Das Laboratory media captures national and international media stories about Shyamal Das and his laboratory team. The Lab's activity related to COVID-19 has generated a huge amount of interest.
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New Zealand media
The Otago Daily Times: 7 July 2020 (by John Gibb), “Hand sanitiser draws festival attendees”. Available from: https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/hand-sanitiser-draws-festival-attendees?fbclid=IwAR3fzBDFBBhInSFL2D4vgp447y9IhpdQoz0JoktxNa-RrruunYcEy3qa1t4
The Otago Daily Times: 2 July 2020 (by Shawn McAvenue), “Dunedin Scientist set raise awareness about Hand sanitiser”. Available from: http://www.thestar.co.nz/news/dunedin-scientist-set-raise-awareness-about-hand-sanitiser/?fbclid=IwAR0bjanTJ_z1qVcYbRETBv938b_00UwzajzMMyV7fmRq28tdBPcFvIYADm8
Radio New Zealand National: Interviewed by John Gerrits published online, 7 April 2020. Available from: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/covid-19/413637/covid-19-university-lab-makes-distributes-600-litres-of-sanitiser
The NZ Herald: 7 Apr 2020, “Covid 19 coronavirus: University lab makes, distributes 600 litres of sanitiser”. Available from: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12323087
The Otago Daily Times: 7 Apr 2020, “Otago Uni lab makes, distributes 600L of sanitiser”. Available from: https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/campus/university-of-otago/otago-uni-lab-makes-distributes-600l-sanitiser (435 shares in Facebook and 13 times in Tweeter, viewed on 12 April 2020)
TV3 Newshub: (a follow up on RNZ news), 7 April 2020, “Coronavirus: Otago University lab makes and distributes 600 litres of hand sanitiser”. Available from: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/04/coronavirus-otago-university-lab-makes-and-distributes-600-litres-of-hand-sanitiser.html
Radio News on Apna990AM: 7 April 2020, “University lab distributes 600 litres of sanitiser”. Available from: https://www.apna990.com/university-lab-distributes-600-litres-of-sanitiser/
TVNZ1: Interviewed by John Mckenzie, 4 April 2020, “Otago students doing their bit with hand sanitizer”. Available from: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/otago-students-doing-their-bit-hand-sanitiser. Follow up by John McKenzie, 5 April 2020, “Otago Uni students brewing hand sanitiser to help keep emergency responders supplied”. https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/otago-uni-students-brewing-hand-sanitiser-help-keep-emergency-responders-supplied and https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1079307359115661
Daily Encourager: Interview by Sharon Fowler, 2 April 2020, “Leading a (sanitized) multi-cultural hand”. Available from: https://dailyencourager.co.nz/lending-a-sanitised-multi-cultural-hand/
Radio New Zealand National: Interviewed by Wallace Chapman, 31 March 2020 for The Panel with Nikki Bezzant and Mike Rehu. Available from: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/thepanel/audio/2018740945/university-students-get-together-to-make-hand-sanitiser
Pharmacy Today: Reviewed by Jonathan Chilton Towle, 30 March 2020, “Otago pharmacy lecturer and students make hand sanitiser for COVID-19 crisis”. Available from: https://www.pharmacytoday.co.nz/article/news/otago-pharmacy-lecturer-and-students-make-hand-sanitiser-covid-19-crisis
TV3 Newshub: Interviewed by Isabella Durant, 28 March 2020. Available from: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/03/coronavirus-ministry-of-health-urges-kiwis-not-to-make-their-own-hand-sanitiser.html
Radio 95bfm: Interviewed by Louis Laws, 27 March 2020. Available from: http://95bfm.com/bcast/community-led-initiatives-with-dr-shyamal-das-friday-the-27th-of-march
The Otago Daily Times: Reported by John Lewis, 26 March 2020, “ Lecturer, students turn hands to sanitiser”. Available from: https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/lecturer-students-turn-hands-sanitiser (149 shares in Facebook and 13 times in Tweeter, viewed 12 April 2020)
The New Zealand Doctor: 25 March 2020, “Lecturer and students volunteer time to make sanitiser”. Available from: https://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/article/undoctored/lecturer-and-students-volunteer-time-make-sanitiser
My Little Local.co.nz (an online newsportal): Reported by Martha Dewey, 25 March 2020, “Otago Uni Lecturer, Students Make Hand Sanitiser” Available from: https://www.mylittlelocal.co.nz/clutha/news-alerts/otago-uni-lecturer-students-make-hand-sanitiser/?fbclid=IwAR2khOx8W0r0-kxQ8i7puyyTks5iZlzdkjMFM28D8oT7mQcUXuRjDDQsEQc
The Otago Daily Times: Interviewed by John Gibb, 14 February 2019, “Keen to make a contribution”. Available from: https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/keen-make-contribution
International media
Channel24bd (a national television channel in Bangladesh): Interviewed on 26 May 2020, 9 PM, Corona update. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7X3VHRWhz8&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR23WJEL-s2kbKbBM-6KuDQXNEcxEjARe6vmi_kcPlFmtZ2WnJGuITVV-RY
NTV (a national television channel in Bangladesh): Interviewed on 11 May 2020, 9 PM, “Covid - 19, What should we do for Corona? Episode 25 (কোভিড - ১৯, করোনায় করনীয়, পর্ব ২৫)”. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2VNhnkYovM&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR30q3NRJcEt5zWMc-nqWIB_poryuPSe8H8LIYFCgOPkbgGvIKbXTE_9tq0
ATN (a national television channel in Bangladesh): Interviewed on 6 May 2020, 12am news. “COVID-19”, Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4Cz-apbYrM&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2cUAzvdS83Pf8snN8uzV4zI6Ua2bG1vonBuvShOiI4Fh29eAmVUkQdbV4
BDnews24 (a daily newspaper in Bangladesh): Reported on 2 May 2020, Available from: https://bangla.bdnews24.com/probash/article1753743.bdnews
News24 (a national television channel in Bangladesh): Interviewed on 29 April 2020, 10AM news. Available from:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egAMFiP160E&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR3m 5aDJrMttJeL RpYLd9sMEqqtBYquoswChfhB6BXn_w6maQibZa1hLScA
DW বাংলা ভাষা (A Bengali Channel operated from Germany): 28 April 2020, Available from: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=228672631793262
msn.news: 7 April 2020. Available from: https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/national/covid-19-university-lab-makes-distributes-600-litres-of-sanitiser/ar-BB12eWH4?li=AAFtepJHand Sanitizer Australia: “Otago Uni students brewing hand sanitiser to help keep emergency responders supplied”. https://handsanitiseraustralia.com/otago-uni-students-brewing-hand-sanitiser-to-help-keep-emergency-responders-supplied/
The Economic Times (Indian daily newspaper): Reported by Glynda Alves, 27 March 2020, “Act of generosity: Indian-origin New Zealand lecturer, students volunteer time to make sanitisers”. Available from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/act-of generosity-indian-origin-new-zealand-lecturer-students-volunteer-time-to-make-sanitisers/articleshow/74847614.cms