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Wanted: offsite storage on nearby planet.

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2015/24-wanted-offsite-storage-on-nearby-planet

22 Dec 2015: It will come as no surprise to most of us that as a society we’re spending beyond our means. At Christmas time in particular we give our credit cards a jolly good work out. The retail industry is the second largest employer in Australia and the
Uncovering the missing link in Darwin’s theory of evolution

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2015/22-uncovering-the-missing-link-in-darwins-theory-of-evolution

4 Nov 2015: In 1859 Charles Darwin declared that evolution on Earth was driven by adaptation to changes in the environment. But Darwin couldn’t explain why there were periods of significant growth and periods where very little evolution took place at
New research centre set to revolutionise mining and exploration

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2015/20-new-research-centre-set-to-revolutionise-mining-and-exploration

15 Oct 2015: A new research hub based at the University of Tasmania is set to revolutionise mining and exploration practices, delivering significant benefits to the Australian economy and regional and rural communities. The hub is named Transforming the Mining
Geology: Understanding the discovery of water on Mars

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2015/21-geology-understanding-the-discovery-of-water-on-mars

31 Oct 2015: Astronomers took us to Mars. But it is often geologists that are helping to satisfy our hunger for knowledge of the red planet. Geologists sit at the interplay between physics and chemistry. They are skilled at bringing information together to help
World first: trial of Tasmanian Devil vaccine begins in the wild

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2015/19-world-first-trial-of-tasmanian-devil-vaccine-begins-in-the-wild

15 Oct 2015: The release of 19 immunised devils into Tasmania’s Narawntapu National Park marks an important point in the quest to save the Tasmanian devil from extinction – it is the first time a vaccine against the deadly cancer threatening the species has
Making waves in renewable energy

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2015/14-making-waves-in-renewable-energy

2 Sep 2015: Ocean waves are an abundant and untapped source of renewable energy with less variability than wind or solar power. Research into this growing sector is gathering momentum at the Australian Maritime College thanks to national funding of two key
Sex-change project set to transform aquaculture

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2015/5-sex-change-project-set-to-transform-aquaculture

29 Aug 2015: The ability to switch the sex of some crustacean species looks likely to offer increased advantages to an already hi-tech aquaculture sector, thanks to research being undertaken by the University of Tasmania's Institute for Marine and Antarctic
Why Antarctica is cool for composers

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2015/16-why-antarctica-is-cool-for-composers

2 Sep 2015: The frozen continent's allure was particularly potent in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, when intrepid travellers would return with stories of its beauty and mystery, which in turn inspired works of art, literature and music. Dr Carolyn
Your smartphone transformed into a mobile lab

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2015/13-your-smartphone-transformed-into-a-mobile-lab

2 Sep 2015: A new University of Tasmania collaboration is aiming to bring the complexities of in-house laboratory testing to the fingertips of those in the field. A new University of Tasmania collaboration is aiming to bring the complexities of in-house
Forestry researchers get to the root of the problem

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2015/11-forestry-researchers-get-to-the-root-of-the-problem

27 Aug 2015: Root rot is an insidious killer, strangling its victims slowly, the outside world oblivious to its menace. The disease cruelly attacks a tree at its roots, cutting off its supply to water and nutrients. By the time a tree shows signs of infection