Media Releases
Browse our Media Releases from 2021
January
Progress made on youth drowning, but more work required
Future too warm for baby sharks
Application Numbers are up at JCU
Warning after aid worker vanishes
JCU Professor honoured with Australia Day role
Rising Extinction Risk for Sharks and Rays
February
Refugee stress and molecular mental health
Planning for COVID-driven regional growth
Determined to fix outback internet
Overcoming the email avalanche
Just add water: the ‘Internet of Things’ goes underwater
Psychedelic drug may free addicts
The future of infectious disease modelling?
Slow lies: sincerity is in the timing
Magnetic attraction: breakthrough test for malaria
BESIX Watpac to build JCU’s Technology Innovation Complex
Rock lobster habitat’s rocky future
‘Sack the manager’ call supported by science
March
Half a trillion corals: world-first coral count prompts rethink of extinction risks
Both old and young fish sustain fisheries
Which cyclone prepper are you?
Indigenous kids are losing sleep
Weed invaders are getting faster
Shell middens rewrite history of submerged coastal landscapes in North America & Europe
Night shift more at risk from Covid
April
Motherhood makes crazy ants lazy
DNA testing reveals hidden coral diversity
How do animals solve problems?
Pre-school mole count shows cancer risk
JCU hub to fight the effect and impact of drought
Eddie Koiki Mabo receives Honorary Doctorate from JCU
Striking Gold! Gold barramundi for aquaculture
In search of a cure: new findings on cell behaviour
Migrants not more likely to drown
New JCU drug therapy to improve healing after ACL reconstruction
Mapping the ‘superhighways’ travelled by the first Australians
May
Limited fishing zones support reef conservation
Track record predicts future romance
Complex passwords aren't always best
Time running out to save coral reefs
Health check upgrade for the world’s wildlife
New tech targets crazy ant invaders
Triage rules needed for health workers
Feeling lonely? Turn up the volume!
Busting the Florence Nightingale myth
Study finds most teens don’t wash their hands
Wetland increase has multiple benefits
JCU professor takes on international role
June
Sniffing out a solution to protecting wild canines
Tech can help with lockdown blues
Three factors exacerbate suicide in bullied teens
More ‘fairness’ needed in conservation
Is Autism linked to a more ‘male’ brain?
More focus needed on female travellers’ needs
Baby reef fishes swim for gold
AI breakthrough in premature baby care
Cairns gives a warm welcome to earthly experts
Emergency departments used for non-urgent cases
July
Leading scientists praise UNESCO’s leadership after draft decision on the Great Barrier Reef
Local responses to the big economic challenges
Delta a new challenge for herd immunity
Music listening habits give insight into human nature
Banishing bandits: other countries bear the cost
Taking the sting out of stonefish
Lockdown health impact better than Covid
Funding windfall to accelerate kidney research
Science superstars shine in Tall Poppy Awards
Measuring conservation in a way that counts
$5m grant to turbocharge aquaculture research in the north
Parasites to fight chemical and biological weapons
August
Study finds baby turtles’ stomachs full of plastic debris
Brain structure differences unlikely to be a major source of sex differences in behaviour
Repairing wetlands using big business
JCU researchers uncover possible ‘Jurassic Arc’
Baring arms against mosquitoes
A dog’s life – they’re not all equal
Sea snake attacks may be misdirected courtship
Massive coral discovered on GBR
Drought forecasting unlocked by AI
JCU in ground-breaking effort to restore lost GBR Seagrass meadows
Dark tourism can lead to dark places
Chilled vibes ease work stress
Turtles and dugongs boost Reef health
September
AI weather forecasting for smart farms
Kids need the jab for herd immunity
Northern Australian parasites key to diabetes cure
Re-routing a major mining road to save nature and money
Harnessing potential treasure trove of modern medicines from tropical plants
Fight is on to beat exotic diseases
JCU’s Thursday Island campus Indigenous name unveiled
Barriers in a sea of sharks and rays
Review finds remote nurse safety lacking
Music trumps video during lockdown
Online book helps explain devastating dementia condition
Professor Simon Biggs appointed VC of JCU
New technique to find ‘missing’ frogs
New awards recognise JCU’s sporting excellence
Indigenous students celebrated at awards
October
Scholarship offers ‘life-changing’ opportunity
New study to deliver biosecurity boost to north’s prawn industry
Wetlands save thousands, worth billions
Research focus on gut diseases
Uni and Army set to battle it out
Knightly honour for JCU Professor
‘Pet prep’ could be key to disaster survival
A broader mission for TNQ Drought Hub
'Splendid' novel wins 2021 Colin Roderick Literary Award
New agreement sends soldiers from the battlefield to the classroom
Tradies to become teachers with JCU
No joke – male humour helps groups reach goals
JCU a global ‘engine room’ for marine sustainability research
If you can read this, it’s time to thank a teacher
November
Promising new JCU tuberculosis research funded
Plankton-eating fish drive fishing ‘sweet spots’
The secret life of Box jellyfish
Rapid-fire climate extremes leave the Great Barrier Reef a bleached ‘checkerboard’
Reconnecting to the sea for coastal wetlands restoration
Mystery creatures yet to be discovered
Battle to stop spread of new drug-resistant staph
Appointment of Prof Martin Nakata as DVC Indigenous Education and Strategy
New research partnership to champion water security for Northern Australia
JCU launches ‘lifestyle medicine’ courses
Gala celebrates international students
Laptops to make life-changing difference
The wicked problem of violence in healthcare
December
Reality bites: lack of awareness of oral health-illness link
JCU’s plan to bolster Mackay region health workforce
JCU honours Outstanding Alumni
Keeping males in the fridge – the future of Aquaculture
Reef trip a turtley awesome adventure
Cancer-causing ‘junk’ under the microscope
JCU helps develop next-gen lamb
New $22M AIMS@JCU partnership to broaden research insights and capabilities
Female genital mutilation victim care can be improved
Better survival chances in the bush
