News from the Franklin Zoo and Wildlife Sanctuary – 21/05/2010 Franklin Zoo and Wildlife Sanctuary in Tuakau has been the home for Jumbo the retired circus elephant for the past six months. Sanctuary director and veterinarian Dr Helen Schofield says Jumbo has settled in to her life at the Sanctuary well and has developed close…
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…
Paul Brewer – 18/04/08 The largest known specimen of colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni ), caught by the San Aspiring in the Ross Sea and gifted to Te Papa in February 2007 by the Ministry of Fisheries, is scheduled for defrosting and examination on Wednesday 30 April at Te Papa’s Tory St facility. Natural History New…
Darrel Carlin – 12/04/08 A free sexual health and contraception service for under 25-year-olds in rural Waikato has proven effective for Maori, Pacific and high need youth, a recent report shows. Four and a half thousand young people used the service in the year from November 2006 to October 2007 and on average each patient…
Report from NZCSRSC 2008 – 21/11/07 Approximately 90 of New Zealand’s top ICT postgraduate researchers will be gathering at the University of Canterbury during 14-17 April 2008 for the next New Zealand Computer Science Research Student Conference. Research students will come from all eight NZ universities to discuss cutting-edge research, meet with the ICT industry…
Reviewed by Dorothy – 15/11/07 Click here to view a larger version Two items of good news First good news, this book has been published in time for Christmas and so solves problems for those wanting to buy the children a quality book – and that is how I would describe George’s Secret Key to…
Article from the University of Canterbury’s Chronicle – 08/11/02 Rhona Haszard, expatriate artist and socially controversial “new woman”, is the subject of a new book just released by Canterbury University Press. The book, Rhona Haszard: An Experimental Expatriate New Zealand Artist, is written by art historian and Canterbury graduate Dr Joanne Drayton and examines the…
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…
Dorothy – 06/08/04 The issues of peace and violence that have dominated our history are vivdly presented and the poems will stir most listeners to profound thoughts on the themes. The powerful image in the title, Footprints in tears, thumbprints in blood , prepares the listener for the themes of the poems on the CD….
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…
