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Knowing risk factors could help catch melanomas

23 January 2020 -
Knowing risk factors could help catch melanomas. 10 November 2016. University of Sydney research has pinpointed a set of risk factors that could help doctors tailor skin examinations and catch melanoma at an early stage. The new study, published
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2016/11/10/knowing-risk-factors-could-help-catch-melanomas.html
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Cousin took a DNA test? Courts could use it to profile you

Cousin took a DNA test? Courts could use it to profile you. 21 January 2020. Police already use DNA databases to identify suspects, but what if judges used them to inform sentencing decisions? Dr Allan McCay and Christopher Lean investigate. How
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/01/21/Cousin-took-a-DNA-test-Courts-could-use-it-to-profile-you.html
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Our unis need international students and must choose the high or low road

Our unis need international students and must choose the high or low road. 18 November 2020. The sector and government should embrace the high road in partnership. It is right that we have a robust debate about the international student presence on
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/11/18/our-unis-need-international-students-and-must-choose-the-high-or.html
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Science alumna receives graduate medal

28 March 2019 -
Recent psychology graduate Philippa Specker was awarded the Convocation Medal at the University’s Alumni Awards for 2017.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/04/28/science-alumna-receives-graduate-medal.html
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2020 versus 1919: is COVID-19 as bad as the ‘Spanish’ flu?

2020 versus 1919: is COVID-19 as bad as the ‘Spanish’ flu? 27 May 2020. Dr Peter Hobbins, a leading expert on the history of the 'Spanish' flu in Australia, reckons with pandemics past and present - including their silver linings. As we return
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/05/27/2020-versus-1919--is-covid-19-as-bad-as-the--spanish--flu-.html
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Fast rail answer to urban sprawl

13 November 2019 -
The Director of ITLS, Professor David Hensher, has described the results of the regular Transport Opinion Survey as "encouraging.". ... The Transport Opinion Survey also surveyed travellers about their knowledge of trip planner apps that offer
www.sydney.edu.au/business/news-and-events/news/2019/10/03/fast-rail-answer-to-urban-sprawl.html
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Global warming speeds up currents in the oceans abyss

25 March 2022 -
University of Sydney scientists have used the geological record of the deep sea to discover that past global warming has sped up deep ocean circulation. This is one of the missing links for predicting how future climate change may affect heat and
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2022/03/25/global-warming-speeds-up-currents-in-the-oceans-abyss.html
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How to become a surgeon

29 September 2023 -
To become a surgeon, you must complete your medical degree and registration, undergo at least two years of internship and residency in a hospital and then complete at least five years of surgical training depending on specialty.
www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/news-and-events/2023/09/29/how-to-become-a-surgeon.html
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Collateral damage of immigration detention: new research

1 August 2022 -
Australia’s policy of indefinite mandatory detention is harming detainees’ friends, family and supporters, according to a new study by the Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies at The University of Sydney.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2022/07/31/collateral-damage-of-immigration-detention--new-research.html