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Top Maties registrar takes coveted plastic surgery medal	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7406	Top Maties registrar takes coveted plastic surgery medal	Sue Segar	Not only is Dr Mosadi Mahoko the first female black plastic surgeon to qualify from Stellenbosch University, she also won the Jack Penn Medal for the best result in South Africa for the 2019 final plastic surgery examination.
African countries are moving to make masks mandatory: key questions answered	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7401	African countries are moving to make masks mandatory: key questions answered	Shaheen Mahtar, Lucille Blumberg & Marc Mendelson	Many countries, including South Africa and Nigeria in Africa, are moving to make it mandatory to wear non-medical cloth masks when people are outside their homes.
Moodley joins working group to oversee Paralympic research	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7384	Moodley joins working group to oversee Paralympic research	Tyrone August	The International Paralympic Committee has made an impact in athletics during its relatively short lifespan. Since its formation in September 1989, it has developed the biennial Paralympic Games into one of the premier sports events in the world.
FMHS staff and student volunteers keep experts up to date with latest COVID-19 info	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7378	FMHS staff and student volunteers keep experts up to date with latest COVID-19 info	Sue Segar	In yet another example of how staff and students from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences are rising to the challenge of COVID-19, a Daily Briefing was initiated by professors in the department of Global Health.
First serial block-face microscope in SA at Tygerberg Campus	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7371	First serial block-face microscope in SA at Tygerberg Campus	Els & Kriel	ThermoFischer Apreo VolumeScope scanning electron microscope
Growing Coronavirus: UWC and SU isolate South Africa’s first Laboratory Culture Of SARS-CoV-2	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7337	Growing Coronavirus: UWC and SU isolate South Africa’s first Laboratory Culture Of SARS-CoV-2	Nicklaus Kruger (University of the Western Cape)	that South Africa obtained its very first known laboratory isolate of SARS-Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on 1 April 2020, courtesy of the collaborative efforts of the University of the Western Cape (UWC) and Stellenbosch University (SU).
SU collaborates with partners to provide relief in time of need	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7330	SU collaborates with partners to provide relief in time of need	Corporate Communication/Sandra Mulder	Over the past weeks, purposeful partnerships between Stellenbosch University (SU) and several others have brought relief to thousands of people who are experiencing need due to the national lockdown and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Faculties take hands to uplift Bishop Lavis community	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7319	Faculties take hands to uplift Bishop Lavis community	Sue Segar	Some challenges are better solved together. This is the belief behind a new inter-faculty collaboration to provide a life-skills programme for high-risk children in the Bishop Lavis community.
COVID-19: The pervasive mental health impacts in vulnerable groups	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7309	COVID-19: The pervasive mental health impacts in vulnerable groups	Prof Soraya Seedat	Currently, billions of people spanning more than 100 countries worldwide are either in full or partial lockdown – termed the ‘world’s greatest psychological experiment’.
Covid-19 “infodemic”: conspiracy theories extremely dangerous	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7292	Covid-19 “infodemic”: conspiracy theories extremely dangerous	Faadiel Essop	Fake news and conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic are extremely dangerous because they erode people’s trust in traditional medical institutions, scientists and healthcare workers.