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For more information contact the SMC on 04 499 5476   HEADS-UP 15 - 21 FEB 2013 HEADS-UP 25-31 JAN 2013 SMC ALERT: Cats and conservation HEADS-UP JAN 11-17 2013 HEADS-UP 21 DEC - JAN 10 2012-13 2012 Mayan Theory HEADS-UP 14 - 20 DEC 2012 HEADS-UP 7 - 13 DEC 2012 HEADS-UP 30 NOV - 6 DEC 2012 SMC ALERT: WMO Annual Report Fracking comments HEADS-UP 23-29 NOV 2012 HEADS-UP 16-22 NOV 2012 Green growth report - updated comments Kyoto release HEADS-UP 9-15 NOV 2012 HEADS-UP 2-8 NOV 2012 CCAMLR Hurricane Sandy HEADS-UP 26 OCT - 1 NOV 2012 HEADS-UP 19-25 OCT 2012 2 HEADS-UP 12-18 OCT 2012 HEADS-UP 12-18 OCT 2012 HEADS-UP 5-11 OCT 2012 Modified Milk Experts Respond HEADS-UP 28 SEP- 4 OCT 2012 Coronavirus HEADS-UP 21-27 SEP 2012 UPDATE GM Corn Toxicicty IMAC Gardasil Commentary GM Corn Toxicicty Copy of Copy of HEADS-UP 7-13 SEP 2012 GM Wheat liver HEADS-UP 7-13 SEP 2012 NIWA court ruling Arctic Ice melt HEADS-UP 24-30 AUGUST 2012 HEADS-UP 17-23 AUGUST 2012 HEADS-UP 10-16 AUGUST 2012 Gardasil Tongariro eroption Mars Curiosity rover landing Copy of HEADS-UP 27 July - 2 August 2012 HEADS-UP 27 July - 2 August 2012 Influenza rates 'not epidmeic' HEADS-UP 20-26 July 2012 Iron fertilisation of Southern Ocean HEADS-UP 13-19 July 2012 (SMC NZ) ALERT: Antarctic Threats HEADS-UP 6-12 July 2012 Higgs announcement alert Omega 3 fatty acids alert HEADS-UP 29 June -5 July 2012 Alpine Fault HEADS-UP 22-28 June 2012 Big Food HEADS-UP 15-21 June 2012 HEADS-UP 8-14 June 2012 HEADS-UP 1-7 June 2012 SKA dual site decision HEADS-UP 25-31 May 2012 Budget and smoking Science sector's reaction to Budget 2012 HEADS-UP 18-24 May 2012 HEADS-UP 11-17 May 2012 (SMC NZ) ALERT: PSA HEADS-UP 27 April - 3 May 2012 HEADS-UP 20 - 26 April HEADS-UP 13 - 19 April UPDATED: (SMC NZ) ALERT - GM pine tree trials vandalised (SMC NZ) ALERT: Indonesian Earthquake UPDATED: (SMC NZ) ALERT - GM pine tree trials vandalised (SMC NZ) ALERT: Indonesian Earthquake HEADS-UP 5 - 12 April HEADS-UP 30 March - 5 April HEADS-UP 23 - 29 March (SMC NZ) ALERT: NIWA PUP (SMC NZ) ALERT: PCE's Water quality report HEADS-UP 16 -22 March (SMC NZ) ALERT: cochrane labour review (SMC NZ) ALERT: Maui Doplphins (SMC NZ) ALERT: DIME "legal high" HEADS-UP 9-15 March (SMC NZ) ALERT: Solar flares Fukushima / Tsunami anniversary ALERT HEADS-UP 2 - 8 March HEADS-UP 24 February - 1 March 2012 HEADS-UP 17 - 23 February 2012 (SMC NZ) ALERT: Engineers give answers on quake and rebuild HEADS-UP 10 - 16 February 2012 (SMC NZ) ALERT: NZ research advances potential genetic gain for sheepfarmers RESEARCH RADAR 7 February (SMC NZ) ALERT: Kauri tree rings give clues to El Nino/La Nina cycles (SMC NZ) ALERT: Traffic light food labels (SMC NZ) ALERT: When good research could be used for terror... HEADS-UP 20-26 January 2012 (SMC NZ) ALERT: DES cancer case US (SMC NZ) ALERT: Internet addiction changes brain structure - expert respond (SMC NZ) ALERT: Schoolmilk may lower colon cancer incidence HEADS-UP 16-22 December 2011 HEADS-UP 2-8 December 2011 HEADS-UP 25 November to - 1 December (NZ) ALERT: [UPDATED]Experts explore euthanasia in New Zealand (NZ) ALERT: Experts explore euthanasia in New Zealand SMC (NZ) ALERT: Election 2011 and science: Q&A with the political parties SMC (NZ) ALERT: Monitoring Rena's longterm impact - experts respond HEADS-UP 28 October - 3 November SMC (NZ) ALERT: World population hits 7 billion SMC (NZ) ALERT: Maui gas leak HEADS-UP 21 - 27 October SMC (NZ) ALERT: Science accounts for urban heat islands in climate data SMC (NZ) ALERT: Could 'Google Maps for ships' have saved Rena? SMC (NZ) ALERT: Meningococcal B vaccine delay cost lives SMC (NZ) ALERT: Rena's condition - Q&A with naval architects HEADS-UP 14 - 20 October SMC (NZ) ALERT: More synthetic cannabinoids banned SMC (NZ) ALERT: Experts on Rena oil spill - latest update SMC (NZ) ALERT: Experts on the case for water flouridation SMC (NZ) ALERT: Experts on Rena oil spill - update SMC (NZ) ALERT: Experts on Rena oil spill HEADS-UP 7 - 13 October: SMC (NZ) ALERT: GM Canola in America SMC (NZ) ALERT: Experts on innovation and the primary sector Copy of HEADS-UP 30 September - 6 October SMC (NZ) ALERT: Examining moods through twitter - experts respond SMC (NZ) ALERT: Comments on State of NZ Environment SMC (NZ) ALERT: RESOURCES: NASA's UARS satellite - re-entry due tomorrow HEADS-UP 23- 29 September SMC (NZ) ALERT: Experts on radio telescope "mega science" project SMC (NZ) ALERT: Experts on canterbury quake link SMC (NZ) ALERT: Italian Seismologists on Trial SMC (NZ) ALERT: glaciologists respond to the Times Atlas on shrinking Greenland HEADS-UP 16 -22 September SMC (NZ) ALERT: Doctors on International Alcohol Reforms SMC (NZ) ALERT: NZ Diet & Nutrition Survey - UPDATED SMC (NZ) ALERT: NZ Diet & Nutrition Survey - Experts Respond SMC (NZ) ALERT: Scientists on ETS review panel recommendations SMC (NZ) ALERT: Fatherhood and testosterone HEADS-UP 9-15 September SMC (NZ) ALERT: One drink per day and women's health SMC (NZ) ALERT: Review of nanotechology regulation HEADS-UP 2-8 September SMC (NZ): Veteran science journalist joins the SMC SMC (NZ) ALERT: bird flu is back HEADS-UP 26 August - 1 September HEADS-UP 19 - 25 August SMC (NZ) ALERT: NZ and youth suicide - experts respond SMC (NZ) ALERT: Experts on radioactive sulphur from Fukushima HEADS-UP 12 - 8 August SMC (NZ) ALERT: Food security issue looms large SMC (NZ) ALERT: Hydraulic fracturing for gas extraction - scientists respond HEADS-UP 5 Aug - 11 Aug SMC (NZ) ALERT: ESR reaffirms phenazepam in Kronic SMC (NZ) ALERT: Man's last wilderness - impact on deep sea HEADS-UP 29 July - 4 August HEADS-UP 22 - 28 July SMC (NZ) ALERT: Project Energize HEADS-UP 15 - 21 June SMC (NZ) ALERT: Australia's carbon price package - NZ scientists respond HEADS-UP 8 - 14 June SMC (NZ) ALERT: Cochrane review on saltreduction and cardiovascular disease SMC (NZ) ALERT: Are trout to blame for declining water quality? - experts respon SMC (NZ) ALERT: UPDATED Experts - Phenazepam detected in Kronic smoking blend HEADS-UP 1 - 7 June SMC (NZ) ALERT: Experts - Phenazepam detected in Kronic smoking blend HEADS-UP 14 - 30 June SMC (NZ) ALERT: Antimicrobial resistence in food - MAF Survey HEADS-UP 17 - 23 June SMC (NZ) ALERT: Further details on Chilean volcano / ash SMC (NZ) ALERT: update on Chilean volcano / ash SMC (NZ) ALERT: Sleep in preganancy and stillbirth - BMJ SMC (NZ) ALERT: Aftershocks - expert responds SMC (NZ) ALERT: Chilean Volcano Ash Disruption HEADS-UP 10 - 16 June SMC (NZ) ALERT: Clinical trials report - Experts respond SMC (NZ) ALERT: 1080 report HEADS-UP 3 - 9 June SMC (NZ) ALERT: BREAKING: Further expert reaction to German E. coli SMC (NZ) ALERT: Expert reaction to E. coli / HUS outbreak in Germany SMC (NZ) ALERT: UN - mobile phone radiation "possibly carcinogenic" SMC (NZ) ALERT: Adolescent health report launch HEADS-UP 27 May - 2 June HEADS-UP 20 - 26 May SMC (NZ) ALERT: Budget 2011 SMC (NZ) ALERT: Experts on the future of coal HEADS-UP 13 - 19 May SMC (NZ) ALERT: Experts on Government's freshwater management package SMC (NZ) ALERT: Foot and mouth disease - new research SMC (NZ) ALERT: Quake-damaged buildings - lessons for the rebuild SMC (NZ) Heads Up to 31 Mar SMC (NZ) ALERT: Expert update on Japan food contamination SMC (NZ) ALERT: Food safety in Japan SMC (NZ) Heads Up to March 24 SMC (NZ) ALERT: Health risks from low dose radiation SMC (NZ) ALERT: Japan - Projections for a radioactive plume SMC (NZ) Heads-Up to March 18 SMC (NZ) Heads-Up to March 11 SMC (NZ) ALERT: 'I predicted the earthquake' - scientists respond SMC (NZ) ALERT: Survival in the rubble -- evidence from Haiti's quake SMC (NZ) Heads-Up to March 4 SMC (NZ) ALERT: Lessons from Kobe as Christchurch looks to rebuild Copy of SMC (NZ) ALERT: Experts - quake an "unusually big" aftershock SMC (NZ) ALERT: Major Christchurch earthquake - experts respond SMC (NZ) ALERT: UPDATE: Experts on Christchurch earthquake SMC (NZ) Alert: IPv6 - Internet protocol change looms SMC Heads-Up to Feb 25 SMC(NZ) Alert: Experts on children's hair test results for methamphetamine SMC(NZ) Briefing: Earth Observation briefing SMC Heads-Up to Feb 18 SMC(NZ) Alert: Meat 'gassing' - what are the concerns? SMC Heads-Up to Feb 11 SMC(NZ) Alert: Biodiversity breakdown SMC(NZ) Alert: Queensland braces for Cyclone Yasi - experts respond SMC(NZ) Alert: Scientists find part of Pink Terraces under Lake Rotomahana SMC(NZ) Briefing: Pink and White Terraces results SMC(NZ) Alert: Dogs can sniff out cancer - experts respond SMC Heads-Up to Feb 4 SMC Heads-Up to Jan 28 SMC(NZ) Alert: Statins SMC Heads-Up to Jan 21 SMC(NZ) Alert: Queensland floods: the aftermath – experts respond SMC Heads-Up to Dec 24 SMC Heads-Up to Dec 24 SMC(NZ) Alert: New vitamin D advice out of UK - NZ experts respond SMC(NZ) Alert: hCG diet fad SMC(NZ) Alert: Cancun agreements - COP 16 SMC Heads-Up to Dec 17 SMC(NZ) Online Briefing: Engineering for seismic hazards SMC(NZ) Alert: Fur seal deaths - expert responds SMC Heads-Up to Dec 10 SMC(NZ) Briefing: Year of Biodiversity wrap up Science Media Centre                                                  www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz Level 2,                                                                                                   04 499 5476 50 Manners St Wellington, Join our Mailing List!