Unravelling the mysteries of stuttering Reprinted from *Canterbury – Volume 5, No 1, Winter 2008 Jeanette Colman – 27/06/08 British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, scientist Isaac Newton, author Lewis Carroll and movie star Marilyn Monroe all shared one trait – they stuttered. Considered one of the best orators in parliament, Churchill discreetly hummed to get…
Health Freedom – 04/04/08 Medsafe recommends New Zealanders keep taking Merck’s best-selling Singulair allergy and asthma drug (Saturday’s Herald) even though the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it was reviewing a growing number of reports involving suicidal behaviour and suicide in patients who have taken the drug. Health Freedom questions the agenda of…
Reprinted from UC’s Chronicle Maria De Cort- 22/12/2006 The ghosts of Canterbury University’s past lurk in the shadows of Christchurch’s Arts Centre and if you dare join a recently launched nocturnal walking tour you might just encounter them. The Ghost Tour was launched in October by the Court Theatre, appropriately on Friday the 13th. Led…
Reprinted from the University of Canterbury’s “Chronicle”- 13/01/06 Sports historian and author Greg Ryan’s latest book might ruffle the odd feather amongst Kiwi rugby fans as he tackles a few myths surrounding the Original All Blacks. Sports historian Dr Greg Ryan poses by the grave of Bob Deans, the 1905 All Black whose disallowed “try”…
Reprinted from the University of Canterbury’s “Chronicle” – 18/02/05 Gigantic eagles swooping from the skies to rescue Frodo and Sam in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy may not be just the stuff of legends and fairytales, according to research published this week in the journal PloS Biology. Dr Richard Holdaway with a moa…
Reprinted from the University of Canterbury’s “Chronicle” When cyclist Sarah Ulmer said after the Olympic Games that her Olympic success was a victory for all those who had helped her prepare for the Athens Games, she was referring to people like the mechanical engineering and sport science experts at the University of Canterbury. Sarah Ulmer…
Reprinted from University of Canterbury’s “Chronicle” – 16/07/04 Associate Professor Denis Dutton (Philosophy) has been named by Time magazine as among “the most influential media personalities in the world.” Associate Professor Dennis Dutton (Philosophy) Click here to view a larger version The accolade appears in the June 14 American edition in an article on the…
Article from the University of Canterbury’s Chronicle – 05/07/02 Building a successful business on quintessentially New Zealand values Sir Gil Simpson receives his honorary DSc from Dame Philis Guthardt Photo by Duncan Shaw-Brown The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Daryl Le Grew, gave the oration for Sir Gil Simpson on the morning of Friday, April 19. “Sir Gil…
Lynette Hartley Reprinted from the University of Canterbury’s Chronicle – 13/10/03 The southern wall of the photocopy room in the Physics and Astronomy Department is about to become one of the most studied walls in the University of Canterbury in Christchurch. Over the next few weeks, a 1.6m by 1.6m ring laser, weighing more than…
A review of Professor Tim Parkin’s book Old Age in the Roman World Reprinted from the University of Canterbury’s Chronicle – 11/07/03
