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treadmill sp1mWEDNESDAY, 29 JANUARY – The grand effort by UMS athletes to bring honour to UMS and the state’s name in the ‘Malaysia Longest Distance Running on a Treadmill by a Group’ continued to receive attention from various quarters.

Today, crew from Selamat Pagi 1Malaysia (Good Morning 1Malaysia), Department of Broadcasting Malaysia (RTM) made a live coverage of the event through TV1.

According to the producer of the programme, Adelia Amit; RTM was impressed with the efforts undertaken by UMS especially when the feat was also participated by an athlete with special needs (OKU) and a lone female participant.
 
“This effort and achievement are noteworthy and should be made public as a motivation and an example especially to the younger generation. It is also something for the people of Sabah to be proud of,” she said when met by Chancellery media.

During the live-coverage, TV host Suaran Shah interviewed the programme coordinator, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dayang Maryama Awang Daud and an athlete, Nitas Camillus Tang Sing Bee.

As of 4.00 pm today which is the ninth day, the athletes have run a total of 1,806.84 kilometre in 216 hours which completely erased the old record of 120 hours set by UiTM Samarahan in the Malaysia Book of Records.

The athletes will continue with their run on the treadmill until they have reached their targeted time of 264 hours on the 31 January 2014. – SS (FL)

 

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sukan staffWEDNESDAY, 29 JANUARY – 1Kal contingent topped the list of teams in the 14th UMS Staff Sports Championship by collecting 162 points in the Phase 1 of the championship which took place at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Labuan International Campus over the weekend.

Following closely behind was Science United with 58 points, Twin Towers 48 points, D’Arts 44 points, Hercules 37 points, Royal Esteem 27 points, D’Six 22 points and SPL Eagles with 3 points.

Phase 1 of the championship saw 8 sports being contested which included golf, darts, sepak takraw, beach football male and female categories, volleyball female category, badminton, chess and kayaking.

Earlier, during the opening ceremony, UMS Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohd. Harun Abdullah urged athletes to adopt the 14th UMS Staff Sports Championship as a platform for healthy competition to represent UMS in the forthcoming Public Varsity Staff Sports Championship.

He disclosed that UMS was one of the main challengers in the Public Varsity Staff Sports Championship; thus athletes should ensure that UMS be in the radar of teams to be reckoned with in the sports arena.

“In addition to winning, athletes must also take the opportunity to strengthen the existing cordial relationship among staff of this university in this championship,” he added. His speech was read by Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Affairs and Alumni), Assoc. Prof. Datuk Dr. Kasim Hj Md Mansur.

Phase 2 of the Championship would be held from 13-15 February at the main campus in Kota Kinabalu. – SS & MA (FL)

 

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ipmb cipta logoTUESDAY, 28 JANUARY – The Borneo Marine Research Institute (IPMB) is offering cash prize of RM500 for their Logo Design Competition in conjunction with the Lobster Stock Community Improvement Project and Putatan Petagas River Awareness Campaign.

According to a statement released by the institute, the competition is open to all UMS community and the logo must be new and original.

The statement added that the logo must bear the green, orange, blue and white colours. Other factors are also considered such as attractiveness, clear, easy to understand and neat.

The second and third place winners will each receive cash prize of RM300 and RM200 respectively.

Closing date for entries is on 3 February and participation is free. For further information, please contact the secretariat, Asiah Nordin at 019-8314990.

The community project organised by IPMB is in collaboration with the Putatan District Council and Petagas River Community in efforts to improve the stock of lobster and to improve the socio-economic of fishermen besides conserving the river. - SS (FL)

 

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mbor1MONDAY, 27 JANUARY – The record for ‘Malaysia Longest Distance Running on a Treadmill in a Group’ was previously held by Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Samarahan with 120 hours run was broken by Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) yesterday with a record 144 hours.

According to the coordinator of this programme, Stephanie Chok, the record number of 144 hours was the minimum target for six days of running.

“Our goal is to achieve 264 hours and our athletes will try to increase the time to as long as possible even though some are injured,” she said.

She added that the challenge was not only felt by the athletes but also the crew, but they had shown a strong commitment and made sure the programme ran smoothly.

According to one of the athletes, Zulkilinsius Lairi, the knee injury which affected his ligament did not dampen his spirit from continuing with the run.

“The injury is not a barrier for me instead it had inspired me and my friends to continue towards achieving our goal,” he said.

As for special needs athlete (OKU), Abner Moilie, he said although exhausted, they went through many challenges, and did not want to disappoint various parties especially their parents who also supported their efforts.

Stephanie extended her heartfelt gratitude to all UMS staff and students for their support and to the athletes who were involved in placing UMS’ name in the Malaysia Book of Records.

The run which involved eight male and one female athlete will continue until 31 January 2014. – ZMD (FL)

 

Source: School of Education and Social Development (SPPS), UMS

 

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saintis makananMONDAY, 27 JANUARY – The new role of food scientists nowadays was to encourage the use of technology in food industry.

This was revealed by food expert, Prof. Dr. Inteaz Alli from the Food Science Department, McGill University, Canada during his lecture series at the Seminar Room, School of Food Science and Nutrition (SSMP), Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS).

He said that it was an important role in meeting the needs of consumers who thirsts for new technology and food products.

“With the use of technology, it would be able to meet the desired food quality including ensuring that the food taken do not pose a risk to health,” he stated. Also present was the Dean of SSMP, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sharifudin Md. Shaarani.

Dr. Inteaz also spoke about dietary laws which he deemed as necessary to have them constantly reviewed in line with the modernisation of globalisation to ensure food safety and quality were always guaranteed.

“For example, the U.S. Food Safety Modernisation Act 2010 and the Food Security Act of Canada for Canadians 2012 were adjusted to remain relevant with the course of time,” he added.

Earlier, Dr. Sharifudin in his welcome speech said that he was very grateful to Dr. Inteaz for sharing his knowledge to UMS staff. He also urged all attendees to take advantage of the opportunity to gain as much knowledge as possible.

Approximately 50 academic staff and postgraduate students of UMS attended the lecture series entitled ‘Food Quality/Food Safety Certifications and Food Traceability Integration’. – SS (FL)

 

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