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New research reveals gaps in animal care during climate disasters
As climate change brings more hot, dry fire weather, Australia's disaster plans need robust animal welfare provisions.
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30 January 2025
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Landmark genetic study: fresh shoots of hope on the tree of life
Conservationists find positive glimmers amid general decline in genetic diversity.
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30 January 2025
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Boosting children’s mental health with AI: student startup success
A new app uses storytelling and artificial intelligence to help children manage their emotions.
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30 January 2025
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MCA's new entry charge is a sign our cultural sector needs help
Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art will charge entry fees from 31 January, reversing more than two decades of free admission.
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30 January 2025
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DeepSeek: How a small Chinese AI company is shaking up US tech heavyweights
DeepSeek has sent shockwaves through Silicon Valley and the US, where AI innovation and investment has dominated.
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29 January 2025
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University of Sydney community receive 2025 Australia Day Honours
The University of Sydney congratulates members of our community recognised in the 2025 Australia Day Honours list.
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26 January 2025
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‘Move fast and break things’: Trump’s $500 billion AI project has major risks
Trump's new project, Stargate, aims to accelarate AI in the USA - but this comes with its own risks.
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24 January 2025
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Lunar New Year 2025: What does Year of the Snake mean?
Lunar New Year is a time to celebrate. Learn more about common beliefs and customs and what it means to be born in a Year of the Snake and the Chinese zodiac fortune predictions for 2025.
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23 January 2025
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‘AI agents’ promise to arrange your finances, do your taxes, book your holidays – and put us all at risk
We shouldn’t surrender human agency as we transition to a world of AI agents.
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22 January 2025
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Seven disciplines in global top 50 in THE rankings
The University of Sydney strengthens its results in THE rankings by subject, increasing the number of disciplines in the top 50 from five to seven.
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22 January 2025
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Trump clusters: using AI to make sense of bitesized social text
Analysing social trends, disaster responses or customer insights just got easier.
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22 January 2025
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Vice-Chancellor's opening statement at Human Rights committee public hearing
Today Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Mark Scott, and Vice-President External Engagement, Kirsten Andrews, appeared before the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights public hearing on Antisemitism at Australian universities.
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22 January 2025
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Coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef now at 'catastrophic' levels
Study reveals impact on the southern reef in 2024.
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21 January 2025
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The bursary that kept a science student's dream alive
Rafia, a third-year science student from Bangladesh, overcame political unrest and financial hardship to pursue her dream of becoming an epidemiologist.
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20 January 2025
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Where the beautiful and the damned collide: Remembering David Lynch
Commemorating the career of David Lynch, visionary filmmaker and director behind Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet and Eraserhead.
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17 January 2025
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Blinking radio pulses from space hint at cosmic object that 'shouldn't exist'
Astronomers at the University of Sydney have found the slowest rotating pulsar yet found, a 'cosmic lighthouse' that spins once every 6.5 hours, pushing the boundaries of what was thought possible.
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17 January 2025
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Overhaul the way obesity is diagnosed, experts recommend
A new report recommends that BMI - the tool traditionally used to diagnose obesity - is unrealiable when used on its own. Instead, clinicians should use a wider range of measures to determine whether a person has obesity.
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15 January 2025
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Antibiotic treatment for drug resistant tuberculosis found to be safe and effective in clinical trial
Sydney researchers have found that Levofloxacin substantially reduces risk of drug-resistant tuberculosis. This discovery offers new hope against a disease that infects more than 400,000 people annually.
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14 January 2025
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Energy sector shifts responsibility for climate crisis to consumers, research shows
Energy sector casts individuals as 'net-zero heroes', reducing pressure on industry and government to take action.
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14 January 2025
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Ecology of Fear: Mike Davis' history of LA and natural disaster is re-read whenever fire rages in California
American writer Mike Davis explored the interplay between urban development and natural disasters and the dominance of economic interests over environmental concerns in his 1998 book, Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster.
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14 January 2025
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Healthy lifestyle changes shown to help low back pain
A University of Sydney study has found that integrating lifestyle support into chronic back pain treatment helps reduce disability and improves quality of life.
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13 January 2025
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Most adults will gain half a kilo this year and every year. Here is how you can stop weight creep
Gradual weight gain, or "weight creep," can result from lifestyle shifts, aging, and festive periods, but can be prevented through healthy eating, regular exercise and sufficient sleep, writes Associate Professor Nick Fuller.
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