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Junk food ads undermine health benefits of kids sport
Children who participate in organised sport are exposed to up to four hours of junk food advertising each week.
Leading lawyers mentor UOW’s next generation of female law graduates
Some of Australia’s finest female lawyers have volunteered their time and expertise to be mentors for final year female ¾«¶«´«Ã½ of ¾«¶«´«Ã½ School of Law students as part of the annual Lucy Mentoring Program.Â
Illawarra researchers take the stage in cancer CONCERT
Cancer research received a significant shot in the arm this week when the New South Wales Health Minister and Medical Research Minister, Jillian Skinner, announced $19.3 million in funding for three new cancer research hubs across NSW.
Primary school students to ‘taste’ university life across UOW’s regional campuses
More than 2,000 Year 5 and 6 students and their parents will visit the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ of ¾«¶«´«Ã½â€™s campuses in ¾«¶«´«Ã½, Shoalhaven, Batemans Bay, Bega and the Southern Highlands over the next month to explore their future career options after they finish school.
Footage of Royal visit to ¾«¶«´«Ã½ published
UOW Library has digitised and published rare footage of the 1954 Royal visit to ¾«¶«´«Ã½.
One-punch laws risk injustice UOW legal expert warns
The stark ramifications of the one-punch law came into play in the District Court in ¾«¶«´«Ã½ this week with a UOW legal academic again in the media spotlight stressing the difficulties facing judges having to deal with the new law.