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Otago University/Shanghai collaborations bearing fruit (University of Otago)

Edit Public Technologies 26 Sep 2016
A visit by high-ranking Shanghai officials to the University of Otago last Thursday underscored further growth in the research and teaching relationship between the University and China's largest city, says Deputy Vice-Chancellor (External Engagement) Professor Helen Nicholson ... Professor Nicholson says the visit to the Dunedin campus is very important for the University, and is recognition of how far the relationship has come....

Life is unfair, so why don’t we do more about it? (The University of Auckland)

Edit Public Technologies 26 Sep 2016
In the 2016 Vice-Chancellor's Lecture Series at the University of Auckland, Professor John T Jost from New York University discusses how System Justification Theory helps explain why we tolerate and even justify unfairness ... 'We are delighted that Professor Jost, who is an international leader in research that attempts to understand this paradox, is coming to New Zealand for these lectures.'....

Professor Bhanu Das speaks on internationalization at 50th Tokyo Tech Welcomes You (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Edit Public Technologies 26 Sep 2016
The guest speaker for the event was Professor Bhanu Das from the School of Science ... Professor, School of Science ... The workshop provided students from abroad the chance to attend lectures by physics professors at Tokyo Tech, visit historical locations in Japan, and even attend a special lecture by 2015 Physics Nobel Laureate Takaaki Kajita ... Adjunct Assistant Professor, Education Academy of Computational Life Sciences....

Rom Lectures Preview (Trinity International University)

Edit Public Technologies 26 Sep 2016
The pastor of The Chapel at Tinkers Creek in Streetsboro, Ohio, as well as adjunct professor of communication at John Carroll University, McClellan's theme for the Rom Lectures this year is 'Faith Comes By Hearing.'. Responses from both TEDS and Trinity College professors over the course of the three-day lecture and sermon series will round out the program ... Craig Ott, professor of mission and intercultural studies at TEDS....

Plants help clean up meatworks’ wastewater (Southern Cross University)

Edit Public Technologies 26 Sep 2016
Associate Professor Bronwyn Barkla and Associate Professor Terry Rose, both from Southern Cross Plant Science, and the NCMC management are investigating phytoremediation of the abattoir's wastewater ... land degradation and water pollution,' said agronomist Professor Rose ... Associate Professor Barkla said the project had benefits for the whole industry....

Poll held for varsity Senate and Syndicate

Edit The Hindu 26 Sep 2016
Those representing the Professors Forum of Madras University won a majority of seats in both the university bodies ... The Professors Forum and Madras University Teachers’ Association ......

Manitoba to Host International One Welfare Conference (Government of Manitoba)

Edit Public Technologies 26 Sep 2016
• Darlene Chalmers, assistant professor, University of Regina, with research focused on how the bond between humans and animals contribute to human health and well-being including the use of horses and dogs in addiction treatment and mental wellness programs; ... • Michael Rosmann, clinical psychologist, farmer, writer and professor at the University of Iowa;....

National security trumps privacy concerns as metadata collection soars (UNSW - The University of New South Wales)

Edit Public Technologies 26 Sep 2016
The three-day conference has opened with a keynote address by Professor Jennifer Hochschild, Professor of Government at Harvard University and president of the American Political Science Association 2015-2016. On Tuesday, just before the first Presidential Debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, Professor Hochschild will be joined by ......

Story Factory tells a strong tale (University of Sydney)

Edit Public Technologies 26 Sep 2016
(Source. University of Sydney) ... 'Strong creative thinking and learning skills are critical to students' social and emotional well-being, academic achievement and lifelong learning,' says Professor Robyn Ewing AM, former vice-president of the Story Factory ... A formal impact evaluation commenced in early 2014 by Associate Professor Jackie Manuel and David Smith from the Faculty of Education and Social Work, coordinated by Professor Ewing....

The continuing debate over teacher's comments

Edit Toronto Sun 26 Sep 2016
Michael Keefer and Graeme MacQueen, retired professors from Guelph and McMaster, both are listed as members of “Scholars for 9/11 Trust and Justice,” a 9/11 conspiracy website ... Michael Keefer, Professor Emeritus, English and Theatre Studies, University of Guelph ... Atif Kubursi, Professor Emeritus of Economics, McMaster University. Graeme MacQueen, Associate Professor (ret.) of Religious Studies, McMaster University ....

New gift to help pharmacists build integrity in their practice (University of Sydney)

Edit Public Technologies 26 Sep 2016
The new research program builds upon work by Professor Lisa Bero from the Charles Perkins Centre and Faculty of Pharmacy, a world-renowned specialist in evidence-based health care research and its use in health policy. Professor Bero's previous studies into public health regulations and law in the United States has brought about widespread change to ......

What New Zealanders need to know about bird flu: From the mutton bird to a cure for influenza (University of Otago)

Edit Public Technologies 26 Sep 2016
Born in Balclutha, Professor Webster studied microbiology at the University of Otago leading to a job with the New Zealand Department of Agriculture as a virologist ... Professor Webster's visit to New Zealand is sponsored by The Webster Centre for Infectious Diseases at the University of Otago ... Professor Webster is a noted virologist and international expert in influenza....

Student held for circulating false 'lecturer dead' WhatsApp post

Edit The Times of India 26 Sep 2016
MANGALURU ... Speaking to Bangalore Mirror, inspector of Puttur police station Mahesh Prasad said Parameshwara Sharma, an English professor of the college, was the victim of the hoax ... While the list of celebrities falling prey to hoax messages is a never-ending one, a professor from a small town like Puttur of Dakshina Kannada district being made such a victim is a new case of an extreme prank ... RELATED....
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