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Bayley
Robert Bayley, professor of linguistics, was recently named to the inaugural class of fellows of the American Dialect Society for his scholarly achievements and service to the society.
The sociolinguist, a member of the UC Davis faculty since 2006, studies language variation and language socialization, especially in bilingual and second-language populations.
He is a co-author of
The Hidden Treasure of Black ASL, the first empirical study of Black American Sign Language. Research findings of
The Hidden Treasure of Black ASL are featured in the documentary
Signing Black in America that began screening on public television stations and college campuses in 2020.
The
Australasian
Society for Infectious Diseases yesterday
called on the New Zealand Government to begin its COVID-19
vaccination programme as soon as possible, saying the
country is currently “at greater risk” from the spread
of the so-called UK variant. Additionally,
almost
New Zealanders returning from abroad will soon
be required to provide a negative test result before
boarding a flight to New Zealand in an effort to keep the
new variants at bay.
The SMC asked experts to comment
on what we know about these new variants and how they may
impact New Zealand’s COVID-19
response.
Professor David Hayman, School
The global community is rushing to respond to new variants of the novel coronavirus, which appear to spread faster than their earlier counterparts. The Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases yesterday called on the New Zealand Government to begin its .