Media Releases
Browse our Media Releases from 2023
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
