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Can Ancient Rome offer lessons on marriage laws?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/447-can-ancient-rome-offer-lessons-on-marriage-laws

5 Nov 2017: The bill to legalise same-sex marriage has passed the Senate, with 43 voting yes, 12 no votes, with some senators abstaining from casting a vote. The bill was passed without amendment, and will not move to the House of Representatives for further
University of Tasmania historian shortlisted for Ernest Scott Prize

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/249-university-of-tasmania-historian-shortlisted-for-ernest-scott-prize

26 Mar 2017: A book by University of Tasmania History and Classics Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow Penny Edmonds has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2017 Ernest Scott Prize. The $13,000 prize is awarded to work based upon original research, which
First year Science student takes his salinity solution to the world

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/271-first-year-science-student-takes-his-salinity-solution-to-the-world

9 May 2017: A first-year Bachelor of Science student from the University of Tasmania will test his soil remediation theory against the world’s youngest and brightest minds at a global competition this month. Eighteen-year-old Lachlan Dick, who majors in
Exploring the legal and ethical landscape of 3D technology

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/347-exploring-the-legal-and-ethical-landscape-of-3d-technology

10 Jul 2017: Dr Jane Nielsen has a background in intellectual property and competition law issues in biotechnology, and is now examining material transfers in biomedical research. Dr Nielsen also looks at infringement and enforcement issues surrounding
Broadening our horizons

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/371-broadening-our-horizons

14 Aug 2017: The University of Tasmania sees itself as a bridge to the world, a bridge to the world of ideas and to the world of ethnicities and of cultures. That bridge is being increasingly criss-crossed by our students taking advantage of opportunities to
Convict children taken to Australia grew up taller than their UK peers

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/413-convict-children-taken-to-australia-grew-up-taller-than-their-uk-peers

17 Sep 2017: Male Tasmanian-born prisoners, arrested in the second half of the nineteenth century, were over four centimetres taller, on average, than transported convicts. And they were nearly two centimetres taller than free migrants who were born in Britain
Bruny energy research project powers up

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/375-bruny-energy-research-project-powers-up

17 Aug 2017: The rapid changes in the energy sector are driving some of the biggest innovations experienced in centuries. How energy is consumed today, and where will it come from tomorrow, are some of the bigger questions being asked the world over. Central to
For some kids, texting ability brings worries into socialising

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/351-for-some-kids-texting-ability-brings-worries-into-socialising

13 Jul 2017: Texting could be creating a literacy issue for children, but it is not the problem most people would expect. In a presentation to Education Transforms 2017 in Hobart, written language expert Dr Nenagh Kemp said her research with colleagues in the UK
Discovering the mysteries of the brain...

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/240-discovering-the-mysteries-of-the-brain

16 Feb 2017: 1. What inspired you towards neuroscience? "One of the big unknowns in the world is how does the brain actually work. We know so little about this organ yet it controls everything we think, say, do. Discovering new phenomena associated with brain
It's a big “oui” to the University Connections Program

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/292-its-a-big-oui-to-the-university-connections-program

26 May 2017: Taking the opportunity to learn French in high school even though she wasn’t sure how’d she go, Lily Russell quickly discovered she had a natural flair for the language. Studying French through the University Connections Program (UCP) proved to
The decline in male teacher numbers

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/441-the-decline-in-male-teacher-numbers

20 Oct 2017: The percentage of male primary school teachers in Australia has decreased in recent decades, from 30. 24% in 1983 to 18. 26% in 2016. Education authorities have responded to this with recruitment-focused initiatives, such as scholarships and quota
Combining architecture and agriculture leads to beautiful creation

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/376-combining-architecture-and-agriculture-leads-to-beautiful-creation

17 Aug 2017: A group of Architecture and Design students were lucky enough to put their creative skills into practice on a recent New Colombo Plan-funded study trip to Vietnam. Under the guidance of Dr Helen Norrie, the group explored the use of bamboo for soil
Students realise importance of mind matters

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/488-students-realise-importance-of-mind-matters

7 Dec 2017: When Matthew Etherington and Olivia Fleming were announced as the 2017 recipients of the University’s Sandy Duncanson Social Justice Bursary, the $2,500 grant they each received kick-started two rather unique projects – a Mental Health First Aid
A home for everyone?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/408-a-home-for-everyone

12 Sep 2017: While Australia has an egalitarian mythology, where everyone has a chance, the roots of problems with access to housing lie in our history. The first land grants were given to former convicts as a way to control an unfenced prison colony. As free
#LstTxt&Tstmnt

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/431-lsttxttstmnt

13 Oct 2017: The unsent text message read:“Dave Nic you and Jack keep all that I have house and superannuation, put my ashes in the back garden with Trish Julie will take her stuff only she’s ok gone back to her ex AGAIN I’m beaten. A bit of cash behind TV
Some workers ‘cyberloaf’ if they think they can get away with it

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/374-some-workers-cyberloaf-if-they-think-they-can-get-away-with-it

17 Aug 2017: Sending personal emails, a bit of online shopping, checking out your friend’s holiday snaps on Facebook: if you break up your work day with online activities that aren’t work-related, you may be guilty of “cyberloafing”. Cyberloafing –
Cows in Antarctica?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/373-cows-in-antarctica

16 Aug 2017: Elizabeth Leane, Associate Professor of English and ARC Future Fellow, and Hanne E. F. Nielsen, PhD Candidate in Antarctic Representations, investigate the unusual history of cows in Antarctica for The Conversation. Domestic animals are rarely
History textbooks still imply that Australians are white

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/323-history-textbooks-still-imply-that-australians-are-white

19 Jun 2017: Despite improvements to their content over time, secondary school history textbooks still imply that Australians are white. Textbook depictions of Australianness are not only relevant to experiences of national belonging or exclusion. Research has
Why do pregnancy pictures from everyday women matter?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/237-why-do-pregnancy-pictures-from-everyday-women-matter

8 Feb 2017: Stop the presses, Beyoncé is pregnant. For a brief moment last week, the headlines shifted from Trump to the “Queen Bey”, who dropped the news of her twin pregnancy on Instagram in a post garnering nearly 10 million “likes”. Beyoncé
Soldiers, thieves, Māori warriors

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/444-soldiers-thieves-maori-warriors

25 Oct 2017: Soon after it became a British colony, New Zealand began shipping the worst of its offenders across the Tasman Sea. Between 1843 and 1853, an eclectic mix of more than 110 soldiers, sailors, Māori, civilians and convict absconders from the
Watering down the same-sex marriage bill

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/475-watering-down-the-same-sex-marriage-bill

28 Nov 2017: The bill to legalise same-sex marriage has passed the Australian Senate, with 43 voting yes, 12 no votes, with some senators abstaining from casting a vote. The bill was passed without amendment, and will now move to the House of Representatives for
We need a new Australia Day

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/476-we-need-a-new-australia-day

29 Nov 2017: The decision by ABC Triple J to move the Hottest 100, its popular musical countdown, from January 26 has reignited the smouldering controversy about Australia Day. The radio station has moved the 2018 poll from Australia Day to January 27 after a
Drones and privacy

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/266-drones-and-privacy

26 Apr 2017: Recent advances in technology mean we can no longer rely on fences or barriers around our homes to protect our privacy. This was certainly the case for Darwin resident Karli Hyatt, who on Tuesday explained to the ABC’s Law Report how a drone
Making positive change for a better world

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/310-making-positive-change-for-a-better-world

21 Jun 2017: From humble beginnings in north-west Tasmania, OXFAM Australia Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Helen Szoke was determined not to let her situation at that point in her life dictate her future. She was determined to get an education and follow her
Bob Brown wins his case

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/436-bob-brown-wins-his-case

18 Oct 2017: Bob Brown was arrested under an anti-protest law after refusing to obey police directions to leave a forestry coup at Lapoinya State Forest. AAPThe High Court has ruled today by a 6:1 majority in favour of Bob Brown and Jessica Hoyt’s challenge to
Journey through the apocalypse

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/445-journey-through-the-apocalypse

29 Oct 2017: Half buried in the sand, uprooted stalks of kelp are like splashes of dark blood against the white quartzite, ground fine as talc. In the translucent shallows, tendrils of kelp flounce lazily as the water gradually turns to turquoise then a deep