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Saving Cavendish: QUT grows world-first Panama disease-resistant bananas: QUT researchers have developed and grown modified Cavendish bananas resistant to the devastating soil-borne fungus Fusarium wilt tropical race 4 (TR4), also known as Panama disease.
Fact check for school children for what’s fake news and what’s not: A new report, co-written by QUT, shows more than half of Australian schoolchildren consuming news on the internet hardly ever or never check if it’s fake.
Stopping the dengue threat: Improved disease surveillance at Australian ports and borders is needed to prevent the growing threat of dengue infection spreading across the country, with a new QUT study identifying potential risk factors linked to dengue outbreaks beyond climatic conditions.
Technological torture: Digitally mediated domestic violence: Domestic violence survivors can be abused, monitored and controlled through a host of techniques and digital technologies, says QUT Associate Professor Molly Dragiewicz.
Nov 22: MBA and Postgraduate Business Information Evening @ QUT Business School
Nov 23: QUT Young Alumni Chapter Christmas Event @ Laruche
Nov 28: QUT Distinguished Visitor Lecture: Secure Deduplication and Cloud Storage (free) @Gardens Point
Nov 29: QUT Distinguished Visitor Lecture: Hidden Hunger: Lessons for Food Security in Australia (free) @Gardens Point
Nov 29: Your BRAND new future @ Gardens Point
Now-Nov 24: STEM for Schools: What’s on in 2017 @ QUT
Now-Nov 30: Kaleidoscope: Creative Industries graduate showcase @ Kelvin Grove & Gardens Point
Now-Dec 17: The churchie national emerging art prize (free) @ QUT Art Museum
Dec 5: Free public lecture: What can universities do to create more impact from research? @ Gardens Point
Dec 14: QUT Distinguished Visitor Lecture: (Process) Mine Your Own Business, But Do It Right! (free) @ Gardens Point
Dec 19: QUT Real Decisions (free) @ Gardens Point
Now-2018: Code-A-Bot, Physics Observatory and Dino Zoo (free) @ The Cube
Now-June 25, 2018: Eternal Present: The Still Life paintings of William Robinson (free) @ William Robinson Gallery, Old Government House
QUT research into bananas and Panama disease, led by Distinguished Professor James Dale, made headlines around the country, including The Courier-Mail and The Guardian. Distinguished Professor Peter Corke was also in the news (including The New Daily and Techly), saying a robot postie that needed a human companion didn’t make economic sense.
These and our other media highlights of the week can be found here.
Media release date: Monday, November 20, 2017
Media contact: media@qut.edu.au
