There are 225 news stories from 2020 - showing page 5 of 8.
13 August 2020 Sir Edmund Hillary Scholar, Michaela Kerr, explains her life as a road cyclist, University student and scholarship recipient.
14 August 2020 A University of Waikato academic says the award-winning way she shares her passion for English literature with students is grounded in how she perceived the world as a child.
14 August 2020 A University of Waikato researcher is part of a $70 million 10-year Government programme to understand and characterise uncertainty, including the effects multiple industries have on our marine ecology, in order to prioritise interventions which support marine health.
14 August 2020 Ashton Ledger, a postgraduate student, teaching fellow and promising multimedia producer moulded his own path to success from a young age, with the help of his family, teachers and careers advisors at Rotorua Boys High School.
17 August 2020 In 2007, BMS alumna Theresa Gattung received one of the first Distinguished Alumni Awards. We caught up with her to see what she's been up to and her advice for women considering a career in business.
19 August 2020 There is no death penalty in New Zealand, unlike the United States. But Christchurch terrorist Brenton Tarrant, due for sentencing next week, will be going to jail for a very long time.
19 August 2020 Māori have been using rākau rongoā (Māori herbal medicine) to heal diabetes for a long time. My research simply aims to support and verify that mātauranga (knowledge) from a biomedical molecular scientific point of view.
21 August 2020 A University of Waikato study published in the New Zealand Medical Journal looking at the treatment and timeliness of chemotherapy for bowel cancer patients in New Zealand has found there are inequities in the treatment of Pacific, Māori and Asian patients.
24 August 2020 Increased nutrients in the ocean can accelerate coral bleaching caused by high sea temperatures, according to new research from University of Waikato Marine Scientist Joanne Ellis.
26 August 2020 The recent decision to delay the 2020 general election has given thousands more New Zealand citizens the opportunity to vote for the first time.
27 August 2020 Was Brenton Tarrant’s silence and acceptance of sentence in court a final act to expand his notoriety? Was his disavowal of previously expressed ideological views a trick?
28 August 2020 Former Mount Maunganui College head girl, Ella Carlsen, received a University of Waikato Pacific Excellence Scholarship to study a Bachelor of Health, Sport and Human Performance at the Tauranga Campus this year.
2 September 2020 A Māori Land Court judge, two trail-blazing professional directors and a top marketer are being honoured by the University of Waikato for their achievements.
8 September 2020 The case for a referendum on New Zealand’s cannabis law was already urgent in 2015 when the supposedly more pressing issue was whether we should change the flag. As I argued at the time, prohibition had failed and was costing society far more than the drug itself.
9 September 2020 The comforting claim that New Zealand is a great place to bring up kids took another hit with last week’s damning UNICEF report on child well-being.
11 September 2020 Former Te Puke High School head girl and 2020 Waitaha-A-Hei/University of Waikato Scholarship recipient, Shayla Thompson, wants to see more Waitaha rangatahi aim high and apply.
14 September 2020 The University of Waikato commemorated its special relationship with the Kīngitanga in a new way this year, with Kīngitanga Day celebrations live streamed to a worldwide audience, as well as being hosted in person on both its Hamilton and Tauranga campuses.
15 September 2020 Last weekend’s “anti-lockdown” protest in Auckland provided a snapshot of the various conspiracy theories and grievances circulating online and within the community: masks, vaccination, QAnon, 5G technology, government tyranny and COVID-19 were all in the mix.
16 September 2020 University of Waikato School of Engineering Professor Michael Walmsley will lead a seven-year research programme to reduce energy-related greenhouse gas emissions, thanks to $12.5m in funding from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
17 September 2020 The University of Waikato has successfully secured funding for three projects, worth a total of $26.9m, in the latest MBIE Endeavour Fund round.
22 September 2020 A University of Waikato academic’s research programme is continually adding to a body of theatre works that are fully accessible to New Zealand’s Deaf community.
22 September 2020 University of Waikato researchers have found a unique group of microorganisms on the surface of mānuka leaves, which could help explain wide variation in the antibacterial properties of mānuka honey.
24 September 2020 Researchers at the University of Waikato are leading a project that will investigate racial oppression across society.
24 September 2020 The University of Waikato has proudly awarded four academics, the Hon. Margaret Wilson, Peter Kamp, Ernie Kalnins and Anne McKim, with the title of Emeritus Professor for their exemplary work in their respective fields, as well as their outstanding contributions to the community.
25 September 2020 The reviewers commissioned to assess public claims of racism at the University of Waikato have presented their final report to the University Council.
29 September 2020 With added pressure on social services in the wake of the Covid-19 disruption, the sector is crying out for more social work graduates and the University of Waikato in Tauranga is keen to keep up with the demand.
29 September 2020 New Zealand’s richest short story competition has thrived despite challenging circumstances for writers.
29 September 2020 The Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies has added another Ngā Whetū o Matariki award to its trophy cabinet after Professor Rangi Matamua (Ngāi Tūhoe) was awarded Te Ururangi Award for Education.
30 September 2020 An analysis of the grades of University of Waikato students has shown that overall, students have fared well despite the disruption to their learning over the Alert Level 4 lockdown.
2 October 2020 Two University of Waikato senior linguistics lecturers recently celebrated book launches.