News from Te Huataki Waiora School of Health
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Waikato athletes in Birmingham
Thirteen University of Waikato students and alumni will be competing in this year’s Commonwealth Games in the United Kingdom, which starts on Thursday.
27 July 2022
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Indigenous birthing knowledge the focus of Fulbright research
Nikki Barrett is locking down the detail for her Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Graduate Award.
4 July 2022
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Scholarship gives University of Waikato nursing student a step up
Second-year nursing student Abigail Arguelles is the inaugural winner of the Braemar Charitable Trust Scholarship in Nursing.
6 May 2022
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Waikato’s Health degree the right path for scholarship recipient
Maia Gardiner’s (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngai Te Rangi, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa) goal has always been clear; help her people.
6 May 2022
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Pssssst … you can mention the M word
University of Waikato alumna, Dr Wendy Sweet has a swag of qualifications and teaching experience – in nursing, physical education, fitness training, lecturing and now, expertise in menopause. What’s more, she’s guiding women all over the world through ‘the change’.
26 April 2022
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The Black Ferns review shows – again – why real change in women’s high performance sport is urgently overdue
New Zealand Rugby’s just released report into the culture of the Black Ferns national women’s team is damning, but sadly all too familiar.
12 April 2022
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Young University of Waikato researcher helps uncover new ways to treat antibiotic resistant bugs
A new summer research scholarship at the University of Waikato for promising young Māori researchers is bearing fruit with the discovery of potential new ways to treat antibiotic resistant bugs.
8 April 2022
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Bodyboarder, weightlifter, academic – Mihi Nemani
What makes women exercise and play sport, and Māori and Pasifika women in particular? Mihi Nemani (Ngātiwai, Samoan) is researching this question for her PhD.
24 March 2022
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University of Waikato Fulbright Scholar to study how kava can be used to reduce PTSD
Kava could be used as an alternative to mainstream medicines in the treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among military, police, fire and ambulance officers, if a new study by a University of Waikato researcher is successful.
11 March 2022
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Researchers address inequities in diabetes treatment for Māori and Pacific people
University of Waikato researchers are undertaking a pivotal study into the treatment of patients with Type 2 diabetes as they try to improve health system factors that can lead to better prescribing of medication for Māori and Pacific patients.
13 January 2022
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University of Waikato launches New Zealand’s first Esports minor qualification
With three out of every four New Zealanders now involved in video gaming, the University of Waikato has launched New Zealand’s first Esports minor qualification and is taking enrolments for 2022.
14 December 2021
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Pacific women lag behind in access to breast cancer care and treatment
The cost of breast cancer treatment is increasing as results continue to vary between Pacific and non-Pacific women, two studies have found.
12 November 2021
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New study to look at how women have coped during the pandemic
How New Zealand women have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and the strategies they have devised to cope will be researched in a new project led by the University of Waikato.
29 October 2021
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Scholarships a springboard to a brighter future for Sam
Sam Fellows received several scholarships during his studies at Waikato, which he credits with helping him fast-track into his dream career as a lawyer and a variety of volunteer roles.
26 October 2021
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New research shows how Covid-19 lockdowns affected the world’s athletes
How have Covid-19 lockdowns affected the world’s athletes? It’s a question that 111 researchers from over 60 countries, including New Zealand, have sought to answer in the largest international study of its kind.
17 October 2021