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International view on rural women’s networks
01 May 2007
 An international perspective on the value of networks for rural women will be presented at a public seminar at Charles Sturt University (CSU) on Thursday 3 May. The University’s Institute for Land, Water and Society will host Professor Carolyn Sachs from Pennsylvania State University in USA, who is an expert in sustainable agriculture, farm women’s networks and the impact of government policy on rural women. The Institute’s Professor Margaret Alston said Professor Sachs will offer an international perspective on the importance of rural women’s networks. “Professor Sachs’ work is internationally recognised,” Professor Alston said. “She comes to us from Rome where she has spent three months working in the United Nation’s Food and Agricultural Organisation. She will speak on issues that also affect Australian rural women during drought and in a period of great change in the industry.” The free public seminar will start at 4.30pm on Thursday 3 May in Nowik Auditorium, Guinea St, Albury.
Media Note: For interviews with Professors Sachs and Alston, contact CSU Media Print this story Improving speech pathology services to the young
30 Apr 2007
A partnership between Albury-Wodonga’s Cooinda Family Support Group and the speech pathology course in Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) School of Community Health will see 19 families from the Border region receive individual assistance for their children’s speech development needs. The community project will see third year speech pathology students work closely with the families and program supervisor Dr Carl Parsons, who is a senior speech pathologist and patron of the Down’s Syndrome Association of Victoria. Dr Parsons is concerned at the shortage of speech pathologists working in regional Australia. “Families should not feel isolated due to their rural and regional situation,” he said. Dr Parsons will speak with the CSU students between 11am and 12.30pm today, Monday 30 April in Nowik Lecture Room 2 at Charles Sturt University, Guinea St, Albury, followed by participating families at 1pm. During this time, students will meet the families they will work with from May to November 2007.
Media Note: For further information or interviews and photos, contact Cooinda Family Support Group events co-ordinator Vickie Priscina on telephone (02) 6056 4844 or mobile 0428 406 060, or Charles Sturt University’s Dr Ruth Beecham on (02) 6051 6721. Print this story Reward for outstanding academic performance
24 Apr 2007
Top academic performances by Charles Sturt University (CSU) students from CSU’s Albury-Wodonga Campus will be recognised at a CSU Foundation Scholarship ceremony on Thursday 26 April. Seven new Foundation benefactors will also be acknowledged. They include the Bush Children’s Education Foundation, Microsoft Australia, The Co-op Bookshop, WBC Strategic Alliance and the Lions Club of Albury. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic merit, leadership and contribution to the community. Jennifer Potter, who will receive the Rotary Club of Albury-Hume Scholarship, will present a vote of thanks on behalf of scholars. A total of 235 scholarships valued at over $500 000 will be awarded to new and continuing students studying across the University’s five main campuses.
Media Note: The ceremony will start at 7pm on 26 April in the Nowik Auditorium, CSU Albury-Wodonga Campus, Guinea Street, Albury. Contact CSU Media for interviews and pictures with scholarship winners. Print this story Best feet put forward
24 Apr 2007
 Two outstanding podiatry students will receive prizes at a ceremony for top academic students from Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) School of Community Health on Thursday 26 April. Sub-Dean of the Faculty of Science Professor Nick Klomp will present 23 Dean’s Awards and the two prizes during the ceremony, which is expecting up to 100 attendees. The prize-winning podiatry students are Sarah De Groot, who won the Australian Podiatry Association (NSW) Biomechanics Prize, and Sarah Marshall who will be awarded the InterPod Podiatry Prize.
Media Note: The ceremony will start at 10.30am on the lawn in front of The Cedars, CSU Albury-Wodonga Campus, Olive Street, Albury. Contact CSU Media for interviews and pictures with prize winners. Print this story Book launched for the spoken word
24 Apr 2007
 An international book by a Charles Sturt University (CSU) academic about how children learn to speak will be launched on Thursday 26 April. Associate Professor Sharynne McLeod’s new International Guide to Speech Acquisition lists the components and phonetics of twelve English dialects and 26 other languages, making it the most comprehensive text of its kind. “The International Guide to Speech Acquisition describes the process by which children learn different dialects and different languages. Some of the information has never been translated into English before. If an English-speaking child has a Norwegian mother and a Filipino father, and they are having difficulty in all three languages, this guide can assist the speech pathologist or teacher to help the child.”
Media Note: Head of CSU Albury-Wodonga Campus Professor Gail Whiteford will officially launch the book at a function starting at 5pm in the Nowik Auditorium, CSU Albury-Wodonga Campus, Guinea Street, Albury. Contact CSU Media for interviews with and print quality pictures of Associate Professor Sharynne McLeod. Print this story Science @ CSU
23 Apr 2007
Evolution, water management, local and global action to conserve the environment, and critical thinking in science will be major topics for discussions at Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Albury-Wodonga Campus on Tuesday 24 April. Over 170 final year high school students from NSW and Victoria will gather on the University’s award-winning Thurgoona site to meet with CSU academic staff who will present lively demonstrations and lectures on current environmental issues being faced locally and globally. These issues are also part of the students’ Year 12 studies in biology, environmental science and geography. The Science @ CSU day will run from 10am to 2.30pm, Tuesday 24 April, starting at the CD Blake Lecture Theatre, CSU Albury-Wodonga Campus, off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews and pictures at Science @ CSU. Print this story Sod turning for Learning Commons in Albury
17 Apr 2007
The sod will be turned on a $10 million development that addresses new ways of learning at Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Albury-Wodonga Campus on Monday 23 April. The new approach to learning will be officially launched by CSU Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Professor Ross Chambers. Relocating the existing library facilities into interactive student-focused learning ‘commons’ has been prompted by the new ways students work and study, with over $20 million invested across all campuses, including $10 million on the Learning Commons on the University’s Thurgoona site. CSU Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Goulter says, “This exciting development demonstrates the University’s flexibility and initiative by providing up-to-date technology and innovative learning resources for our students and staff, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.” The Learning Commons building is designed by nationally renowned architect Peter Stutchbury and his team at Stutchbury & Pape, and incorporates library, computer services and student learning services in one space. Zauner Constructions has been selected to construct the facility.
Media Note: The sod turning ceremony will be start at 2pm on the site of the new Learning Commons, Thurgoona site of CSU’s Albury-Wodonga Campus. Enter via Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, park in Carpark 4, and walk through to the site. Print this story CSU offers broad options for mid-year enrolments
17 Apr 2007
Prospective students are investigating the hundreds of course options at Charles Sturt University (CSU) as part of the 2007 mid-year intake. Tuesday 1 May is the mid-year deadline for enrolling to study nursing fulltime on the University’s Albury-Wodonga Campus or performing and visual arts on its Wagga Wagga Campus. More than 200 courses are available at undergraduate and post-graduate levels through distance education, including courses in business, theology, communication, information technology, applied science, health science, paramedic and rural studies. CSU nursing student Jessica Roennfeldt, from CSU’s Albury-Wodonga Campus, said: “I’m glad I applied for the 2006 mid-year intake because it’s been a great way to start my professional training. There was no need to wait another six months.”
Media Note: The 2007 mid-year intake application deadline is Tuesday 1 May. More information about CSU courses and applications can be found here. Print this story HRT reversal
10 Apr 2007
In what’s been described as a "U-turn of dramatic proportions", the same study that in 2002 warned menopausal women to abandon Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) has now released findings that show HRT risks are not as bad as first thought. The Women's Health Initiative Study (WHIS), a major 15-year research program to address the most common causes of death, disability and poor quality of life in postmenopausal women, last week stated any additional risks may apply only to older women. Charles Sturt University (CSU) biomedical researcher Dr Christopher Scott says he is not surprised by the new findings. “The initial findings were quite scary, but since then they have done a lot more thorough number-crunching. HRT is considered to be beneficial to deal with the symptoms of menopause, but a woman with a strong family history of breast cancer and cardiovascular should not take HRT long term. You have to look at the particular person and what they want to use it for and how long they want to use it.”
Media Note: Dr Christopher Scott is available for interviews, contact CSU Media. Print this story Preventing Shiraz grape escape
10 Apr 2007
 The Australian wine industry will benefit from Charles Sturt University (CSU) research to prevent revenue loss for Shiraz growers. A research team, led by senior lecturer in viticulture at the School of Wine and Food Sciences Dr Dennis Greer, is using business intelligence software to investigate water loss from Shiraz grapes. The project has received about $2 million funding from the Australian Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation. Shiraz grapes lose up to 20 per cent of their water content at the end of the growing season which means growers, who are paid on weight, lose up to 20 per cent of their potential revenue. Data including grape bunch weights, carbon dioxide and water vapour emissions is collected every five minutes over several days. According to Dr Greer, "This is relatively new science that has not been done on Shiraz grapes before".
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