Alison Smith

1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Alison Smith

Epsom Girls Grammar School students Anushka Dissanayake (with the microphone) and Shriya Ganti (right of Anushka) spoke at the Moana Auckland Sustainability Expo last month. As the cheers and splashes of the Z Manu World Champs boomed outside, Auckland teenagers Liam Shaw and Logan Gardiner were networking inside the Viaduct Events Centre. They were sharing their kina berley innovation – an idea to help preserve kelp forests while putting kina waste product to good use.

Jan 16, 2025 | duncantoplis.co.uk | Alison Smith

For businesses aiming to grow, expanding through acquisition can create numerous opportunities. Acquiring another company can assist in reaching strategic goals, diversifying offerings, securing talent, gaining a competitive advantage, and achieving a return on investment - to name but a few of the benefits. To successfully complete a business acquisition and fully realise its benefits, it is essential to engage in thorough planning, including how to finance the acquisition.

Jan 13, 2025 | nature.com | Dan Li |Li Yao |Fengshen Kuo |Jiaqian Luo |Alison Smith |Dong Gao | +7 more

AbstractMembers of the KMT2C/D–KDM6A complex are recurrently mutated in urothelial carcinoma and in histologically normal urothelium. Here, using genetically engineered mouse models, we demonstrate that Kmt2c/d knockout in the urothelium led to impaired differentiation, augmented responses to growth and inflammatory stimuli and sensitization to oncogenic transformation by carcinogen and oncogenes.

Jan 9, 2025 | duncantoplis.co.uk | Alison Smith

As we begin 2025 with a somewhat stunted start, businesses must navigate a complex landscape of operational challenges - but there is promise amongst the pandemonium. With the UK economy unexpectedly shrinking in Q4 of 2024 and inflation surging at its fastest pace in months, business owners are likely concerned about what the year ahead holds - especially with a higher national minimum wage and employer National Insurance Contributions imminent.

Jan 7, 2025 | theurbanist.org | Alison Smith

When I walk into the new Beacon Pacific Village apartment building, which sits across from the iconic art-deco Pac-Med tower, the first thing that catches my eye is a colorful mural. Every floor has its own unique artwork designed by a local or West Coast artist. The units themselves are airy and light-filled, with sleek counter-tops and sweeping views of the city stretching from Smith Tower to the Chinatown-International District (CID).