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UC in the News - September 2006

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September 2006

Dr Jenni Adams (Physics and Astronomy)

• Kiwis join neutrino hunt, Taranaki Daily News, 8.9.06;
• Kiwis join hunt for 'neutrinos', Gisborne Herald, 8.9.06.
• NZ scientists join IceCube team to hunt neutrinos, New Zealand Herald, 9.9.06.

Dr Joan Allardyce (Health Centre)

• University tests students for TB after one falls ill, New Zealand Herald, 30.9.06;
• TB tests at University, Nelson Mail, 30.9.06.

Dr Therese Arseneau (Political Science and Communication)

• Parliamentary mud-slinging does nobody any service, TV3 (Campbell Live), 13.9.06.

Professor Jack Baggaley (Physics and Astronomy)

• Sonic boom was caused by meteor entering earth's atmosphere, TV3 (Campbell Live), 12.9.06;
• Search for debris from crashed meteorite, TV One (Close up), 12.9.06;
• Massive bang hear in Canterbury was a sonic boom from a meteorite, 1ZB (Newstalk ZB News), 12.9.06;
• Massive bang that hit Christchurch caused by a meteorite, 1ZB (Newstalk ZB News), 12.9.06;
• Exploding meteor heard over city, 1ZB (Danny Watson), 12.9.06;
• Meteor plunged to earth in Canterbury, RNZ (Morning Report), 13.9.06;
• Big bang rattles Canterbury, TVNZ, 13.9.06;
• Boom shatters calm afternoon, Christchurch Star, 13.9.06;
• Meteor fragment could be space junk, New Zealand Herald, 14.9.06.

Dr Mark Billinghurst (Human Interface Technology Laboratory)

• Internet 'bullet train' launched, Press, 1.9.06;
• South Island IT firms back loan, Press, 9.9.06.

Mr Richard Bishop (Human Interface Techology Laboratory)

• Government's extension of $4 million loan to 3D graphics software company welcomed by University of Canterbury, 1ZB (9.00am news), 8.9.06.

Associate Professor Richard Blaikie (Electrical and Computer Engineering)

• Nano discussion, Nelson Mail, 1.9.06;
• Big things predicted for the very small, Otago Daily Times, 6.9.06.

Dr Marion Bowl (UC Opportunity)

• Adult Learners' Week, Bay News, 6.9.06.

Dr Anne-Marie Brady (Political Science and Communication)

• Who benefits in sister-city deals?, National Business Review, 22.9.06.
• Sister city relationship comes under scrutiny, Autofile, 22.9.06.

Mrs Debbie Breckton (Facilities Management)

• Mail trail gets a boost, Christchurch Star, 13.9.06.

Professor John Burrows (Law)

• Burrows appointed, Press, 12.9.06;
• Burrows gets Commission role, Northern Advocate, 12.9.06;
• Doyen in the School of Law, Press, 30.9.06;
• Law professor's farewell walk, Nelson Mail, 30.9.06;
• Long legs of the law march on, Dominion Post, 30.9.06.

Professor Brian Butterfield (Biological Sciences)

• Christchurch Star, 22.9.06.

Dr John Chang (Canterprise)

• Illustrious company, Press, 7.9.06.

Dr John Church (Education)

• Learning together proves a hit for families, New Zealand Herald, 2.9.06.

Dr Hamish Cochrane (Proctor)

• Student code may be altered, Otago Daily Times, 11.9.06.

Associate Professor Tony Cole (Biological Sciences)

• Off with the fairies, Manawatu Standard, 18.9.06.

Dr Julie Cupples (Geography)

• Generation txt, Dominion Post, 7.9.06;
• txtng? rmbr whn we usd to tlk?, Taranaki Daily News, 7.9.06;
• It's the cell-less horror show, Timaru Herald, 9.9.06.

Associate Professor Tim Davies (Geological Sciences)

• Deadly shake well overdue, Christchurch Star, 1.9.06;
• CD warns of possible alpine quake, Northern Advocate, 1.9.06;
• Coasters poorly prepared for disaster, Westport News, 1.9.06;
• Coast included in Alpine quake warning, West Coast Times, 1.9.06;
• Canterbury warned of alpine quake, Wairarapa Times-Age, 1.9.06;
• A greater need to be prepared, High Country Herald - South Canterbury, 6.9.06;
• A greater need to be prepared, High Country Herald - Mid Canterbury, 6.9.06;
• A greater need to be prepared, High Country Herald - North Canterbury, 6.9.06;
• Earthquake warning calls for preparations, Northern Outlook, 6.9.06;
• Are we ready for an earthquake centred on the alpine fault?, Canterbury Farming, 30.9.06.

Professor Scott Davidson (Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Law)

• Passion for justice, Press, 23.9.06.

Dr Jo Diamond (Fine Arts)

• Paintings highlight cultural viewpoints, North Taranaki Midweek, 13.9.06.
• Exhibition merges art, history, culture, Taranaki Daily News, 16.9.06;
• Te Huringa turning points - Pakeha colonisation and Māori empowerment, Opunake and Coastal News, 21.9.06.

Mr Tony Ferner (Music and Theatre and Film)

• Blockbusters bound for Bay, Hawkes Bay Today, 9.9.06.

Professor Garth Fletcher (Psychology)

• Relationship experts speaking at love, loyalty and lust forum, RNZ (Checkpoint), 15.9.06;
• Bids to reform partners 'futile', Press, 21.9.06;
• Don't go changing lovers, Manawatu Standard, 21.9.06.

Ms Gill Fowler (Student Services)

• Ex-students share tertiary experience, Christchurch Mail Wigram, 13.9.06.

Dr Lee Garth (Electrical and Computer Engineering)

• Research lab opens, Dominion Post, 4.9.06.

Mr Alan Gilmore (Physics and Astronomy)

• Booming meteor startles the south, Dominion Post, 13.9.06;
• Meteor meets fiery end over Canterbury, Otago Daily Times, 13.9.06;
• Meteor boom brings fears of terrorism, Bay of Plenty Times, 13.9.06;
• Fiery meteor shakes up Christchurch, Wanganui Chronicle, 13.9.06;
• Kiwi experts to examine 'meteorite', Ninmsn, 13.9.06;
• Meteor's sonic boom evokes panic, ShortNews.Com; 13.9.06;
• Scientists study possible meteor, Greymouth Star, 13.9.06;
• 'Terminal fireball' shakes Canterbury, Oamaru Mail, 13.9.06;
• Meteor's boom rattles windows and nerves, Wairarapa Times-Age, 13.9.06;
• Massive sonic boom as meteor sped to fiery end, West Coast Times, 13.9.06;
• Scientists to examine possible meteorite, Westport News, 13.9.06;
• Rare daytime meteor races across Canterbury's skyline, RNZ, 14.9.06;
• Space debris that goes faster than the speed of sound, New Zealand Herald, 14.9.06.

Mr Tom Gregg (Chief Operating Officer)

• Student services unit faces axe after damning review, Press, 20.9.06;
• Student service slated, Press, 21.9.06;
• Threatened university staff attack review, Press, 23.9.06.

Dr Michael Grimshaw (Philosophy and Religious Studies)

• Out and about, Press, 2.9.06;
• Churches moving towards conservatism, Newstalk ZB, 30.9.06.

Ms Alex Gunn (Education)

• Men needed for childcare, Press, 26.9.06.

Ms Gaylyn Hazlewood (Facilities Management)

• Snail mail gets wheels, NZ Education Review, 8.9.06.

Mr Chris Hawker (Facilities Management)

• Uni under fire over costly mail scooters, Manawatu Standard, 13.9.06;
• Sedway in slo-mo, New Zealand Herald, 25.9.06.

Professor John Hearnshaw (Physics and Astronomy)

• Object could be meteorite, Nelson Mail, 13.9.06;
• Bright flash startles Joan, Marlborough Express, 13.9.06;
• Meteor blast echoes across South Island, Taranaki Daily News, 13.9.06.

Associate Professor Jack Heinemann (Biological Sciences)

• Staff find fault with university boss, Press, 12.9.06.

Associate Professor John Henderson (Political Science and Communication)

• New appointment to the Board of Te Papa Tongarewa, Scoop, 13.9.06;
• Te Papa Board, The Independent, 20.9.06;
• Appointments, National Business Review, 22.9.06.

Dr Alan Hemmings (Gateway Antarctica)

• Big cruise ship causes Antarctic ripple, Hawkes Bay Today, 6.9.06;
• Giant cruise ship to sail to Antarctic, RNZ (Nine to Noon), 7.9.06.

Professor Peter Hempenstall (History)

• Uni head admits staff stressed, Press, 28.9.06;
• Uni's asset accounting earns slap, Press, 29.9.06.

Professor Peter Jackson (Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Engineering)

• Plans for $2 million research centre unveiled, RNZ (Jim Mora), 5.9.06.
• Government funds Canterbury Centre, Press, 6.9.06.

Profesor Paula Jameson (Biological Sciences)

• Varsity labs out of date, Press, 1.9.06.

Ms Pam Kilmartin (Physics and Astronomy)

• Procession of night lights, Manawatu Standard, 11.9.06.

Dr Malakai Koloamatangi (National Centre for Research on Europe)

• University computers to aid Tongan schools, Press, 11.9.06;
• Tonga has a new king after monarch dies, The Australian, 11.9.06;
• Guiding reform in Tonga, Press, 12.9.06;
• Challenge for South Pacific Island King, News.com.au, 13.9.06;
• King selling business interests, Waikato Times, 16.9.06;
• Pressure on king to bring change in Tonga, Hawkes Bay Today, 16.9.06.

Dr Susan Krumdieck (Mechanical Engineering)

• Device may keep drink-drivers off the road, Whangarei Leader, 19.9.06.

Mr Nick Ledgard (ENSIS)

• Growing Today, 31.10.06.

Dr Marjo Lips-Wiersma (Management)

• Appointment to Ministry of Education Career's Services Board, National Business Review, 1.9.06;
• New chair and members for Career Services Board, NZ Education Gazette, 4.9.06.

Associate Professor Ian Lochead (Fine Arts)

• Enduringly dominant, Press, 20.9.06.

Mr John MacDonald (Communications and Development)

• University tests students for TB after one falls ill, New Zealand Herald, 30.9.06.

Dame Malvina Major (Music and Theatre and Film Studies)

• Dame set for mass, Star-Southern Canterbury, 4.9.06;
• Dame set for mass, Star-Eastern Canterbury, 4.9.06;
• Dame set for mass, Star-Northern Canterbury, 4.9.06;
• Dame set for mass, Star-Western Canterbury, 4.9.06;
• Dame set for mass, Canterbury Times, 5.9.06;
• Top two entertainers join forces for concert, Ashburton Guardian, 21.9.06.

Associate Professor Patrick McAllister (Sociology and Anthropology)

• A very social drink, Press, 22.9.06.

Professor Murray McEwan (Chemistry)

• Breath tells a story, Christchurch Star, 15.9.06.

Mr Stuart McMillan (National Centre for Research on Europe)

• France's socialists debate style and substance, National Business Reivew, 1.9.06;
• Koizumi will be a hard act to follow, National Business Review, 8.9.06;
• Departure will be more of a whimper than a bang, National Business Review, 15.9.06;
• Coup d'etat? Not us, say Thai military, National Business Review, 29.9.06.

Ms Aynsley MacNabb (Biological Sciences)

• African spiders are a social species, RNZ (This Way Up), 21.9.06.

Associate Professor Don McNickle (Management)

• Students send thanks to teacher Fred 40 years on, Taupo Weekender, 14.9.06.

Ms Julia Morison (Music and Theatre and Film)

• Julia Morison, Sunday Star Times, 10.9.06.

Mr Peter Nagy (Music and Theatre and Film)

• Mozard tribute a thrill, New Zealand Herald, 27.9.06.

Associate Professor Greg Newbold (Sociology and Anthropology)

• Should police have the right to strike?, RNZ (Checkpoint), 1.9.06.
• Questions about whether prisoners should be allowed to marry whilst in jail, 3ZB (Ali Jones), 4.9.06;
• Judge doing teenage killer no favours with short prison term, says academic, New Zealand Herald, 11.9.06.

Mr Peter Nicholson (Facilities Management)

• Snail mail gets wheels, NZ Education Review, 8.9.06.

Dr Edwina Palmer (Languages and Cultures)

• Kansai: Who & What, The Japan Times, 25.9.06.

Associate Professor Lou Reinisch (Physics and Astronomy)

• New weapon fights bio-terrorism, National Business Review, 15.9.06;
• Professor developed device for detecting poisonous powders, Radio Live (James Coleman), 15.9.06;
• Invention being developed to identify bacterial spores, 1ZB (Newstalk ZB News), 15.9.06;
• Researchers design hand-held device to detect terrorist suspects carrying anthrax spores, TV One (One News), 15.9.06;
• Technology aids terror war, Christchurch Star, 15.9.06;
• NZ invention spots anthrax, Press, 16.9.06;
• NZ firm markets device to detect anthrax, Gisborne Herald, 16.9.06;
• Canterbury University launches new bioterrorism device, RNZ, 17.9.06;
• Device cuts time in germ scares, New Zealand Herald, 18.9.06;
• Kiwi gizmo may foil terrorists, Hawkes Bay Today, 18.9.06;
• Anthrax detector hushed?, Medgadget.com, 22.9.06.

Mr Wayne Riggall (Information Technology Services)

• Tomorrow's knowledge managers?, In-Plant Graphics, September 06.

Mr Alan Robb (Accountancy, Finance and Information Systems)

• Confidence re-emerging in finance sector, Mercantile Gazette, 11.9.06.

Dr Andrew Rudge (Canterprise)

• Technology aids terror war, Christchurch Star, 15.9.06.

Mrs Val Saunders (Student Services)

• Threatened university staff attack review, Press, 23.9.06.

Dr Charles Semple (Mathematics and Statistics)

• Making the cut of modern Ark, Press, 8.9.06;
• Noah's Ark work lands $500,000, Southland Times, 8.9.06;
• Pair seek formula to rank species for saving, Nelson Mail, 8.9.06;
• Noah's Ark is back, Manawatu Standard, 8.9.06;
• Govt backs research fund, Press, 28.9.06.

Dr Suruj Seunarine (Physics and Astronomy)

• Kiwis join neutrino hunt, Taranaki Daily News, 8.9.06;
• Kiwis join hunt for 'neutrinos', Gisborne Herald, 8.9.06.
• NZ scientists join IceCube team to hunt neutrinos, New Zealand Herald, 9.9.06.

Professor Roy Sharp (Vice-Chancellor)

• Next year's varity fees set, Star-Western Canterbury, 4.9.06.
• Merger likely to cost 30 jobs, Press, 5.9.06;
• College and uni shed jobs ahead of merger, NZ Education Review, 8.9.06;
• Canterbury labs need urgent upgrade, NZ Education Review, 8.9.06;
• Sharp rejects low-morale claim, Press, 9.9.06;
• Tuition fees rise, Dominion Post, 13.9.06;
• Tuition fees to rise, Ashburton Guardian, 13.9.06;
• Student services unit faces axe after damning review, Press, 20.9.06;
• DSL research in Canterbury tunnels, NZ Reseller News, 22.9.06;
• Uni head admits staff stressed, Press, 28.9.06;
• Uni's asset accounting earns slap, Press, 29.9.06;
• Fixed annual fee sought for students, Press, 30.9.06.

Ms Cathryn Shine (Fine Arts)

• Visual Arts - Sotto Un Cielo Avorio, Press, 4.9.06.

Dr David Small (Education)

• Merger likely to cost 30 jobs, Press, 5.9.06;
• College, university merger might result in loss of 30 jobs, Gisborne Herald, 6.9.06;
• Sharp rejects low-morale claim, Press, 9.9.06;
• Staff find fault with university boss, Press, 12.9.06;
• University and union at loggerheads, NZ Education Review, 22.9.06.

Professor Mike Steel (Mathematics and Statistics)

• Making the cut of modern Ark, Press, 8.9.06;
• Noah's Ark work lands $500,000, Southland Times, 8.9.06;
• Pair seek formula to rank species for saving, Nelson Mail, 8.9.06;
• Noah's Ark is back, Manawatu Standard, 8.9.06;
• Govt backs research fund, Press, 28.9.06.

Professor Ken Strongman (Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Arts)

• Upright murderer, Press, 2.9.06.

Associate Professor Alex Tan (Political Science and Communication)

• Analysis of what prompted latest military coup in Thailand, 1ZB (Larry Williams), 20.9.06;
• Thailand coup, 1ZB (Newstalk ZB News), 20.9.06;
• Thai coup, 3ZB (Breakfast Show), 21.9.06.

Dr Rawiri Taonui (Aotahi: Māori and Indigenous Studies)

• The culture of koha, Radio Live (James Coleman), 4.9.06;
• Guidelines the key as cash complicates koha, Otago Daily Times, 7.9.06;
• The ins and outs of koha, Nelson Mail, 8.9.06;
• Koha, lafo practice is not inherently corrupt, Hawkes Bay Today, 9.9.06;
• It's cool to KOHA, Sunday News, 10.9.06;
• Strong boost to Māori pass rates, Press, 25.9.06;
• Party an instrument for Māori voiceless, New Zealand Herald, 28.9.06;
• Māori Party's integrity survives first year, Press, 28.9.06.

Mr Russell Taylor (Biological Sciences)

• University computers to aid Tongan schools, Press, 11.9.06.

Mr Richard Till (Music and Theatre and Film Studies)

• Till then does dinner, North & South, September 06,
• Richard Till's kitchen, Timaru Herald, 9.9.06.

Dr Elizabeth Tully (UC Opportunity)

• Easing into study, Press, 14.9.06.

Mr Jim Tully (Political Science and Communication)

• Read all about it!, New Zealand Listener, 1.9.06;
• News ratings war between TV1 and TV3, RNZ (Nine to Noon), 6.9.06;
• Beating up the facts on crime, New Zealand Herald, 9.9.06;
• Ralston escapes sack after review, Dominion Post, 11.9.06;
• Ralston escapes dismissal, but TVNZ woes worsen, Press, 11.9.06;
• TV news head Ralston keeps job, Waikato Times, 11.9.06;
• Ralston escapes sack, ratings keep falling, Timaru Herald, 11.9.06;
• Ralston survives, but ratings take a dive, Taranaki Daily News, 11.9.06;
• Should media report on people's private lives, 3ZB (Ali Jones), 14.9.06;
• Nat crisis has echo of Moyle's outing, Dominion Post, 15.9.06;
• Friday forum, 3ZB (Ali Jones), 15.9.06;
• Political integrity put to test, Nelson Mail, 15.9.06;
• Prime Minister rejects claims about husband's private sex life, TV One (One News), 17.9.06;
• PM decries 'pack of lies' about Davis, Press, 18.9.06.

Associate Professor Duncan Webb (Law)

• More LCA design papers, LawTalk, 18.9.06.

Dr Lianne Woodward (Psychology)

• Baby brains, New Zealand Listener, 8.9.06.

Mr Peter Yeatman (Facilities Management)

• Mail trail gets a boost, Christchurch Star, 13.9.06.