University of Otago
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As New Zealand's first university, founded in 1869, Otago has earned an international reputation for the quality of its research and teaching. In 2007 Otago will have over 20,000 students enrolled and has a presence in each of the four main cities of New Zealand - Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin. The academic and administrative centre of the University continues to be located in Dunedin, where the majority of students live and work.
New research from the University of Otago, Christchurch, shows people with severe depression find it harder to interpret facial expressions than healthy people – particularly expressions of disgust.
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CHRISTCHURCH — New Zealanders who experience mental illness in early adulthood face a range of negative economic outcomes at the age of 30, latest University of Otago, Christchurch, research shows.
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DUNEDIN — Improving New Zealand school children’s diets requires a much wider focus than just targeting unhealthy foods available at schools, University of Otago research suggests.
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Helping people with high-risk type 2 diabetes follow a healthier diet significantly improves their blood sugar control beyond what medication can achieve alone, according to latest University of Otago research.
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OTAGO — The University of Otago is leading a major three-year scientific research project aiming to find vital information which could see rare southern right whales flourishing once again in New Zealand coastal waters.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Homosexuals, bisexuals and those who identify as heterosexual but who have had same-sex encounters are more likely to have experienced negative events in childhood, a new University of Otago, Christchurch, study shows.
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New research from the University of Otago, Christchurch, shows that vitamin C can help curb the growth of cancer cells.
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OTAGO — The University of Otago will this Friday sign a Memorandum of Understanding and Student Exchange Agreement with one of China’s most prestigious universities, Fudan University.
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UK supermarket shoppers appear to attach little importance to country-of-origin as a factor when choosing fresh food items, according to latest University of Otago research.
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DUNEDIN — Professor Murray Thomson from the University of Otago’s Department of Oral Sciences is this year’s recipient of a prestigious award from the International Association for Dental Research.
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DUNEDIN — Researchers from the University of Otago, Christchurch’s, Van der Veer Institute have been granted $179,899 to investigate changes in the brains of patients with Parkinson’s disease who suffer from anxiety.
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WELLINGTON CITY — New Zealand has different patterns of testicular cancer occurrence compared to the rest of the developed world, particularly in relation to ethnicity, but also socio-economic status according to a new study from the University of Otago, Wellington.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The University of Otago, Christchurch, has opened a new education Simulation Centre for training medical students and other health professionals.
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DUNEDIN — A University of Otago physicist is part of an international team that has developed the most efficient quantum “memory” for light in the world, an achievement that brings closer a future of super-fast computers and ultra-secure communications.
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The most prestigious of all natural history festivals, WildScreen in Bristol, has selected two films produced by University of Otago Masters students as finalists for its hotly contested Newcomers Award.
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DUNEDIN — A new suite of scholarships, encouraging excellence in areas of performance including sport, culture, music and the arts, has been established for first-year students attending the University of Otago next year.
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A University of Otago masters student who researched the damage caused to fabrics during stab events may see her research used to improve ways of identifying weapons used in crimes.
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Many people may have the wrong ethnicity recorded in their health records, according to a new study by Professor Pauline Norris, Dr Simon Horsburgh and students from the School of Pharmacy, University of Otago.
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DUNEDIN — Passion for their subjects and the gift of communication are qualities which distinguish the two recipients of this year’s Teaching Excellence Awards, announced today.
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The University of Otago’s Centre for International Health is joining a major global trial studying the effectiveness of a new treatment for latent tuberculosis (TB) that could help to eliminate the disease worldwide.
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OTAGO — University of Otago researchers have gained $33.35M in funding for 25 world-class research projects aimed at improving the health and well-being of New Zealanders.
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DUNEDIN — Dunedin has the potential to be a key hub if oil exploration does go ahead on the east coast of New Zealand, according to School of Business researcher, Dr James Henry.
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China’s rise and future role on the world stage will go under the spotlight at the University of Otago’s 45th Foreign Policy School later this month.
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Young, top-ranked motorsport athletes display superior visual abilities when compared with normal sports people of the same age, according to a University of Otago study.
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Women whose treatment for pre-cancerous cervical disease was withheld or delayed in Dr Herbert Green’s controversial clinical study at National Women’s Hospital suffered far more harm than those who were treated early to cure it, according to the first full analysis of the women’s medical experiences and outcomes.
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New research by the University of Otago, Wellington confirms that there is a small but measurable risk of contracting pandemic influenza A/H1N1 virus, or swine flu, during long-haul airline flights.
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CHRISTCHURCH — New University of Otago, Christchurch, research published today in the prestigious British Journal of Psychiatry suggests smoking could increase the risk of depression.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Demanding patients are getting priority over those who suffer in silence in our ‘unfair’ national health system, Gareth Morgan told an audience at the University of Otago, Christchurch, today.
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WELLINGTON — The largest ever clinical trial into new treatments for prostate cancer, which kills about 600 men annually in this country, has received another significant funding grant from the Cancer Society of New Zealand.
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Despite the passing of the Smoke-free Environments Act in 1990 restricting advertising and sponsorship of tobacco, tobacco companies are still targeting women with their marketing according to a team of researchers from the University of Otago, Wellington and a Māori health research group – Whakauae Research for Māori Health and Development.
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A University of Otago study which shows pharmacists spend too much time seeking clarification for minor prescription errors has prompted a call for greater awareness among doctors and prescribers of this time-wasting problem.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A new collaborative study of more than 6000 New Zealanders and Australians found those who used cannabis before the age of 18 ended up with fewer academic qualifications.
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COROMANDEL — The proposed mining activity in the Coromandel would deal a devastating blow to the critically endangered population of Archey’s frogs, says Dr Phil Bishop of the Department of Zoology at the University of Otago.
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DUNEDIN — The University of Otago will confer the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws on prominent Dunedin-based artist and art educator Marilynn Webb at a graduation ceremony this Saturday.
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WELLINGTON — Public health researchers from the University of Otago, Wellington have called for a clear Government plan to totally phase-out commercial tobacco sales in New Zealand by 2020.
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OTAGO — By Vice-Chancellor Professor David Skegg Many universities around the world were deliberately established away from cities or other communities.
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DUNEDIN — New University of Otago research has found that people over a range of different skin colours tend to overestimate the darkness of their natural, non-tanned skin.
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Decriminalisation of New Zealand’s sex industry has resulted in safer, healthier sex workers, a new book by University of Otago, Christchurch, researcher Gillian Abel shows.
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The University of Otago is one of the founding members of a select international group of outstanding universities.
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OTAGO — The University of Otago will confer the honorary degree of Doctor of Science on one of its most eminent scholars, Emeritus Professor Jim Flynn, at a graduation ceremony this Saturday.
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OTAGO — University of Otago scientists are shedding new light on how creatures living around undersea hydrothermal vents can thrive in an environment swirling with dangerously hot and toxic fluids.
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DUNEDIN — Alexander McMillan Chair in Childhood Studies and Psychology Professor Gordon Harold has been appointed an Honorary Professor in Law at a UK university.
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Public health researchers from the University of Otago, Wellington have just published a study criticising the New Zealand Advertising Standards Authority’s inadequate regulation of food advertising to children.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Crohn’s disease costs New Zealand more than $58 million annually, according to new research from the University of Otago, Christchurch.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Researchers from the Christchurch Kidney Research Group of the University of Otago, Christchurch, have recently finished the world’s largest study into how to earlier detect the often fatal condition of acute kidney disease in critically ill patients.
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DUNEDIN — The University of Otago has established a further professorial position to advance research aimed at improving health in under-resourced countries, thanks to a generous gift by a Dunedin couple.
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OTAGO — University of Otago researchers analysing quad bike driver behaviour have found vital new information that could help reduce the continuing high rate of accidents and deaths on the vehicles.
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The KD Kirkby Trust, which is a long time benefactor of Cure Kids, has made a $45,000 grant to provide vital equipment for a world class zebrafish facility at the University of Otago, taking its support for medical research to almost $150,000.
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A University of Otago archaeologist’s novel software tool that allows improved management of archaeological field data has earned him a $50,000 prize grant from the University’s commercialisation arm, Otago Innovation.
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DUNEDIN — A leading surgeon and researcher, Professor John McCall, has become the first McKenzie Professor of Clinical Science at the University of Otago.
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DUNEDIN — In a first for New Zealand, the University of Otago moves this month to a new, year-round system of allocating PhD scholarships, including for the new Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
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OTAGO — A preliminary study conducted by a University of Otago student shows that 13-year-olds in New Zealand – boys in particular - appear to be most at risk of poisoning while at school.
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DUNEDIN — An innovative University of Otago research project aimed at improving the oral health of Māori children has gained $2,352,328 in funding from the New Zealand Health Research Council.
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DUNEDIN — The Governor-General of New Zealand, Hon Sir Anand Satyanand, and Susan, Lady Satyanand will attend the de Carle Lectures at the University of Otago on Tuesday 30 March and Wednesday 31 March.
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WELLINGTON — Improving heating in New Zealand homes with children who suffer from asthma has a significant impact on reducing the number of days children are away from school.
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DUNEDIN — New Zealand smokers have given the thumbs up to two nicotine replacement products which may become more commonly available in this country following research from the University of Otago, Wellington.
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DUNEDIN — The installation of a world-class music console in the University of Otago’s Albany Street studio has set the stage for Dunedin to strengthen its place as a formidable force in music production, says the Head of Otago’s Department of Music Professor Henry Johnson.
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DUNEDIN — In a world first, an international team of researchers, which includes University of Otago archaeologists Chris Jacomb and Richard Walter, has successfully isolated ancient DNA from eggshells of extinct birds.
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Students of all ages finally have the first comprehensive photographic guide to the animals and plants found on New Zealand’s rocky shore thanks to the work of the University of Otago’s New Zealand Marine Studies Centre.
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OTAGO — The University of Otago’s Department of Marine Science has purchased a new 11-metre alloy boat to free up their existing larger boat, the Polaris II, for longer, more demanding research expeditions.
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A new study at the University of Otago has some good news for parents worried that restricting TV viewing might make it more difficult for their children to relate to their friends.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Leading thinkers in the field of genetics from both sides of the Tasman will gather in Wellington later this month for the 2nd Australia-New Zealand Roundtable on Genomics on Tuesday 24 November 2009.
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People with anxious personalities are more likely to have poor oral health, including decayed or missing teeth, a University of Otago study has found.
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DUNEDIN — The longstanding practice of wearing socks over shoes to prevent falls on icy slopes has been supported by an innovative study from the University of Otago.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Cost has been a major factor in causing thousands of New Zealanders to defer primary health care treatment according to a new study by the University of Otago Wellington.
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A wide range of world-class University of Otago research aimed at improving New Zealanders' health and wellbeing has received major support in the Health Research Council's (HRC) latest annual funding round.
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DUNEDIN — A leading UK academic has been appointed as the University of Otago's inaugural Director of its new Legal Issues Centre and Professor in the Faculty of Law.
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DUNEDIN — Experts in infectious disease research will converge on the University of Otago next week for a two-day gathering to discuss the latest developments in the field.
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Four University of Otago graduates have received a Brenda Shore Award for Women to help support their postgraduate studies.
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A leading orthodontics researcher from Switzerland has been appointed as Professor of Orthodontics at the University of Otago's School of Dentistry.
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OTAGO — University of Otago researchers have discovered a new mechanism which contributes to subtle differences between male and female brains and behaviours.
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OTAGO — Ten of the University of Otago's best doctoral students have gained Top Achiever Doctoral Scholarships to pursue their studies.
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OTAGO — Initial findings from a University of Otago-led analysis of the koiwi tangata (human remains) of some of the earliest Polynesians to settle New Zealand are shedding new light on their health - including the first evidence of gout among ancient Maori.
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A University of Otago scientist is part of an international collaborative team granted more than US$1m to study the hidden mechanisms behind ensuring that components of cells are properly organised.
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OTAGO — The period before age 21 is a time of special risk for sexually transmitted infections for women, but not men, according to a new paper published by researchers from the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine at the University of Otago.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Finally, a sane and accessible book about how to lose weight!
"Real Weight Loss: a practical guide to changing your lifestyle and achieving long-term weight loss."1,526 views
DUNEDIN — The incidence of the most dangerous kind of skin cancer, thick melanoma, is still not decreasing in New Zealand nearly 15 years after early detection strategies were introduced to educate the public.
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WELLINGTON — University of Otago Wellington public health researchers have are welcoming the Minister of Health's announcement of a colorectal cancer screening programme.
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Winter is not a good time to get ill in New Zealand, particularly if you are very young or old according to a recent study by the University of Otago.
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WELLINGTON — Smokers in poorer suburbs smoke their cigarettes closer to the butt.
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OTAGO — Leading researcher Roger Willett has been appointed as a Professor of Accountancy, in the School of Business.
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OTAGO — The University of Otago has appointed Dr Paul Tapsell to its Chair in Mori Studies.
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OTAGO — Distinguished New Zealand poet and artist Cilla McQueen will receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature from the University of Otago this weekend.
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OTAGO — In decoding the genome of the platypus, a team of researchers from the United States, Australia, England, Germany, Israel, Japan, Spain and New Zealand has revealed important information that will enhance our understanding of other mammals and may lead to the development of new approaches to combat disease in livestock and humans and enhance livestock productivity.
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OTAGO — Several household names are among those being added to the Wall of Fame at the University of Otago's School of Physical Education.
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WELLINGTON — A study of vehicle advertisements in New Zealand magazines has found that they failed to provide adequate information about greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution.
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OTAGO — Overweight and obese women's health and well-being could be significantly improved through treatment approaches that do not rely on dieting, according to University of Otago researchers.
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WELLINGTON — The University of Otago and Ngti Toa, Wellington, are today formalising their relationship with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
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DUNEDIN — Obesity can worsen the impact of asthma and may also increase its severity, according to new University of Otago research.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Indigenous people from New Zealand and Hawaii have higher mortality rates for many cancers than Europeans in those countries according to a publication from the University of Otago, Christchurch.
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OTAGO — Otago Polytechnic and the University of Otago welcome today's funding announcement for the establishment of an Applied Design Research Centre as a part of the Otago Institute of Design.
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OTAGO — How much say should a nation's citizens have on foreign policy issues such as wars waged in their name and trade agreements signed on their behalf? That's a key question to be tackled at the upcoming 43rd Otago Foreign Policy School, titled "Power to the People? Public Participation in Foreign Policy".
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Current parameters for pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) extend further than was initially intended by the makers of current policy, say the latest findings of the University of Otago-based Human Genome Research Project.
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Efforts to prevent medication errors in hospitalised children should mainly target how doses are prescribed and antibiotics used, according to University of Otago researchers.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — One of the world's largest dioxin exposure studies has found that workers at the former 2,4,5-T manufacturing plant in New Plymouth have blood dioxin levels well below the accepted level of health concern.
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OTAGO — A New Zealand study reported early online in the international journal Lancet Oncology this week has shown that between 31 and 50 per cent of women with untreated CIN3, a pre-cancerous disease of the cervix, will develop cervical or vaginal cancer over 30 years.
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A common genetic variation that increases a person's susceptibility to nicotine addiction, as well as increasing their risk of lung cancer and arterial disease, has been identified in a major international study involving University of Otago researchers.
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GISBORNE — Trials prove effectiveness of community-based intervention in battle against disease.
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ROTORUA — Researchers from the University of Otago, Wellington, the University of California and Stanford University have started recruiting participants in Rotorua for the largest ever international study of the possible health effects of hydrogen sulphide gas.
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OTAGO — The University of Otago is delighted by its success in the inaugural round of the Encouraging and Supporting Innovation Fund, with at least six proposals involving Otago to receive funding.
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