Media Releases
Browse our Media Releases from 2017
January
Deal opens Galapagos Islands to JCU
Ducklings help teach off-the-grid living
Flies surprise in climate experiment
JCU offers 3661 new places, with more to come
JCU professor honoured with Australia Day role
JCU’s response to the Douglas Steele matter
Link between sweetener and liver cancer probed
New doctors for regional Queensland
Research reveals cheap ways of reducing carbon emissions
Sweet success: chocolate research to boost harvest
Updated statement on Douglas Steele matter
February
Acid trip makes clumsy cone snails miss their prey
An Australian first for JCU Cairns
Bush kids’ oral health in question
Can greens and graziers be friends?
Can Sharks Be Fished Sustainably?
Celebrating World Wetlands Day
Elizabeth Broderick to lead JCU review
JCU and Cowboys announce strategic partnership
JCU to help Indonesia protect vast wilderness
Largest undersea landslide revealed on the Great Barrier Reef
New drug to ease C-Section trauma
Seagrass plays major role in pollution reduction
Statement regarding Healing Touch Clinic
Stress hormones underlie Indigenous health gap in Australia
March
Cairns author reveals adventures of pioneering aviatrix
Cyclone Debbie - Townsville campuses re-open Wednesday 29th March
FNQ search for the Tasmanian Tiger
Human societies to change as species begin to shift
JCU helps grow the World's food bowl
Lipless T-rex ancestor changes the face of history
Olympic medallist set to master medicine
Pharmacy's popularity skyrockets at JCU
Queensland’s Emerging Science Leader
Scientists mobilise as bleaching resumes on Great Barrier Reef
Thirsty mangroves cause unprecedented dieback
Virus discovery to help boost crayfish production
“Little Foot” Hominid much younger, says new research
April
Algae turns heavy metals green
Coral killers face the bitter end
First JCU alumnus appointed as judge
JCU launches its new Cairns City Campus
JCU No.1 in world for marine biology
New funds for training country docs
Plastic could poison oceans for generations
Scientists study how coral manipulates its bacteria
Super news: Supa IGA to open at JCU Townsville campus
Two-thirds of Great Barrier Reef hit by back-to-back mass coral bleaching
Vets train pets for less stress
May
Designer worm spit supercharges healing
Inaugural JCU conference targets mental health in higher education
International business leadership expert visits Townsville
JCU Professor’s remarkable health care career recognised
JCU scientist recognised as a leader in Indo-Pacific fish research
JCU surveys mangroves in wake of mass dieback
JCU team says hominid lived alongside modern humans
JCU to help Queensland Police advance their careers
JCU’s Pharmacy student wins Queensland title
Lost at sea: mum and dad build homes to keep baby corals close
Remote cave reveals earliest Australians lived on the coast around 50,000 years ago
Response to university policy changes
The secret forest: an expedition discovers giant trees at high altitude
Weed terminator to get sharper eyes
June
A brave new world for coral reefs
Cutting-edge research finds disease early in fish farm
Cyclone Testing Station releases recommendations following Cyclone Debbie
Dingoes may benefit their environment
Distant fish relatives share looks
Essential oils to combat insect-borne diseases
JCU alumni in running to be new Bondi Vet
JCU Cairns on-campus living ready for 2018
Learn a language in the school holidays – for free!
Lubricated fish lips help wrasses vacuum coral goodies
Medical Dean calls for doctor training re-think
NAIDOC celebration of First Languages
New research centre to explore Australia’s human & environmental history
Posthumous award for Professor Rick Speare
Research for an oil (palm) change
Scientists’ formula for NRL success
Survey looks for employer views of business graduates
Tackling the biggest killer you may never have heard of
Tropics facing $US 30 trillion infrastructure deficit by 2030
Turtle go-slow zones extensions needed
US$ 30 trillion Tropical infrastructure deficit highlights NQ opportunities
‘No pets policy’ affected Cyclone Debbie evacuations
‘Perfect storm’ led to 2016 GBR bleaching
July
Baby reef fish can ‘sniff out’ their relatives before they hatch
Citizen science in line for an award
Drowning researchers look for help
High-tech deepsea drillship visits Townsville
JCU answers the call for rural doctors
JCU boosts support for staff and students
JCU scientists produce a hit love song for toads
JCU supports prawn and fish farming with new disease testing service
JCU-PNG Alumni Network launched
Potential breakthrough: can a common diabetes drug slow aneurysm growth?
Research raises antibiotic questions
Risky business: exposure to oil impairs reef fish behaviour
Scientists propose new approach to hitting the gym
‘Perfect storm’ led to 2016 GBR bleaching
August
Answers needed on sly grog trade
Call for arts to keep up with Asia
Celebrating JCU’s Outstanding Alumni
Celebrating Science Week in the Tropics
Five JCU researchers honoured in QLD science awards
Help for people with disabilities in cyclone zones
Indigenous Education and Research Centre launch
JCU and Townsville HHS sign historic MoU
JCU buildings clean up at the Master Builders' Awards
JCU response to AHRC national student survey
JCU scientist finds alcohol-free solution works
JCU scientists assess feral controls
JCU scientists assess fishing zones
JCU scientists help find new species of dinosaur
JCU’s seven in a row for graduate jobs
New research delivers hope for reef fish
Research to help tourism operators speak up about threats to the reef
Researchers say act now on frog decline
Steps taken by JCU to prevent and address sexual assault and harassment
The only way is up: trees help reptiles thrive
Uni Hall celebrates 50 years of friendships
Warm frogs can beat deadly disease
Young JCU student developing a mental health program
September
25 years of JCU nurses in the community
Can corals survive climate change?
Feeling the heat: fungal infections reduce tolerance of heat
Gritty lessons at the UCI MTB World Championships
JCU Cyclone Testing Station celebrates 40 years of keeping Australians safe
JCU moves to implement Broderick Review recommendations
JCU now ranked in the top 250 of world’s universities
JCU scientist recognised with new parasite
JCU team’s winning basketball formula
New weapons against tuberculosis
Sharks longer in the tooth than we thought
Smart growth: Marine snails know how to budget their housing costs
Study suggests an answer to young people’s persistent sleep problems
October
$1.8M funding to tackle TB, Zika and other infectious diseases
Breast cancer patients sought for JCU study
Bright ideas for street lights
Call to stop African eco-disaster in the making
Developing Northern Australia: greenlight for crucial Northern Australia projects
Global search for vanishing ocean giants
Grant to JCU researcher targets malaria
JCU and 3rd Brigade combat sexual abuse and suicide
JCU and TCC commit to new high-tech Data Centre in NQ
JCU researchers looking at innovative ways to solve the GP shortage in the bush
JCU scientists find scorpions target their venom
JCU to fight disabling tropical diseases with WHO
Many Planned Tropical Roads Shouldn’t Be Built, Concludes Major Study
QCoal Foundation expands eligibility for rural and remote scholarship
Scientists say global road-building explosion could be disastrous for people and nature
Unique programme to count Indo-Pacific’s sharks and rays
Urban design lab launched at JCU
Wet Tropics a critical refuge for Australia’s Rock Orchid
November
$3 million ports partnership to benefit JCU tropical marine research
100 scholarships available for language learners these school holidays
Approval of the James Cook University Enterprise Agreement 2016
Australia’s Jurassic mysteries to be unearthed
Better protection for crucial seagrass meadows
De factos more likely to drink heavily
Inaugural Indigenous Student Awards night
Investigation of massive mangrove dieback boosted
JCU’s TROPWater experts support a global gathering to tackle coral reef problems
Mystery as frog numbers rebound
Search for champion shrimp to fight for fish farmers
Thousands of scientists warn of catastrophe ahead
What drives Townsville to save water?
December
All gowned-up for healthy futures
Disappearing sea snakes surprise researchers with hidden genetic diversity
Funding boost for indigenous healthcare
Industry partnership puts Cairns a step ahead
International body recognises important dolphin area after JCU Discovery
JCU Lecturer raises MOst MOney for MOvember
New research agenda to eradicate malaria
North Queensland’s future healthcare professionals ready to graduate (Townsville)
Study finds recreational drug users not what we think
Sustainable science: JCU’s The Science Place achieves Australian-first green building rating
Top literary award for JCU academic
Training for health and humanitarian action in emergencies
Travellers lured overseas by cheap flights urged to remember travel health
