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Wood is back as architecture goes beyond cement and steel for building

We want to bring our cities more into a natural cycle with the environment.”. ... The factory uses only farmed softwood from nearby forests and it glues the relatively short and thin pieces of timber into a cross-layered and super-strong product.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/11/20/wood-is-back-as-architecture-goes-beyond-cement-and-steel-for-building.html

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6 things you didn’t know about sugar

distract from the harms of its products says Professor Lisa Bero. ... Using tactics similar to the tobacco industry, the sugar industry has influenced the research agenda on sugar in order to distract from the harms of its products,” says Professor Bero
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/04/07/6-things-you-didnt-know-about-sugar.html
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Australia isn’t doing enough to preserve biodiversity

On World Environment Day, two environmental law researchers reflect on the reasons for our diminishing natural bounty, and offer a way to save it. ... Also last year, a NSW Natural Resources Commission’s report revealed that land clearing had increased
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/06/05/australia-isn-t-doing-enough-to-preserve-biodiversity.html
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10 women shaping the future of Sydney

it is replaced by natural bone.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/02/28/10-women-shaping-the-future-of-sydney.html
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Women making an impact in STEMM

children. Why is gender equity important to you? Diverse teams are better at problem solving, make better decisions, and create better products, but diversity improves the entire ecosystem as well as
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/08/13/women-making-an-impact-in-stemm.html
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How much is news worth to Google and Facebook?

Facebook also boasts of its investments in news via deals with publishers and new products such as Facebook News. ... Google likewise says it makes little money from news, while at the same time investing heavily in news products like News Showcase.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2021/01/25/How-much-is-news-worth-to-google-and-facebook.html
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Engineering a better experience for sick kids

Leef to design an online tool to assess the wellbeing of older Australians and help them chose the right products to keep them living in their own homes for longer.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/03/05/engineering-a-better-experience-for-sick-kids.html
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Explainer: Why is recycling important?

5. A concrete idea for reusing industrial waste. The University’s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering is investigating new technologies for the sustainable processing of industrial waste and by-products. ... One example of this could see
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/05/26/explainer--why-is-recycling-important-.html
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NSW and Queensland bushfires: experts available for comment

Desperate loss of habitat. “Fire is a natural part of Australian ecosystems and many of our plants and animals are adapted to it. ... The situation can be particularly precarious given that a lot of our wildlife are now restricted to living in reserves
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/11/11/nsw-queensland-bushfires-experts-available-for-comment.html
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Explainer: how do drugs work?

They can be natural or artificial. For instance, endorphins are natural agonists of opioid receptors. ... The natural agonist is the master key but it is possible to design other keys (agonist drugs) that do the same job.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2016/04/29/explainer--how-do-drugs-work-.html