News Centre archive - 2018
Collated on this page is an archive of the University's News Centre stories in 2018.
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What killed the patient? Determining causes of tree death during droughts and heatwaves
Researchers are using advanced imaging technologies similar to those used in hospitals to determine how vulnerable our trees are to drought and heatwaves.
The risks associated with gestational diabetes don’t end after pregnancy
In Australia 12-14% of pregnancies are affected by gestational diabetes. Despite its prevalence, most people aren’t aware the risks don’t end when the pregnancy does.
Western builds a bridge between Vietnamese and Australian Women Entrepreneurs
Funded by an Australia-ASEAN Council grant, Western Sydney University recently hosted a Capacity Building Forum for Women Entrepreneurs in Agrifood Business from Vietnam and Australia.
Refugee crisis: the immediate and lasting impacts of powerful images
Recent images and footage of migrant children housed in wire cages near the United States’ southern border have fuelled global outrage.
Another tale of two cities: access to jobs divides Sydney along the ‘latte line’
Sydney’s so-called “latte line” divides the city in two by jobs. Specifically, our research shows residents are segregated by both overall access to jobs and access to white-collar jobs.
Data ethics is more than just what we do with data, it’s also about who’s doing it
If the recent Cambridge Analytica data scandal has taught us anything, it’s that the ethical cultures of our largest tech firms need tougher scrutiny.
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