UC in the News - June 2003

 

Published by the Communications and Development Department

 

June 2003

 

UC in the News records University of Canterbury staff speaking in their area of expertise in the media.

 

Dr Simon Round (Electrical and Computer Engineering),

NZ PC World, June 2003;

 

Professor Murray Munro, Professor John Blunt (Green Products and Processes Research Group),

Sea sickness pills, Unlimited, June 2003;

 

Associated Professor Mike Dewe (Information Technology),

MIS, June 2003;

 

Mrs Suzanne Worrall (Management),

Do MBAs deliver? NZ Management, June 2003;

 

Mr Adrian Sawyer (Accounting, Finance and Information Systems),

No chance Wool Board tax losses will be nabbed, Country-Wide (Southern), June 2003;

 

Dr Terry Fullerton (Canterprise Ltd),

Trampoline one of 'hottest new products', Business Monthly, June 2003;

 

Dr Greg Newbold (Sociology and Anthropology),

Paedophile's release not isolated case, Hawkes Bay Today, 3.6.03,
Paedophile dangerous - criminologist, The News (Westport), 3.6.03,
Paedophile dubbed dangerous, Northern Advocate, 4.6.03,
Women's prisons clogged, Horowhenua-Kapiti Chronicle, 5.6.03,
Women's prisons overflowing as inmate numbers exceed beds, West Coast Times, 5.6.03,
Women's prisons filled to capacity as result of spate of short termers, Otago Daily Times, 5.6.03,
Short sentences, but no room in women's prisons, Press, 5.6.03,
Fluctuation in female crime 'clogging women's prisons', Gisborne Herald, 5.6.03,
Parents up in arms, Guardian Today, 7.6.03;

 

Dr Anne-Marie Brady (Psychology),

NZ's intelligence agency keeping secrets to itself, Timaru Herald, 3.6.03,
Spy games, Southland Times, 7.6.03;

 

Professor Leon Phillips (Chemistry),

The wacky world of university finance, NZ Education Review, 4.6.03,
The managerial imperative, NZ Education Review, 11.6.03;

 

Mr Geoff Pearman (Continuing Education),

Quantum leap in Chinese relations, Christchurch Star, 4.6.03;

 

Dr Geoffrey Chase (Mechanical Engineering),

Advances in diabetes research at Canterbury University, Christchurch Northern Mail, 4.6.03;

 

Dr Bruce Ellis (Psychology),

Absent dads linked with teen pregnancies, Northern Advocate, 4.6.03;

 

Emeritus Professor Les Erasmus (Mechanical Engineering),

Battle to absolve pilot, Wairarapa Times-Age, 5.6.03;

 

Mr Nick Ledgard (Forest Research),

Farm foresters told to get chopping, Daily News, 5.6.03;

 

Mr Richard Neal (Students' Association),

Tertiary maxima fair, Press, 5.6.03;

 

Ms Ursula Cheer (Law),

TV3 faces prosecution for naming sex offender, Press, 6.6.03;

 

Mr Stuart McMillan (Political Science),

G8 meeting fails to heal Atlantic rifts, National Business Review, 6.6.03,
Solomon Is: no easy way out, National Business Review, 13.6.03,
European union constitution throws up new hurdles, National Business Review, 20.6.03,
Whither the defence of Australia? National Business Review, 27.6.03;

 

Dr John Campbell (Physics and Astronomy),

Atom split after long process, Otago Daily Times, 6.6.03;

 

Mr Gavin Bishop (Writer-in-residence),

Pop-up book of the future, Press, 7.6.03;

 

Dr Maggie-Lee Huckabee (Speech and Language Therapy),

Crash victim's struggle to eat normally, Wairarapa Times-Age, 7.6.03;

 

Associate Professor Denis Dutton (Philosophy and Religious Studies),

Turned on radio, NZ Listener, 7.6.03,
Goodbye tyrants, hello democracy, NZ Herald, 24.6.03;

 

Emeritus Professor Graham Nuthall (Education),

Professor's work honoured, The Observer, 8.6.03;

 

Dr Patricia Wallace (Macmillan Brown Centre),

Stitching together textile history, News Advertiser, 8.6.03;

 

Professor John Burrows (Law),

Goff spurns calls for Ellis probe, Press, 10.6.03;

 

Associate Professor Alex Sutherland (Civil Engineering),

Removing barriers to finding solution to Queenstown floods, Otago Daily Times, 11.6.03;

 

Ms Rosemary Du Plessis (Sociology and Anthropology),

Research grants for Canterbury projects, NZ Education Review, 11.6.03;

 

Professor Jack Baggaley (Physics and Astronomy),

Fireball in the sky captures attention, Otago Daily Times, 13.6.03;

 

Professor John Mander (Civil Engineering),

Precast concrete floors concern, Waikato Times, 13.6.03,

Building boss casts doubt on flooring, The Dominion Post, 13.6.03,

Spotlight on high-rise buildings, Press, 13.6.03,
Fears over high-rise floor strength, NZ Herald, 13.6.03,
Prevalence of precast concrete of 'significant concern', West Coast Times, 13.6.03,
Fletcher chief queries use of precast concrete, Marlborough Express, 13.6.03,
Concrete floors queried, Nelson Mail, 13.6.03,
Precast floors in question, Evening Standard, 14.6.03;

 

Mr Glen Busch (Fine Arts),

Take a look at Christchurch, 14.6.03;

 

Mr Stephen Hickson (Economics),

Let the consumer decide, Press, 14.6.03;

 

Mr Alan Gilmore (Mount John University Observatory),

Asteroid strike possible, Otago Daily Times, 14.6.03;

 

Dr Bruce Waldman (Biological Sciences),

Fungus bad news for frogs, Canterbury Times, 17.6.03;

 

Mr Alan Robb (Accountancy, Finance and Information Systems),

Reluctant reformers fall short, NZ Herald, 17.6.03;

 

Mr Richard Neal (Students' Association), Associate Professor David Shelley (Geological Sciences),

Postgrads 'let down' by absentee supervisors, Press, 18.6.03;

 

Dr Annie Potts (Gender Studies),

Viagra women not as happy as their partners, New Zealand Doctor, 18.6.03;

 

Dr Vernon Andrews (American Studies),

World of topics to study, Evening Standard, 19.6.03,
Hip Hop culture really takes off, West Coast Messenger, 25.6.03;

 

Mr Alex Conte (Law),

Search bill breaks password barriers, NZ Herald, 20.6.03;

 

Dr Keith Alexander (Mechanical Engineering),

Dad bounces back after ban, Press, 21.6.03;

 

Associate Professor Howard McNaughton (Cultural Studies),

Student supervision, Press, 24.6.03;

 

Associate Professor Patrick Evans (English),

Writing course, Horowhenua-Kapiti Chronicle, 26.6.03,
New course at Canty, Press, 26.6.03,
Writing course on offer, Ashburton Guardian, 26.6.03;

 

Associate Professor Patrick Evans (English), Ms Catherine Chidgey (Writer-in-Residence),

Course to foster writing, West Coast Times, 26.6.03;

 

Mr Jeff Field (Communications and Development),

No drop in Canty foreign uni students, Ashburton Guardian, 26.6.03,
Universities buck Sars trend, Press, 26.6.03;

 

Professor Andy Sturman (Geography),

Pollution study for city, Press, 27.6.03;

 

Dr Hugh Thorpe (Civil Engineering),

Technical issues aired at forum, Oamaru Mail, 27.6.03;

 

Associate Professor Ian Campbell (History),

In the court of Tonga, The Dominion Post, 28.6.03;

 

Mr Richard Till (Theatre and Film Studies),

Feeding time, Sunday Star Times, 29.6.03;

 

Ms Anna Taylor (Geography),

Canterbury's fascinating coastline, Press, 30.6.03.