Media Releases
Browse our Media Releases from 2015
January
Chinese students at special risk of problem gambling
Coastal councils behind on climate change preparations
Concern over skin whitener marketing
JCU offers places to new students
JCU promotes learning and teaching thanks to grants
Predicting coral reef futures under climate change
Reconciliation in action at James Cook University
Silk-weaving ant study sees new behaviour
Sterile gloves not essential for minor procedures
February
Can biodiversity conservation lead to more chocolate?
Charters Towers high school students Get into Uni
Great Barrier Reef corals eat plastic
Immune cells – learning from experience
JCU Professor wins international conservation award
JCU Scientist named Pew Fellowship recipient
New project puts Insulator Creek in the spotlight for World Wetlands Day
Offers snapped up at JCU, but still time left to apply direct
Scientists hunt cause of mystery turtle deaths
Scientists plot how to beat bat virus
Scientists plot how to beat bat virus
Students to let their hair down before serious study starts
Turtle 'hotspots' to be mapped
March
3D satellite mapping of Coral Sea reefs
Call for change of focus with cyclone planning
Equatorial fish babies in hot water
Habitat fragmentation having “terrifying effects” on world’s ecosystems
JCU expands into Townsville’s CBD
JCU in major study with Saudi university
JCU Major Partner for first TEDxTownsville event
JCU Singapore moves to new campus
JCU tests new life jackets for surf lifesavers
Mangrove CHAMPions for Gladstone
Pretty fish gets brighter future
Scientists develop PNG fishing spots
Stingray target training hits the mark
Surviving the ‘Most Explosive Era of Infrastructure Expansion’ in Nine Steps
Toddler turtles prepare for their big trip
Twice the coral trout in Great Barrier Reef protected zones
World Heritage sites risk collapse without stronger local management
April
10-year agreement for the Australian Tropical Herbarium
Construction re-think needed for Great Barrier Reef coast
Fishing impacts on the Great Barrier Reef
Hi-tech Townsville data hub to lower water and energy use
JCU Doctors in World-first Epilepsy Treatment
JCU maps effect of climate change on Australia
JCU Singapore awarded the EduTrust Star
JCU’s revolutionary new course: prepare for the ‘Internet of Things’
Roadmap to recovery for coral reef fish
Students accept the science challenge
Students accept the science challenge
Trade and investment policy advisors at JCU
We can fix the Great Barrier Reef
May
Baby flatback turtles fight currents to stay in the Great Barrier Reef
Breeding program takes pressure off coral reefs
Budding scientists welcome at Internet of Things race
Croakey! Frog spotting app released
Five-year study unlocks global frog death mystery
Foray into fiction for acclaimed writer
JCU redevelopment on track for an award
JCU takes out second national FameLab with allergies talk
JCU’s double win: research leaders win top science honour
New centre to help close the gap
Scientists discover gecko secret
Tropical research institute welcomes funding for health and medicine in northern Australia
Unleashing the Australian tiger prawn onto the world
June
Australian Crawl: Invasive Walking Fish Threat from PNG
Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott opens new JCU Singapore campus
Cairns researcher’s Vivid Ideas
Electric car gadget to drive profits
Great Barrier Reef marine reserves combat coral disease
Huge rainforest experiment underway
JCU finds 'unprecedented' earthquake evidence in Africa
Professor Sandra Harding re-appointed JCU Vice Chancellor
Sediment makes it harder for baby Nemo to breathe easy
Sun smart: fish shelter under table coral
View Source JCU algae researchers hope to scoop the pool
July
View Source Turtle nests at risk from rising sea levels
High-tech may be revolutionary for rural women
JCU’s national search for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander academic leader begins
Mysterious black leopards finally reveal their spots
Sharks on film: Australia joins global shark survey
Tagged bees causing a buzz in disease research
Why offspring cope better with climate change – it’s all in the genes!
August
High-altitude climate change to kill cloud forest plants
JCU professor is inaugural Mindset Scholar
JCU throws its door open to community
Lendlease to build JCU’s landmark ‘The Science Place’
Queensland’s Science Week begins in Cairns
The Cairns Campus K – racing in August
Top Australian authors shortlisted
Women needed for research into post-menopause
Work on barren soil may bear fruit
September
Forest Decline Slows According to Global Survey
I’ve got your back – fish really do look after their mates!
JCU dental graduates top in the bush
JCU dental graduates top in the bush
JCU scientist named L’Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science Fellow 2015
JCU’s teaching excellence recognised
Long search ends in success for JCU scientist
New species emerges from the ‘dark zone’
New weapon against the reef eaters
Noise a new threat to wildlife
Rare Australian dolphin found in PNG waters
Southern Surveyor: Stories from onboard Australia’s ocean research vessel
October
Animal personality may aid survival
Are fish the greatest athletes on the planet?
Breakthrough on Crown-of-Thorns causes
Cancer-causing parasite may accelerate wound healing
How not to raise a brat in today’s busy, complex world
JCU appoints tropical health Dean
JCU helps the Army take care of business
JCU researcher develops app to warn of food danger
Passion for the Tropics guides JCU’s new academic leader
QCoal Foundation scholarship on offer
Searching for Australia’s top author
November
A shared future for JCU and UPNG
Film to document a disappearing language
Film to document a disappearing language
Good medicine left on the shelf?
Half of Amazonian tree species may be threatened
JCU and rangers track climate change
JCU researchers receive AUS$2.8M grant to develop malaria vaccine
JCU University Council elects next Chancellor
Koala genome reveals its secret
Massive Development Corridors Could Create Environmental Crisis for Africa
Scholarship winner to research malaria
Scholarship winner to research malaria
The RAAF brushes up on dog health at JCU
Yellow Crazy Ants threaten native butterflies
December
Archaeologist seeks climate lessons in our deep past
Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine launched
Dead-easy test to tackle parasites
Graduates from all walks of life
Health and healing careers for graduates
High fat/low carb diet could combat schizophrenia
JCU team wins innovation award for ‘green’ concrete
JCU’s Vet School embraces animal welfare
JCU’s world class research report card
JT awarded one of JCU’s highest honours
Targeted assistance needed to fight poverty in developing coastal communities
Telemedicine focus to prevent amputations in Rural/Remote Australia