There are news stories from 2012 - showing page 1 of 15.
9 January 2012 Software written by University of Waikato computer science student Paul Hunkin has found its way to Google and NASA and is being used at the Johnson Space Center.
10 January 2012 Investigating the past and present condition of the Waikato River was the task for 39 top Year 12 students last month at the University of Waikato.
12 January 2012 The work of Waikato University hydrologist Associate Professor Earl Bardsley has been acknowledged by the New Zealand Hydrological Society.
17 January 2012 University of Waikato researchers have found fungi and plants that can reduce dioxins in contaminated land by up to 85%.
18 January 2012 Poet, short story writer, columnist and editor Michael Morrissey is Waikato University’s writer in residence for 2012.
19 January 2012 Two University of Waikato students from Tauranga, Hannah Croad and Alex Hitchmough, are the latest recipients of Waikato University Sir Edmund Hillary medals.
26 January 2012 Agribusiness research and teaching at the University of Waikato takes a big step forward in March with the arrival of leading agriculture researcher and commentator Professor Jacqueline Rowarth.
27 January 2012 Professor Natalie Jackson from Waikato University’s National Institute of Demographic and Economic Analysis (NIDEA) has been working with a summer research scholarship student Dave Greenslade to examine the triggers for population decline.
1 February 2012 University of Waikato composers David Griffiths and Michael Williams will represent Oceania at the international Volcanic Lakes Festival in Italy this February, the only performers from the South Pacific.
1 February 2012 The Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet) launched its online innovation database on February 1, enabling businesses, entrepreneurs and investors worldwide to view a diverse range of technologies and expertise in New Zealand’s research organisations.
3 February 2012 A game created by three University of Waikato graduates was voted site favourite at the Waikato leg of the 48 hour Global Game Jam.
3 February 2012 A top-level science and technology delegation from Shanghai has spent two days in Hamilton finding out more about the University of Waikato’s research into lake restoration and ecocity initiatives.
7 February 2012 A Waikato University academic warns that New Zealand needs to rethink its water allocation system, or risk stifling economic and cultural development.
7 February 2012 As the new crop of uni students gears up for the 2012 academic year, they’ll find the University of Waikato ready and waiting for them – on the small screen.
9 February 2012 An international team of Antarctic researchers, including Waikato University's Craig Cary, think climate change in Antarctica’s Dry Valleys may affect the area more rapidly than previously expected.
9 February 2012 A PhD thesis inspired by young women leaders has resulted in a prestigious international award for University of Waikato Faculty of Education senior lecturer Dr Rachel McNae.
9 February 2012 A Waikato University education professor has been awarded an honorary doctorate from SUNY’s Empire State College for his services to community education. Professor Michael Peters has long been an advocate of open education and social justice.
13 February 2012 The University of Waikato and its students generated $770 million in the Waikato economy last year – 4.5% of the region’s annual revenue. In a newly released report commissioned by the University, independent economist Dr Warren Hughes analysed the University’s contribution to the region and the country.
13 February 2012 University of Waikato student Gabrielle Batenburg has been awarded the Waikato Regional Council Prize in Water Science for 2011 for achieving top marks in the subject.
13 February 2012 University of Waikato scientists are hoping to create a smart water meter, completely powered by the water running through it.
13 February 2012 University of Waikato graduate Luisa Peterson has scored the highest mark in the country in the 2011 New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants competency exams.
14 February 2012 University of Waikato student Santiago Canon Valencia will be the guest soloist in the New Zealand Youth Orchestra’s Wellington and Auckland concerts this week.
14 February 2012 University of Waikato MSc student Emma Chibnall has been awarded the 2011 Dr Stella Frances Scholarship for her research on carbon draining on a working dairy farm.
15 February 2012 University of Waikato student Theresa Riley has published a book on being childfree in New Zealand.
17 February 2012 A team of scientists from the University of Waikato is heading on a nationwide road show to highlight what they can do to save the country's lakes.
17 February 2012 New Waikato University Senior Fellow Dame Malvina Major will take the stage with past and present students at the Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival next week.
21 February 2012 New Zealand still has a way to go to reach the highest attainable standard of health, says a former United Nations Special Rapporteur, Adjunct Professor Paul Hunt.
22 February 2012 New professor at the University of Waikato Les Oxley is part of an international team researching stature (height and body mass) and the wellbeing of New Zealanders, from the 1850s through to the present day. They’re doing it to create consistent, alternative measures of Maori and Pakeha living standards.
24 February 2012 Marine curiosities, student research presentations and a biking lecture will be part of the line-up next Saturday 3 March when the University of Waikato holds an open day at its new Coastal Marine Field Station, at Cross Road, Sulphur Point, Tauranga from 9.30am-4pm.
27 February 2012 The University of Waikato has reduced its yearly paper usage by the height of two Sky Towers thanks to a new online purchasing system.