Latest news from University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg on News en-us Copyright 2024 News 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/new-digital-dome-launches-in-joburg/?sc=rsin /articles/new-digital-dome-launches-in-joburg/?sc=rsin Tue, 12 Nov 2024 23:55:21 EST After major refurbishments, the old Johannesburg Planetarium has been transformed into the state-of-the-art Wits Anglo American Digital Dome. University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg /articles/rising-heat-exposure-threatens-maternal-and-newborn-health/?sc=rsin /articles/rising-heat-exposure-threatens-maternal-and-newborn-health/?sc=rsin Mon, 11 Nov 2024 05:00:30 EST With year-on-year record breaking global temperatures, the health risks for vulnerable populations--especially pregnant women and newborns--are increasingly concerning. University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg /articles/collaborative-effort-uncovers-rare-meteorite-in-eastern-cape/?sc=rsin /articles/collaborative-effort-uncovers-rare-meteorite-in-eastern-cape/?sc=rsin Tue, 03 Sep 2024 04:05:17 EST The spectacular entry of a meteorite into Earth's atmosphere over South Africa's 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. University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg /articles/global-health-expert-to-discuss-africa-s-mpox-response-and-vaccine-equity/?sc=rsin /articles/global-health-expert-to-discuss-africa-s-mpox-response-and-vaccine-equity/?sc=rsin Tue, 27 Aug 2024 09:40:48 EST University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg /articles/new-wing-in-bara-burns-unit-takes-flight/?sc=rsin /articles/new-wing-in-bara-burns-unit-takes-flight/?sc=rsin Tue, 27 Aug 2024 06:05:57 EST R100 million expansion to Wits Roy McAlpine Burns Unit at Baragwanath Hospital officially opens to serve Soweto, SA and Africa. University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg /articles/wits-flower-hall-listed-as-world-s-best-innovative-building-up-for-award-in-2024/?sc=rsin /articles/wits-flower-hall-listed-as-world-s-best-innovative-building-up-for-award-in-2024/?sc=rsin Tue, 27 Aug 2024 06:05:56 EST In a significant move towards sustainability, the Flower Hall introduced new services designed to support energy-efficient use of the facility. University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg /articles/2-million-grant-to-research-reducing-aids-related-deaths-caused-by-bacterial-and-fungal-infections/?sc=rsin /articles/2-million-grant-to-research-reducing-aids-related-deaths-caused-by-bacterial-and-fungal-infections/?sc=rsin Tue, 06 Aug 2024 04:05:48 EST Professor Nelesh Govender was awarded one of 7 prestigious 5-year UK National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Global Research Professorships. University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg /articles/beprecise-consortium-unveils-guidelines-to-enhance-reporting-in-precision-medicine-research/?sc=rsin /articles/beprecise-consortium-unveils-guidelines-to-enhance-reporting-in-precision-medicine-research/?sc=rsin Wed, 24 Jul 2024 06:05:21 EST The inaugural reporting guidelines for precision medicine research, of which Wits University Professor Michele Ramsay is co-author, have been published in Nature Medicine. University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg /articles/mobile-phone-data-help-track-pathogen-spread-and-evolution-of-superbugs/?sc=rsin /articles/mobile-phone-data-help-track-pathogen-spread-and-evolution-of-superbugs/?sc=rsin Mon, 15 Jul 2024 07:05:41 EST 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. University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg /articles/a-novel-way-to-save-rhinos/?sc=rsin /articles/a-novel-way-to-save-rhinos/?sc=rsin Tue, 25 Jun 2024 06:05:59 EST The Rhisotope Project at Wits is entering a new testing phase with the insertion of radioisotopes into 20 live rhinoceros. University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg /articles/study-that-empowers-traditional-health-practitioners-to-test-for-hiv-expands-in-rural-south-africa/?sc=rsin /articles/study-that-empowers-traditional-health-practitioners-to-test-for-hiv-expands-in-rural-south-africa/?sc=rsin Tue, 21 May 2024 03:05:57 EST A National Institutes of Health five-year, $2.8 million grant to Wits and Vanderbilt University will advance traditional health practitioner-initiated HIV testing. University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg /articles/new-fossil-bovids-from-kromdraai/?sc=rsin /articles/new-fossil-bovids-from-kromdraai/?sc=rsin Thu, 09 May 2024 08:05:10 EST New Fossil Bovids from Kromdraai shed light on South Africa's ancient ecosystems. University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg /articles/from-fossils-to-fuel-mozambique-s-maniamba-basin-s-energy-potential/?sc=rsin /articles/from-fossils-to-fuel-mozambique-s-maniamba-basin-s-energy-potential/?sc=rsin Tue, 07 May 2024 03:05:04 EST 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. University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg /articles/vaccinologists-keith-klugman-and-shabir-madhi-awarded-sabin-s-prestigious-gold-medal/?sc=rsin /articles/vaccinologists-keith-klugman-and-shabir-madhi-awarded-sabin-s-prestigious-gold-medal/?sc=rsin Tue, 23 Apr 2024 03:05:04 EST The Sabin Vaccine Institute presented the Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal to physician-researchers Keith Klugman and Shabir Madhi. University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg /articles/leading-mining-companies-invest-r40-million-in-geosciences-research-at-wits/?sc=rsin /articles/leading-mining-companies-invest-r40-million-in-geosciences-research-at-wits/?sc=rsin Mon, 15 Apr 2024 07:05:06 EST The Bushveld Geology and Metallogeny Research Chair will advance the mining industry and develop the next generation of geoscientists. University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg /articles/erc-advanced-grant-for-paleoanthropologist-gabriele-macho/?sc=rsin /articles/erc-advanced-grant-for-paleoanthropologist-gabriele-macho/?sc=rsin Thu, 11 Apr 2024 06:30:00 EST Frankfurt, 04/11/024. Paleoanthropologist Prof. Dr. Gabriele Macho will be awarded an ERC Advanced Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg /articles/tiny-titans-of-the-permian-new-anatomical-description-of-the-dwarf-pareiasaur-nanoparia-luckhoffi-from-the-karoo-basin/?sc=rsin /articles/tiny-titans-of-the-permian-new-anatomical-description-of-the-dwarf-pareiasaur-nanoparia-luckhoffi-from-the-karoo-basin/?sc=rsin Thu, 04 Apr 2024 05:05:15 EST New description of a 'dwarf' pareiasaur from the Karoo Basin University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg /articles/africa-is-no-longer-the-carbon-sink-of-the-world/?sc=rsin /articles/africa-is-no-longer-the-carbon-sink-of-the-world/?sc=rsin Wed, 03 Apr 2024 15:00:03 EST In only nine years between 2010 and 2019, Africa has turned from being a net carbon sink, to being a net carbon source. University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg /articles/new-fossil-rove-beetle-is-a-first-in-africanew-fossil-rove-beetle-is-a-first-in-africa/?sc=rsin /articles/new-fossil-rove-beetle-is-a-first-in-africanew-fossil-rove-beetle-is-a-first-in-africa/?sc=rsin Mon, 25 Mar 2024 02:05:17 EST A new species of fossil staphylinine rove beetle from Orapa. University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg /articles/political-theorist-achille-mbembe-named-2024-holberg-prize-laureate/?sc=rsin /articles/political-theorist-achille-mbembe-named-2024-holberg-prize-laureate/?sc=rsin Thu, 14 Mar 2024 06:05:17 EST 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. University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg