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UNIVERSITYOFPRETORIAALUMNINEWSLETTERSpring2020

CongratulationstoourMissSA,UPalumnaShudufhadzoMusida

HEADLINESTORY

TEACHERS,UPALUMNIANDPOSTGRADUATESTUDENTSDEVELOPREMOTE-LEARNINGPLATFORM

WinguAcademyoffersaninternationalcurriculumaswellaseducationalsupporttoschools,tutoringcentresandhome-schoolers,withliveclasses,tutorialsandinteractivecontent.

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NEWSINBRIEF

UP’SCENTREFORAUGMENTATIVEANDALTERNATIVECOMMUNICATIONSCORESMAJORLEGALVICTORYFORSPEECH-IMPAIREDTEENAyoungvictimofsexualabusewashelpedtotestifyusingsymbol-basedtestimony,settingapossibleprecedent.

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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

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