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NII receives EARL accreditation as CoE	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7148	NII receives EARL accreditation as CoE	E Els	NII receives EARL accreditation as CoE
Future looks bright for Dr Lungiswa Nkonki	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7145	Future looks bright for Dr Lungiswa Nkonki	Jackie Pienaar-Brink	The future looks bright for Dr Lungiswa Nkonki, a senior lecturer in the Department of Global Health at Stellenbosch University (SU), who has been selected as a participant in the Future Professors Programme (FPP).
Africa is way behind the curve in managing heart disease: here’s a new approach	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7136	Africa is way behind the curve in managing heart disease: here’s a new approach	Dr Martin Heine	The burden of noncommunicable diseases in sub-Saharan African is growing because of factors such as demographic changes and increases in life expectancy. These diseases include heart attacks, stroke, cancer, respiratory diseases and diabetes.
World failing to provide children with a healthy life and a climate fit for their future	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7125	World failing to provide children with a healthy life and a climate fit for their future	FMHS Marketing & Communication / FGGW Bemarking & Kommunikasie	As climate and commercial threats intensify, WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission presses for radical rethink on child health
Three FMHS researchers receive ‘Women in Science’ award	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7112	Three FMHS researchers receive ‘Women in Science’ award	Sue Segar	Three FMHS researchers recently did Stellenbosch University proud when they each received a 2019 L'Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science sub-Saharan African award.
Mind the (gender) gap in STEM fields	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7106	Mind the (gender) gap in STEM fields	Tashnica Sylvester	We need to embrace the opportunity to promote full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls.
Research delves into the mind of rapists	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7105	Research delves into the mind of rapists	Sue Segar	Nobody wakes up in the morning and says, ‘I want to rape somebody’. There are many external factors that cause a person to want to commit such an act – including stress and social isolation.
Combined prenatal smoking and drinking greatly increases SIDS risk	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7093	Combined prenatal smoking and drinking greatly increases SIDS risk	NIH Media Statement / NIH Mediaverklaring	Children born to mothers who both drank and smoked beyond the first trimester of pregnancy have a 12-fold increased risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) compared to those unexposed or only exposed in the first trimester of pregnancy.
Cancer remains a formidable adversary that tests human resilience	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7079	Cancer remains a formidable adversary that tests human resilience	Vikash Sewram	Tuesday (4 February) is World Cancer Day. In an opinion piece for News24, Prof Vikash Sewram from the African Cancer Institute, reflects on what still needs to be done to combat the disease.
FMHS shares information about coronavirus	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7070	FMHS shares information about coronavirus	FMHS Marketing & Communication / FGGW Bemarking & Kommunikasie	The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Stellenbosch University hosted a lunchtime seminar during which virology and infectious disease experts briefed the media, staff and students on the novel coronavirus.