October 8, 2024

UOW expert commentary (8 October)

UOW academics provide expert commentary, opinion and analysis on a range of ongoing and breaking news stories

World Mental Health Day (Thursday 10 October)

Professor Timothy Wand can talk about mental health at work which is the theme of Thursday’s World Mental Health Day. Professor Wand is a registered nurse and has worked in the field of emergency mental health for more than 20 years. He is a Professor of Nursing (Mental Health) and an advocate for more dedicated mental health nurses in emergency departments. Professor Wand is from the School of Nursing.

Does stress turn your hair grey?

Associate Professor Theresa Larkin says when we start to go grey depends a lot on genetics, but stress can play a role. In an article for The Conversation Associate Professor Larkin addresses this and other popular questions about grey hair including whether plucking a grey hair makes more grow back in its place, if hair can turn grey overnight, whether dying hair can make it turn grey faster and if people with red hair are less likely to go grey. Associate Professor Larkin, an expert in anatomy and medical science, is a Senior Lecturer in UOW’s Graduate School of Medicine.

Present and future legal battles over the 2024 US elections

Professor Markus Wagner can provide expert commentary on present and future legal battles over the current US presidential elections. Professor Wagner says there are allegations over the integrity of the voting process and legal battles are already underway, with more expected. He believes this will spill over into political uncertainty. Professor Wagner is an internationally recognised expert in international economic law and governance, international peace and security, as well as US and Australian constitutional law. He is the Director of the Transnational Law and Policy Centre at the University of Wollongong.

UOW academics exercise academic freedom by providing expert commentary, opinion and analysis on a range of ongoing social issues and current affairs. This expert commentary reflects the views of those individual academics and does not necessarily reflect the views or policy positions of the University of Wollongong. 

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