Media Releases
Browse our Media Releases from 2023
2023
‘Calm Your Farm’! Farm injury prevention game for teens
January
Venom or silk? Funnel-web behaviour laid bare
Global variation in the fate of coral reefs
Fishy project set to turn up the heat
Early Alzheimer’s detection a step closer
Indigenous leader elected as JCU’s next Chancellor
2624 new places at JCU, and more to come
Travel industry faces post-pandemic choices
Most coral reef sharks and rays may be at risk of extinction
Building standards in cyclone areas need upgrading
Manufacturing to take off with Area 61
Professor honoured with Australia Day role
New tech opens doors for cancer detection
Breakthrough testing standard developed for COVID-19 RATs
Soldiers ‘use the force’ to stay fighting fit
February
New study reveals critically low numbers of north Queensland quolls
Study adds more brains to the brawn
Citizen scientists tend oyster gardens
World Radio Day celebrates unstoppable radio
Veterans’ exhibition arrives at JCU
Hi-tech is making the seas transparent
New way to check if turtles are ‘fat and happy’
Scientists solving micro jellyfish mystery
When will invasive species be considered native?
Social work students lend a hand to GPs
March
Spectacular new species discovered on remote Queensland island
From jellyfish and corals to a molecular thermometer
Foundation delivers double for JCU students
Touch footy star’s scholarship first
Heatwave risk needs quick response
Mindfulness can help diabetes sufferers
Planning a future at the edge of Australia
Robed and ready: 221 new Cairns graduates
April
Link between alcohol consumption and partner violence in PNG
Putting flight patterns under the microscope
Massive study pinpoints Covid prevention strategies for kids
Scientists track one of the world’s most invasive ants in waterways
Higher density housing needed - but regions have to be careful
Students soar with airport scholarship
JCU program delivers its first Invictus Games competitor
Suicide link to climate change unfounded
May
Tackling the psychology of poaching
Climate change hits birds’ birth rates
Mackay JCU campuses gifted Indigenous name
Building healthier, stronger Torres Strait communities from within
‘Nemo’s’ remarkable gene switch to a life on the reef
Economics and optics influence environmental program
JCU to develop a better breeding barra
Abuse and neglect put kids on fast track to crime
Small, fast-growing reef fishes evolved in a warming ocean
Funnel-web spider venom varies
Stroke recovery research: help needed
History made as JCU honours first Indigenous Chancellor
Panel to shed light on Voice to Parliament
June
Hairdressers to look for dangerous cancers
Mindfulness program gets a new workout
Bettong genes reveal a problem
Covering children checks cancer
Reef sharks at much higher risk of extinction than previously thought
Students strengthen connections with marine world
Human rights vital for conservation
i-RAT: a new tool for more efficient sugarcane irrigation
Students thrive at Winter School
FNQ’s healthy future takes shape
July
Bright sparks get taste of engineering with JCU
Scientists raise alarm over research interference
Know your enemy – mosquito species in the Pacific
New AI tech helps pick the fittest fish
Threatened plant rescue is a Eureka Prize finalist
JCU researcher scholarships now highest in Queensland
Scientists search for adaptive coral reefs
Youth justice study shows fatal trend
August
Tiny worms help with a huge health problem
Scientists push boundaries in flu fight
Deep reef dive reveals new discoveries
Tropical forests may be approaching a critical threshold
Construction starts on landmark CTEC
Large-scale seagrass restoration takes root in Tropical Australia
Trevally’s mystery spread probed
New ARC Training Centre in Plant Biosecurity
September
Weed sprayer a game-changer for farmers
$34m support for ground-breaking JCU programs and research
Restoring the Smiles of Yarrabah
Indigenous students soar at awards
JCU seeks industry partners for a healthy future
Corals storm back after ‘sea-weeding’ project
Plant pathogen threatens rare parrot
Extremist views infiltrate land claims
Clear and precise a winner for being liked
Long-term decline in GBR dugong populations confirmed
Outstanding Alumni shine at Awards
Canned fish can still trigger allergic reactions
October
Sensor the size of a single molecule a potential game-changer
Scholarship gives platform for success
Scientists have nearly eradicated dengue
‘The Jaguar’ catches 2023 Roderick Literary Award
JCU researchers conduct their first single cell experiments
Spraying away Pacific island mozzies
Uni and Army face off for Games showdown
Roderick prize for Australian literature jumps to $50,000
Climate change and mental health
Mindfulness program expands to help women
Academy opens door to JCU students
Map project digitally unlocks the past
November
Scientists probe nature’s new balance
Quarantine glasshouse to help fight invasive plants
Elusive skink found in Queensland after 42 years
Residents urged to prep for disasters
