Latest News Archive
Please select Category, Year, and then Month to display items
News Items
| 2020-11-30 |
Journalism Lifetime Achievement Award for UFS’ Zubeida Jaffer |
| 2020-11-30 |
Journalism Lifetime Achievement Award for UFS’ Zubeida Jaffer |
| 2020-11-30 |
Symposium provides course of action for good water management |
| 2020-11-30 |
Symposium provides course of action for good water management |
| 2020-11-27 |
Triple book bonanza for UFS Creative Writing programme |
| 2020-11-27 |
Triple book bonanza for UFS Creative Writing programme |
| 2020-11-26 |
The health of your mind matters |
| 2020-11-26 |
The health of your mind matters |
| 2020-11-25 |
16 Days of Activism in Lockdown |
| 2020-11-25 |
16 Days of Activism in Lockdown |
| 2020-11-25 |
Message from the UFS Dean of Student Affairs concerning the 2021 SRC elections |
| 2020-11-25 |
Message from the UFS Dean of Student Affairs concerning the 2021 SRC elections |
| 2020-11-25 |
‘It was a privilege to work for the UFS’ |
| 2020-11-25 |
‘It was a privilege to work for the UFS’ |
| 2020-11-25 |
New levels of understanding emerge when seemingly unrelated fields of interest intersect |
| 2020-11-25 |
New levels of understanding emerge when seemingly unrelated fields of interest intersect |
| 2020-11-25 |
GBV: Lessons from a Pandemic |
| 2020-11-25 |
GBV: Lessons from a Pandemic |
| 2020-11-25 |
Eighteen from UFS on Stanford University’s list of leading researchers |
| 2020-11-25 |
Eighteen from UFS on Stanford University’s list of leading researchers |
| 2020-11-24 |
Faculty of Health Sciences celebrates history in new book |
| 2020-11-24 |
Faculty of Health Sciences celebrates history in new book |
| 2020-11-23 |
Prof Abdon Atangana named in world's top 1% list of scientists |
| 2020-11-23 |
Prof Abdon Atangana named in world's top 1% list of scientists |
| 2020-11-20 |
Passionate Entrepreneurs win Excellence in Teaching and Learning Awards |
| 2020-11-20 |
Passionate Entrepreneurs win Excellence in Teaching and Learning Awards |
| 2020-11-18 |
UFS team makes it to top four in CFA University Research Challenge |
| 2020-11-18 |
UFS team makes it to top four in CFA University Research Challenge |
| 2020-11-18 |
(Re)moving, (Re)naming, (Re)forming, and (Re)presenting: Webinar shines spotlight on signs, symbolism, and statues |
| 2020-11-18 |
(Re)moving, (Re)naming, (Re)forming, and (Re)presenting: Webinar shines spotlight on signs, symbolism, and statues |
| 2020-11-18 |
UFS launches R8 million US Embassy and Consulates-funded research project |
| 2020-11-18 |
UFS launches R8 million US Embassy and Consulates-funded research project |
| 2020-11-18 |
South Africa adopts innovative Policy Framework for Internationalisation of Higher Education |
| 2020-11-18 |
South Africa adopts innovative Policy Framework for Internationalisation of Higher Education |
| 2020-11-17 |
World Prematurity Day, 84,000 babies born premature in South Africa |
| 2020-11-17 |
World Prematurity Day, 84,000 babies born premature in South Africa |
| 2020-11-17 |
Tokenised celebrations of black womanist leaders negate their success |
| 2020-11-17 |
Tokenised celebrations of black womanist leaders negate their success |
| 2020-11-16 |
Webinar: Intersection between science and entrepreneurship |
| 2020-11-16 |
Webinar: Intersection between science and entrepreneurship |
| 2020-11-13 |
2020 UFS Thought-Leader Series: Predictions for 2021 |
| 2020-11-13 |
2020 UFS Thought-Leader Series: Predictions for 2021 |
| 2020-11-13 |
ISG researcher awarded prestigious Colin Murray Prize |
| 2020-11-13 |
ISG researcher awarded prestigious Colin Murray Prize |
| 2020-11-12 |
Building a university where everyone can succeed |
| 2020-11-12 |
Building a university where everyone can succeed |
| 2020-11-11 |
Student Affairs wants to hear your voice |
| 2020-11-11 |
Student Affairs wants to hear your voice |
| 2020-11-06 |
Odeion alumna offers free online music classes to Grade 12s |
| 2020-11-06 |
Odeion alumna offers free online music classes to Grade 12s |
| 2020-11-05 |
US Embassy and Consulates invests R8 million in UFS mountain-to-mountain research project |
| 2020-11-05 |
US Embassy and Consulates invests R8 million in UFS mountain-to-mountain research project |
| 2020-11-05 |
Prof Moffett publishes new book on mountain research |
| 2020-11-05 |
Prof Moffett publishes new book on mountain research |
| 2020-11-05 |
Medical student’s photo highly commended at international competition |
| 2020-11-05 |
Medical student’s photo highly commended at international competition |
| 2020-11-04 |
UFS partner in design for groundwater monitoring network for Central Karoo |
| 2020-11-04 |
UFS partner in design for groundwater monitoring network for Central Karoo |
| 2020-11-04 |
#EndSARS: Frustration among Nigeria’s youth and the poor |
| 2020-11-04 |
#EndSARS: Frustration among Nigeria’s youth and the poor |
| 2020-11-02 |
Next level awaits Lefébre in Europe |
| 2020-11-02 |
Next level awaits Lefébre in Europe |
Groundbreaking research underway to improve health in the Free State
2009-04-06
 |
Some of the researchers in the project, are from the left, back: Dr Sanet van Zyl, Dr Lynette van der Merwe (both of Basic Medical Sciences), Ms Michélle Pienaar (Ph.D. student Nutrition and Dietetics), Prof. Corinna Walsh (project leader, Nutrition and Dietetics) and Dr Dries Groenewald (Chemical Pathology); front: Mr Llewellyn Fourie (M.Sc. student, Nutrition and Dietetics) and Mrs Marleze van Rhyn (Van Rensburg Patoloë).
Photo: Supplied. |
|
Groundbreaking research underway to improve health in the Free State
Ahead of World Health Day on Tuesday 7 April, researchers at the University of the Free State (UFS) have announced that they are involved in an extensive research project to determine how life in urban and rural areas influences the lifestyle of the communities and contributes to lifestyle illnesses such as obesity, diabetes and heart diseases, as well malnutrition.
According to the researchers of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the UFS, the study in various suburbs of Mangaung is a long-term project known as Assuring Health for All in the Free State (AHA-FS) and will monitor communities every three years for a period of twelve years.
Prof. Corinna Walsh of the Department Nutrition and Dietetics is the project leader and works closely with researchers in the departments of Basic Medical Sciences and Chemical Pathology of the School of Medicine in the faculty.
A total of 36 researchers and field workers are involved in the project and information on various nutrition and health aspects are gathered. Those include diet, physical activity, health, knowledge, practices and attitude towards nutrition.
Medical examinations, anthropometric measuring (of the human body) and various blood tests will be done in the study and extensive data on 1 200 people will be available in the end.
The data gathered will be used in intervention programmes planned to prevent and address health programme in these communities.
Media Release
Issued by: Mangaliso Radebe
Assistant Director: Media Liaison
Tel: 051 401 2828
Cell: 078 460 3320
E-mail: radebemt.stg@ufs.ac.za
06 April 2009 |