Today's news
Thursday, 3 January 2013
UCT mourns death of health economics pioneer
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Honorary Professor Gavin Mooney, a UCT scholar acclaimed for his part in developing the discipline of health economics in South Africa and at UCT, has died. Australian media reported this week that Mooney and his partner, Dr Del Weston, were both murdered in their home in Tasmania. Artists canvas honorary doctorates
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Missed out on UCT's December graduations?Ramos on Socrates, values and effective action
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As hundreds of graduands from UCT's Faculty of Commerce eagerly awaited being capped and hooded on 14 December, Maria Ramos was on hand to arm them with some advice from the business end of the working world.
ICTS gets into Movember spirit
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Moustaches were out in force the world over this 'Movember', and UCT's Information and Communication Technology Services (ICTS) bumped the cancer awareness drive up a notch. The department raised R1,217 - tripling what it raised in 2010 - from selling cupcakes and fake moustaches and donations, all for the benefit of the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA). Fat hits the fan at diet debate
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Sparks flew on UCT's Medical Campus on 6 December when two internationally-renowned medical scholars talked cholesterol and diet. Leading scholar visits UCT
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It's not often that a distinguished international dignitary takes time out to mentor emerging researchers, and share news on the latest research developments and funding opportunities. UCT hosts country's first A-rated commerce scholar
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The headline kind of lets the cat out of the bag - South Africa has its first A-rated scientist from a commerce faculty. This after recent appointee to UCT's School of Economics, Professor Harold Kincaid, was awarded an A-rating by the National Research Foundation (NRF) in its latest round of evaluations. That marks Kincaid as an international leader in his field. Enhanced financial aid policy makes UCT affordable to all
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Just as UCT prepared to graduate thousands of the current cohort of students, it made an announcement that would please the next ones coming in. The university yesterday announced that from January 2013 the institution will implement a significantly improved financial assistance policy for South African undergraduate students that will guarantee the necessary financial support to any student who is accepted on academic grounds and eligible for assistance. December graduations get going
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Forget about the end of the world. For the students who received their degrees from the Faculty of Health Sciences on 12 December - at the first of 12 graduation ceremonies UCT has lined up for the next week - the occasion in many ways marked a new beginning. 'Magic' show delights budding chemists
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The land of O2 (yes, as in oxygen), was wilting. Pollution from the greedy witch's factories was destroying forests, dirtying the air and generally putting a damper on things. Young Dorothy and her dog, Toto, set out in search of the Wizard of the Emerald City in the hope that he would defeat the witch and save the dying land.