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UWC First-Year Student Bravely Tackling Cancer
For many, a cancer diagnosis brings with it a sense of loss, but for first-year Bachelor of Science (BSc), Sports Science student Chrizé Boonzaier, it's given her a renewed outlook on how to live. Meeting her, it’s unmissable that her smile lights up a room, despite talking about her cancer diagnosis and treatment. |
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Woman Scientist Diving Into Ocean’s Medicine Cabinet
Dr Nompumelelo Ikegwuoha, lecturer at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) and researcher at the Institute for Microbial Biotechnology and Metagenomics (IMBM), is diving deep - literally - into the microbial mysteries of the sea. Her lab isn’t filled with bubbling cauldrons or lightning bolts - though the science is just as electrifying. |
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Nontobeko ‘Dott’ Nyalunga’s Journey From Border Rugby To UWC Sports Physio
It’s a Friday afternoon, and the doping room at UWC’s sports stadium at the main campus hums quietly in the background. Nontobeko Nyalunga, more popularly known as “Dott,” is focused on strapping a student athlete’s ankle. At first glance, she seems a quiet professional who takes her work seriously yet radiates empathy.
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A Scholar Of Democracy, A Servant Of Community
It is late afternoon at the University of the Western Cape (UWC). The door to Professor Fiona Anciano’s office stands half-open, her face illuminated by the glow of yet another online meeting. She looks up, smiles gently, and whispers: “Just two more minutes.” Moments later, she appears with a plate of biscuits and an apologetic grin.
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From Apartheid-Era Struggles To African Literature’s Missing Emotions
Ahead of her inaugural lecture on August 26, newly-appointed Dean of the Arts Faculty, Professor Fiona Moolla, describes herself as “Capetonian through and through”. Prof Moolla became Dean on August 1. Though her family moved from Johannesburg, she grew up in Cape Town, completing all her schooling in the Mother City, including postgraduate studies at UCT. |
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Communications & Marketing Office
Do you have any important UWC stories to share? Do you know of an event that you’d like to see featured? Have you heard of UWC students, staff or alumni who’ve done amazing things, which you think the world should know about? Or maybe you have a few suggestions, comments or questions about something in this newsletter? Whatever the case may be, the Communications & Marketing Office would really like to hear from you. Just email us on ia@uwc.ac.za, call us on 021 959 4229, or drop by our offices. |
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