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University
Vale Carla Zampatti
Trailblazing fashion designer recognised with Honorary Doctor of Letters from UOW in 2018
Health and Medicine
Researchers discover seaweed molecules can help heal wounds
Molecules from unique species similar in structure and function to human skin molecules
Science and Technology
How baked bat guano helped archaeologists understand our ancient past
Experiment reveals the chemical changes undergone by artefacts found in caves inhabited by bats
University
Professor Valerie Linton appointed University of Auckland Provost
International search to begin for new Executive Dean for the Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences
Law, Politics and Society
Mexico moves to legalize cannabis use, a modest step toward de-escalating drug war
Mexico’s militarized war on drugs – and, often, drug users – has killed at least 150,000 people over the past 15 years.
Education
Early Start Discovery Space launches sensory room
New experience encourages children to use their senses to explore and make sense of the world around them