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Directors of the Smallpox Eradication Program, Lane on right. Credit: CDC
Monday, 02 Nov 2020
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Epidemiologist who helped conquer smallpox, and educate the next generation of ‘disease detectives’

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Dr Ellie Paige
Monday, 02 Nov 2020
  • Academic profile

The life-changing decisions shaping a research career in population health

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Unemployment, Employability and COVID19
Friday, 23 Oct 2020
  • Research story

How the global socioeconomic shock challenged negative perceptions toward the unemployed during COVID-19.

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Dr Tambri Housen
Monday, 19 Oct 2020
  • Research story

Sometimes something can be both mundane, and very important.

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Thursday, 15 Oct 2020
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Increasing awareness and preventing disease on this Global Handwashing Day

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Summary report on use of e-cigarettes
Wednesday, 30 Sep 2020
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Using e-cigarettes triples the chance of a non-smoker taking up cigarettes and there is "insufficient" evidence that they help smokers quit.

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Thursday, 24 Sep 2020
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Dr Meru Sheel collaborates with the Australian Regional Immunisation Alliance which has been funded $3M to support immunisation activities in the region

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Wednesday, 16 Sep 2020
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Professor Banwell and team awarded $199K to investigate the impact of COVID-19 social connectedness and mental health

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Sudoku image by Shutterstock
Friday, 11 Sep 2020
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It may be possible to prevent Alzheimer’s disease for those experiencing cognitive decline, according to new research from PhD candidate, Mitchell McMaster.

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