News + Events: Press Releases

International finals for campus teen A song about people’s obsession with being skinny has made it through to the finals of an international competition. Seventeen-year-old Ariana Smith’s song, simply called Skinny, is one of 16 songs in the teen finals of the International Songwriting Competition that attracts about 15,000 entries from all over the world.

Student’s first academic paper judged best at US conference (17 March 2010)
A University of Waikato engineering student has taken out best paper award at an international conference for his first scholarly publication.

Men and pregnancy – showing the symptoms (17 March 2010)
Pregnancy can be a stressful time and often the partner of a pregnant woman gets symptoms that mirror pregnancy – food cravings and weight gain, constipation, labour pains, headaches and toothache, to name a few. It’s known as Couvade Syndrome.

Study looks at dying, death, bereavement among Māori (15 March 2010)
University of Waikato researchers are embarking on a three-year study of dying, death and bereavement among contemporary Māori.

Waikato University geography student joins fight against crime (15 March 2010)
When do most arson attacks occur in the Waikato? And are you more likely to be assaulted in Hamilton or Whitianga over the summer? For hi-tech help in pinpointing where and when crime happens, best turn to a geographer.

Hillary programme welcomes first competitive surfer (11 March 2010)
Alexis Poulter of Raglan is looking to add a law degree to her impressive surfing achievements, and to do so she’s become the first competitive surfer ever to win a prestigious Hillary Scholarship at the University of Waikato.

Supercapacitors boost efficiency (11 March 2010)
Cell phones and laptop computers that run for longer between charges may be one outcome of research at Waikato University.

The Merry Wives of Windsor Ave (11 March 2010)
Actress and playwright Geraldine Brophy’s new play The Merry Wives of Windsor Ave will have its world premiere in Hamilton next month.