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Taking Tassie tourism online

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/191-taking-tassie-tourism-online

14 Nov 2016: A love of tourism, Tassie, and people made Marketing Management student Mark Acheson the perfect person to give a popular outdoors brand an online boost. Mark holds a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Journalism, and worked in journalism for two years
Designer rice could help beat diabetes, cancer, and obesity

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/172-designer-rice-could-help-beat-diabetes-cancer-and-obesity

20 Oct 2016: Scientists have discovered a way to increase the production of resistant starch in rice, which could have beneficial health consequences for more than half of the world’s population. University of Tasmania School of Biological Sciences Professor
Lights, camera...accounting!

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/171-lights-cameraaccounting

17 Oct 2016: Alice Pemberton agrees that accountants are people who like everything precisely organised…but that doesn’t mean they don’t have fun careers. Alice studied a Bachelor of Business majoring in Accounting and Business Management at the University
How have human activities been stressing out kelp forests?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/193-how-have-human-activities-been-stressing-out-kelp-forests

15 Nov 2016: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) scientists have joined researchers from around the world to provide the first global picture of how kelp forests have changed over the last 50 years in response to stresses caused by human
Tasmanian lifestyle is a breath of fresh air to Business student

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/34-tasmanian-lifestyle-is-a-breath-of-fresh-air-to-business-student

15 Jan 2016: We know a great education is about more than libraries and lecture theatres. At the University of Tasmania, our students live and study in one of the world’s most beautiful places. Rachel Chong, who is studying her Master of Business Administration,
On top of the world

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/216-on-top-of-the-world

22 Dec 2016: Broadening your horizons through a university degree can literally take you all over the world. From studying education in Sweden to international politics in the heart of Paris, the University of Tasmania offers a range of semester-based and
Shrinking glaciers offer surprising benefits for one species

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/55-shrinking-glaciers-offer-surprising-benefits-for-one-species

18 Mar 2016: Shrinking glaciers in the Antarctic is a global concern. But for one species, there are surprising benefits. A study led by Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) researcher Jane Younger has found that Adelie penguins in East Antarctica
These boots were made for learning

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/196-these-boots-were-made-for-learning

22 Nov 2016: Tasmanian boot brand Blundstone – synonymous with the State’s farming sector – will provide $120,000 to support students undertaking new Associate Degrees in Agribusiness next year. Enrolments are now open to the first intake of the courses
Unlocking the eucalypt genome

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/73-unlocking-the-eucalypt-genome

22 Apr 2016: Ask Professor Brad Potts why he studies eucalypt genetics and he will tell you the answer is simple, “The excitement of discovery”. “If I had lived in another era I would have been an explorer,” said Professor Potts. “There is nothing like
The “boring billion” is anything but...

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/80-the-boring-billion-is-anything-but

6 May 2016: PhDs should always tackle the big questions- but Indrani Mukherjee is investigating some of the biggest of all. Why are we here? More importantly how did we come into being? The answer is millions of years ago a single celled organism decided to
A magical internship…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/179-a-magical-internship

27 Oct 2016: Enterprising Business student Sarah Molnar has three passions - Disney, tourism, and marketing. Sarah is in her second year at the Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, studying a Bachelor of Business, majoring in Marketing and Tourism
Internship has life-changing outcomes

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/194-internship-has-life-changing-outcomes

21 Nov 2016: Niels van der Winkle has just produced a social return on investment report for not-for-profit organisation Colony47. They’ll present the report to the government in a case for funding that has the potential to change many lives. It's an
Biotechnology: It’s the little things that change the world

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/177-biotechnology-its-the-little-things-that-change-the-world

27 Oct 2016: Kim Lee Chang is trying to improve the quality of life in society through a particular stream of science called biotechnology. Biotechnology is the application of biology. It refers to how we use the biological process of microorganisms for
Finding a balanced approach to the complexity of biotech patents

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/65-finding-a-balanced-approach-to-the-complexity-of-biotech-patents

5 Apr 2016: Patents give individuals and entities the exclusive right to make and sell their inventions. If you invested considerable money and effort developing an invention, would it be fair for someone else to simply copy and sell it? The law says it’s
Fish pest research to benefit two countries

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/198-fish-pest-research-to-benefit-two-countries

28 Nov 2016: Malaysian scientist Dr Lokman Norazmi completed his PhD at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies in mid-2016 after four years’ study in Launceston into how to eradicate the tiny Gambusia, an unwelcome guest from North America that could
Bottling success...

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/167-bottling-success

10 Oct 2016: Professional Accounting (Specialisation) student Jeffrey Wang started his corporate internship unit, he said he had “no idea” how a business plan worked. Now after completing the unit, he is ready to step into the world of business - and maybe
How 'volatiles' affect wine – and what we can do about it

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/92-how-volatiles-affect-wine-and-what-we-can-do-about-it

20 May 2016: If you thought your taste buds were the most important thing in tasting wine, you’d be wrong. It’s all about your nose. Wine tasters aren’t swishing the wine around in their glass and plunging their noses in it for fun. We actually experience
Aboriginal fire management – part of the solution to destructive fires

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/43-aboriginal-fire-management-part-of-the-solution-to-destructive-fires

23 Feb 2016: As destructive bushfires become more common there is increasing political discussion on how we manage them sustainably. Inevitably these debates raise questions of the past ecological effects of Aboriginal fire usage. There are two well-known
From Tassie to the US, with a "great start" from UTAS

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/186-from-tassie-to-the-us-with-a-great-start-from-utas

8 Nov 2016: In Clare Smith’s US hometown, it’s now “fall” and the leaves are turning orange and red. The snow, she says, isn’t far off either. As a girl from Hobart, she’s a long way from home. UTAS graduate Dr Smith is a medical researcher at the