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Why Antarctica is cool for composers

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2015/16-why-antarctica-is-cool-for-composers

2 Sep 2015: The frozen continent's allure was particularly potent in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, when intrepid travellers would return with stories of its beauty and mystery, which in turn inspired works of art, literature and music. Dr Carolyn
Your smartphone transformed into a mobile lab

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2015/13-your-smartphone-transformed-into-a-mobile-lab

2 Sep 2015: A new University of Tasmania collaboration is aiming to bring the complexities of in-house laboratory testing to the fingertips of those in the field. A new University of Tasmania collaboration is aiming to bring the complexities of in-house
Forestry researchers get to the root of the problem

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2015/11-forestry-researchers-get-to-the-root-of-the-problem

27 Aug 2015: Root rot is an insidious killer, strangling its victims slowly, the outside world oblivious to its menace. The disease cruelly attacks a tree at its roots, cutting off its supply to water and nutrients. By the time a tree shows signs of infection
Fish hotspots the world's new natural laboratories

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2015/10-fish-hotspots-the-worlds-new-natural-laboratories

2 Sep 2015: Scientists have devised a new tool that can estimate commercial fish species to determine their sensitivity to climate change. It is ready for use and is providing knowledge on different fish in a range of global oceanic "hotspots" including
Latest projects funded by ARC

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2015/9-latest-projects-funded-by-arc

28 Aug 2015: The ARCs July round saw $2,057,620 allocated to the University, with additional industry and University contributions bringing the total value of the projects to more than $8 million. Effects of fire regime on ‘roo populations to be investigatedAn
Humble coffee machine helps speed up search for new drugs

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2015/1-humble-coffee-machine-helps-speed-up-search-for-new-drugs

2 Sep 2015: University of Tasmania senior lecturer in chemistry Dr Jason Smith is a barista with a difference. After checking the temperature and pressure are correct on his espresso machine, he grabs a measuring scoop and adds 20g of green stuff. Coffeeis a red
Kelp is on its way

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2015/2-kelp-is-on-its-way

30 Aug 2015: Creating an artificial underwater forest to support marine life? We can kelp with that. Almost a year ago, University of Tasmania scientists transplanted 500 kelp plants to artificial patch reefs off Tasmania’s Maria Island – and they’re
Quick action unmasks poppy threat

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2015/6-quick-action-unmasks-poppy-threat

2 Sep 2015: Within three months of being called on to help investigate the cause of the mystery fungal disease and to stop its spread, TIA's plant pathologist assigned to the case Dr Jason Scott confirmed infected poppy seeds are a major cause of disease
Yoga helps ease pain of cancer survivors

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2015/4-yoga-helps-ease-pain-of-cancer-survivors

2 Sep 2015: Research conducted by yoga therapist Annette Loudon while obtaining her Masters of Medical Sciences at the University of Tasmania is having ongoing benefits for cancer survivors around the country. The study focused on women with secondary lymphoedema
Growing up online

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2015/12-growing-up-online

2 Sep 2015: It's an amazing reality that men and women in their 20s can look back through their Facebook posts and see a big chunk of their life recorded in words and pictures like never before. So what do they think when they review the past five years and look