September 2023
Inside this issue of UniNews: Dr Waiora Port, Kaiārahi profiles, bFM vinyl sale, Epsom art trail, Ilan Oshri opinion.
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Document Description: Inside this issue: Waiora Port; Kaiārahi profiles; bFM record sale to raise funds; Epsom art trail; Ilan Oshri opinion
Cover story
Waiora Port: Lifelong learning writ large
When Dr Waiora Port was growing up, there was no such thing as Māori Language Week. In fact, quite the opposite. She was even told to stop using her original Māori name.
Features
Introducing the Kaiārahi of Waipapa Taumata Rau
Kaiārahi attached to faculties and departments are Māori leaders appointed for their knowledge of te ao Māori and involvement in their communities.
Record sale: the vinyl frontier
The headlines were jarring. Radio bFM was selling off part of its record collection to stay afloat. So how did it go?
Epsom art trail: legacy of 100 years
An art and discovery trail celebrating the rich history of Epsom Campus is available to explore before the University leaves the site permanently by 2024.
Māramatanga: why we need to better use AI in business for sustainability
Opinion: Professor Ilan Oshri says we hear a lot about New Zealand’s sustainability challenges but not as much about how digital technologies can help address some of these challenges.
All these items on interactive PDF
In the News (pg 2 of PDF)
Dr Felicia Low
Dr Alyssa Lie
Dr Hilary Sheppard
Robyn Sullivan
Associate Professor Jennifer Lees-Marshment
Dr Timothy Welch
'Good to Know' stories
Pollen trap sticks it to allergies pg 4
Living roofs grown by Associate Professor Asaad Shamseldin pg 4
Merryn Tawhai: new director of ABI pg 4
3 Minute Thesis winner Cam Hoffbeck pg 5
Dr Kapish Gobindlal and cleaning 'forever' chemicals pg 5
Arts and Culture
Epsom art trail pg 10, link above
Books
Gordon Walters
Francis Pound, Auckland University Press, $90, released on 14 September
Little Doomsdays
Phil Dadson and Nic Low, Massey University Press, $45, released on 14 September
Machine Learning for Managers
Paul Geertsema, Routledge, $57
Rōmeo Rāua Ko Hurieta
William Shakespeare, translated by Te Haumihiata Mason, AUP, $40
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