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  2. Thumbnail for State of the states: Tasmania

    State of the states: Tasmania

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/858-state-of-the-states-tasmania
    10 May 2019: The Conversation's “state of the states” series takes stock of the key issues, seats and policies affecting the vote in each of Australia’s states. Here's Professor Richard Eccleston and Dain Bolwell's insights into Tasmania's current
  3. Thumbnail for Six tonnes of plastic removed from remote island's beaches

    Six tonnes of plastic removed from remote island's beaches

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/879-six-tonnes-of-plastic-removed-from-remote-islands-beaches
    3 Jul 2019: Dr Jennifer Lavers' research revealed in 2017 that the tiny uninhabited island was polluted with the highest density of plastic debris ever recorded. Part of the UK’s Pitcairn Islands territory, the island is so remote that it’s usually visited
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    Tails you lose for lizards

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/888-tails-you-lose-for-lizards
    21 Jul 2019: The natural ability of lizards to drop and then regrow their tails is a neat evolutionary trick that allows them to avoid predators and remain alive. But new research from the University of Tasmania - published recently in Biology Letters - reveals
  5. Thumbnail for Possums bounce back on Maria Island

    Possums bounce back on Maria Island

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/927-possums-bounce-back-on-maria-island
    23 Sep 2019: The recent introduction of healthy Tasmanian Devils to Maria Island was initially bad news for the local possum population, a species blissfully ignorant of the predator’s existence. But the ability of the prey species to rapidly modify its
  6. Thumbnail for Kudos for cracking cubed poo code

    Kudos for cracking cubed poo code

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/923-kudos-for-cracking-cubed-poo-code
    16 Sep 2019: A cubed conundrum has for decades baffled bushwalkers and biological scientists alike. New research from the University of Tasmania’s Dr Scott Carver, Dr Ashley Edwards and Dr Alynn Martin – together with Georgia Tech’s Professor David Hu –
  7. Thumbnail for Researchers join forces to help save Tassie wombats

    Researchers join forces to help save Tassie wombats

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/893-researchers-join-forces-to-help-save-tassie-wombats
    24 Jul 2019: New research is offering hope that the deadly mange disease affecting Tasmanian wombats could eventually be brought under control for wild individuals and populations. Long-term disease control or eradication in wildlife is rare and represents a
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    Devilish cancer cell identified

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/901-devilish-cancer-cell-identified
    6 Aug 2019: Researchers have identified the cell of origin of Devil Facial Tumour 2 (DFT2), the second transmissible cancer that was first observed in Tasmanian devils from the Channel area in south-east Tasmania in 2014. The research was performed by
  9. Thumbnail for Little study has big insights

    Little study has big insights

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/953-little-study-has-big-insights
    17 Oct 2019: A study of Little Penguins in south-eastern Tasmania has shed light on how the marine predators adapt to subtle changes in environmental conditions to find food. To record their foraging behaviour, Little Penguins from three colonies around Storm
  10. Thumbnail for Got a great fish name handy?

    Got a great fish name handy?

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/938-got-a-great-fish-name-handy
    3 Oct 2019: Banner image by Dr Rick Stuart-Smith. A new census of what is believed to be the world’s rarest fish has identified that there are fewer than 100 adult Red handfish left on the planet, in the only two known surviving populations near Hobart,
  11. Thumbnail for Australian islands home to 414 million pieces of plastic pollution

    Australian islands home to 414 million pieces of plastic pollution

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/860-australian-islands-home-to-414-million-pieces-of-plastic-pollution
    18 May 2019: Banner image: Dr Jennifer Lavers  and Silke Stuckenbrock with plastic debris on Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Image credit: Silke Stuckenbrock. A survey of plastic pollution on Australia’s Cocos (Keeling) Islands has revealed the territory’s beaches
  12. Thumbnail for A landmark report confirms Australia is girt by hotter, higher seas

    A landmark report confirms Australia is girt by hotter, higher seas

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/931-a-landmark-report-confirms-australia-is-girt-by-hotter-higher-seas
    26 Sep 2019: Banner image: Beachgoers cool off in the water at Bondi Beach in Sydney, February 2019. Australia’s coast dwellers must adapt to the inevitable effects of climate change. Joel Carrett/AAP. A landmark scientific report has confirmed that climate
  13. Thumbnail for Ten recent 'world's best guitarist' lists: where are the women?

    Ten recent 'world's best guitarist' lists: where are the…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/820-ten-recent-worlds-best-guitarist-lists-where-are-the-women
    13 Feb 2019: In the last decade, a plethora of lists have sought to rank our guitar greats, drawing variously on panels of experts, lone “specialists”, and public opinion polls. My colleagues and I recently analysed ten such lists, which were published on
  14. Thumbnail for Science on the "pulse" of volcano eruptions

    Science on the "pulse" of volcano eruptions

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/862-science-on-the-pulse-of-volcano-eruptions
    22 May 2019: Predicting when a volcano will next blow is tricky business, but lessons we learned from one of Hawaii’s recent eruptions may help. Kīlauea, on the Big Island of Hawai'i, is probably the best understood volcano on Earth. That’s thanks to
  15. Thumbnail for Ooshies – a cautionary toy story about cashing in on innocence

    Ooshies – a cautionary toy story about cashing in on innocence

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/908-ooshies-a-cautionary-toy-story-about-cashing-in-on-innocence
    20 Aug 2019: Ooshies, the plastic collectible toys Australian supermarket chain Woolworths is using to lure shoppers to its aisles, aren’t just a bit of fun. They’ve been connected to a black market among Woolworths staff, frenzied online trading replete with
  16. Thumbnail for Greening our cities to help ageing Australians beat the heat

    Greening our cities to help ageing Australians beat the heat

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/831-greening-our-cities-to-help-ageing-australians-beat-the-heat
    5 Mar 2019: Heatwaves have killed more Australians than road accidents, fires, floods and all other natural disasters combined. Although recent research shows extreme cold is a worry in some parts of Australia, our hottest summer on record points to more
  17. Thumbnail for Much more than milk and bread

    Much more than milk and bread

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/909-much-more-than-milk-and-bread
    20 Aug 2019: Do you have a corner store? Once an icon of suburban Australia, many neighbourhood corner stores vanished in the face of unrelenting competition from large supermarkets, global convenience franchises, modern service stations and extended trading
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    Why English classrooms and book clubs are life-altering spaces

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/762-why-english-classrooms-and-book-clubs-are-life-altering-spaces
    1 Jul 2019: “The English classroom should be that space where you can broaden your understanding of literature, become a better writer, become a better reader, and become more able to think and talk about the ideas and experiences that you get from books,”

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