@Massey: Snell returns for research collaborations
Issue 18 October 9, 2006
Snell returns for research
collaborations:
Olympic legend and internationally
regarded scientist Associate Professor Peter Snell is about
to embark on a series of research studies in New Zealand in
collaboration with the University’s Institute of Food,
Nutrition and Human Health.
World-class high-speed Internet
link:
From internet star-gazing to atom-smashing,
Massey academics will soon catch up with the rest of the
world with the introduction of a new super high-speed
Internet-style network. The Kiwi Advanced Research and
Education Network was officially launched by Prime Minister
Helen Clark this month, and some Massey staff may be using
it by early next year.
Free buses a winner: One million passengers
and rising:
A two-year trial of a free bus service
offered to Massey staff and students throughout Palmerston
North has succeeded beyond expectations. It is now being
cited as a model for the big metropolitan cities to cut
congestion, pollution and road accidents.
Stories of China’s prison camp
brainwashing:
Literary and biographical accounts of
the lives of writers confined in China’s prison camps have
been analysed in a book co-edited by Professor Philip
Williams.
Nutrition study seeks older men living
alone:
University researchers are looking for men
aged 75 or over who live alone for a study of how well they
are eating and what puts their nutrition at risk.
International aviation opportunities in
India:
The School of Aviation is calling for New
Zealand aviation trainers to combine efforts and consider a
joint bid to offer staff training for India’s booming
aviation industry. School general manager Captain Ashok
Poduval says if the bid succeeds there will be significant
gains for trainers here and the national economy but the
window of opportunity will not be open long.
Janet Frame’s writing evaluated in
lecture:
“ Splitting linguistic atoms” was how
Janet Frame once referred to her approach to writing and
propensity for imbuing her work with multiple meanings. The
resulting complexity of her prose is not something that
should deter readers however, according to senior lecturer
in English, Dr Jenny Lawn.
Digital photo competition: Get snapping and
win:
Massey News and New Zealand Geographic magazine
are offering a prize of a year’s subscription to the
monthly New Zealand Geographic for the best photograph
received this month.
Winemaker’s bottles new vintage for
Massey:
The University has launched its own wine
label, courtesy of award-winning Marlborough winemaker and
alumna Dr Jane Hunter.
Conference to pave way for Te Reo
Mäori:
Te Mata o Te Tau, Massey University’s
Academy of Mäori Research and Scholarship will host an
Inaugural Mäori Language Conference in November this year.
The conference is expected to be the first of its kind where
papers will be presented entirely in the Mäori language.
ENDS