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UOW expert commentary (25 November)
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Health and Medicine
Prof Heather Yeatman wins Sidney Sax Award for public health
UOW’s Public and Population Health expert and Head of School of Health and Society, Professor Heather Yeatman, has been awarded the prestigious 2016 Sidney Sax Award by the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA).
UOW a model of innovation
The Hon Greg Hunt MP, Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, has described UOW’s efforts in engineering and materials science and innovation as a model for the nation.
Education
National recognition for outstanding contributions to student learning
UOW’s position as a leader in pioneering and developing learning and teaching tools was confirmed last week when the Minister for Education and Training, Senator the Hon. Simon Birmingham, presented UOW with a Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning.
Gold for UOW student in Rio
UOW engineering student James Turner is celebrating winning a gold medal and setting a world record at the Rio Paralympics.
Paralympian alumni shoots for glory
Tristan Knowles was just nine years old when he had his leg amputated above the knee.
Education
Female law students inspired by industry’s best
The 2016 Lucy Mentoring Program has come to a close, with 15 female law students graduating from the four-month program yesterday (Thursday 15 September).