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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
Basqueing in the light

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/215-basqueing-in-the-light

21 Dec 2016: Institute for Regional Development PhD Candidate Emma Lee has swapped selling fuel at her local service station for study, a move which now sees her sampling seafood in Spain. She’s currently in Basque Country, observing traditional fishing
How does the media impact the way we look at food?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/123-how-does-the-media-impact-the-way-we-look-at-food

1 Jul 2016: University researcher Dr Michelle Phillipov is looking at the new relationships between the media industry and the food industry, including social media’s focus on food. Dr Phillipov and a host of other experts are investigating this meaty topic
Physics star off to NASA

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/78-physics-star-off-to-nasa

29 Apr 2016: David Horsley has just completed his PhD in Maths and Physics. And if that isn’t achievement enough, he is soon setting off to the US to take up a job at NASA. David will be working at the Goddard Space Flight Centre, a NASA facility just outside
The “boring billion” is anything but...

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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
Unlocking insights from one of the world’s greatest archives

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/68-unlocking-insights-from-one-of-the-worlds-greatest-archives

14 Apr 2016: Tasmania is one of the few places on the planet where it is possible to study intergenerational health issues. This is because the settler population was amongst the best documented in the British Empire. Why? They came against their will. The life
Recognising differences without denying them

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/47-recognising-differences-without-denying-them

6 Mar 2016: It’s a contemporary issue that almost everyone has a strong opinion on. Dr Louise Richardson-Self, Lecturer in Philosophy and Gender Studies in the University’s School of Humanities, examines the issue of same-sex marriage in her new book
STEM star discovers the art in science

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/208-stem-star-discovers-the-art-in-science

19 Dec 2016: Hobart PhD candidate Bianca Deans, 24, had no idea she would end up pursuing a career in science. During Year 11 and 12 at Hobart College, Bianca enjoyed visual arts and studied art at pre-tertiary level, anticipating an arts degree. “I went
Gateway to a new vision for Antarctic connections

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/88-gateway-to-a-new-vision-for-antarctic-connections

19 May 2016: Elizabeth Leane’s mission is to integrate science and the humanities. And her latest project will take that mission global. Associate Professor Leane’s slightly unusual dual expertise of science and English (Arts and IMAS) makes her the
Let's talk about sex, baby

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/79-lets-talk-about-sex-baby

2 May 2016: Did you know that Australia has the world’s highest rate of mammal extinctions? More than 10 per cent of all of our mammal species have gone extinct since European settlement. And this is furthered by the extensive number of species currently
Big science, tiny lab

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/205-big-science-tiny-lab

13 Dec 2016: What do analytical chemists do when they need a particular piece of lab equipment? They invent it themselves. Elisenda Fornells Vernet is studying her PhD at the University of Tasmania, and is doing just that. “I’m working in separation science,
The bumpy road to perfect fruit

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/204-the-bumpy-road-to-perfect-fruit

12 Dec 2016: Would you buy a bruised banana? Many shoppers won’t. And that is having a huge impact on the banana industry. PhD candidate Indika Fernando is researching how to improve banana quality in the post-harvest supply chain. Bananas are susceptible to
Exploring humanity’s relationship with the South Pole

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/151-exploring-humanitys-relationship-with-the-south-pole

22 Aug 2016: Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow Elizabeth Leane is one of three University of Tasmania authors to feature in the international expert series Earth, with the release of her latest book South Pole: Nature and Culture. Here is an excerpt from
A PhD at 90 years young

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/154-a-phd-at-90-years-young

28 Aug 2016: Joan Webb is just getting started. In August, at the University of Tasmania’s winter graduation round in Launceston, she crossed the stage at the Albert Hall and claimed a new honorific. Mrs Webb became Dr Webb, and at only 90 years young. Though
For generation Facebook, online identities hold pitfalls and promise

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/187-for-generation-facebook-online-identities-hold-pitfalls-and-promise

9 Nov 2016: Despite suggestions that young people are losing interest in the platform, its 1. 5 billion users still puts Facebook at the centre of social media. The site was launched in 2004, and so those meeting Facebook’s minimum age requirement of 13 will,
Forest whisperers

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/56-forest-whisperers

18 Mar 2016: Everyone wants to ensure the long-term sustainability of forests, but how do we achieve it? In the face of global warming, changing fire regimes, agricultural expansion, timber harvesting, and conservation pressures, how do we know what is best for