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2008 Archive

December 2008	Posted
UCD dinosaur hunter uncovers new remains of prehistoric giants in the Sahara	16 Dec 2008
New scientific research institute at UCD to inform the food production industry and public health policy	15 Dec 2008
Social Partnership: from Lemass to Cowen	12 Dec 2008
NovaUCD celebrates five years of successful commercialisation	12 Dec 2008
Science never looked this good - phasing in new science facilities at Belfield	12 Dec 2008
Taoiseach launches major new study of the relationship between Ireland and the EU	09 Dec 2008
Diet may regulate obesity health risks, but genes decide	05 Dec 2008
Improving our diet by changing the diet of cows - lowered saturated fat content of milk could save thousands of lives	05 Dec 2008
Secret sex life of killer fungus discovered	04 Dec 2008
Results of UCD Graduate Panel Election to Fourth Governing Authority	03 Dec 2008

October 2008	Posted
New edition of UCD Today available online and across campus	27 Nov 2008
Results of UCD staff elections to Fourth Governing Authority	27 Nov 2008
Austin Clarke, collected poems for a new generation of readers	27 Nov 2008
Outliers: The Story of Success - Malcolm Gladwell at UCD	24 Nov 2008
A Decade of PRTLI at UCD - The power of leveraged philanthropy	24 Nov 2008
Close of polling approaches in Staff Panel Elections to UCD Governing Authority	21 Nov 2008
Voting underway in Graduate Panel Election to UCD Governing Authority	19 Nov 2008
150th anniversary of the resignation of John Henry Newman	17 Nov 2008
A Degree of honour for Tiffany & Co President	17 Nov 2008
US Senator Patrick Leahy honoured by UCD	13 Nov 2008
UCD Foundation Day Medal for leading innovator and entrepreneur	13 Nov 2008
The Global Irish - President Mary McAleese addresses Irish Diaspora Forum	11 Nov 2008
UCD spin-out ChangingWorlds acquired by Amdocs for $60 Million	10 Nov 2008
Hepatitis C transmission not reduced by C-sections, says new study	06 Nov 2008
Ireland should wean itself from dependence on Foreign Direct Investment, says US expert	05 Nov 2008
UCD economics reaches top 5%	04 Nov 2008

October 2008	Posted
Eye from the Irish Sea wins images of research competition	23 Oct 2008
SHARE study prepares for population ageing landslide	22 Oct 2008
UCD spin-out Celtic Catalysts secures €500,000 investment	17 Oct 2008
The first all-island study of Traveller health begins	14 Oct 2008
Salman Rushdie honoured by UCD Literary and Historical Society	13 Oct 2008
UCD one of the fastest movers in Times Higher world university rankings - UCD climbs 69 places in international rankings	09 Oct 2008
Scientific breakthrough in young neutron star research	06 Oct 2008

September 2008	Posted
The Fifth Beatle, Sir George Martin honoured by L&H Society	29 Sep 2008
Latest edition of UCD Today, the university magazine now online	29 Sep 2008
Business experts reveal beauty, gaming and music industry secrets	25 Sep 2008
Young person of the year award for cystic fibrosis campaigner	16 Sep 2008
Environment Minister announces Green City guidelines	16 Sep 2008
Dublin Chemistry – Ireland’s First Collaborative Graduate Programme	15 Sep 2008
Fourth Governing Authority to Hold Office for Five Years	15 Sep 2008
Jeremy Irons honoured by UCD Law Society	11 Sep 2008
Irish record set at Paralympics cycling in Beijing	10 Sep 2008
Oxygen theory of mass extinction questioned by new research findings	08 Sep 2008
Government funds graduate training in Irish language skills	05 Sep 2008
Exchange agreement strengthens Sino-Irish university relations	02 Sep 2008

August 2008	Posted
Nanomedicines Set To Revolutionise Drug Treatments	29 Aug 2008
Tests Show Big Bang Experiment on Track	28 Aug 2008
Few surprises as the points race rumbles on…	21 Aug 2008
UCD spin-out, ChangingWorlds wins major deal with US mobile operator	19 Aug 2008
Students complete 14,000km charity cycle to Beijing	07 Aug 2008
AIB Better Ireland award for UCD Student’s Union	06 Aug 2008

July 2008	Posted
Minister gives green light for new school of law at UCD	31 July 2008
New technology to improve internet searching by stacking and sharing information	28 July 2008
Enhancing the campus woodland for present and future generations	23 July 2008
One to One, RTE Television interview with Dr Hugh Brady, President of UCD	18 July 2008
UCD Professor elected to The Atlantic Philanthropies board	17 July 2008
BBSRC appoints UCD Professor to senior management team	17 July 2008
World Archaeological Congress comments on Tara's world heritage significance	15 July 2008
Highest concentration of mortgage free homes based along the western seaboard	10 July 2008
UCD Science sparks the imagination of secondary school students	09 July 2008
UCD spin-out ChangingWorlds launches with Far East Tone Taiwan	08 July 2008
Queen’s honours leading figures in Irish higher education and science	01 July 2008

June 2008	Posted
Study identifies toxic key to Alzheimer’s disease memory loss	30 June 2008
Renewable energy visionary honoured by UCD	30 June 2008
Experience and the God beyond	27 June 2008
UCD Professor appointed Special Adviser to An Taoiseach	27 June 2008
Exploring horse welfare in Ireland	24 June 2008
UCD Academic Promotions Announced	23 June 2008
UCD honours “catalysts of change”	18 June 2008
UCD Ulysses Medal for Poet Thomas Kinsella	17 June 2008
€18 million investment to help fight against skin diseases	13 June 2008
Community care nurses need support to act on elder abuse in the home	13 June 2008
Motives, outlooks and behaviour of the Irish Voter	13 June 2008
MS scientist and distinguished philanthropist honoured by UCD	10 June 2008

May 2008	Posted
Cell biologist receives UCD Ulysses Medal	30 May 2008
King of Spain honours UCD historian	28 May 2008
Academic examines the real impact of provisions of the Lisbon Treaty	27 May 2008
Celtic Catalysts scoops NovaUCD 2008 Innovation Award	22 May 2008
Highest honour for six UCD academics	21 May 2008
New selection criteria for undergraduate entry to medicine from 2009 - Date set for admissions test	19 May 2008
Four Tony Award nominations for play by UCD graduate	16 May 2008
New study identifies most effective initial treatment for HIV	15 May 2008
55 million year old fossil remains of parrots discovered near the North Sea	15 May 2008
UCD joins 21 of the world’s leading universities towards the achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals	09 May 2008
UCD inventions increase by 35%	08 May 2008
UCD graduate and former UCD sports scholarship recipient, Peter Lawrie wins Spanish Open	08 May 2008

April 2008	Posted
Leaders of tomorrow - UCD Smurfit School students claim top prize at Accenture Award	29 Apr 2008
Dr Maurice Treacy appointed CEO to National Institute for Bioprocessing and Research (NIBRT)	29 Apr 2008
UCD Spin-out company to commence production of novel newborn screening kits for international markets	29 Apr 2008
Lastest edition of university magazine, UCD Today now online	26 Apr 2008
Dublin docklands – the regeneration of a European city quarter	28 Apr 2008
UCD Science Students raise €32,000 for children’s charities	25 Apr 2008
Minister Martin announces €16.4 million investment for adaptive sensing and information discovery	15 Apr 2008
Launch of the Irish Universities Study	15 Apr 2008
UCD installs one of Ireland’s largest freestanding stone sculptures	11 Apr 2008
UCD and Mount Carmel Hospital agree teaching and research partnership	10 Apr 2008
The transformation of women’s access to higher education in Ireland	07 Apr 2008
Taoiseach marks 10th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement	04 Apr 2008
Silicon Valley executives honour UCD spin-out company with Technology Innovation Award	01 Apr 2008
Former Python, Michael Palin at UCD	27 Mar 2008
NovaUCD launches 2008 Entrepreneurship Programme with 11 new high-tech ventures	27 Mar 2008
Periodicals hold key to intellectual battles that shaped modern Ireland	27 Mar 2008
UCD takes all in annual Liffey boat race	26 Mar 2008
Tantaiste Brian Cowen turns sod on UCD virus lab in Hanoi	20 Mar 2008
We must invest now in our universities or pay later	20 Mar 2008
UCD School of English, Drama & Film launches Scholarcast series: the Art of Popular Culture	19 Mar 2008
The constitutional challenge for EU member state legislatures	12 Mar 2008
Professor Samantha Power lectures on Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World	12 Mar 2008
UCD CAO first preferences up 5.2%	11 Mar 2008
Vietnamese Prime Minister visits UCD Ireland-Vietnam Blood-borne Virus Initiative in Hanoi announced	10 Mar 2008
Experts gather in Dublin to discuss future of Irish Financial Services Sector	07 Mar 2008
UCD Veterinary Medicine granted full accreditation by the American Veterinary Medical Association AVMA	05 Mar 2008
‘Please Talk’ student support campaign goes national - Irish universities join forces to encourage students to seek support	03 Mar 2008

February 2008	Posted
Regulating everything… megaregulated Ireland	28 Feb 2008
'Labor’s quest for Euro-democracy'	27 Feb 2008
Lastest edition of university magazine, UCD Today now online	26 Feb 2008
Taoiseach celebrates North-South relationships	25 Feb 2008
Václav Havel in Europe’s Metamorphoses	22 Feb 2008
Séamus Ó Duilearga - Formation of a folklorist	19 Feb 2008
UCD receives highest allocation - €13.7 million – in second round of SIF awards	20 Feb 2008
Celtic Catalysts wins international ‘Rising Star Award’	19 Feb 2008
Harry Potter author, JK Rowling at UCD	14 Feb 2008
Volume assessing how post-unification Germany confronts its collective memory receives outstanding academic title award	12 Feb 2008
Cultural artists celebrate Chinese New Year at UCD	11 Feb 2008
UCD researchers assist European Space Agency with plans for use of Columbus laboratory	07 Feb 2008
Psychologists explain how to release your true sporting potential	07 Feb 2008
‘Road to Beijing Olympics’ programme announced at UCD	06 Feb 2008

January 2008	Posted
Budding young scientists experience the fun side of science	29 Jan 2008
UCD spin-out company, ChangingWorlds signs seven figure deal with Vodacom	28 Jan 2008
Hollywood comedian, Will Ferrell at UCD	24 Jan 2008
UCD introduces car sharing initiative	24 Jan 2008
Scientists uncover new potential treatment for Inflammatory Bowel Disease	15 Jan 2008
UCD students represent Peter McVerry Trust in bid for $25,000 donation from JPMorgan	15 Jan 2008
New test may prevent some newly diagnosed breast cancer patients from having to undergo chemotherapy	08 Jan 2008