The Role of Exercise in Cardiac Rehabilitation
Tracey Steenkamp
Posted on 13 Jan 2011
Cardiac rehabilitation is the use of exercise, education, as well as psychological and emotional support, to facilitate a patient's recovery from heart disease or heart surgery.
Prof Jeanne van Eeden delivered her inaugural address
Visual Arts
Posted on 10 Jan 2011
Prof Jeanne van Eeden, Head of the Department Visual Arts at the University of Pretoria, delivered her inaugural address on 4 November 2010, titled "Figuring (out) the landscape: gazing at the land in selected South African postcards".
ENHANS International Workshop on Extreme Natural Hazards and Disaster Risk in Africa
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Posted on 06 Jan 2011
The Aon Benfield Natural Hazard Centre at the University of Pretoria is hosting the ENHANS (Extreme Natural and Societal Implications) International Workshop on Extreme Natural Hazards and Disaster Risk in Africa from 17 to 20 January 2011.
Breakthrough for Gauteng's cancer kids
Nikki Graham
Posted on 05 Jan 2011
Young cancer patients get a high-tech public sector isolation room at Steve Biko Academic Hospital. This is probably Gauteng's first ever public facility of this nature.
Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa honours Prof Johann Kirsten
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Posted on 14 Dec 2010
Prof Johann Kirsten, Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development at the University of Pretoria was recently honoured by the Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA) to present the FR Tomlinson Commemorative Lecture for 2010. He also received a commemorative gold medal to celebrate this award.
UP crowned top institution for Design by SAPPI ThinkAhead awards
F. Cassim
Posted on 13 Dec 2010
The University of Pretoria was crowned as the top institution for Design by the annual Sappi ThinkAhead Awards, held at The Venue in Melrose Arch, Johannesburg, on 23 November 2010.
Information Design students scoop M-Net Vuka! Award
F. Cassim
Posted on 13 Dec 2010
The Vuka! Award for Best Newcomer went to the team from the University of Pretoria for their innovative animated PSA for the Jesuit Refugee Service, with its stirring message of fighting xenophobia by beating ignorance.
Wolfaardt, Steyn champs again!
TuksSport
Posted on 10 Dec 2010
Potchefstroom?s Erhard Wolfaardt and Andrea Steyn of Pretoria won the final leg of the 2010 BSG Energade Triathlon Series at Big Bay, Boubergstrand in Cape Town on Sunday, December 5, to once again be crowed the competition?s senior champions.
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