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UCT research shows strong connection between Vitamin D deficiency and TB
Researchers at the University of Cape Town and the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) in the UK have found that vitamin D deficiency is extremely common in black Africans living in Cape Town and is associated with susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB) infection. The research is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in the USA.
25 Oct 2011
Origins of Political Order author Fukuyama to speak at UCT
World renowned political scientist Francis Fukuyama will give a public lecture on his landmark new book, The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution, on Wednesday, 26 October, at 19:00 in Beattie Lecture Theatre on University Avenue, UCT Upper Campus. The lecture will explore the provenance of 3 basic political institutions - the state, the rule of law, and accountability - that constitute the basis for modern government.
24 Oct 2011
UCT forensic science expert to discuss war on violence against women in SA
Professor Lorna Martin will discuss her experiences as a forensic pathologist and present some of her findings on violence against women in South Africa, when she gives her inaugural lecture on 26 October 2011, at the University of Cape Town.
24 Oct 2011
Physics leader to speak at UCT for non-physics audience
Professor Anton Zeilinger of the University of Vienna, Austria, will speak on "Quantum Games and Quantum Information" at the Vice-Chancellor's Open Lecture at the University of Cape Town on Tuesday, 25 October 2011 at 18:00, in Kramer Lecture Theatre 1. The lecture is free of charge and open to the public. Please contact Ms Michelle Moses via email or telephone 021 650 4870 to ensure seating is available.
20 Oct 2011
UCT molecular genetics expert to explain how novelty and diversity evolve in plants and animals
Data from large-scale DNA sequencing projects in the last 2 decades has shown that common sets of genes regulate development in animals and plants respectively. Given the remarkable conservation of these genes, a key challenge becomes understanding how morphological diversity has evolved in plants and animals. Professor Nicola Illing, of the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Cape Town, will present evidence that novelty evolves from the recycling of existing genetic regulatory loops, rather than from the de novo appearance of new genes via protein evolution. Prof Illing will discuss her current research interests in Evolutionary and Developmental Genetics in her inaugural lecture, "Evo-devo: Clues to morphological and functional diversity in bats and resurrection plants".
17 Oct 2011
It Gets Better, Tutu and UCT members tell young people
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has joined University of Cape Town (UCT) students and staff, local civil society organisations and high-profile individuals, to create It Gets Better - Cape Town: a collection of 18 videos that form the first South African contribution to a global video campaign targeting sexual minorities who experience discrimination in secondary schools and beyond. The group includes the captain of the UCT Rugby Team, the editor of the Varsity student newspaper, members of the UCT Student Representative Council, university staff members and students.
12 Oct 2011
UCT student team scoops research prize at transplant conference
For the first time, the South African Transplant Society (SATS) has presented its annual prize for the best original research presentation to 2 final-year medical students, for their research on the correlation between how a kidney functions in the first few days after transplantation, and the long-term outcome of the transplanted kidney.
10 Oct 2011
Broken hearts, spacemen, wattle trees and a man with one leg: My extraordinary journey in medicine
Professor Wayne Derman of the University of Cape Town has provided important clinical support to South Africa's athletes at international level: as Chief Medical Officer for the South African Team to the Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 Olympic Games, and as Medical Officer for the South African Paralympic Team to Beijing in 2008. From December 2001 to May 2002, he served as Flight Surgeon to Cosmonaut Mark Shuttleworth during the "First African in Space" mission in Russia. He recently served as the Medical Officer for Cape Town for the FIFA 2010 World Cup.
03 Oct 2011