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- Despots masquerading as democrats: Human rights expert in Sydney
The validity of new democracies and their unwillingness to uphold human rights will come into the spotlight this Thursday when the head of Human Rights Watch speaks at Sydney Ideas.
Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT
- Refined carb diet increases risk of common diseases
Eating foods the body quickly converts into blood glucose - such as highly processed breakfast cereals and most white breads - leads to a greater risk of diabetes, heart disease and some types of cancer.
Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT
- University of Sydney professor delivers a lesson from New Orleans
The New Orleans' city authorities who allowed unsuitable housing and oil drilling in the municipality are at least partly to blame for the damage done by Hurricane Katrina, according to the University of Sydney professor heading up New Orleans' recovery.
Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT
- Reconstructing vanished oceans
A group led by Associate Professor Dietmar Müller from the School of Geosciences has reconstructed the volumes of ancient ocean basins from the Cretaceous period until the present
Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT
- University of Sydney recognised as top choice for women
The University of Sydney has been named as one of Australia's top workplaces for women for the fourth year in a row.
Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT
- Footprints of Yolngu Ancestors on display at the Macleay Museum
A new exhibition of bark paintintgs at the Macleay Museum tells the stories of the Ancestors of Northeast Arnhem Land.
Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT
- New motor neuron disease gene discovered
In a world first, University of Sydney researchers from the ANZAC Research Institute at Concord Hospital, in collaboration with colleagues at Kings College London, have found a new gene abnormality that causes the fatal paralysis, motor neuron disease (MND).
Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT
- Beautiful death-star could threaten Earth
The Earth may be in the firing line when one of the sky's most beautiful objects explodes, according to University of Sydney astronomer Peter Tuthill.
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT
- Timor-Leste scholars arrive at Sydney
Two scholarship-winning students from Timor-Leste have arrived at the University to take part in the graduate medical program, an intiative designed to bring long-term benefits to the country.
Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT
- Planning lecturer calls for ethics development
The Wollongong sex and property development saga is a sad and grubby story, but it just may prompt planning authorities to provide planners with on-going ethical and professional training, writes Nicole Gurran.
Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT