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2009 Archive

Latest News	Posted
Independent review shows return on investment for research at UCD	22 Dec 2009
UCD computer scientists develop technique to improve helpfulness of user-generated online reviews	18 Dec 2009
Cambridge Companion to controversial Irish dramatist, JM Synge edited by UCD academic	16 Dec 2009
New EU food label to warn against hyperactivity in children based on inaccurate consumption levels, say scientists	14 Dec 2009
Research resolves controversy over orientation of wing-bone of flying dinosaur	10 Dec 2009
Disadvantaged students on access schemes perform better, says report	08 Dec 2009
Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser, Professor Patrick Cunningham awarded honorary degree by UCD	04 Dec 2009
More assertive employees, better informed about rights, a key influence behind conflict resolution practices at firms	02 Dec 2009
Reports call for Mandarin Chinese in schools to assist sustainable business relationships with China	02 Dec 2009
UCD academic honoured for excellence in teaching	25 Nov 2009
Company developing genetic tests for equine industry wins NovaUCD 2009 Start-Up Award	20 Nov 2009
The marginalisation and devaluing of intimate care work	19 Nov 2009
UCD student scoops Irish Software Association Award	18 Nov 2009
Economics at UCD in excellence group in European rankings	17 Nov 2009
Health Minister announces national research centre for protection of the elderly	12 Nov 2009
New chemical reaction offers opportunities for drug development	12 Nov 2009
Key role for UCD scientist in world’s most ambitious study of animal evolution	11 Nov 2009
UCD’s HeyStaks Technologies Wins European Entrepreneurship Competition	10 Nov 2009
President of Ireland visits Franciscan archive tracing 1,000 years of Irish history	09 Nov 2009
Rugby hero, Brian O’Driscoll honoured with UCD Foundation Day Medal 2009	09 Nov 2009
Ancient muscle tissue extracted from 18 million year old fossil	05 Nov 2009
UCD spin-out company, HeyStaks short listed for European Entrepreneurship Competition Final	03 Nov 2009
GENIE-US investigations of diabetic kidney disease	03 Nov 2009
UCD AFC First Division Champions 2009	02 Nov 2009
Increased heart risk for babies of diabetic mums to be	02 Nov 2009
UCD students scoop 1 in 4 undergraduate awards of Ireland	22 Oct 2009
Cuts in childhood health would have detrimental effect on economy, says leading US health economist	19 Oct 2009
New UCD-led research cluster to boost IFSC capabilities	15 Oct 2009
Irish scientists and industry team up to create new energy technologies	15 Oct 2009
New and authorative edition of Newman’s The Idea of a University published by UCD International Centre for Newman Studies	15 Oct 2009
Joint Abbey Theatre - UCD Launch of Contemporary Irish Drama	14 Oct 2009
UCD in Top 100 in Times Higher Education QS World University Rankings	08 Oct 2009
The Lives of Eliza Lynch – Scandal and Courage	05 Oct 2009
Big hitters debate Lisbon Treaty at UCD	01 Oct 2009
Dame Edna Everage (aka Barry Humphries) honoured by L&H Society	01 Oct 2009
New University Librarian for UCD	01 Oct 2009

September 2009	Posted
University Presidents call for “Yes” vote in Lisbon Treaty referendum	28 Sep 2009
Occasions of Sin	23 Sep 2009
UCD Ulysses Medal for groundbreaking memory scientist	21 Sep 2009
UCD/TCD Innovation Alliance Roadmaps Innovation Actions with Irish Technology Leadership Group in Washington	17 Sep 2009
Minister announces flagship investment in systems biology R&D	15 Sep 2009
INSPIRE awards for UCD researchers	15 Sep 2009
Access scheme for disadvantaged pupils extends to all secondary schools	10 Sep 2009
People, Politics and Power – Irish History from 1660-1850	09 Sep 2009
UCD scientist secures lead role in expedition to explore impact of climate change on world's oceans	03 Sep 2009

August 2009	Posted
Points up in Round 1 CAO offers for UCD degrees	17 Aug 2009
Red-Hand symbol of Ulster study claims Irish Chiefs’ Prize in History	07 Aug 2009
190 funded places for unemployed graduates on UCD courses	07 Aug 2009

July 2009	Posted
China first out of global financial crisis, says leading expert	28 July 2009
Free places for unemployed on UCD Business Degree	27 July 2009
Meeting with John Henry Newman’s Australian relative	24 July 2009
Innovation award for life science entrepreneur	23 July 2009
UCD’s BiancaMed raises an additional €6 million in funding	20 July 2009
UCD students on internships in US President Obama’s administration	20 July 2009
Minister announces €5.6million funding for cancer research	20 July 2009
UCD and AFBI agreement to enhance all-island research and training in agri-food and veterinary science	20 July 2009
Minister O’Keeffe gives go-ahead for redevelopment of UCD Science Centre	08 July 2009
Ministers welcome cross-border graduate veterinary public health programme	08 July 2009
UCD Rowers in unique head-to-head at Henley	03 July 2009
Leading Irish Universities and NGOs awarded $900,000 in bid to tackle challenges in global sustainable development	01 July 2009

June 2009	Posted
Extinction risk to plant biodiversity may occur at lower levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide than previously considered, study suggests	29 June 2009
Ulysses and Us – The art of everyday living	24 June 2009
One invention a week at UCD	22 June 2009
UCD honours Ireland’s greatest living playwright, Brian Friel with Ulysses Medal	17 June 2009
UCD student, Susan Stairs shortlisted for Davy Byrnes Irish Writing Award	17 June 2009
Progressive Democrats Party Papers placed in UCD Archives	11 June 2009
UCD and INTERPOL co-operate further to fight international cybercrime	08 June 2009
Innovators ready for final stage of entrepreneurship competition	08 June 2009
UCD Professor elected President of Programme Committee for World Congress of Philosophy	05 June 2009
Older suburbs, younger inner city, and fewer cyclists – the transformation of Dublin’s population since the 1980s	05 June 2009
UCD Professor honoured by Institute of Chemical Engineers	05 June 2009
A guide to PR-STV - the system of voting used in Ireland	04 June 2009
Bergen-Belsen concentration camp survivor speaks at UCD	02 June 2009

May 2009	Posted
UCD Historian Robert Gerwarth awarded largest European Research Council personal grant in the Humanities	29 May 2009
Scientists uncover sticky nature of pathogenic fungi in bid to treat hospital-acquired bloodstream infections	26 May 2009
Imagining a world free of famine	25 May 2009
Royal Irish Academy honours UCD academics	21 May 2009
Barrington Medal for UCD economist	20 May 2009
Early use of antiretroviral treatment improves survival rate of HIV patients, clinical study shows	19 May 2009
The enrichment of education: UCD School of Education celebrates centenary	19 May 2009
Former UCD sports scholar wins Irish Open	18 May 2009
Nobel prize-winning scientist receives UCD Ulysses Medal	14 May 2009
UCD Choral Scholars partner with European Union Chamber Orchestra	14 May 2009
8 higher education institutions work together to establish Dublin as a learning city-region in support of the Smart Economy	14 May 2009
King of Sweden honours UCD emeritus professor of geography	12 May 2009
16 new ventures begin NovaUCD enterprise support programme	12 May 2009
UCD computer scientists offer Java skills to tackle Irish job losses	06 May 2009
Working conditions may increase chances of pregnant women having underweight or premature babies, study suggests	06 May 2009

April	Posted
Global economic downturn means firms can no longer 'ride the waves' created by others, says innovation expert	30 Apr 2009
The vanishing face of Gaia – James Lovelock at UCD	29 Apr 2009
UCD Women’s Hockey blaze way to first national title in 58 years	27 Apr 2009
President Mary McAleese presents Centennial Awards to Irish business leaders to mark 100 years of UCD Business Schools	27 Apr 2009
EU Foreign Policy Chief, Javier Solana honoured by UCD - Together we are stronger, says Solana	22 Apr 2009
UCD Professor granted US and China patents on internet tech systems to improve online shopping and information access	22 Apr 2009
Immigrants still face real barriers to voting in Irish local government elections, says report	20 Apr 2009
Snacking on high GI foods during late pregnancy may lead to a heavier baby with an increased risk of childhood obesity	15 Apr 2009
Dinosaurs may have evolved wings to impress breeding mates	14 Apr 2009
Fish oils reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ‘flatulent cows’	14 Apr 2009
Rahner: Theologian for the 21st Century?	14 Apr 2009

March	Posted
Professor Harry White awarded prestigious Michael J Durkan Book Prize	30 Mar 2009
Irish biodiversity loss linked to intensive farming practices, study shows	30 Mar 2009
5 UCD rugby heroes in Grand Slam victory	26 Mar 2009
UCD Professor elected as RIA Secretary	25 Mar 2009
UCD Ulysses Medal for President of Stanford University	20 Mar 2009
Entrepreneurship competition to transform business ideas into commercial enterprises	20 Mar 2009
Newspapers and public opinion during the Irish economic crisis of the 1950s	19 Mar 2009
Maurice Manning elected Chancellor of NUI	12 Mar 2009
Moral and political philosopher, Alasdair MacIntyre, honoured at UCD	12 Mar 2009
UCD-Trinity Innovation Alliance to drive Smart Economy job creation	11 Mar 2009
UCD increases first preferences by 6% and holds first place in university sector - UCD medicine tops the league in first preference popularity	10 Mar 2009
Special accolade for Remembering the War Dead	10 Mar 2009
New study confirms the importance of Ireland retaining an EU Commissioner, says Minister for Foreign Affairs	09 Mar 2009
Legendary rock star and The Who front man, Roger Daltrey honoured at UCD	05 Mar 2009
Belfast born poet Michael Longley, Professor of Poetry for Ireland reads a selection of his poetry at UCD	05 Mar 2009
Data analytics offers commercial and employment opportunities - UCD Clique wins SFI strategic research cluster funding of €3.56 million	03 Mar 2009

February	Posted
Dermot Gallagher appointed Chairman by University College Dublin Governing Authority	25 Feb 2009
Nobel Laureate, Seamus Heaney receives life membership of UCD Law Society	18 Feb 2009
HIV antiretroviral medications linked to heart attacks	18 Feb 2009
Archbishop Desmond Tutu to receive Honorary Fellowship of the UCD Literary and Historical Society	17 Feb 2009
UCD Choral Scholars' Artistic Director contributes to performance of Handel's Messiah at 80th celebrations of Vatican City State	13 Feb 2009
Sunlight technology may be solution to Ireland’s energy needs	12 Feb 2009
Research on the Mental Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People	11 Feb 2009
Can China save the world from the current global financial crisis?	10 Feb 2009
Inner workings of photosynthesis revealed by powerful new laser technique	06 Feb 2009
Snow covered Belfield, as Ireland experiences the coldest winter since 1991	05 Feb 2009
Kerouac's original manuscript scroll, On the Road goes on public display at UCD	02 Feb 2009

January	Posted
Inupiat community endangered by climate change	23 Jan 2009
Brian Friel at 80: Frank McGuinness on adapting Dancing at Lughnasa for the big screen	23 Jan 2009
The Splendid Misery of the American Presidency	23 Jan 2009
Bibliotherapy – self-help books available on prescription	22 Jan 2009
Politics of memory in Germany study selected as outstanding academic title	19 Jan 2009
Recently discovered dinosaur bone from Sahara to be analysed at UCD	19 Jan 2009
Responding to the crisis - UCD School of Economics hosts a major conference on the current economic crisis	14 Jan 2009
UCD project to examine Newman’s legacy	12 Jan 2009