The New Zealand Dental Association will have its annual conference on August 23rd and 24th, 2024 in Christchurch. It will feature UC Senior Lecturer (Above the Bar) in Public Health, Dr Matt Hobbs as a keynote speaker. Dr Hobbs’ talk will demonstrate how the GeoHealth Laboratory helped create the first national public drinking water dataset. It will also discuss recent efforts to delineate fluoride levels in drinking water supplies across New Zealand using advanced geospatial methods. Finally, it will then proceed to discuss compliance within the recommended fluoride levels in fluoridated areas of New Zealand and highlight how community water fluoridation access and compliance may be inequitable for some of our population who may need it the most. For more visit: https://www.nzdaconference.org.nz/
Astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg Inspires the University of Canterbury Audience with Vision for Space Future
Astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg (Director at the Australian Space Agency) delivered an inspiring talk at the University of Canterbury outlining the future of space exploration, the realities of astronaut training, and the growing opportunities for New Zealand and Australia in the rapidly expanding space economy.
