
UKZN Study Investigates Usefulness of Antioxidant
Mr Olubunmi Adebiyi of the Department of Pharmacology in the School of Health Sciences has completed a study titled: “Naringin Attenuates Oxidative Stress In Type I Diabetes Mellitus”.
Mr Olubunmi Adebiyi of the Department of Pharmacology in the School of Health Sciences has completed a study titled: “Naringin Attenuates Oxidative Stress In Type I Diabetes Mellitus”.
A team from UKZN’s Department of Paediatrics and Child Health has been awarded US$370 000 (R4 million) for a low-cost toolkit that supports the provision of donor breast milk through human milk banks (HMBs) and breastfeeding support centres using a simple mobile phone app.
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Ikolishi Lezempilo (CHS) Ihhovisi Lokufunda nokuFundisa ngaphansi kobuholi bukaSolwazi Sabiha Essack, lihehe intsha esemikhakheni ehlukahlukene nezifundiswa esezizoba ongoti zize emhlanganweni wokucobelelana ngolwazi...
Dr Jeanne Grace has been appointed as a Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Biokinetics, Exercise and Leisure Sciences.
The life of anti-apartheid stalwart, lawyer and author, the late Phyllis Naidoo, is documented in an extensive collection at UKZN’s Gandhi-Luthuli Documentation Centre on the Westville campus.
Recent studies at UKZN’s Human Physiology Discipline have been geared towards developing and evaluating the potential of various anti-diabetic agents including insulin formulations, plant extracts and novel vanadium complexes.
Recipient of the Discovery Foundation’s subspecialist training fellowship, Dr Boitumelo Mashitisho, has joined the Department of Nephrology at UKZN’s College of Health Sciences.
Deputy Director General-Primary Healthcare in the National Department of Health, Ms Jeanette Hunter, has applauded UKZN’s College of Health Sciences (CHS) for its role in ensuring the University produces healthcare professionals “fit for purpose” in a primary healthcare model.
Newly-appointed Lecturer in the School of Education Mrs Nomkhosi Nzimande recently published an article in the journal, AGENDA, headlined: “Teaching pre-service teachers about LGBTI issues: Transforming the self”.
Community Obstetrics is as important as all other Obstetrics & Gynaecology sub-specialities, says former Head of UKZN’s Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Professor Ronald Green-Thompson.
The Centre for Civil Society (CCS) at the School of Built Environment and Development Studies (BEDS) recently hosted two events around challenges and reactions to climate change crises and causes.
A PhD candidate in the School of Life Sciences, Ms Jerusha Naidoo, has won first prize for her presentation at the 16th Annual meeting of the Research Centre for Plant Growth and Development (RCPGD) on the Pietermaritzburg campus.
Doctoral research conducted by young Health Scientist, Ms Savania Nagiah of UKZN, has instigated an inquiry into the long term side effects of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) on HIV infected individuals.
Promoting Durban as a gay and lesbian friendly tourism destination was the focus of discussions at the KwaZulu-Natal Gay and Lesbian Tourism Association’s (KZNGALTA) first Strategic Planning Workshop held at the UKZN School of Law.
Architecture student Mr Phelelani Mthembu was placed second in the PPC Imaginarium, a national architectural concrete competition sponsored by Portland Cement and Concrete (PPC). Mthembu won R15 000 for his design of a Historical Museum in Durban.
UKZN’s Centre for Jazz and Popular Music (CJPM) recently presented its first “Twosday” gig featuring Ewok and Charles Amblard.
The Finance Discipline at the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance recently met representatives from the JSE Investment Challenge to discuss partnership opportunities which would benefit students.
A group of 70 South African and international Cosmologists and students met recently for a unique combination of a cosmology research conference and a safari at a game reserve in Hluhluwe in northern KwaZulu-Natal.