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The Psychology of success

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/424-the-psychology-of-success

10 Oct 2017: How do our everyday routines shape us? And can they lead us to greatness? It was reading about the creative processes of great artists that led Joel Keygan, 22, to study Psychology at the University of Tasmania. “When I finished year 12 I had the
From radiology to psychology

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/426-from-radiology-to-psychology

10 Oct 2017: Jodie Wise loved her career as a radiographer and sonographer. But when she was diagnosed with arthritis, she was no longer able to operate the machines she had worked with for 27 years. “I started having problems scanning and I was getting quite
Researchers set to tackle pesky blackberry mite

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8 Dec 2017: Blackberries are meant to be black, but sometimes nature intervenes to create a multi-coloured problem for blackberry growers. A microscopic pest known as redberry mite is thought to cause this uneven ripening of blackberry fruit, typically creating
Science in service of a better cider

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/319-science-in-service-of-a-better-cider

16 Jun 2017: Who doesn’t love a delicious crisp apple cider? Did you know that academic researchers are investigating how to improve your favourite beverage?That’s right, you can research how to make beautiful wines and ciders. The ancient arts of brewing and
Researchers keen on quinoa's salty secret

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/446-researchers-keen-on-quinoas-salty-secret

30 Oct 2017: A new study into the breeding of salt-tolerant crops has made an important finding, which could prove instrumental in long-term efforts to address global food security. The research, published in the journal Cell Research, found that quinoa, which
Are you planning on "getting healthy" this year?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/231-are-you-planning-on-getting-healthy-this-year

2 Feb 2017: The University of Tasmania is looking for volunteers for a new study into what helps people change their diet successfully. At a time when many are trying to shed Christmas kilos and honour New Year’s healthy eating resolutions, the study looks
Detective or explorer...you decide!

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/384-detective-or-exploreryou-decide

21 Aug 2017: It’s no secret that scientists get to do some amazing stuff. They see things in a different way. It might be scanning the frozen landscape of Antarctica from the deck of a research vessel, it might be investigating outer space through a telescope,
TIA scientist named Young Agronomist of the Year

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26 Sep 2017: The Agronomy Australia Young Agronomist Award was presented at the 18th Australian Agronomy Conference in Ballarat, Victoria. The award recognises an agronomist aged 36 or under for their record of publications, supervision of PhD candidates,
$150,000 to improve soil health for potato industry

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/338-150000-to-improve-soil-health-for-potato-industry

3 Jul 2017: The one-year project is funded by Hort Innovation with in-kind contributions from TIA. It will provide tangible benefits to potato industry levy payers around Australia through the development of extension materials and identification of priorities
Good science to make the world a better place

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/425-good-science-to-make-the-world-a-better-place

10 Oct 2017: Laura Brumby was driven to study psychology so she could help people. And in the process, psychology has changed both her career goals, and her sense of self. “Like a lot of people, when I started Psychology, I intended to be a clinician. That's
Program empowers those most disadvantaged to shine

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15 Sep 2017: When Syrian refugee Jean Moussalli arrived in Hobart with his family in 2016, education was an important priority to him. Unable to continue his University studies in management and accounting, Mr Moussalli was looking for something to help him with
Lollies for cows: Plantain in the pasture

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/365-lollies-for-cows-plantain-in-the-pasture

31 Jul 2017: New research at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) is looking at how the inclusion of plantain in traditional ryegrass pastures can boost production and profitability for Tasmanian dairy farmers. TIA Dairy Research Fellow Pieter Raedts and
Agriculture graduate becomes a future industry leader

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/229-agriculture-graduate-becomes-a-future-industry-leader

30 Jan 2017: An agriculture graduate from the University of Tasmania has received a prestigious $120,000 Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship to continue her research into Tasmania’s cider industry. Madeleine Way, 22, graduated from the University of Tasmania
Fine wine, faster

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/456-fine-wine-faster

16 Nov 2017: How can we get beautiful wines faster, without compromising on quality? Dr Fiona Kerslake, fermentation scientist at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture at the University of Tasmania, is trying to find out. Tasmania is a well-known sparkling wine
Physics graduate awarded for supermassive research achievement

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/335-physics-graduate-awarded-for-supermassive-research-achievement

29 Jun 2017: A University of Tasmania Honours graduate has secured a prestigious national award for her research into supermassive black holes and galaxies, highlighting the strength of the institution’s astronomy program. Madeline Marshall is the 2017
University a life-changer for Clemente Students

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/222-university-a-life-changer-for-clemente-students

3 Jan 2017: While graduating from a university course is a proud moment for any student, it was the greatest sense of achievement for Maria Janabi and Ratachanee Chainuwong. The pair were part of the first group of students to graduate with their Certificate in
A career where you never get bored

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/315-a-career-where-you-never-get-bored

15 Jun 2017: Kristy Stevenson is seeking a career where she can travel and use her skills and knowledge to make a positive difference in the world. This is what drew her to agricultural science. Currently studying a Bachelor of Agricultural Science at the
A Rising Star is born

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/397-a-rising-star-is-born

24 Aug 2017: Third year Bachelor of Music student Maraika Smit, 21, has been named the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra’s new Rising Star. Maraika, who plays the horn, was selected from a number of entrants to receive the title, and will perform solo with the TSO
Can other planets sustain life?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/340-can-other-planets-sustain-life

4 Jul 2017: Professor John Dickey represents childhood musings for many of us. For everyone who stared upward into the night sky counting stars and dreaming of what lay beyond and from where it all came, Professor Dickey’s research may one day provide the
From pulp to priceless

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/362-from-pulp-to-priceless

25 Jul 2017: New research has shown how plantation-grown eucalypt timbers, often shunned by industry and typically grown for pulp, can actually be used to create high-end furniture. In the first commercial trial of its kind in Australia, second-generation
Designer rice breakthrough to benefit billions of people

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/279-designer-rice-breakthrough-to-benefit-billions-of-people

15 May 2017: Designer rice could be the answer to global health problems such as obesity and diabetes, and improve health outcomes for more than half of the world’s population. University of Tasmania School of Biological Sciences Professor Steven Smith is an
Studying agriculture in Tasmania just makes sense

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/313-studying-agriculture-in-tasmania-just-makes-sense

15 Jun 2017: MengYong Lim made the decision to move to Tasmania three years ago and says he doesn’t regret it for a minute. In 2015, MengYong moved from Malaysia to the beautiful shores of Tasmania to study a Bachelor of Agricultural Science at the University
Taking care of business

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/314-taking-care-of-business

15 Jun 2017: For Will Campbell, agriculture means business. Will grew up on a family farm in Bothwell, Tasmania and is currently studying the Bachelor of Applied Science (Agriculture and Business) at the University of Tasmania. After taking a year off after
Weathering a Brainstorm during Dark Mofo

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/321-weathering-a-brainstorm-during-dark-mofo

19 Jun 2017: When Master of Fine Arts graduate, Darren Cook, was invited to exhibit at Brainstorm as part of Dark Mofo, he started by thinking about both weather patterns and cognitive patterns. He thought about shelter from storms and their cognitive equivalent
Our soaring STEM superstars

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10 Jul 2017: Two University of Tasmania researchers are among 30 women scientists and technologists nationwide who have been selected as the first Superstars of STEM. Dr Fiona Kerslake (TIA research fellow) and Dr Jess Melbourne-Thomas (ACE-CRC/AAD, pictured
Discovering the diversity of agriculture

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/312-discovering-the-diversity-of-agriculture

15 Jun 2017: When a current agricultural science student visited Guilford Young College, it opened up a whole new world of possibilities for Lauren Rowlands. When Lauren was in her final year of college, like a lot of school leavers, she was unsure what career
A land of opportunity – agricultural careers in the 21st century

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/296-a-land-of-opportunity-agricultural-careers-in-the-21st-century

7 Jun 2017: Now is the perfect time to begin, or advance, your career in agriculture in Tasmania. If you have a picture in your head of shearing sheep, milking cows or growing crops – think again. There is far more to 21st century agriculture than meets the
Agriculture degree gives graduate incredible globe-trotting career

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/291-agriculture-degree-gives-graduate-incredible-globe-trotting-career

25 May 2017: It was the wicked problems facing the world that attracted Miriam McCormack to study agriculture in the first place, and now she gets immense satisfaction from playing a role in research into food security in developing countries. Miriam, who
Going for gold

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/311-going-for-gold

15 Jun 2017: We are often told that to find a career you love, you need to follow your passion in life. Bachelor of Agriculture student Georga Brennan is taking this one step further and combining her two passions - horses and agriculture, to set herself up for
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
Greener greenhouses to feed the future

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/235-greener-greenhouses-to-feed-the-future

6 Feb 2017: Did you know greenhouse cultivation is a relatively new practice of food production in Australia? PhD candidate Dianfan Zhou is going to help bring our country up to speed. “I recently started my PhD in UTAS’ School of Land and Food and my
This scientist is chasing the secrets of ancient crops

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/472-this-scientist-is-chasing-the-secrets-of-ancient-crops

28 Nov 2017: “We’ve created a kind of ‘kindergarten for plants’,” said Professor Sergey Shabala from the University of Tasmania, describing the current state of global agriculture. “We provide them with everything they need: nutrients, water,
Mastering the art of storytelling along a path less travelled

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/295-mastering-the-art-of-storytelling-along-a-path-less-travelled

7 Jun 2017: You could say Bridget Hickey didn’t take a traditional path at university. Instead, she studied across disciplines, between Fine Arts and Humanities, picking subjects that she loved. This diversity uncovered a passion for audio storytelling. Now,
Meet the global storyteller moving people to change

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/226-meet-the-global-storyteller-moving-people-to-change

16 Jan 2017: On December 25, 2014, Karl and a photojournalist covertly entered an asylum seeker camp on the Pacific Island of Nauru to uncover their stories. “It was a risky thing to do. Journalists are effectively banned from Nauru so we went as tourists. We
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 –
How to cope with the stress of working alone

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/230-how-to-cope-with-the-stress-of-working-alone

1 Feb 2017: The nature of work in the gig economy - where workers have to support themselves and take on the risk associated with the job - undermines some of our fundamental human needs and can create a significant amount of mental stress. People often define
How does the Venus flytrap work?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/474-how-does-the-venus-flytrap-work

28 Nov 2017: "This plant, commonly called Venus' fly-trap, is one of the most wonderful in the world,” Charles Darwin wrote in 1875. What did the species Dionaea muscipula do to receive such lofty praise? Well, it can catch a meal as large as a frog; it can
Why experts are predicting this species will change the future of food

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/473-why-experts-are-predicting-this-species-will-change-the-future-of-food

28 Nov 2017: As freakishly warm weather continues to wreak havoc on rainfall over the Pacific, the risk of major droughts and flooding has begun to surge around the world. But there’s another threat to our farmlands that’s a whole lot harder to see –