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Live program to engage young Tasmanians during COVID-19 isolation

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/live-program-to-engage-young-tasmanians-during-covid-19-isolation

29 Apr 2020: A new, interactive online show for young Tasmanians is the Peter Underwood Centre’s latest response to COVID-19 isolation. The weekly program, UCTV Alive for Kids, will feature a presentation by a University of Tasmania researcher and a Q&A
AMC course attracts aspiring engineer to Tasmania.

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1065-amc-course-attracts-aspiring-engineer-to-tasmania

4 Oct 2020: Studying at the Australian Maritime College, Curtis Graham was able to apply his passion for structural engineering to maritime environments. Born and raised in Adelaide, Curtis wanted to study engineering from a very young age. “My father is a
Secret lives of devils revealed

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6 Apr 2020: New insight into the behaviour of Tasmanian devils in the wild has been gained using lightweight collars fitted with video cameras to track their movements. The recently published study, carried out by University of Tasmania’s School of Natural
A little gift given often, goes a long way

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19 Oct 2020: Robyn Nandan knows all too well the extraordinary impact a tertiary education can have. Not just on an individual, but also on a family, and the generations that follow. It all began with a farm boy, who as given an opportunity early in life so that
Annual Appeal Scholarship helping students shine bright

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6 Oct 2020: The University of Tasmania’s Scholarship program provides students with significant financial and academic support and, wherever possible, creates an opportunity for someone to attend University who might otherwise not be able. Tyeisha Hinds was
Scholarship enables alumnus to learn cutting-edge heart procedure

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/scholarship-enables-alumnus-to-learn-a-cutting-edge-heart-procedure

15 Oct 2020: Heart disease is the leading single cause of death in Tasmania, fuelled by high rates of smoking, diabetes, obesity and sedentary behaviour. It’s a big challenge to overcome, with the need for improved prevention, education and treatment, but one
How do we keep agile as we age?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1014-how-do-we-keep-agile-as-we-age

25 May 2020: How does what we see influence our brain’s control over our movements?And what happens in our brain when we change our actions at the last minute- say to move out of the path of a falling object, or to get away from danger?Understanding how we
Multi-generational giving kickstarts cutting-edge study

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19 Oct 2020: Pioneering research into two of the world’s greatest health threats has been bolstered by a generous donation from a family intent on changing the world for the better. Scientists from the University of Tasmania’s Wicking Dementia Research Centre
Isolation versus reintegration - which is harder?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1022-isolation-versus-reintegration-which-is-harder

10 Jun 2020: While many are longing for a return to 'normal' following the isolation and restrictions of COVID-19, expert advice points to 'reintegration' being another phase of great challenges. Associate Professor Kimberley Norris, University of Tasmania
Scholarship supports a career in caring

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/cecilia-archer-graduates-with-scholarship

17 Dec 2020: It was an epiphany in her late 20s that drove Cecilia Archer to give up her day job in real estate and enrol at the University of Tasmania. “I want to work in an industry where I am putting people,not money,at thecentreof everything I do,” she
After a lifetime of caring an enduring legacy

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15 Oct 2020: For many years Pauline Barnett longed to return home to the place she grew up and so dearly missed, Tasmania. Yet life had other plans. Pauline, known to most as Betty, first laid eyes on the island as a child, when her parents moved from Perth to
Scholarship springboards student to success

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15 Oct 2020: Lewis Nicholls was always surrounded by the power of the elements. He grew up breathing air that’s considered the cleanest in the world. Nearby the winds are so fierce they whip up some of the world’s biggest swells and make 80 metre wind turbines
Scholarship offers life changing education for Kurdish refugee

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/mountains-of-hope

15 Oct 2020: After years of living in limbo, a young man forced to flee his homeland was given the chance to transform his life. When Mostafa Faraji looks up at kunanyi, the ancient mountain dominating Hobart, it reminds him of home. The geological mass provides a
A generous gift leads to a perfect score

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/gerald-loughran-and-kelcie-miller

15 Oct 2020: Gerald Loughran's two children were born with the caring gene: Alison is a neonatologist, a doctor that cares for newborn babies, and David is a carer. But their desire to help others extends beyond the bedside, back to where so many of life’s
A Women in Engineering scholarship was a bonus for AMC Student

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1016-a-women-in-engineering-scholarship-was-a-bonus-for-amc-student

26 May 2020: A Women in Engineering scholarship was a bonus for Australian Maritime College student Rachel Allen. Not only did the scholarship cover 75 per cent of the costs of living on campus but it also indirectly enabled her to further her sporting career.
Endemic animals being brought back from the brink by philanthropy

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/endemic-animals-being-brought-back-from-the-brink-by-philanthropy

19 Oct 2020: The need to protect Australia's iconic species has never been as great. It’s estimated the recent bushfires killed more than a billion animals. Those that survived the devastation lost large swathes of their habitat and face food and water
Alumnus relishes role as Naval Shipyard Architect

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1015-alumnus-relishes-role-as-naval-shipyard-architect

26 May 2020: As a young boy, Nicholas Clark watched ships go past his Legana home as they travelled up and down the Tamar River. “I came from a trades-based family and was always involved in building, repairing and making things, and tinkering with small boats,
Tasmanian devils may survive their own pandemic

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11 Dec 2020: Researchers have found strong evidence that a transmissible cancer that has decimated Tasmanian devil populations is not likely to lead to their demise. The study, published in the journal Science, indicated that the devils’ pandemic is shifting
How to deal with FOMO in the COVID-19 era

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1033-how-to-deal-with-fomo-in-the-covid-19-era

13 Jul 2020: One good thing about lock down and life in isolation has been the lack of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out). Nothing was happening, and everyone was in the same boat and stuck at home in survival mode. No-one was traveling or out having amazing,
Darwin and the devil’s plight: is natural selection finding a way to…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/darwin-and-the-devils-plight-is-natural-selection-finding-a-way-to-combat-cancer

30 Sep 2020: Research into the deadly cancer affecting Tasmanian devils has found the marsupials are mounting their natural defence against the disease. An international team from Australia, the US, United Kingdom and France has analysed the natural adaptations