.

14/03/07 - Fly the Frasca
It’s the most flying you can do without leaving the ground. A new state-of-the-art flight simulator just acquired by the Massey University School of Aviation sets new standards in realism.

13/03/07 - Breast implants – risks underplayed, choices limited
Growing numbers of New Zealand women are having breast augmentation surgery but too little information is being made available about the choices available for shape and size of implants and the associated risks, according to a researcher in the Centre for Psychology.

13/03/07 - The Beatles as competitive innovators
There is international interest in a study by a New Zealand economics researcher on what drove the Beatles to success.

12/03/07 - The future of farming in the Manawatu
Coming to the Manawatu – a vision of farming in the year 2020, when property is surveyed from a plasma screen instead of the top of hill, and where GPS technologies allow livestock to be tracked and checked for illness at a touch of a button.

12/03/07 - Fruit for the fridge or the bowl?
New-season apples will stay crisp and flavoursome in a refrigerator, but the best place for tomatoes is in the fruit bowl.

08/03/07 - Venice Biennale showing for digital media artist
Electronic media artist Rachael Rakena has been selected to exhibit a collaborative installation in the world’s oldest, most prestigious international art exposition – the Venice Art Biennale – from June to September.

08/03/07 - Search engines emerge from Google's shadow
An Internet search engine designed by Wellington campus digital media specialist Mark Zeman has been voted one of the world’s top 100 alternative search engines – the only one from New Zealand to make the list.

07/03/07 - New education plan for air traffic controllers
A partnership between Airways New Zealand and the University’s School of Aviation will allow potential air traffic controllers to earn a degree in conjunction with an air traffic control professional qualification.

07/03/07 - Seeking the best Manawatu business plan
The search is on for ambitious students who want to start their own business in the Manawatu.

06/03/07 - MPs unite for School of Music
Wellington MPs are setting aside political differences to lobby the Government to give the New Zealand School of Music a new home in Wellington’s Civic Square, at a cost of up to $50 million.

02/03/07 - New learning centre strengthens Pasifika links
Links between Pasifika students and the University were strengthened with the opening of a new Pasifika Learning Centre at the Wellington campus this week.

28/02/07 - New board for Allan Wilson Centre
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Judith Kinnear, has announced the formation of the new Governance Board of the Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution to cover the period of extended funding for the Centre until June next year.

28/02/07 - Veterinary profession at the core of primary industries
Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton emphasised the crucial contribution of the veterinary profession to the primary industries when he officially opened the University’s new Equine and Farm Services Building yesterday.

28/02/07 - Collaborate or die
Economic development is in danger of being stalled by poor collaboration between business and academics, according to leading business researcher Professor Claire Massey.

26/02/07 - Philosopher to study role of forgiveness
Massey philosopher Dr Glen Pettigrove has been awarded the Baumgardt Memorial Fellowship to carry out a critical examination of aspects of forgiveness.

26/02/07 - Professor appointed to Marsden role
Massey epidemiologist Professor Roger Morris has been appointed by the Minister for Research, Science and Technology as a member of the Marsden Fund Council.

26/02/07 - Saving an iconic Saudi Arabian species
Associate Professor John Cockrem’s recipe for romance includes live green crickets, fresh greens and longer daylight hours.

22/02/07 - Prime Minister opens new Student Centre
About 200 guests, students, staff and alumni attended the official opening of the new $10.5 million Student Centre on the Palmerston North campus today.

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 - State house sales boost home affordability
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.

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.

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Research and development

Design project boosts international competitiveness
Research and education projects run or led by Massey staff have been the recipients of several million dollars worth of Government funding already this year.

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.

Power imbalance in health planning
New research has identified problems with community participation in planning and setting up primary health services in New Zealand.

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.

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.

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.

State house sales boost home affordability
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.

Maximising education for stronger primary sector
Massey has been awarded $100,000 by the Tertiary Education Commission to investigate, develop and promote best-case models of tertiary education in the horticultural and agricultural sciences.

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?

Mobile learning technology not so far away
You are in the quandrangle , your assignment is due tomorrow, you have two missed calls and you have just walked past your lecture theatre …

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.

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.

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.

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.

Education is sweeter than a ban
Are negative effects from food and drink bans outweighing the gains? Health Education senior lecturer Kama Weir thinks so, and says they may actually be doing more harm than good.

Putting Kiwi authors in cyber-cyclopedia
Literary intellectuals and bibliophiles may bemoan the advent of cyberspace and its perceived threat to reading books in traditional hard copy form, but English lecturer Dr Jenny Lawn says there is immense value in websites such as The Literary Encyclopedia.

Other University news

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.

Workshop explores sustainable farms
The 20th Annual Fertiliser and Lime Research Centre workshop focused on topics of high public interest under discussion again this year, with presentations on water quality, forestry conversions to dairy farming, and carbon credits.

First meeting for college advisory board
The new advisory board for the College of Business held its first meeting on 1 February at the Auckland campus.

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.


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.

Features

Lo-fi zine at The Engine Room
Artist Bryce Galloway turns The Engine Room gallery into a reading room for his fanzine, enticing his audience with free coffee, zines and music.

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.

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.

Awards and appointments

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.

New head of Commerce appointed
Professor Ben Jacobsen has been appointed as Professor and Head of the Department of Commerce in the College of Business.

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.

$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.

Te Kaiwawao appointed
Te Tumatakuru O’Connell (Ngåti Raukawa, Ngai Te Rangi, Te Ati Awa, Ngai Tahu, Airani) has been appointed to the position of Te Kaiwawao at the Wellington campus.

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.

Massey chair for Vision Manawatu
The Head of the Graduate School of Business, Dr James Lockhart, has been appointed as the new Chair of the Vision Manawatu Board of Trustees.

Seventeen Massey New Year honours
Three senior academics at Massey University – Professor Robert Anderson, Distinguished Professor David Parry and Dr Farah Palmer – received awards in the 2007 New Year’s Honours list.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Excellence in Business research
The rapid growth in the productivity and performance of College of Business researchers has been recognised, with Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Lawrence Rose and Director of Research Professor Anne de Bruin celebrating research achievements in 2006, at each of the three campuses.

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.