Associate Professor Graham Nicholson (April 2006)
Science
Australasian Science
The venomous eastern mouse spider doesn't share the reputation of the infamous funnel-web, but it could change the future of insecticides. Written by Youmie Chong a PhD student researching the effects of toxins in spider venom at the Neurotoxin Research Group at UTS. In early 2002 the writer joined this research group headed by Graham Nicholson.

Professor Peter Booth and Professor Ross Gibson (April 2006)
Executive and Admin, Design, Architecture and Building
Australian R&D Review
UTS has launched an online research environment where the digital technology paths of scientists, economists, engineers, designers and cultural theorists can cross. The purpose of the New Media Virtual Studio project, envisioned by Professor Peter Booth and Professor Ross Gibson has been to create a multilayered collaborative space for researchers and academics working in new media.

Professor Cathrine Fowler (April 2006)
Nursing, Midwifery & Health
Hospital and Healthcare Australia
Professor Cathrine Fowler has been appointed the Tresillian Chair in Child and Family Health in the UTS Centre for Midwifery and Family Health. This is a joint appointment between the UTS Faculty of Nursing Midwifery and Health and leading NSW family health organisation, Tresillian Family Care Centres.

Professor Stephanie Hemelryk Donald, Director (April/May 2006)
Institute for International Studies
The Diplomat
Article on Provincial China by Stephanie Hemelryk Donald who is the Director of the UTS Institute for International Studies and a member of the UTS China Research Group. With China's hot economy and thriving cities the focus of international attention, it's urban centres have overshadowed provincial China and much of the country's vast domestic diversity has largely gone unnoticed, which can be extremely dangerous for foreign businessmen and investors who base their analysis of China's economic future on its metropolitan lighthouses.

Keri Spooner (1 April 2006)
Business
Sydney Morning Herald
Workaholics are discovering the rat race isn't worth winning if victory comes at the expense of family and friends. Upbringing can exacerbate a competitive streak. Keri Spooner, director of postgraduate human resources management programs at UTS says a perilously gung-ho attitude often sets in early if winning is a major way of gaining approval from family members. "Our society honours people who are very successful, popular language is just one clue of what we think if 'losers'," Spooner said.

Professor David Lowe (4 April 2006)
Engineering
MX Melbourne and Sydney
Australian universities are proving the world wrong by using technology to beat distance. Online education has branched into a range of fields, including science, health, music and art. At UTS cutting edge technology is being used to allow remote students to use on-campus laboratories. Its Engineering faculty has developed a remote laboratory that allows a student on the other side of the world to use its Broadway-based facilities. Engineering Faculty Associate Dean, David Lowe, said the breakthrough had the potential to open up physical sciences.

Professor Jane Hall (4 April 2006)
Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation
ABC Radio National
The Federal Government has decided in principle to sell Medibank Private. Consumer groups and the Opposition are against a sale, but health economists do not believe it will make much difference. Professor Jane Hall, Director of the Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation at UTS, warns that regulatory change will see a weakening of the universal comprehensiveness of Medicare and private health insurance will enter other sectors.

Dr Antony Kidman (5 April 2006)
Science
Sydney Weekly (Chatswood)
The NSW Government plans to train an elite squad of up to 80 police to target criminal behaviour in high schools across the state. Dr Antony Kidman, Director of the Health Psychology Unit at UTS, said although the police squad may help to manage the situation in schools, it was just as important to implement proper education programs. Dr Kidman and his colleagues conduct programs in anger management for teenagers aged between 15 and 18 to help them to learn to deal with their emotions.

Professor Tally Palmer (7 April 2006)
Science
2MC FM (Port Macquarie)
Discussing the proposed water recycling system for Toowoomba. Professor Tally Palmer from UTS says it is entirely possible to purify recycled water to be safe to drink, although there are some things that cannot be measured.

Professor Michael Adams (8 April 2006)
Law
Weekend Australian
When Australia's corporate regulator sued Citigroup for insider trading and breach of conflicts of interest rules last week the regulator's shock wave reverberated internationally. Professor of Corporate Law at UTS Michael Adams said, "I think it is a very interesting strategic move on behalf of ASIC - Citigroup has phenomenal resources to call upon."

Marijke Wright (9 April 2006)
Executive and Admin
Sunday Telegraph
The resume can make or break a job-seeker's application. A sharp, impressive resume is vital to reaching the interview stage of a job search. Marijke Wright, a careers counsellor at UTS says plenty of online help is available for those who are struggling to put together a professional resume.

Associate Professor Stephen Wearing (9 April 2006)
Business
Sunday Telegraph
Pre-teen children are the latest marketing targets of mobile phone companies as new research reveals that the age of first-time users has dropped dramatically. A UTS study to be published in a UK leisure journal this year found that some teenagers spent up to $600 a month on telephone bills. UTS Associate Professor Stephen Wearing said, "more teenagers are getting part-time work to pay for their phone bills."

Malcolm McKenzie (10 April 2006)
Executive and Admin
Sydney Morning Herald
Good results at university no longer guarantee you the edge over other job candidates. Malcolm McKenzie, Manager of the UTS Careers Service, says while experience in your relevant discipline is preferable, any work experience, even as a "checkout chick" or waitressing will develop generic skills. Most employers select graduates based firstly on academic results, followed by work experience as well as their involvement in extra-curricular activities.

Professor Derek Eamus (10 April 2006)
Science
Radio Adelaide
Recently the State Government decided that Sydney's groundwater could be drawn upon to supply the busy city's needs. But there are concerns that aquifers could be placed under too much pressure. Derek Eamus, a Professor of Environmental Science at UTS, said we cannot simply pump out groundwater and consume it without having an impact on the entire ecology of the state. Groundwater is very alive with bugs that clean the water from the surface. He says taking too much water of the aquifer can disturb the ecology. The best thing people can do is recycle water.

Professor Ross Milbourne, Vice-Chancellor (11 April 2006)
Executive and Admin
Campus Review Weekly
Education Minister Julie Bishop surprised many last week with the creation of the Research Quality Framework Development Advisory Group which will oversee the RQF's next phase, in particular how the model could be most effectively implemented. UTS Vice-Chancellor Professor Ross Milbourne said that it was clear to him that the Minister was in two minds about the whole RQF issue. "She understands the importance of assessing both quality and impact, but is trying to do so in a way that's most efficient and conserving of resources," he said.

Dr Cameron Tonkinwise (13 April 2006)
Design, Architecture and Building
Sydney Morning Herald
Tertiary courses combine the world of pure imagination with down-to-earth uses. There is a design component in every facet of life from cars to websites to dishwashers. Dr Cameron Tonkinwise, Director of Design Studies at UTS says, "Rising affluence means many people demand an experience level in everything they do. It's the death of the humdrum." Alexandra Gilmour, a UTS design student, has designed a dishwasher that cleans and sterilises with steam. In July UTS is launching a Master of Design by research which will involve students working with curators at the Powerhouse museum.

Professor Ashley Craig (16 April 2006)
Science
Sunday Age
Australians are playing a key role in producing a real-life version of Steve Austin. A series of scientific breakthroughs is making building a real-life bionic man a distinct reality. Professor Ashley Craig, a neuroscientist from UTS, has developed a "mind switch' that allows humans to operate computers using brainwaves.

Professor Larissa Behrendt (18 April 2006)
Jumbunna
The Courier-Mail
At the recent Ideas Festival in Brisbane, a group of academics examined how new ideas of justice and progress could lead to new policies, including legalising all drugs. Larissa Behrendt from UTS says legalising all drugs would help regulate health concerns and give us more control over the issue. The idea of mutual obligation can work in theory, but does not work on the ground as it often is not organised as a meeting between equals.

Eva Cox (18 April 2006)
Humanities and Social Sciences
ABC Radio 702 Sydney
Interview with Eva Cox, a senior lecturer in social issues and women's studies at UTS. A Darwin music expert believes that Bach's wife was probably responsible for many of his greatest compositions. Also she said she has heard that it was Walter Burley Griffin's wife, not himself, who designed Canberra. Cox collects these sorts of stories. Also there were rumours that Bertolt Brecht's wife wrote some of his plays and suggestions that Dan Brown's wife may have written some of the Da Vinci Code.

Dr Jenny Small (18 April 2006)
Business
Radio Adelaide
The US State Department is teaming up with industry to modify the behaviours of US tourists overseas. The Australian Government is keen to follow suit and says Australians could use a few tips on good travel behaviour. Dr Jenny Small from UTS says the recent Tourism Australia campaign "Where the bloody hell are you?" reinforces the "ugly" behaviour overseas. It tells the rest of the world Australians are crass, ignorant and insensitive. Most Australians do not behave badly.

Dr Garry Glazebrook (19 April 2006)
Design, Architecture and Building
Wentworth Courier and Inner Western Suburbs Weekly
Transport will be the downfall of Sydney without smarter investment, experts warn. Dr Garry Glazebrook, a transport consultant and academic at UTS, spoke at the parliamentary inquiry into the Cross City Tunnel last Wednesday, casting doubt on the State Government's transport priorities and capacity to meet the city's needs. Dr Glazebrook said the high dependency on cars was unsustainable and that it would be greatly affected by rising fuel prices and global warning.

Dr David Waller (20 April 2006)
Business
Sydney Morning Herald & B & T
Dr David Waller teaches advertising at UTS, and in his spare time collects vintage print advertisements. He drew upon the Gallic section of his collection for the exhibition The Return of La Reclame: French Advertisements from the Late 1950s. The exhibition features advertisements from Paris Match and Jours de France as well as French cinema advertisements.

Associate Professor Len Perry (22 April 2006)
Business
Australian Financial Review
Article by Len Perry, an Associate Professor in the School of Finance and Economics at UTS, who recently visited India. "The climate of intellectual opinion is a deadweight to bringing about the sorts of changes that are needed if you expect India to be a counterweight to the explosive growth of China," he said.

Michelle Zeibots (23 April 2006)
Institute for Sustainable Futures
Sunday Telegraph
Sydney's worsening traffic woes have escalated to such an extent that there is now an official weekend peak hour. Saturdays are typically the worst time of the weekend to drive, from mid morning to mid afternoon. UTS transport researcher Michelle Zeibots compared data from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s with the most recent data released in 2003. Her analysis revealed an alarming shift in weekend traffic peaks in Sydney over the past three decades. "The peak periods of congestion are beginning earlier and are spread and sustained over a longer time," she said.

Professor Archie Johnston, Dean (25 April 2006)
Engineering
Campus Review Weekly
Engineering academic Professor Archie Johnston has been appointed an advisory professor to one of China's top four universities to strengthen collaborative educational and research links between China and Australia. Johnston, Dean of Engineering at UTS and current president of the Australian Council of Engineering Deans, will provide advice to Shanghai Jiao Tong University on industry-focused engineering education.

Professor Stuart White, Director (25 April 2006)
Institute for Sustainable Futures
ABC North West WA
The National Water Conference is on in Alice Springs. City populations are leading the way for wise water use. Professor Stuart White from UTS works with governments and councils to save water.

Dr Jacqueline Baker (27 April 2006)
Nursing, Midwifery & Health
Sydney Morning Herald
There are many postgraduate courses available. At UTS Dr Jacqueline Baker, Director of Postgraduate Studies at the Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health says postgraduate coursework studies in nursing (Master of Nursing), management for all health workers (Master of Health Services Management) and midwifery (Master and Graduate Diploma in Midwifery) are "work-relevant qualifications that recognise that nursing and midwifery are continuing careers supported by specialist and advanced-practice education."

Professor Shirley Alexander, Dean (27 April 2006)
Education
Sydney Morning Herald
Many time-starved students, including those in the city, opt for online education. Professor Shirley Alexander, Dean of Education at UTS, says a combination of both traditional and online learning is the most likely direction for most educational institutions. "Learning facilities of the future have to cater to the contemporary needs of work, study and family life," she says. "I think the way forward for universities is trying to balance the online component with a face-to-face component."

Jim Franklin (27 April 2006)
Science
ABC TV (Catalyst), ABC Online
Funnelling daylight deep inside offices, factories and even homes is a challenge; dark corners are often too far away from the outside world for sunlight to penetrate. Two Australian groups have discovered unique ways of piping sunlight into dark spaces - saving energy and making life a little bit brighter. Jim Franklin and his team are about to test a revolutionary idea, trapping sunshine with coloured fluorescent plastic. Special fluorescent dyes capture sunlight one colour at a time and allow it to be channeled into the interior of a building.

Michael Mobbs (28 April 2006)
Engineering
News in Science
Environmental activists are driving commercial innovation and seeding new mainstream industries, a UK study says. Australian sustainability pioneer and engineering lecturer at UTS, Michael Mobbs, says the report rings true for him. The environmental lawyer was renovating his Sydney home in 1996 when he decided to put in sustainable features, including a water tank, a reused sewage system and solar panels.

Dr Chris Zaslawski (29 April 2006)
Science
New Idea
Tips for DIY healing. If you hold the web of skin between your thumb and index finger and massage for two to three minutes, it works as a type of analgesic, says Dr Chris Zaslawski from the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine at UTS.