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麻豆传媒: New Digital Dome launches in Joburg
Released: 12-Nov-2024 11:55 PM EST
New Digital Dome launches in Joburg
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

After major refurbishments, the old Johannesburg Planetarium has been transformed into the state-of-the-art Wits Anglo American Digital Dome.

Released: 11-Nov-2024 5:00 AM EST
Rising Heat Exposure Threatens Maternal and Newborn Health
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

With year-on-year record breaking global temperatures, the health risks for vulnerable populations鈥攅specially pregnant women and newborns鈥攁re increasingly concerning.

   
麻豆传媒: Collaborative Effort Uncovers Rare Meteorite in Eastern Cape
Released: 3-Sep-2024 4:05 AM EDT
Collaborative Effort Uncovers Rare Meteorite in Eastern Cape
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

The spectacular entry of a meteorite into Earth鈥檚 atmosphere over South Africa鈥檚 Eastern Cape Province on Sunday 25 August has unleashed a chain of events that would not be out of place in a Hollywood movie script.

麻豆传媒: New wing in Bara burns unit takes flight
Released: 27-Aug-2024 6:05 AM EDT
New wing in Bara burns unit takes flight
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

R100 million expansion to Wits Roy McAlpine Burns Unit at Baragwanath Hospital officially opens to serve Soweto, SA and Africa.

麻豆传媒: Wits Flower Hall listed as World's best innovative building, up for award in 2024
Released: 27-Aug-2024 6:05 AM EDT
Wits Flower Hall listed as World's best innovative building, up for award in 2024
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

In a significant move towards sustainability, the Flower Hall introduced new services designed to support energy-efficient use of the facility.

麻豆传媒: 拢2 million grant to research reducing AIDS-related deaths caused by bacterial and fungal infections
Released: 6-Aug-2024 4:05 AM EDT
拢2 million grant to research reducing AIDS-related deaths caused by bacterial and fungal infections
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

Professor Nelesh Govender was awarded one of 7 prestigious 5-year UK National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Global Research Professorships.

Released: 24-Jul-2024 6:05 AM EDT
BePRECISE consortium unveils guidelines to enhance reporting in precision medicine research
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

The inaugural reporting guidelines for precision medicine research, of which Wits University Professor Mich猫le Ramsay is co-author, have been published in Nature Medicine.

麻豆传媒: Mobile phone data help track pathogen spread and evolution of superbugs
Released: 15-Jul-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Mobile phone data help track pathogen spread and evolution of superbugs
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

Novel way to map spread and evolution of pathogens, and their responses to vaccines and antibiotics, reveals how to help predict and prevent future outbreaks.

麻豆传媒: A novel way to save rhinos
Released: 25-Jun-2024 6:05 AM EDT
A novel way to save rhinos
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

The Rhisotope Project at Wits is entering a new testing phase with the insertion of radioisotopes into 20 live rhinoceros.

麻豆传媒: Study that empowers traditional health practitioners to test for HIV expands in rural South Africa
Released: 21-May-2024 3:05 AM EDT
Study that empowers traditional health practitioners to test for HIV expands in rural South Africa
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

A National Institutes of Health five-year, $2.8 million grant to Wits and Vanderbilt University will advance traditional health practitioner-initiated HIV testing.

麻豆传媒: New Fossil Bovids from Kromdraai
Released: 9-May-2024 8:05 AM EDT
New Fossil Bovids from Kromdraai
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

New Fossil Bovids from Kromdraai shed light on South Africa's ancient ecosystems.

麻豆传媒: From Fossils to Fuel: Mozambique's Maniamba Basin鈥檚 Energy Potential
Released: 7-May-2024 3:05 AM EDT
From Fossils to Fuel: Mozambique's Maniamba Basin鈥檚 Energy Potential
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

The discovery of the Maniamba Basin's potential is a significant stride in energy exploration, yet it's only the first step. The research underscores the need for further investigations to fully unravel the basin's secrets. Advanced studies, employing a suite of geochemical and geological analyses, are essential to map out the path from potential to production.

麻豆传媒: Vaccinologists Keith Klugman and Shabir Madhi awarded Sabin鈥檚 Prestigious Gold Medal
Released: 23-Apr-2024 3:05 AM EDT
Vaccinologists Keith Klugman and Shabir Madhi awarded Sabin鈥檚 Prestigious Gold Medal
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

The Sabin Vaccine Institute presented the Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal to physician-researchers Keith Klugman and Shabir Madhi.

麻豆传媒: Leading mining companies invest R40 million in geosciences research at Wits
Released: 15-Apr-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Leading mining companies invest R40 million in geosciences research at Wits
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

The Bushveld Geology and Metallogeny Research Chair will advance the mining industry and develop the next generation of geoscientists.

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麻豆传媒: Africa is no longer the carbon sink of the world
Released: 3-Apr-2024 3:00 PM EDT
Africa is no longer the carbon sink of the world
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

In only nine years between 2010 and 2019, Africa has turned from being a net carbon sink, to being a net carbon source.

麻豆传媒: Political theorist Achille Mbembe named 2024 Holberg Prize Laureate
Released: 14-Mar-2024 6:05 AM EDT
Political theorist Achille Mbembe named 2024 Holberg Prize Laureate
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

Political theorist Achille Mbembe named 2024 Holberg Prize Laureate. The Cameroonian scholar Achille Mbembe is Research Professor of History and Politics at the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (WiSER), at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.



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