Planning healthier cities, alumnus wins top design award, honours for best-selling author – UniSA News June edition

 

UniSA News June 2014     Planning healthier cities Cities are home to the vast majority of Australia's population, but as our urban centres have grown, so too have the nation's waistlines, prompting one UniSA urban planning educator to urge that health is made a priority in city planning. Full Story ...   Velo-City Global sets wheels in motion for industrial design student For one UniSA student and cycling enthusiast, last month's Velo-City Global Conference in Adelaide was just the start of an exciting cycling journey which will take him to China. > Read more UniSA honours a best-selling author and an animal campaigner UniSA awarded two Honorary Doctorates last month – to best-selling author Sir Terry Pratchett, OBE and to primatologist Dame Jane Goodall. > Read more Students design and build for Vanuatu An award-winning UniSA project is designing and constructing visitor accommodation for a remote Vanuatu community so that tourism will help villagers afford education for their children. > Read more Achievements and Announcements UniSA graduate wins prestigious $35,000 art prize UniSA graduate Zoe Kirkwood has won a prestigious art prize worth $35,000 after being selected to exhibit at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) Hatched 2014 National Graduate Show. Kids graded D-minus for physical activity UniSA-led research came under the world media spotlight recently when Australia's first ever physical activity report card was released, scoring Aussie kids with a D-minus. Nursing awards for UniSA lecturer and graduate Dr Angela Kucia, UniSA Senior Lecturer in Nursing, was recently awarded the Research award in the 2014 South Australian Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards, while graduate Tania Day was successful in the Aboriginal Nurse/Midwife category for her work at Southern Flinders Health. New director at Centre for Peace and Security Lecturer of International Studies, Dr Adam Simpson, has been appointed as the inaugural Director of the Centre for Peace and Security at UniSA's Hawke Research Institute. New Professor of Art A new media artist, writer and curator has joined UniSA as a Professor of Art in the School of Art, Architecture and Design. Reconciliation Week creates new campus art A small group of students from the Indigenous Support Services Unit (ISSU) at City East campus have created some big artworks with Indigenous artist Narisha Cash at the Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute. Director of the International Centre for Muslim and Non-Muslim Understanding Urban researcher Professor AbdouMaliq Simone joined UniSA earlier this year as Director of the International Centre for Muslim and Non-Muslim Understanding. New head of sleep research Professor Mary Carskadon is UniSA's new Director of the Centre for Sleep Research. New Professor of Education Professor Stephen Dobson has joined UniSA as Professor of Education in the School of Education, coming from a professorship at Hedmark University College in Norway. Bike safety for UniSA staff UniSA's health and safety area is encouraging staff who ride to work to take part in a free Bike SA cycling safety program. Smoke-free university UniSA is launching a two-pronged attack on smoking, making all campuses smoke-free from World No Tobacco Day on May 31, and providing support to help students and staff kick the habit. UK alumni get the inside running on international football venture UniSA has forged a relationship with one of the world's oldest football clubs – Arsenal Football Club – to develop a program that is focused squarely on helping young people find opportunities and encouragement to learn through sport. UniSA journalism graduate is SA Journalist of the Year Several UniSA alumni and students were among the journalists recognised at the recent SA Media Awards with Sarah Martin named South Australian Journalist of the Year. Corporate > From the Vice Chancellor > Achievements and Announcements Research > Researchers find better way to detect spread of cancer > Body heat could be used to charge phones > Cyber security, education and water are focus for three endeavouring researchers Community > Football fun turns into rewarding experience for students > Computer game controller for cerebral palsy earns top prize for new inventor Useful links > Upcoming events > Read past editions of UniSA News > UniSA job vacancies   If you do not wish to receive further issues of this ezine, email us with "Unsubscribe UniSA News Ezine" in the subject line. CRICOS provider number 00121B. Disclaimer | Privacy Stay Connected:The best way to reap the benefits of being an Alumnus of the University of South Australia, is to keep us up to date with where you are and what you are doing. Please let us know if you've changed your address or workplace recently by updating your details.