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A friend to all bids farewell

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/a-friend-to-all-bids-farewell

29 Jun 2021: After serving and supporting the University of Tasmania for 63 years, our longest-serving employee and cherished philanthropist, Rhonda Ewart is celebrating her retirement. During Rhonda’s career, which began in 1958, she has made outstanding
Banjo has a certain ring

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/banjo-has-a-certain-ring

29 Jun 2021: A reclusive Tasmanian devil who roams the foothills of Mount Wellington now has a name. Meet Banjo, pictured here with University of Tasmania disease ecologist, Dr Rodrigo Hamede. Banjo is one of 172 devils captured and released by our team of
Shine with the brilliance of the Southern Lights - student support…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/shine-with-the-brilliance-of-the-southern-lights-student-support-appeal-launched

28 Jun 2021: The University has launched the 2021 Southern Lights Scholarship Appeal to help assist our students, like new undergraduate Declan Porter. Declan was a kid who always loved English and was well-versed in Shakespeare even while in primary
Aboriginal designs bring connection to Country at Inveresk

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/aboriginal-designs-bring-connection-to-country-at-inveresk

21 Jul 2021: The first building to open at Inveresk as part of the University’s redevelopment will be brought to life with the work of North-West Tasmanian Aboriginal artist Caleb Nichols-Mansell. Designs featuring grass-toned local wetlands, the blue-grey hues
Michelle Craske Prize

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19 May 2021: Professor Michelle Craske knows what it feels like to have someone believe in you. In 1978, Professor Craske was in the thick of her psychology studies at the University of Tasmania when she received a prize in recognition of her exceptional hard
Creating art for mental health

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1181-creating-art-for-mental-health

12 Nov 2021: Creative projects like drawing and painting have always helped Linda Crispin clear her mind and refocus. Since completing a Bachelor Fine Arts in 2017, she has showcased her work in solo shows and is now a finalist in the 2021 Henry Jones Art
Dr Eric Guiler Tasmanian Devil Research Grants awarded

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/dr-eric-guiler-tasmanian-devil-research-grants-awarded

15 Jul 2021: The fight to secure the future for the iconic Tasmanian devil has received a timely boost, with leading scientists being awarded more than $300,000 in research grants. These funds have been made possible due to generous donors to the Save the
AMC Student Investigates Offshore Renewable Energy in Tasmania

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1105-amc-student-investigates-offshore-renewable-energy-in-tasmania

13 Jan 2021: Ocean Engineering Student investigates Tasmania’s Offshore Renewable Energy Capability through Blue Economy Honours Project. Final-year Bachelor of Maritime Engineering Student, John Francis Villalba grew up in the Philippines and relocated to
Studying abroad is a dream come true

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1118-studying-abroad-is-a-dream-come-true

24 Mar 2021: Studying abroad had been Longqin Wu’s dream since primary school. She worked in English language training for seven years while saving up enough money to come to Tasmania and make that dream come true. Longqin was always curious about marketing and
Jewel in our creative crown

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/hedberg-worth-the-wait

29 Jun 2021: “We are seeing this reflected in our courses, for instance in music and video collaborations between the Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Media and the interdisciplinary Creative Curriculum student cohorts. “In terms of industry engagement, we are
Chemists use colour to detect 'forever chemicals'

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1175-chemists-use-colour-to-detect-forever-chemicals

21 Oct 2021: Chemists at the University of Tasmania have developed an instant colour-change test for so-called forever chemicals, or PFAS, in contaminated soil or water. The proof-of-concept study for one of the most prevalent perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS
A mountain-top view of feminism through the ages

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1182-a-mountain-top-view-of-feminism-through-the-ages

12 Nov 2021: Keely Jobe’s PhD project is centred on an important moment in the history of a rural lesbian separatist community in NSW. “It’s an interrogation of what emerges and what’s lost when a group is forced to adapt to change,” Keely said. The
Two bequests further cancer research

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/two-bequests-will-fast-track-medical-research

13 Jan 2021: New technology crucial to supporting vital research into cancers has been secured by the University of Tasmania, thanks to the generosity of two bequests by Tasmanian women. The Cytek Aurora flow cytometer allows Tasmanian scientists to more than
Paying it forward

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/paying-it-forward

29 Jun 2021: A cheer erupted in the classroom as the principal made an announcement over the intercom: their tiny school in the middle of Tasmania had won a national science competition, beating 35 entries from high schools around Australia. For the first time,
A feeling of community is important to Lily’s study experience

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1145-a-feeling-of-community-is-important-to-lilys-study-experience

28 Jun 2021: Lily grew up on the coast of NSW. After finishing School, she realised that she wouldn’t feel right heading straight into university. She knew she had a passion for travel and wanted to explore the world before picking up study again. So, she
Celebrating a life on the land

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/celebrating-a-life-on-the-land

29 Jun 2021: In the 1930s, there were no school buses in the rural Tasmanian township of Cressy. And so, at the tender age of nine, David McEwan left home to study. The third-generation farmer recalls his time in Launceston at boarding school as challenging, both
A climate for change

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/a-climate-for-change

29 Jun 2021: “Take all the chances you can, go further, learn more, change lives. ”These are the words that University of Tasmania postgraduate student and alumna Charlotte Jones carries with her as she embarks on an exciting new chapter as a Westpac
Scholarship winner's eye on the future of climate change

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1147-scholarship-winners-eye-on-the-future-of-climate-change

29 Jun 2021: “Take all the chances you can, go further, learn more, change lives. ”These are the words that University of Tasmania higher degree by research candidate and alumna Charlotte Jones carries with her as she embarks on an exciting new chapter as a
Heads above water

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/heads-above-water

29 Jun 2021: In an incredible show of support from donors, staff and alumni, more than $200,000 was raised to assist University of Tasmania students suffering hardship caused by COVID-19. This followed Vice-Chancellor Professor Rufus Black and the University’s
Silent sentinels of climate change

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/silent-sentinels-of-climate-change

29 Jun 2021: For hundreds of years, stands of white gums in north-east Tasmania have been left to grow. Their distinctive pale trunks now tower above the landscape, seemingly invincible. Locals call them the ‘white knights’, but lately the eucalypts look