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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
Home and away

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/217-home-and-away

22 Dec 2016: As the academic year comes to a close, student stories have emerged highlighting communities and friendships that are being forged at the University’s modern purpose-built National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) accommodation. Nursing student
Today's the day the teddy bears have their...check-up

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/76-todays-the-day-the-teddy-bears-have-theircheck-up

28 Apr 2016: Going to the doctor or seeing friends and family ill or in hospital can be scary if you’re a small child. But the Teddy Bear Hospital is helping to make children feel at ease in medical situations. The University's Teddy Bear Hospital program was
High flying students home after eye opening experience

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/37-high-flying-students-home-after-eye-opening-experience

27 Jan 2016: Two students from the University of Tasmania have returned home after spending time with the Royal Flying Doctors Service in outback Australia. Emily Ingram and Elise How both won scholarships with the Royal Flying Doctors Service (RFDS) Tasmania,
Researchers look to earliest years of life for heart disease clues

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/66-researchers-look-to-earliest-years-of-life-for-heart-disease-clues

7 Apr 2016: Health data collected from babies almost 30 years ago will be the foundation of a new research project that will compare the early life environment with cardiovascular health later in life. The study is being conducted by the University of
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
Shooting for the stars

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/93-shooting-for-the-stars

26 May 2016: Businessman, researcher, inventor and University of Tasmania alumnus Dr David Warren has given a $2. 6 million gift which will enable the first Endowed Chair in the institution's 126-year history. The gift will make possible a $5 million Endowed
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
Closing the evidence to practice gap in healthcare

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/77-closing-the-evidence-to-practice-gap-in-healthcare

29 Apr 2016: Quality health care is vitally important to us all. But did you know you could receive inadequate care due to the “evidence/practice gap”? This refers to the “gap” where hospitals may not be keeping up with the latest research to inform
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 focus on the environment is never wasted

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/162-a-focus-on-the-environment-is-never-wasted

26 Sep 2016: Science graduate (and soon to be Philosophy student) Thomas Crawford is passionate about sustainability. And his efforts have just been recognised by Green Gowns Awards Australasia. Thomas is a finalist in the category of Individual Excellence
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
Bridging the gap between food security and marine conservation

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/89-bridging-the-gap-between-food-security-and-marine-conservation

20 May 2016: As the global population rises and the ability of agricultural land to produce enough food to meet our needs reaches its maximum, we will increasingly look to the oceans to supply food and nutrients. How can we ensure that the pressure placed on our
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
From graphic designer to nurse

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/100-from-graphic-designer-to-nurse

9 Jun 2016: You might think graphic design and nursing are chalk and cheese, but for Adele Close the two careers give her the perfect life balance. “The design side is a really good creative outlet and gives me time at home with the kids. Whereas the nursing
Find out who you are, then make the changes needed in the world

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/168-find-out-who-you-are-then-make-the-changes-needed-in-the-world

14 Oct 2016: In high school she followed her passions, at University she learned how to argue for them. Now she stands up for them in the highest office in the land. Lisa Singh never strayed from what she believes in, and it has taken her right to the top. I
The story of the missing star cluster - and how it was found again

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/159-the-story-of-the-missing-star-cluster-and-how-it-was-found-again

16 Sep 2016: In a tiny galaxy, three million light years away, a massive star cluster sat quietly waiting to be discovered - again. Dr Andrew Cole, from the University of Tasmania’s School of Physical Sciences, has rediscovered the star cluster in the Pegasus
How stars are born

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/91-how-stars-are-born

20 May 2016: Do you ever gaze up at a starry night sky, and wonder where those beautiful twinkling stars began?Stars are born within clouds of dust in space. Gravity coalesces the gas and dust in these clouds into dense clumps over millions of years. The
Revolutionary instrument uses black holes to measure Climate Change

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/160-revolutionary-instrument-uses-black-holes-to-measure-climate-change

20 Sep 2016: University of Tasmania scientists have successfully completed tests on a revolutionary new instrument that will make it possible to measure the Earth and the effects of climate change with millimetre precision and also map our Galaxy. Measuring
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
Treatable fevers could be putting the heat on healthcare

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/61-treatable-fevers-could-be-putting-the-heat-on-healthcare

24 Mar 2016: Did you know that bathing a feverish child in cold water can actually make them hotter? Cold water to treat a fever is one of the many medical misconceptions in our society. Healthcare researcher, pharmacist and pharmacology lecturer Dr Bonnie
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,
Menzies researchers help to take the pressure down

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/44-menzies-researchers-help-to-take-the-pressure-down

24 Feb 2016: Researchers in the Menzies Institute for Medical Research are passionate about keeping people healthy. That’s why the Blood Pressure Research Group was out in force at the annual running event, Hobart Run the Bridge. The group was at the finish
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
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
Dr Lionel Nichols: prosecuting some of the biggest cases of our time

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/39-dr-lionel-nichols-prosecuting-some-of-the-biggest-cases-of-our-time

1 Feb 2016: Becoming a lawyer was what Lionel Nichols always wanted to do. He’s now a barrister in London, working for the biggest law firm in the world, practicing international and human rights law. He has prosecuted some of the biggest cases of our time