Jump in cancer diagnoses at 65 implies patients wait for Medicare, according to Stanford...
Analyzing a national cancer database, researchers find a bump in diagnoses at 65, suggesting that many wait for Medicare to kick in before they seek care.
Adults with learning disabilities three times more likely to die from cancer
Researchers at the University of Glasgow have found that adults with learning disabilities are more likely to die from cancer compared to the general population.
Research establishes possum density in NZ’s urban environments
New Zealand’s first rigorous estimates of possum density in urban areas has been published by the University of Otago, forming baseline data for predator control modelling and planning for the country’s Predator Free 2050 vision.
New Professorship in AI established with S$6 million gift from Chen Yidan Foundation
The Chen Yidan Foundation, started by Dr Charles Chen Yidan, a Core Founder of Tencent, one of Asia’s largest internet companies, has pledged a gift of S$6 million to NTU.
Senior Julia Chaffers awarded Marshall Scholarship for graduate study in the UK
Chaffers, of Wellesley, Massachusetts, is concentrating in history and pursuing a certificate in African American studies. She is among the 41 winners of the 2022 Marshall Scholarship, selected from nearly 1,000 applicants from public and private colleges and universities across the United States.
Revealing what makes bacteria life-threatening
Queensland researchers have discovered that a mutation allows some E. coli bacteria to cause severe disease in people while other bacteria are harmless, a finding that could help to combat antibiotic resistance.
Professor emerita Ilene Forsyth gives $6.25M to expand art history studies
LSA is expanding the University of Michigan’s global footprint in art history studies with the announcement of a new $6.25 million gift from Ilene Forsyth...
Teaching online nets lecturer national award
A University of Waikato lecturer has been recognised as one of New Zealand’s top tertiary teachers.
The green city of the future
The Netherlands is urbanising. It is becoming increasingly important for city-dwellers to live happily and healthily. Simultaneously, we must preserve nature and adapt to climate change.
Research reveals new insights into the biology of New Zealand’s pilot whales
Each year New Zealand experiences mass strandings of long-finned pilot whales along its shoreline. Exactly why these whales strand remains unclear. However, new biological insights into these phenomenal events has just been published in an international peer reviewed journal.