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23 August, 2016
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Reminiscences of the Great War: A Flanders Fields Poppy Trail 2016 Exhibition
Date/Time: Friday, 17 June 2016 - Friday, 26 August 2016
Location: Barr Smith Library, Rare Books & Special Collections, Level 1
Cost: Free: All Welcome
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A selection of memorabilia from Michael Milburn and other South Australian collectors.
From the destruction of Belgium to the victory in 1918, this exhibition will take the viewer through an intimate understanding of the suffering and day to day life of the ordinary soldiers, the modernisation of guns, transports and the nursing stations, and the heart breaking messages of soldiers and their families.
Curated by Christine Rothauser
Contact: Ms Cheryl Hoskin, Email: cheryl.hoskin@adelaide.edu.au, Special Collections Librarian, Business: (08) 8313 5224
Chris Herzfeld's Superheroes: Toxic Debris
Date/Time: Thursday, 28 July 2016 - Monday, 31 October 2016
Location: Level 3, The Hub
Cost: Free
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A sequel to Superheroes: Golden Vengeance, this photographic comic strip by Chris Herzfeld is on display on level 3 Hub until 31 October 2016 during Barr Smith Library hours.
Superheroes: Golden Vengeance and its sequel Superheroes: Toxic Debris are Parallax Graphic collaborations and form a collection focused on heroes.
The work analogises good vs evil and the archetype of heroes, and brings to the fore the daily bombardment of imagery and the interplay between sacred stories and crass consumerism in modern culture.
Contact: Ms Elizabeth Pascale, Email: elizabeth.pascale@adelaide.edu.au, Project Officer, University Collections, Business: The University of Adelaide, Other: 8313 3714
The Gut and Appetite Regulation in Health and Obesity
Date/Time: Tuesday, 23 August 2016, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Location: Napier Theatre Lecture 102, Level 1, Napier building, North Terrace campus
Cost: Free
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The Gut and Appetite Regulation in Health and Obesity
When we feel full after a meal it is the result of a variety of different nerve signals from the gut in response to distension of the stomach and specific nutrients. These nerve signals are vital for maintaining energy homeostasis and are attracting more and more attention due to the potential for targeted drug treatments for conditions such as obesity. Whilst under healthy conditions this system is well tuned and demonstrated to be effective in the regulation of food intake it also represents a susceptible pathway for disruption in various disease states. This is particularly true in obesity where a high fat diet induces changes that promote food intake rather than the more desirable reduction in food intake. A more comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms involved in vagal afferent satiety signalling will enable more effective drug therapies and/or lifestyle strategies for the treatment of obesity.
About Professor Amanda Page
Professor Amanda Page obtained her pharmacology Honours degree at Liverpool University before moving down to London to undertake her PhD at University College London. She then moved to Adelaide to work in the RAH and was involved in an industrial collaboration with AstraZeneca that resulted in 2 drug development programs and 5 patents. She moved to the University of Adelaide in 2010 and in 2016 she was promoted to professorial level. Professor Page is a leading authority on vagal innervation of the gut and how this relates to major disease states. This has involved pioneering studies on the phenotypic specialisation of vagal sensory endings, a classification that has been adopted world-wide. Using innovative approaches she has highlighted the importance of the stomach in the regulation of food intake and the complex interplay between gastric peptides and vagal afferent activity in addition to changes that occur in obesity.
Contact: The University of Adelaide, Email: fhs.events@adelaide.edu.au, Website: http://health.adelaide.edu.au/about/public-events/tony-blakey/index.html, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
