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Graduation produces biggest group of doctors, most distinctions	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=6146	Graduation produces biggest group of doctors, most distinctions	FMHS Marketing & Communication / FGGW Bemarking & Kommunikasie	More than 830 health sciences students were capped today at Stellenbosch University’s (SU) December graduation ceremony.
Friendship Bench should support HIV-positive Zimbaweans with PSTD	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=6147	Friendship Bench should support HIV-positive Zimbaweans with PSTD	Corporate Communication / Korporatiewe Kommunikasie [Alec Basson]	Zimbaweans living with HIV also suffer from post-traumatic stress order (PTSD), often because of stigma, and are in desperate need of dedicated mental health services to help them cope.
Gerbrandt Kotzé’s life and studies continued after his passing	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=6149	Gerbrandt Kotzé’s life and studies continued after his passing	Sandra Mulder/Corporate Communications Division	Matie postgraduate student, Gerbrandt Kotzé (26) from Paarl, did not allow cancer to interfere with his Master's studies in science, or to make him feel despair, be depressed or fearful.
Injection with cheaper drug could help against diabetic eye disease	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=6150	Injection with cheaper drug could help against diabetic eye disease	Corporate Communication / Korporatiewe Kommunikasie [Alec Basson]	Diabetic eye disease is one of the leading causes of blindness globally and treatment can be quite expensive, especially in low and middle-income countries, including South Africa. Injections with a relatively cheap drug may just bring relief.
From being a till packer to becoming a doctor	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=6151	From being a till packer to becoming a doctor	Asiphe Nombewu/ Corporate Communication	Among the hundreds of students who will be receiving their degrees at the Stellenbosch University (SU) December 2018 graduation ceremonies, starting on 10 December, will be 27-year-old Xolani Hadebe.
Faculty of Science welcomes Michael Hoefnagel to Mathematics	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=6152	Faculty of Science welcomes Michael Hoefnagel to Mathematics	Asiphe Nombewu/ Corporate Communication	Netherlands-born Dr Michael Hoefnagel will be receiving a PhD at the December 2018 graduation ceremonies of Stellenbosch University (SU).
The echoes of historical wounding are heard at SU conference	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=6143	The echoes of historical wounding are heard at SU conference	Corporate Communications Division/Oryx Media	The Recognition, Reparation, Reconciliation: The Light and Shadow of Historical Trauma conference at Stellenbosch University (SU) started on Wednesday (5 December)
SU walks away with 33 Mace Excellence Awards	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=6139	SU walks away with 33 Mace Excellence Awards	Corporate Communications Division	Stellenbosch University (SU) was once again rewarded for excellence at the annual Marketing, Advancement and Communication in Education (MACE) congress awards ceremony held at Nitida Wine Farm in Durbanville on 29 November. SU received 33 awards
Surgeons spread joy during Smile Week	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=6120	Surgeons spread joy during Smile Week	Sue Segar	It was a case of smiles all round earlier this year, when the division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, supported by the German NGO, Big Shoe, performed 11 reconstructive procedures during the Tygerberg Academic Hospital Smile Week.
Ciucci bursaries turn dreams into reachable goals	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=6121	Ciucci bursaries turn dreams into reachable goals	Development & Alumni / Ontwikkeling & Alumni	A bursary is the equivalent of a key – instrumental in unlocking students’ potential and enabling them to achieve the goals they have set themselves. This is especially true for Kelly Turner from Strandfontein and Thembalethu Seyisi from Uitenhage.