US ambassador to Afghanistan's criticism adds urgency to curbing Karzai Nov 13, 2009
Prominent analysts, including William Maley of Australian National University, dispute the notion that Karzai's circle was in any way brought to heel and made more amenable for second-term reforms. How to curb Karzai's powers. (Christian Science Monitor)
Risk Of Hip Fracture In Postmenopausal Women Rises Steeply With Age Nov 13, 2009
The study, by Emily Banks (The Australian National University, Acton, Australia) and colleagues, followed women who were participating in the well-known Million Women Study (), a national study of women's health involving 1. 3 million UK women aged 50 and over. (Science Daily)
U.S. Grows More Dependent on China Nov 13, 2009
The scientists at the National University of Defense Technology in Changsha, China, had plenty to celebrate: They had developed a supercomputer that could perform more than a quadrillion calculations per second. A paper cutout of U.S. President Barack Obama is displayed at a shop Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009 in. (ABC News -- Business)
Push and pull of a human tide Nov 13, 2009
An Australian National University economist, Tim Hatton, analysed asylum seeker movements around the world between 1997 and 2006, using an index which measured policy changes in destination countries. Australia's score on this index rose sharply, and the number of asylum seekers declined, following the Howard government's policy changes in 2001. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
PM Rudd arrives in Singapore for APEC Nov 13, 2009
Mr Rudd arrived in the island nation on Friday afternoon and will deliver a speech to students at the national University of Singapore. He is expected to announce a new Australian scholarship program which will include $18 million in new funding for foreign students studying in Australia. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
US finally wise to Pyongyang's ways Nov 12, 2009
Andrei Lankov is an associate professor at Kookmin University in Seoul, and adjunct research fellow at the Research School of Pacifica and Asian Studies, Australian National University. He graduated from Leningrad State University with a PhD in Far Eastern history and China, with emphasis on Korea. (Asia Times Online)
"Business as usual" for Sitoh Yih Pin Nov 12, 2009
it will eventually have a blowback effect as many PAP supporters and government employees are also Potong Pasir residents," said Associate Professor Bilveer Singh, a political scientist from the National University of Singapore (NUS). While residents may be pleased with Mr Chiam's performance, Assoc Prof Singh said that there was no guarantee that the veteran MP's track record will be sufficient to make Potong Pasir a no-go constituency for the PAP. "The PAP has been explicit about their Potong... (Channelnewsasia.com)
Here's looking at you, kids: baby boom kicks off again Nov 12, 2009
It has taken people by surprise,'' said an Australian National University demographer, Peter McDonald. It's putting strain on schools, childcare centres and maternity wards at the same time as our population is ageing. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Asia poised to shine again Nov 12, 2009
This, according to Kishore Mahbubani, dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy of the National University of Singapore, was largely due to a combination of factors including the rise of China and India, and the uplifting of the living standards of hundreds of millions in the region. Kishore Mahbubani. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Obama, West, reread Fukuyama to the end, and look East Nov 11, 2009
Kishore Mahbubani is the dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, at the National University of Singapore. He is the author of "The New Asian Hemisphere: The Irresistible Shift of Global Power to the East.". (Christian Science Monitor)
The Monday morning after Nov 11, 2009
Lesley Russell is the Menzies Foundation Fellow at the Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney and the Australian National University, and a Research Associate at the US Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. She is currently a Visiting Fellow at the Center for American Progress in Washington DC.. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Plant experts unveil DNA barcode Nov 11, 2009
"Barcoding is a tool to identify species faster, more cheaply and more precisely than traditional methods, " explained Patricia Escalante, head of the zoology department at Mexico's National University (UNAM), which is hosting the gathering. In an effort to limit the impact on the planet's biodiversity, Dr Escalante said it was vital to establish a reliable monitoring system. (BBC News -- Science)
Expectant moms, babies subjects of new Singapore study to prevent obesity and diabetes in adults Nov 10, 2009
The new research program, inspired by research evidence showing that the environment in which a baby is conceived, born and grows up determines the child's growth and development, will involve researchers based at the KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH), the National University Hospital (NUH) and the Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS), which is part of A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research). The lead investigator, Chong Yap Seng, M.D., of the National University... (EurekAlert!)
Obama confronts an Asia reshaped by China's rise Nov 10, 2009
"Asia is changing very fast. It's undergoing a fundamental transition," said Huang Jing, a Chinese politics expert at the National University of Singapore. "This is not the kind of Asia or Asia-Pacific of America's traditional understanding. That old understanding is that America is dominant but friendly to the developing nations and Japan, America's perpetual ally, is No. 1. Asia is now totally different and China is the No. 1, not Japan.". (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Planting trees can shift water flow Nov 10, 2009
But in basins that contain small rivers, afforestation can reduce base flow by up to 50%, says Esteban Jobbagy, an ecologist at Argentina s national scientific council (CONICET) and the National University of San Luis. Less base flow means less water for local populations. (Scientific American)
Sydney University the best for student experience: union survey Nov 10, 2009
The University of NSW, the Australian National University, the University of Melbourne, Monash University, and the University of Western Australia were also placed in the highest division. The Lismore campus of Southern Cross University was among five universities in the lowest category. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Rwanda: Another Genocide Fugitive Arrested in Canada Nov 9, 2009
" Canada is also the current home to Leon Mugesera a former lecturer at the National University of Rwanda who is known for his hate for Tutsis in the pre-genocide era. Mugesera was tried and convicted before the Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes Act was put in place and he is awaiting deportation, having exhausted his legal possibilities, all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada. He was the first person to make public the theory of killing Tutsis and throwing them thrown into Akagera... (allAfrica.com)
Unemployed facing new kind of job hunt Nov 8, 2009
Kelly Cunningham, an economist with the National University Institute for Policy Research, said San Diego hasn't experienced a job market this bad since the 1980s. During the 1990s downturn, the jobless rate was 8 percent and only a few key sectors were affected, he said. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
The way it was Nov 7, 2009
Dr Cheah, an emeritus consultant at Singapores National University Hospital, first started collecting stamps and postcards when he was 40 to pass the time. I always tell people there must be life outside work. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Army tightens grip on Fiji: ousted academic Nov 7, 2009
Professor Brij Lal from the Australian National University said he had been subjected to ''intense verbal abuse, foul language and explosive anger'' by an officer interrogating him on Tuesday night. Although he was not physically assaulted or deported, Professor Lal was told to leave the country of his birth within 24 hours because there was ''no place for [him] in Fiji at the moment. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Lesotho: Aids Orphans Get Helping Hand Nov 6, 2009
The tarred road from the capital ends at the National University of Lesotho at Roma, some 40 km from the capital. A thin stretch of what used to be a tarred path goes a farther 17 km into Moits'upeli, before deteriorating into a ragged gravel path meandering over the mountainous terrain. (allAfrica.com)
Fiddler Crabs Exchange Sex for Survival Nov 5, 2009
Researchers from The Australian National University in Canberra found that male fiddler crabs will happily defend a female neighbor against intruders partly because the females will dole out sex in return. "The fact that the neighbor comes over and helps to defend another territorial individual is pretty unusual," said Michael Jennions, who helped conduct the study, the results of which were published in the journal Biology Letters. (Fox News)
Steinway Announces Agreement for Private Placement of Common Stock; Will Appoint New Director Nov 5, 2009
He is a graduate of the prestigious Seoul National University in Seoul, Korea. Mr. Kim commented, "I believe Steinway Musical Instruments offers tremendous investment value even at a premium to the current market price. The Steinway piano and brand are incomparable worldwide and it is an honor for us to be an investor in the Company. Steinway has great potential throughout the world and is well positioned to capitalize on near term growth opportunities in the Asian piano markets. As financial... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Australian academic vows to return to Fiji Nov 5, 2009
CANBERRA, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Professor Brij Lal, Australian National University academic who has been expelled from Fiji, said on Thursday that he will return Fiji some time. Lal, a frequent commentator on Fiji, was taken from his Suva residence on Wednesday and given 24 hours to leave the country after publicly criticizing the military. (Xinhuanet, China)
No end in sight to Fiji problems Nov 5, 2009
At the Pacific Islands Update organised by the Australian National University last month, no amount of hand wringing and creative visualisation could project a path back to democracy within five years, if at all. Mark Hayes, a media lecturer at the University of Queensland who lived in Suva for three years, says the military dictatorship's espoused five-year plan for a one-man, one-vote democracy cannot be married with its claims that it would not allow the return of nationalist parties such as... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Army detains academic as Rudd warns against coup culture Nov 5, 2009
A WIDELY respected academic from the Australian National University has been detained by the Fijian military as the diplomatic crisis deepens. Professor Brij Lal is believed to have been picked up by troops from his home in Suva yesterday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Study: Crabs Trade Favors for Sex Nov 5, 2009
In this November 2008 photo provided by The Australian National University, two male fiddler crabs fight on a beach on Inhaca Island, Mozambique. (AP/Australian National University) ... Researchers from The Australian National University in Canberra found that male fiddler crabs will happily defend a female neighbor against intruders - partly because the females will dole out sex in return. (CBS News)
Little Laos relishes its big moment Nov 5, 2009
Simon Creak is a PhD candidate at the College of Asia-Pacific, Australian National University, with a specialization in the history of Laos. He may be contacted at simon. (Asia Times Online)
New heights for Singapore property Nov 4, 2009
However a study published last year by National University of Singapore economists Tilak Abeysinghe and Gu Jiaying found that the purchasing power of people's lifetime earnings was lower in 2007 than it was in 1990 when tracked against the prices of HDB resale flats. The study found that the prices of HDB resale flats were less affordable over the period - and notably before the more recent surge in prices. (Asia Times Online)
* Defense report lacking in vision Nov 4, 2009
Speaking at the National University of Defense Technology in April, Chinas Central Military Commission Vice Chairman Guo Boxiong (B) underlined the importance of establishing information-based troops, adding that to win an information war, China must train large numbers of highly skilled military personnel with new skills. In July, Chinese President Hu Jintao (JA) announced a program to further reform the officer system. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
* Highlights of the Asian Art Biennial Nov 4, 2009
Hsu Yin-ling (\), 22, is a first-year graduate student at Taipei National University of the Arts. If her acrylic paintings look familiar, you may have seen the one hanging at Salt Peanuts Cafe near Taipeis Shida night market. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
How Noise Can Help Quantum Entanglement Nov 4, 2009
The environment can act more positively, says physicist Vlatko Vedral of the National University of Singapore and the University of Oxford. One approach has been suggested by Jianming Cai and Hans J. Briegel of the Institute for Quantum and Quantum Information in Innsbruck, Austria, and Sandu Popescu of the University of Bristol in England. (Scientific American)
Asylum Seekers Stuck in Indonesia-Australia Standoff Nov 3, 2009
"I think the government foolishly created an embarrassing situation for itself," said Lindy Edwards, a political scientist at the Australian National University. "They have gone and generated the standoff that they can't back down." The 255 refugees on the ship in Merak are also stuck in limbo: they have one toilet between them, and the 17 children on board are said to be suffering from malnutrition. (Time.com)
Abdullah pullout from Afghan runoff sows new doubt over legitimacy Nov 2, 2009
"There's a widespread but ill-grounded assumption that the Afghan government will be disposed to engage in reform under Western pressure," says William Maley, an expert on Afghanistan politics at the Australian National University. "Right under the noses of the internationals, they have engaged in utterly shameless fraud and, in effect, they got away with it.". (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Chechen dictator could use Melbourne Cup for money laundering:expert Nov 2, 2009
"It's a moral dilemma. If Kim Jong-il applies to have a horse run next time, what should we do?" said Australian National University academic Leonid Petrov. "Perhaps there should be stricter criteria put forward for applicants. "Kadyrov is implicated in many nasty things in Chechnya, in Russia and outside the borders of Russia. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Highest paid private college presidents Nov 2, 2009
Jerry C. Lee, National University: $1,189,777. 9. (WCAX.com, VT)
NUS gears up to take on the world Oct 31, 2009
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South Korea invests big in green industry or does it? Oct 31, 2009
"This is 'greenwashing,' " snorts Yun Sun-jin, a professor of Environmental Studies at Seoul National University. "This government is growth-oriented ... but they call it green," she adds, because "low carbon green growth is a very sexy term.". (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Newsweek: Can governments borrow too much? Oct 31, 2009
He belongs to Kobe University's Department of economics (Kobe University is one of Japan's famous national university). I had never felt the issue of homeless people as close as this before. (MSNBC -- Business)
Commonwealth rules tax roost over states Oct 30, 2009
As explained by Australian National University economist Geoffrey Brennan, any efficiency gains due to broader taxes might also be more than offset by the consequent growth of inefficient government spending. The idea that tax centralism is desirable has also infused Henry's suggestion that the Commonwealth introduce a profit-based royalty regime in place of royalties levied by the states. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Unity the only way to combat the Taliban Oct 30, 2009
Amin Saikal is professor of political science and director of the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies (the Middle East and Central Asia) at the Australian National University. Source. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
China Comitted to Free Trade Accord, Strong Ties With Australia, Li Says Oct 30, 2009
Lis visit is an obvious gesture to say that the relationship is now returning to the status quo, which was a developing relationship, , senior lecturer in international relations and strategy at the Australian National University, said in a telephone interview today. Economic Interests. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
Rudd to asylum seekers: we'll wait as long as it takes Oct 30, 2009
Donald Rothwell, a professor of international law at the Australian National University, said the use of force to remove asylum seekers was a legal grey area but the Howard government had established a precedent by forcibly removing some of the asylum seekers from HMAS Manoora after they had been transferred from MV Tampa in 2001. Join the conversation. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
NUDT builds China's fastest supercomputer Oct 29, 2009
CHANGSHA, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The National University of Defense Technology (NUDT) unveiled Thursday China's fastest supercomputer, which is able to do more than one quadrillion calculations per second theoretically at its peak speed. Editor: Anne Tang. (Xinhuanet, China)
Father admits to slapping and punching 2-year-old daughter Oct 29, 2009
" Madam Rozanah denied earlier during the trial this ever happened, when the defence lawyer had questioned her. She had claimed that she was the one who stopped Sallehan from kicking and stepping on Nikie. The couple's accounts continued to differ, as the accused testified that they had gone into the bedroom after the attack, but panicked when Nikie collapsed in the kitchen moments later. She was breathless and bleeding from the nose. Sallehan said his wife had called for the ambulance but told... (Channelnewsasia.com)
West Point employee admits $3M fraud scheme Oct 29, 2009
Shondra is a recent graduate with a bachelor's degree in English from Fresno Pacific University and Ryan just graduated with a bachelor's degree in Psychology and a Certificate in Sports Management from National University. Following their wedding and honeymoon they both will be attending graduate school in the fall at California State University, Fresno; Shondra in the English-Composition Theory program and Ryan in the Kinesiology-Sports Psychology program. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection in Children Oct 29, 2009
From the Screening and Test Evaluation Program (J.C.C., G.J.W., L.M.I.) and the School of Public Health, (J.C.C., J.M.S., E.M.H., L.M.I.), University of Sydney; the Centre for Kidney Research, Children's Hospital at Westmead (J.C.C., G.J.W., A.L., E.M.H., P.H.Y.C., S.H., L.P.R.); and the Department of Urology and Surgery, Children's Hospital at Westmead (G.S.) all in Sydney; the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Australian National University Medical School, Canberra (G.J.R.);... (New England Journal of Medicine)
Physicists Are Discovering Ways To Build Rogue Waves Out Of Light Oct 28, 2009
Now Nail Akhmediev of the Australian National University and his team have identified one possibility using theory breathers, or small peaks that appear suddenly in one spot and disappear almost immediately, could seed rogue waves. Akhmediev's team found that two or three breathers, if they collide in exactly the right place at the right time, form an optical rogue wave. (Science Daily)
Cloning researcher convicted Oct 28, 2009
Hwang apologized publicly in January 2006 after a panel of scientists from Seoul National University found he had not derived human stem cells from eggs, as he claimed. "It is true that the research papers had fabricated data, and I will take full responsibility. I acknowledge this and apologize," he said at the time. (CNN -- World)
Disgraced cloning expert convicted in SKorea Oct 28, 2009
Hwang who with his Seoul National University team of scientists created the first known cloned dog, Snuppy, in 2005 has focused on cloning canines since being fired by the university and stripped of the right to conduct stem cell research. Hwang still has a loyal following. (USA Today -- Tech)
Flood risk multiplies as the seas rise Oct 27, 2009
Professor Will Steffen of the Australian National University told the committee: "You may think that a sea-level rise of 20 centimetres or half a metre is not a whole lot, but when you couple it with a wall of water created by a storm coming in at you it leads to a much bigger area of inundation.". The committee also noted the warnings from senior scientists that unless global greenhouse gas emissions were cut, there was a 50 per cent chance that sea levels would rise much higher than predicted. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
South Korean Cloning Expert Convicted Oct 27, 2009
Hwang gained worldwide fame in 2004 when he and his former colleagues at Seoul National University claimed in a paper published in the journal Science that they had created the world's first cloned human embryos and had extracted stem cells from them ... Hwang, who with his Seoul National University team of scientists created the first known cloned dog, Snuppy, in 2005, has focused on cloning canines since being fired by the university and stripped of the right to conduct stem cell research. (Time.com)
Woo Suk Hwang convicted, but not of fraud Oct 27, 2009
Supporters of Hwang, a former professor at Seoul National University in South Korea, were pleased with the sentence, which is suspended for three years and half the length sought by prosecutors. The prosecution plans to appeal. (Scientific American)
Afghan women fear return to Taliban control Oct 26, 2009
This week the Australian National University hosted one of the most important talk-fests of recent times. Titled ''The Afghanistan Conflict: Australia's Role'', the conference brought together top level government, military, academic and NGO expertise, along with a few journalists. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
South Korea court convicts Hwang of stem cell fraud Oct 26, 2009
"He was guilty of fabrication," the Seoul court said in a verdict in the trial that stretched more than three years and included painstaking details about the scientific work Hwang and his team had performed at Seoul National University ... An investigation team at Seoul National University said in late 2005 that Hwang's team fabricated vital data in two papers on human embryonic stem cells. (AlertNet)
SKorean court to rule on disgraced scientist Oct 26, 2009
Hwang and his former colleagues at Seoul National University said in a 2004 paper in the journal Science that they had created the world's first cloned human embryos and extracted stem cells from them. A year later, Hwang's team also claimed in the journal that they had created human embryonic stem cells genetically matched to specific patients, a purported breakthrough that promised a way to withstand rejection by a patient's immune system. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
S Korea clone scientist convicted Oct 26, 2009
Once his colleagues at Seoul National University had concluded Hwang's work had been "intentionally fabricated", Hwang resigned and apologised. "I sincerely apologise to the people for creating shock and disappointment," he said, after his fall from grace in 2005. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
S Korea's cloning controversy Oct 26, 2009
But early on Tuesday morning, Seoul National University confirmed what many of the world's stem cell scientists had feared - that Dr Hwang's human cloning claims were fake. He could face 10 years in prison if found guilty of misusing state funds. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
SKorean stem cell scientist convicted Oct 26, 2009
The government showered Hwang and his team from the prestigious Seoul National University (SNU) with money and honours. Hwang was awarded the title of "Supreme Scientist". (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Seoul's salvation? Oct 26, 2009
Page last updated at 02:41 GMT, Monday, 26 October 2009. Will South Korea become Christian. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Profile: Hwang Woo-suk Oct 26, 2009
He trained as a vet at Seoul National University before completing an MSc and then a PhD in theriogenology - the science and practice of animal reproduction ... In March 2006, Dr Hwang was fired from his professorship at Seoul National University (SNU) and in May that year was charged with fraud and embezzlement ... The downfall of Dr Hwang came as a big shock to Koreans, who had taken great pride in what appeared to be the pioneering work of the stem cell researchers at Seoul National... (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Struggle to control economy Oct 23, 2009
"I've visited North Korea in 1999, 2004, 2005 and then the last time in October 2007 - so I can see the dynamic of this change," Leonid Petrov, a North Korea historian at the Australian National University, told the BBC.. Emblems of market capitalism, such as this Nike "swoosh", are increasingly common. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Indonesia post for Aussie-educated envoy Oct 22, 2009
He received a Doctorate of Philosophy in International Relations from the Australia National University in 1993. He was also educated in Singapore in England. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Board Changes at WEX Oct 22, 2009
Dr. Toh is Vice President, Pharmaceutical Development, of CKLS. He has an MBBS medical degree from The National University of Singapore and is registered with the Singapore Medical Council and General Medical Council, United Kingdom. He also holds a Master's degree in epidemiology from the University of London. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Study Examines Treatment For Olfactory Loss After Viral Infection Oct 22, 2009
Beom Seok Seo, M.D., of Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea, and colleagues studied 71 patients (average age 53) who were diagnosed as having postviral olfactory loss from July 2007 to June 2008. Patients underwent olfactory function tests, including a butanol threshold test (BTT), which examined patients' ability to differentiate N-butanol from mineral oil with concentrations changing over 13 levels through each... (Science Daily)
