News Centre archive - 2012
Collated on this page is an archive of the University's News Centre stories in 2012.
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New research discovers link between high blood pressure and menopausal hormone therapy
A new medical study by the University of Western Sydney has found that hormone therapy used by women to combat the effects of menopause is associated with increased chances of developing high blood pressure.

School students investigate the signals and signs of good health
Over 80 Indigenous students in years 5 and 6 will visit the University of Western Sydney’s Hawkesbury campus on Thursday 19 July for an event in the ‘Heartbeat’.

UWS law educator honoured for excellence and innovation in teaching
A University of Western Sydney law lecturer, Dr Susan Armstrong, has recently taken out the prestigious ‘LexisNexis - Australasian Law Teachers’ Association (ALTA) Award for Excellence and Innovation in the Teaching of Law’.

Excellence recognised at the Combined Schools Prize Presentation
Some of the University of Western Sydney’s most outstanding science and health students have been acknowledged.

Advocate for mental health reform delivers UWS Open Forum
2010 Australian of the Year, Professor Patrick McGorry AO, will deliver the University of Western Sydney’s Open Forum, ‘Staying Sane: Wellbeing, Work and Success’, tonight.

Knowing Asia: Asian Studies in an Asian Century
An international conference hosted by the University of Western Sydney will see experts from Australia and abroad outline new ways to better understand Asia.
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