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Monday 14 April 2025
Drug breakthrough sparks hope for families affected by MND gene SOD1
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Distinguished Professors share cutting-edge research at public showcase event
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UOW launches first national science short film competition
The first national science short film competition will foster creativity and engagement in science education.
New home for Illawarra entrepreneurs underway
Construction on the region’s first high-tech business incubator will officially start today (Thursday 10 April) when the Minister for the Illawarra John Ajaka MLC joins ÁñÁ«ÊÓÆµapp of ÁñÁ«ÊÓÆµapp Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Wellings to break ground at the Innovation Campus.
Books created by artists on show at UOW Library
An exhibition of artists’ books will be opened at 12.30PM Friday 11 April at the ÁñÁ«ÊÓÆµapp of ÁñÁ«ÊÓÆµapp Library’s Panizzi Room.Â
Discovery could lead to new drug targets to fight Alzheimer's Disease
In collaboration with researchers at the ÁñÁ«ÊÓÆµapp of Oxford (UK), scientists at the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI), based at the ÁñÁ«ÊÓÆµapp of ÁñÁ«ÊÓÆµapp, have made a significant contribution to the worldwide search for drug targets to prevent or treat age-related diseases, such as Alzheimer’s Disease and other types of dementia, which affect more than 44.4 million people worldwide.
From euthanasia and Nazi analogies to the re-introduction of thalidomide
How influential has the Nazi analogy been in recent medical debates on euthanasia? Is the history of eugenics being revived in modern genetic technologies? And what does the tragic history of thalidomide and its recent reintroduction for new medical treatments tell us about how governments solve ethical dilemmas?
UOW uncovers earliest aerial footage of ÁñÁ«ÊÓÆµapp
The ÁñÁ«ÊÓÆµapp of ÁñÁ«ÊÓÆµapp Library has uncovered the earliest known aerial footage of ÁñÁ«ÊÓÆµapp, taken from a biplane in 1938.