All News from November 2010
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NZ Journal of Geology and Geophysics Virtual Special Issue out now
To coincide with the GeoNZ 2010 conference we have published a ‘virtual issue’ of papers relating to the Auckland Peninsula and Taupo Volcanic Zone. These… Read more…
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2010 Prime Minister’s Science Prize Winners Announced
The winners of the five prizes have received awards totalling $1 million to continue their work in science. Read more…
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Alert Newsletter: Issue 648
1.ANZCCART New Zealand Animal Care Technicians’ Awards – call for nominations Animal care technicians working in research, testing and teaching organisations are the personnel who… Read more…
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2010 Marsden Fund grant recipients announced
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Alert Newsletter: Issue 647
1.Distinguished soil scientist dies Professor Tom Walker, an Emeritus Professor at Lincoln University, has died aged 94. Professor Walker was the 1997 winner of the… Read more…
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Sleep disorder a scientific eye-opener
Discoverer of the immune system malfunction known to cause narcolepsy says there could be similar triggers for schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease and even depression Read more…
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Cholesterol drug breakthrough
An experimental drug dramatically raised good HDL cholesterol, but before it gets on the market, researchers first must be sure that doing so saves lives rather than takes them, as a similar drug did several years ago Read more…
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Footage reveals possum attacks on kea
Researchers using nest-cameras have for the first time recorded attacks on defenceless kea nests invaded by stoats and possums in South Westland Read more…
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Surge of new work on alternatives to 1080 – ERMA
A dozen research projects seeking alternatives to 1080 poison started last year, while work continued on another 23 Read more…
