Media Releases
Browse our Media Releases from 2012
January
Ancient dino nursery the oldest ever found
Cycads are not a dog’s best friend
JCU graduates top the field in fellowship exams
JCU offers for Semester 1, 2012 posted
No love lost between bowerbirds in quest for mate
February
Act early, act local to save landscapes
Big fish reveal shelter secrets
Daniel’s looking for what gets your goat going
Fish learn to cope in a high CO2 world
JCU supports parents and partners
Map details Coral Sea highs and lows
Two Northern Queensland iconic organisations formalise friendship
March
Avoiding the tragedy of overfishing
Experts tackle parasite disease
Fission for a safe new energy source
Fulbright for hookworm researcher
Heineken Prize for researcher & communicator
JCU students investigate the world of work
New PhD network to tackle tropical challenges
Parenting comes at a price – for male fish
Uplifting news in the world of geology
April
Babies and bottles no bother for new graduate
Box jellyfish secret uncovered
CO2 is messing with coral skeletons
Fishing industry aims to reduce net bycatch
Gadek heads JCU Academic Board
Garlic keeps fanged parasite away
JCU honours former High Court Judge
JCU Professor appointed to Tokyo chair
Leadership skills lead to scholarship
Massive work on coastal science launched
Reef winners and losers in a warmer world
Searching for a new end to the Reef
Story of human origins evolves
Teddies bear cost of educating preps
Why is Great Barrier Reef ‘not so great’
May
Celebrating The Coral Triangle
Examining attitudes toward sun protection
High school maths and science under scrutiny
Household soil samples wanted for Q Fever study
It’s all in the eyes for footy’s tough guys
JCU students rewarded with bursaries
JCU-US Navy tackle battlefield trauma
New digs for items from old digs
Protecting the ‘koalas of the marine world’
The changing face of ‘control’
Time running out for free exercise clinics
We are the guests of green plants
June
Hinchinbrook gets its own frog
JCU recruits students from PNG
Leadership skills lead to adventure
Lifetime award for coastal research
Taskforce to tackle JCU’s tropical future
Topical tropical data gets its own hub
July
Algal oil to help healthy diets
Conservation agreements studied
Education the key to sustainability
Food security at risk in coral countries
Growing threats to biodiversity arks
JCU helping to save our furry icon
JCU two join elite of researchers
Making science a passionate affair for children
PNG–Cairns partnership formalised
V-P and champion of women’s health
‘Next generation’ business degree
August
Biomedicine: discovering the science of medicine
Botanist shaped future of science
Critical role in health workforce needed
Indigenous quartet join JCU honour board
JCU honours outstanding alumni
Sport and education to inspire youth
Top UN official top JCU alumnus
Tropical infections under the microscope
‘Dead planet’ work nabs arts prize
September
Annual clash of Townsville titans
Cairns academic chosen for Hawaii Ironman
Cairns hosts Indigenous student games
Cairns wins Indigenous student games
Chief Justice to attend Cairns Law Ball
Come help celebrate research at JCU
Finding out why diabetes causes foot ulcers
Humans the new Sorcerer’s Apprentices
Innovative blood loss treatment awarded
Literary award to be announced
Local student off to global forum on politics
Neighbourly relations over animal health
Paralysis ticks appear in city
Reconsidering two old friends: corals and fish
Science at the Salt House: Q fever
Trailblazing ideas for treating disease and improving ecology
‘Lady of the Sea’ under threat
October
Computer whiz wins top engineering medal
Emergency medico named one of country’s best
Go fly a kite this weekend for a good cause
Healthy living tips for the young
Historic trees revealed in Qld landscape
Hospital evacuees needed for JCU study
JCU alumnus to study effects of eclipse
JCU Singapore gets business award
Left or right? That is the question
Mechanically engineered for success
Medal to honour engineering bright spark
Northern health research receives funding boost
Psychology students master their destiny
Researchers find ‘killer solution’ to reef killer
Sex as weapon against parasites
Stressing the importance of mental health
Students tackle tropical issues
Teachers in demand in the north
Teams vie for coveted Chancellor’s Cup
The importance of recharging your batteries
Tropical research leaders nurtured
When the dingoes are away, the cats can play
November
A koala update for Magnetic Island
Cairns CCTV leads way in assault reduction
Closing the health research gap
Humanity urged to use ‘borrowed time’
Indigenous history saga up for top award
Indigenous legal needs: NT report
JCU scientist to head global shark expert group
Key to species diversity buried in poo
Learning life lessons from lizards
Local researchers receive funding
Local spotlight on our Asia future
Marine reserves ‘must adapt to climate change’
Naïve fish easy targets for spear fishers
Noted entrepreneur to give business address
Party time for all creatures great and small
Scientists find more use for crops
Top award for Indigenous teacher program
Trading in the tools for academic dress
Tropical surgery — sliced in paradise
December
A sense of place key to disaster recovery
Future grim for ‘biggest, most magnificent trees’
Graduates celebrate completing degrees
Help for school leavers at decision time
Help for school leavers at decision time
JCU Asian initiative tackles poverty
JCU historian’s book wins top prize
JCU rewards schools for sustainability focus
JCU’s $80m education revolution gets go-ahead
Remember your health before travel
