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Teeth record the hidden history of your childhood climate and diet

New research shows that teeth contain a week-by-week climatic history of their owner’s childhood.

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Wednesday, 14 Sep 2016
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ANU has won $500,000 in new funding for innovation in the 2016-17 CBR Innovation Development Fund.

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Tuesday, 13 Sep 2016
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An international study led by The Australian National University (ANU) will help underpin the development of next-generation medical treatments and industrial applications such as removing pesticides from waterways.

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Tuesday, 13 Sep 2016

Three ANU academics have been recognised among Australia's best teachers, winning Office for Learning and Teaching (OLT) Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning.

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Monday, 12 Sep 2016
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The Australian National University (ANU) has opened a new visitor’s centre at Mount Stromlo with interactive astronomy exhibits, including one that replicates flying into a wormhole in space, and a new café with stunning views across Canberra.

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Friday, 09 Sep 2016
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A new study from The Australian National University (ANU) has found that symbolic play in toddlers, which involves use of the imagination, is more beneficial to language development than functional play like puzzles, blocks or drawing.

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Thursday, 08 Sep 2016

ANU will lead Australia's next wave of research into the Universe and the formation of the basic elements, using new 3-D technology to explore the Universe.

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Wednesday, 07 Sep 2016

ANU will establish an international research program to improve ways to store renewable energy that can be integrated into the electricity grid under a new $8 million partnership with the ACT Government.

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Tuesday, 30 Aug 2016
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New research has resolved a mystery over why female fiddler crabs visit and leave many males during mating season, and found the females aren't just being picky.

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Saturday, 27 Aug 2016
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What’s an atmospheric scientist you ask? What isn’t an atmospheric scientist is more like it. Meet Dr Margi Bohm. She describes herself as a jack-of-all-trades. That’s the understatement of the century.

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