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VIEW ONLINE UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA ALUMNI NEWSLETTER Spring 2020 Congratulations to our Miss SA, UP alumna Shudufhadzo Musida HEADLINE STORY TEACHERS, UP ALUMNI AND POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS DEVELOP REMOTE-LEARNING PLATFORM Wingu Academy offers an international curriculum as well as educational support to schools, tutoring centres and home-schoolers, with live classes, tutorials and interactive content. READ MORE NEWS IN BRIEF UP’S CENTRE FOR AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION SCORES MAJOR LEGAL VICTORY FOR SPEECH-IMPAIRED TEEN A young victim of sexual abuse was helped to testify using symbol-based testimony, setting a possible precedent. READ MORE RESEARCH & INNOVATION UP PROFESSOR PART OF GLOBAL VENTURE LOOKING INTO THE AIR WE BREATHE AND HOW TOXIC IT MAY BE MAIA project represents the first time NASA partners with epidemiologists and health organisations to use space-based data to study human health and improve lives. READ MORE IN THE SPOTLIGHT THREE CHEERS FOR BREWMASTER AND PIONEER APIWE NXUSANI-MAWELA UP alumna is blazing a trail in the world of brewing – not only is she creating her own beer, she is also training future masters of the craft. READ MORE EXTRAORDINARY ALUMNI FAMILIES MANY HIGHS FOR MOM AND HER DAUGHTERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA ‘My children had no option but to enrol for their respective degrees, as I have always instilled independence in my girls,’ says Lilith Holworthy. READ MORE ARTS & CULTURE AT UP AFRICAN GOLD: APPROPRIATIONS AND MISAPPROPRIATIONS OF CULTURE Javett-UP webinar discussed how keeping African artefacts in Western museums and galleries has affected local communities, and how the situation can be addressed. READ MORE CAREERS - INFORMATION & NEWS ONE OF UP’S YOUNGEST DOCTORAL CANDIDATES OF THE '70S BAGS DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR TITLE ‘My academic credentials opened doors beyond my expectations and allowed me to serve the community with professional expertise,’ says Professor Clara Gerhardt. READ MORE ON THE BALL UP’S SEMLI LAUNCHES RESEARCH STUDY ON RETURNING TO SPORT AFTER COVID-19 The AWARE study aims to determine when it is safe for an athlete with recent or current symptoms of an acute respiratory infection to return to exercise. READ MORE CONTACT DETAILS ALUMNI RELATIONS OFFICE Department of Institutional Advancement Room 1-10, Level 1, Marketing Services Building University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20 Hatfield 0028, South Africa Tel +27 (0)12 420 6390 Email: [email protected] www.up.ac.za
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UNIVERSITYOFPRETORIAALUMNINEWSLETTERSpring2020
CongratulationstoourMissSA,UPalumnaShudufhadzoMusida
HEADLINESTORY
TEACHERS,UPALUMNIANDPOSTGRADUATESTUDENTSDEVELOPREMOTE-LEARNINGPLATFORM
WinguAcademyoffersaninternationalcurriculumaswellaseducationalsupporttoschools,tutoringcentresandhome-schoolers,withliveclasses,tutorialsandinteractivecontent.
READMORE
NEWSINBRIEF
UP’SCENTREFORAUGMENTATIVEANDALTERNATIVECOMMUNICATIONSCORESMAJORLEGALVICTORYFORSPEECH-IMPAIREDTEENAyoungvictimofsexualabusewashelpedtotestifyusingsymbol-basedtestimony,settingapossibleprecedent.
READMORE
RESEARCH&INNOVATION
UPPROFESSORPARTOFGLOBALVENTURELOOKINGINTOTHEAIRWEBREATHEANDHOWTOXICITMAYBE
MAIAprojectrepresentsthefirsttimeNASApartnerswithepidemiologistsandhealthorganisationstousespace-baseddatatostudyhumanhealthandimprovelives.
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INTHESPOTLIGHT
THREECHEERSFORBREWMASTERANDPIONEERAPIWENXUSANI-MAWELA
UPalumnaisblazingatrailintheworldofbrewing–notonlyisshecreatingherownbeer,sheisalsotrainingfuturemastersofthecraft.
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EXTRAORDINARYALUMNIFAMILIES
MANYHIGHSFORMOMANDHERDAUGHTERSATTHEUNIVERSITYOFPRETORIA
‘Mychildrenhadnooptionbuttoenrolfortheirrespectivedegrees,asIhavealwaysinstilledindependenceinmygirls,’saysLilithHolworthy.
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ARTS&CULTUREATUP
AFRICANGOLD:APPROPRIATIONSANDMISAPPROPRIATIONSOFCULTURE
Javett-UPwebinardiscussedhowkeepingAfricanartefactsinWesternmuseumsandgallerieshasaffectedlocalcommunities,andhowthesituationcanbeaddressed.
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CAREERS-INFORMATION&NEWS
ONEOFUP’SYOUNGESTDOCTORALCANDIDATESOFTHE'70SBAGSDISTINGUISHEDPROFESSORTITLE
‘Myacademiccredentialsopeneddoorsbeyondmyexpectationsandallowedmetoservethecommunitywithprofessionalexpertise,’saysProfessorClaraGerhardt.
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ONTHEBALL
UP’SSEMLILAUNCHESRESEARCHSTUDYONRETURNINGTOSPORTAFTERCOVID-19
TheAWAREstudyaimstodeterminewhenitissafeforanathletewithrecentorcurrentsymptomsofanacuterespiratoryinfectiontoreturntoexercise.
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CONTACTDETAILS
ALUMNIRELATIONSOFFICE
DepartmentofInstitutionalAdvancementRoom1-10,Level1,MarketingServicesBuildingUniversityofPretoria,PrivateBagX20Hatfield0028,SouthAfrica
Tel+27(0)124206390Email:[email protected]
