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In this week's episode, we celebrate former Wits Vice-Chancellor and Principal Prof. Loyiso Nongxa's honorary doctorate for his leadership in mathematics and higher education. We congratulate five Wits academics on winning National Science and Technology Awards, and recognise Dr Muhammad Ahsan Mahboob, Head of the Wits Sibanye-Stillwater Digital Mining Laboratory, for earning his PhD in Engineering. We explore the spread of superbugs using mobile and genomic data and highlight a 90-million-year-old novel beetle species fossil discovery in Botswana.
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Launch of the Mandela Month Food Drive
There are several Witsies involved in different Mandela Day events taking place today – some are involved in book drives, others in school visits, and many in a clean-up operation in Hillbrow as part of the #JoziMyJozi initiative. We salute you all for giving of yourself, your time, and your resources, to help others, for good.
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