Tips on staying safe during your Thanksgiving holiday amid the COVID pandemic
USC Student Health’s Sarah Van Orman and Deona Willes of USC Environmental Health and Safety offer these thoughts on safety enjoying the upcoming holidays:
Five McMaster projects get $35M in federal funding
The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has awarded more than $35M to five projects that will build and expand the tools that will bolster McMaster’s nationally recognized...
New mammogram measures of breast cancer risk could revolutionise screening
World-first techniques for predicting breast cancer risk from mammograms that were developed in Melbourne could revolutionise breast screening...
New global database of dams and reservoirs could transform water management
A groundbreaking database developed by the Global Dam Watch (GDW) consortium is set to transform the global understanding of dams and reservoirs.
The design tricks keeping your kids hooked on games and apps
Ever found yourself unable to resist checking out a social media notification? Or sending a random picture just to keep a Snapchat “streak” going?
Trial of ultrasound treatment for Alzheimer’s underway
A pioneering treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, developed at The University of Queensland, is being tested in a small safety trial underway in Brisbane.
Slender robotic finger senses buried items
The technology uses tactile sensing to identify objects underground, and might one day help disarm land mines or inspect cables.
University study finds economic window for native grains production
At the start of NAIDOC Week 2020, Dr Angela Pattison and colleagues have launched the first report from a feasibility study into using native grass grains as a modern...
The problem with volunteer-run libraries for Auckland
Volunteers play a vital role in communities but they're not a substitute for trained and qualified librarians and library assistants, writes Anne Goulding.
Could singing spread Covid-19?
If silence is golden, speech is silver – and singing the worst.
Singing doesn’t need to be silenced, however...
