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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
From diesel mechanic to foreign correspondent

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/69-from-diesel-mechanic-to-foreign-correspondent

14 Apr 2016: When I was young, all I wanted to do was go into the army. But I have a stutter and I’m colour blind, which meant I could only ever have an office job in the army, which didn’t interest me. I looked into other emergency services, like
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
Environmentally friendly consumption

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/72-environmentally-friendly-consumption

22 Apr 2016: Many of us know that we should be better consumers. Buy less. Buy ethical. And of course, buy environmentally-friendly products. The trouble is, most of us aren’t doing this, even though it could benefit us financially as well as being the right
More than meets the eye...

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/70-more-than-meets-the-eye

15 Apr 2016: Drones, or Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), can be used to collect information that’s invisible to the human eye. Dr Arko Lucieer is a Senior Lecturer in remote sensing and GIS in the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Group, School of Land and Food
Race car project helps students drive straight into industry

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/74-race-car-project-helps-students-drive-straight-into-industry

26 Apr 2016: If you study Engineering at the University of Tasmania, you get to design, build and drive your own race car. Formula SAE is an international student engineering design competition, hosted by the Society of Automotive Engineers. Students take on the
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
Into space: How do you train for an environment that will kill you?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/67-into-space-how-do-you-train-for-an-environment-that-will-kill-you

12 Apr 2016: The answer is, head for the deep. Dr Alexander Forrest assists NASA to train for space exploration using underwater robotics. He specialises in environmental fluid mechanics, ocean engineering and the development of AUVs – Autonomous Underwater
Innovative teaching turns anatomy inside out

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/71-innovative-teaching-turns-anatomy-inside-out

21 Apr 2016: Smart phones and ‘doodling’ might be seen as distractions by some teachers, but to award-winning teaching innovator, Dr Jamie Chapman they’re just another way of engaging students. Originally trained as a biological microscopist, Dr
Paving the way to optimal mental health and productive workplaces

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/75-paving-the-way-to-optimal-mental-health-and-productive-workplaces

27 Apr 2016: The barriers between our work and home lives are becoming more blurred. Improvements in technology have seen work become more portable, the expectation to do more with less is commonplace, and it’s making us stressed. Today, 15% of depression is