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  2. Thumbnail for Breastfed babies likely to be a healthier weight as they grow up

    Breastfed babies likely to be a healthier weight as they grow up

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/334-breastfed-babies-likely-to-be-a-healthier-weight-as-they-grow-up
    28 Jun 2017: Babies who are fed only breast milk for the first three months of life appear to be much more likely to maintain a healthy weight trajectory, with the benefits possibly lasting through to early adulthood, new research shows. The study, published
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    Women of colour in science face a subtly hostile work environment

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/983-women-of-colour-in-science-face-a-subtly-hostile-work-environment
    12 Feb 2020: It’s hard for women to succeed in science. Our research shows it’s even harder for women of colour. We interviewed women of colour working in scientific and technical organisations across Australia about their experiences. As well as direct
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    Reading rocks to find mineral trace elements

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/283-reading-rocks-to-find-mineral-trace-elements
    17 May 2017: When you’re holding a rock in your hand, you’re holding a piece of history millions of years old. Josh Phillips is a postgraduate in CODES, studying the trace element chemistry of hydrothermal minerals around ore deposits. Every rock tells a
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    Australian fish population decreasing

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/637-australian-fish-population-decreasing
    7 Jun 2018: Large fish species are rapidly declining around Australia, according to the first continental diver census of shallow reef fish. Contrary to years of sustainability reports, our study indicates that excessive fishing pressure is contributing to
  6. Thumbnail for Research and technology collide to help Tasmanians breathe easier

    Research and technology collide to help Tasmanians breathe easier

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/672-research-and-technology-collide-to-help-tasmanians-breathe-easier
    19 Jul 2018: Banner image: Associate Professor Fay Johnston and AirRater app developer Chris Lucani. For most people, every breath comes without a thought. But for some, taking in the outdoor air and scenery can literally be breathtaking. Through creative work
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    Activating a township through gardens of "horror"

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/activating-a-township-through-gardens-of-horror
    4 Oct 2016: During Hobart’s winter, two very strange events grew out of the darkness…On June 16, between 7pm and 12pm, more than 600 people descended into an underground basement in Hobart, navigating the subterranean city space to experience projected
  8. Thumbnail for Changing the world, one breath at a time

    Changing the world, one breath at a time

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/677-changing-the-world-one-breath-at-a-time
    22 Jul 2018: The excitement and anticipation experienced by expectant parents throughout the nine months of a baby's development in utero is a special and unique time. But when a baby doesn't reach full term and unexpectedly makes a premature entrance into world,
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    The right to discriminate: breaking ground in a complex middle space

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1001-the-right-to-discriminate-breaking-ground-in-a-complex-middle-space
    7 May 2020: Sociologist Professor Douglas Ezzy is preparing to break new ground in research, in what he calls a “complex middle space”. Professor Ezzy, from the School of Social Sciences, is the lead investigator on an Australian Research Council grant, for
  10. Thumbnail for We developed tools to study cancer in devils. They could help humans

    We developed tools to study cancer in devils. They could help humans

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1029-we-developed-tools-to-study-cancer-in-devils-they-could-help-humans
    1 Jul 2020: By Dr Andrew Flies, Dr Amanda Patchett, Associate Professor Bruce Lyons and Professor Greg Woods, University of TasmaniaEmerging infectious diseases, including COVID-19, usually come from non-human animals. However our understanding of most
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    Predicting mine waste environmental impacts before it’s too late

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/273-predicting-mine-waste-environmental-impacts-before-its-too-late
    10 May 2017: Mining for precious, base and ferrous metals can result in millions of tonnes of tailings and waste rock, which if left unmanaged can have dire environmental consequences. Poorly designed storage facilities can potentially leak pollution for
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    Five Reasons to Study Design in Tasmania

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/974-five-reasons-to-study-design-in-tasmania
    17 Jan 2020: 1. Draw on Tasmania’s unique multi-skilled and accessible creative industry Sector. Experience genuine work integrated learning co-developing briefs and projects with Tasmanian industry partners including Dark Mofo, state and local government, and
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    Most Tasmanians over 50 didn't experience serious lockdown effects

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1144-most-tasmanians-over-50-didnt-experience-serious-lockdown-effects
    23 Jun 2021: Most Tasmanians aged over 50 experienced no serious effects on dementia risk factors, such as depression, anxiety and alcohol consumption, during the COVID-19 lockdown a Tasmanian study has found. In the first study of its kind, researchers from the
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    World-class AUV launched

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/377-world-class-auv-launched
    18 Aug 2017: An innovative new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) capable of diving up to 5,000 metres, operating underneath the ice and gathering data on Antarctic research missions was unveiled today at the University of Tasmania’s Australian Maritime
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    Having fun with unexpected research opportunities

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/404-having-fun-with-unexpected-research-opportunities
    29 Aug 2017: As part of the 2017 Research Week Research Excellence Keynote Lecture Series, Dr Lyn Goldberg, Senior Lecturer, Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre, will present Having fun with unexpected research opportunities: From Tasmania to the
  16. Thumbnail for How tree bonds can help preserve the urban forest

    How tree bonds can help preserve the urban forest

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/564-how-tree-bonds-can-help-preserve-the-urban-forest
    20 Mar 2018: Great cities need trees to be great places, but urban changes put pressure on the existing trees as cities develop. As a result, our rapidly growing cities are losing trees at a worrying rate. So how can we grow our cities and save our city
  17. Thumbnail for Tasmania's new global centre for innovation launched

    Tasmania's new global centre for innovation launched

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/247-tasmanias-new-global-centre-for-innovation-launched
    17 Mar 2017: Launceston will be home to a new advanced manufacturing facility, producing sensors which would previously have been sourced from global hi-tech giants such as Japan and China. Partners today officially opened the University of Tasmania’s Advanced
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    Nina joins the culture club

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/708-nina-joins-the-culture-club
    10 Aug 2018: For her part, Nina is determining the best ‘grain’ to milk ratio for commercial production of kefir dairy products, in collaboration with interested dairy companies in Tasmania. “Kefir grain is a microbiological culture and, when submerged in
  19. Thumbnail for University lecturer named Teacher Educator of the Year

    University lecturer named Teacher Educator of the Year

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/880-university-lecturer-named-teacher-educator-of-the-year
    5 Jul 2019: University of Tasmania Senior Lecturer Dr Abbey MacDonald has had her innovative arts teaching practices recognised with the title Teachers Mutual Bank – ATEA Australian Teacher Educator of the Year. Dr MacDonald received the prestigious award this
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    Why you should never stop stargazing

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/915-why-you-should-never-stop-stargazing
    3 Sep 2019: From a little boy staring in wonder at the night sky to the head of Physics at the University, Dr Andrew Cole has never lost his curiosity about the mysteries held in space. “I was inspired by the night sky and trying to understand why things
  21. Thumbnail for Revolutionary instrument uses black holes to measure Climate Change

    Revolutionary instrument uses black holes to measure Climate Change

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/160-revolutionary-instrument-uses-black-holes-to-measure-climate-change
    20 Sep 2016: University of Tasmania scientists have successfully completed tests on a revolutionary new instrument that will make it possible to measure the Earth and the effects of climate change with millimetre precision and also map our Galaxy. Measuring
  22. Thumbnail for Home is where the art is

    Home is where the art is

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/944-home-is-where-the-art-is
    25 Sep 2019: When it came time for Rhi Bryce to consider moving interstate to study, she gave it some serious thought – for about two seconds. “I wanted to be close to Tassie,” she says of her decision. “It feels like home to me and makes me feel
  23. Thumbnail for In her natural environment

    In her natural environment

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/933-in-her-natural-environment
    30 Sep 2019: “The first thing I noticed was the clean air – it felt like I was taking a full breath for the first time in my life. ”That’s how Olivia Hasler describes the first time that she landed in Hobart. But this wasn’t a holiday. Olivia was here
  24. 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
  25. Thumbnail for Tails you lose for lizards

    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
  26. Thumbnail for Big science, tiny lab

    Big science, tiny lab

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/205-big-science-tiny-lab
    13 Dec 2016: What do analytical chemists do when they need a particular piece of lab equipment? They invent it themselves. Elisenda Fornells Vernet is studying her PhD at the University of Tasmania, and is doing just that. “I’m working in separation science,
  27. Thumbnail for Research confirms benefits of reduced sedative use in aged-care

    Research confirms benefits of reduced sedative use in aged-care

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1055-research-confirms-benefits-of-reduced-sedative-use-in-aged-care
    8 Sep 2020: New research has put to the test long-held beliefs that reducing the use of sedative medications in aged care facilities would worsen symptoms. Clinica data was collected from 28 of the 150 facilities involved in RedUSe (Reducing Use of Sedatives) -
  28. Thumbnail for Short film shines a light on dementia experiences

    Short film shines a light on dementia experiences

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1143-short-film-shines-a-light-on-dementia-experiences
    22 Jun 2021: An animated short film designed to highlight the social isolation often experienced by people living with dementia has been launched. The three-and-a-half-minute film, Rosa and Max, is produced by award-winning Tasmanian animator Amara Gantz in
  29. Thumbnail for In the future, boats might fly

    In the future, boats might fly

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/233-in-the-future-boats-might-fly
    6 Feb 2017: Sam Smith dreams of one day creating a boat capable of flying above the water. Impossible? Not with hydrofoil innovation research. Sam is studying his PhD at the ARC Research Training Centrefor Naval Design and Manufacturing at the Australian
  30. Thumbnail for Creative & personalised foods for the future

    Creative & personalised foods for the future

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1130-creative-personalised-foods-for-the-future
    22 Apr 2021: First-generation, small-scale commercial additive food manufacturing machines are more accessible and affordable. Additive manufacturing involves producing objects by layering materials one layer at a time. Food additive manufacturing has several
  31. Thumbnail for Motor Neuron Disease: One step closer, a research journey

    Motor Neuron Disease: One step closer, a research journey

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/401-motor-neuron-disease-one-step-closer-a-research-journey
    28 Aug 2017: There are no treatments or cures for Motor Neuron Disease, and most people with the illness die three to five years after diagnosis. For the past 10 years Associate Professor Tracey Dickson’s group at the University of Tasmania's Menzies
  32. Thumbnail for Renowned science communicator to give Research Week Keynote Lecture

    Renowned science communicator to give Research Week Keynote Lecture

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/405-renowned-science-communicator-to-give-research-week-keynote-lecture
    30 Aug 2017: Associate Professor Paul Willis will deliver the Keynote Lecture at the 2017 Graduate Research Conference. Associate Professor Willis is former Director of the Royal Institution of Australia, presenter on ABC TV's Catalyst program, and a
  33. Thumbnail for Breath of life for respiratory research

    Breath of life for respiratory research

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/806-breath-of-life-for-respiratory-research
    19 Dec 2018: Acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome claim more than 3000 Australian lives each year and have mortality rates of approximately 30 per cent. Help is potentially at hand through mechanical ventilation, but the barrier to this
  34. Thumbnail for Menzies researchers help to take the pressure down

    Menzies researchers help to take the pressure down

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/44-menzies-researchers-help-to-take-the-pressure-down
    24 Feb 2016: Researchers in the Menzies Institute for Medical Research are passionate about keeping people healthy. That’s why the Blood Pressure Research Group was out in force at the annual running event, Hobart Run the Bridge. The group was at the finish
  35. 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 –
  36. Thumbnail for How Tasmanian researchers saved Australia’s newsprint industry

    How Tasmanian researchers saved Australia’s newsprint industry

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/767-how-tasmanian-researchers-saved-australias-newsprint-industry
    31 Aug 2018: Things have been far from smooth sailing for the Boyer paper mill in Tasmania’s Derwent Valley since it pulped, squeezed, and rolled out Australia’s first sheet of newsprint back in 1941. While the mill still supplies most newspapers around the
  37. Thumbnail for Drones to look after Tassie animals

    Drones to look after Tassie animals

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1126-drones-to-look-after-tassie-animals
    12 Apr 2021: Drones are being increasingly embraced as a powerful, cost-effective tool in wildlife management. Yee Von Teo will spend the next three years monitoring large mammals in Tasmania using drones for her doctoral research. Her PhD project is supervised
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    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
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    Eureka! Airport safety innovation wins prestigious prize

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/912-eureka-airport-safety-innovation-wins-prestigious-prize
    28 Aug 2019: A portable device which rapidly detects homemade explosives, using technology invented at the University of Tasmania, has won a prestigious Eureka Prize. The University, together with commercial partner Grey Innovation, was successful in the
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    Caring for a special relationship

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1150-caring-for-a-special-relationship
    2 Jul 2021: The personal stories of people who become carers for their life-long companions, and how they respond and experience the shift, have been captured in a new University of Tasmania project. The Sharing is Caring project compiled stories of family
  41. Thumbnail for Researchers set to tackle pesky blackberry mite

    Researchers set to tackle pesky blackberry mite

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/490-researchers-set-to-tackle-pesky-blackberry-mite
    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
  42. Thumbnail for Rockmelon industry to benefit from new recommendations

    Rockmelon industry to benefit from new recommendations

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1112-rockmelon-industry-to-benefit-from-new-recommendations
    10 Feb 2021: Researchers at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) have developed a set of new industry recommendations to improve Australian rockmelon food safety practices. The project team worked in consultation with industry to understand the causes of
  43. Thumbnail for A mountain-top view of feminism through the ages

    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
  44. Thumbnail for Turning a passion for design into a physical reality

    Turning a passion for design into a physical reality

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/945-turning-a-passion-for-design-into-a-physical-reality
    27 Sep 2019: Thom Port’s Tasmanian-made creations have featured in places like Hobart's popular cafe Room for a Pony and the landmark boutique hotel Pumphouse Point afloat Lake St Clair. While he has a reputation for crafting Tasmanian timber into things of
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    Turning waste into opportunity

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/757-turning-waste-into-opportunity
    30 Nov 2018: After completing a Bachelor in ICT and entering the workforce, Chris decided he wanted to continue his education and expand his business acumen. While he had a full-time job in Canberra – and was accepted into four universities – Chris chose to
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    Moreton Bay bug on the menu

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/664-moreton-bay-bug-on-the-menu
    16 Jul 2018: The Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) researchers who developed a world-first method to breed rock lobsters commercially have now paved the way for a Moreton Bay bug aquaculture industry in Tasmania. Based at IMAS’s Taroona
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    Ambassador for the natural world honoured

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/330-ambassador-for-the-natural-world-honoured
    26 Jun 2017: Internationally renowned geographer and conservation ecologist, Distinguished Professor Jamie Kirkpatrick AM, has received the Australian Heritage Council’s 2017 Sharon Sullivan National Heritage Award for his work on national and international
  48. Thumbnail for Making a difference through creative arts and health

    Making a difference through creative arts and health

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1097-making-a-difference-through-creative-arts-and-health
    26 Nov 2020: Linda Brotherton is one of the first students of the Diploma of Creative Arts and Health who is learning fully online. Linda juggles study with her busy life of being a mother of two children and working part-time. Having no background in either
  49. Thumbnail for How the tide turned for Jim Andrew

    How the tide turned for Jim Andrew

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/842-how-the-tide-turned-for-jim-andrew
    28 Mar 2019: According to Jim Andrew the only painting he’s done over the years is house painting during home renovations. Now, he is an arts honours student and one of his art works was a finalist for the Glover Prize, Australia’s most prestigious landscape
  50. 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
  51. Thumbnail for Answer to brain health in the palm of our hands

    Answer to brain health in the palm of our hands

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1141-answer-to-brain-health-in-the-palm-of-our-hands
    9 Jun 2021: University of Tasmania researchers have developed and are trialing a completely new type of computer screening test using an individual’s hands, which aims to detect the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s dementia. “We know through previous

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