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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
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New study on kava drink-driving shows impact on brain function
New research into the effect of drinking kava on driving has revealed it has a significant impact on temporal order judgement - or how well the brain is able to keep track of the order of events.
21 September 2021
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The price of gold — what high-performance sport in NZ must learn from the Olivia Podmore tragedy
The sudden death this week of track cyclist Olivia Podmore has rocked New Zealand’s high-performance sporting and cycling communities and raised urgent questions about the culture of elite sport.
13 August 2021
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A passion for sports science: Dr Shannon O’Donnell
While the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are playing out half a world away, a group of University of Waikato researchers are watching on with eager interest.
6 August 2021
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The hot science cooling down our athletes at the Tokyo Olympics
When Stephen Fenemor was a boy, growing up in Motueka at the top of the South Island, he dreamed of representing his country.
28 July 2021
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Tokyo Olympics: new action sports reframing participation and equality
Yesterday three teenage skateboarders stood on the podium at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to receive their medals.
27 July 2021
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Celebrating Waikato University’s Olympic connections
The University of Waikato is well-represented at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which runs from Friday 23 July to Sunday 8 August 2021.
23 July 2021
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Enhancing decades of clinical experience with a health degree
Bachelor of Health student Karen Turanga (Ngāi Tahu) has embarked on tertiary study to complement 30 years of clinical experience in dentistry.
23 July 2021
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Why the way we talk about Olympian Laurel Hubbard has real consequences for all transgender people
When Laurel Hubbard was announced as the first out transgender woman athlete to compete in an individual sport at an Olympic Games, controversy wasn’t far behind. One prominent commentator even called it a “disaster for women’s sport”.
30 June 2021
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The debate over transgender athletes’ rights is testing the current limits of science and the law
The petition presented to parliament last week calling for trans women to be excluded from women’s sport is simply the latest round in a difficult and volatile global debate.
16 June 2021