UTS:Science news

Peter Cullen Scholarship winners get political

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:27:15 +1000

Current Peter Cullen Scholarship winners (L to R):
Celine Steinfeld, James Hitchcock, Daniela Cortez
and Eytan Rocheta. Photo courtesy of
NSW DPI Office of Water

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New study suggests ocean's plankton under greater threat from acidification

Thu, 10 May 2012 14:07:43 +1000

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Ocean acidification could pose a bigger threat to marine plankton than previously thought according to a new paper by an international research team from the UK and Australia
The team, including Dr Mark Baird from UTS, is concerned some of the most critica...

Fellowship first

Wed, 09 May 2012 10:23:24 +1000

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UTS researcher Rosalia Cavaliere has been appointed as the first ever Cochlear Research Fellow
The collaboration with UTS allows Cochlear to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation
Research in the ithree institute has already shown th...

Research in the blood

Wed, 09 May 2012 10:12:45 +1000

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Research by Master of Science (Research) student Karieshma Kabani has implications for future cancer studies
Kabani has been investigating the interaction between cells in patients with multiple myeloma, a bone marrow disorder where the plasma cells become ...

New books advocate 'open source' model for nanotechnology

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:37:31 +1000

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UTS's Dr Donald Maclurcan is author and co-editor of two new books assessing nanotechnology's potential contribution to addressing worldwide social and environmental problems
The books build the case that global prosperity now demands innovation without ec...

ithree Scientist takes out award for work on “Golden Staph”

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:17:17 +1000

Tony Bhalla (left) from Becton Dickinson
with Andrew Liew (right) ithree PhD student
receiving the ASM Postgraduate Student
Travel Award

Andrew ...

Understanding the ocean's tiny climate makers

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:24:20 +1000

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New Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Katherina Petrou is investigating the influence of the ocean's microscopic phytoplankton on climate
Her 2012 Endeavour Executive Award is helping to foster collaborative links between UTS researchers and inte...

Honours coral research leads to Red Sea experience

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:52:33 +1000

Saudi Arabia may be a long way from the NSW mid North Coast but for UTS Marine Biology, and Environmental Science Honours graduate,