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Returning home for young professionals
21 Oct 2008
 An Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) journalist with strong ties to Charles Sturt University (CSU) and Wagga Wagga, Mr Duncan Huntsdale, will be guest speaker at the inaugural dinner being held to celebrate the role of young professionals in the Wagga Wagga community. The Celebratory Dinner will be held on Friday 31 October to acknowledge the contributions young people aged mainly between 20 to 35 years make locally. Now based in Sydney, Mr Huntsdale is the sports journalist and sports presenter for ABC television news. He was educated in Wagga Wagga and Sydney, obtained a journalism degree at CSU, and worked as a sports journalist at Prime Television in Wagga Wagga before joining the ABC in 1998. “I am looking forward to returning to Wagga Wagga where my parents live and where I went to school and began my media career,” said Mr Huntsdale. “I also look forward to supporting Charles Sturt University in organising this event for young professionals as it is where I obtained my journalism degree and met my future wife.”
Media Note: The Celebratory Dinner will be held from 7pm Friday 31 October at the Convention Centre, CSU at Wagga Wagga. Transportation will be provided and entertainment is by Rhythm Method. For further information including ticket sales, contact CSU Marketing Officer Ms Sarah Wild on 02 6933 2228 or send an email. Print this story Mammography images to improve
21 Oct 2008
A new academic at Charles Sturt University (CSU), Mrs Kelly Spuur, is passionate about mammography and is close to completing a PhD which aims to improve the quality of clinical breast images. A mammographer is a radiographer trained in breast imaging. Mrs Spuur believes her field is gaining popularity as an occupation, with mammographers in high demand around the world. After 16 years at Riverina Medical Imaging and BreastScreen in Wagga Wagga, she moved to CSU earlier this year. Mrs Spuur convenes a biennial mammographers conference in Wagga Wagga which this year attracted 130 specialists from across Australia. Her PhD examines the quality and evaluation of breast images in a clinical setting with the goal of developing a computer program to enhance the digital images. “This program will improve image quality and the ability of mammographers to screen using established quantitative imaging criteria,” she said. Mrs Spuur also teaches undergraduate students at the School of Dentistry and Health Sciences in subjects about radiological equipment and x-ray production.
Media Note: For interviews contact CSU Media. Print this story HSC students search online for answers
20 Oct 2008
.jpg) For NSW senior high school students, the Higher School Certificate is the ultimate challenge and when competing against thousands of other students for limited university places, the more resources they can access the better. In the past, the Internet has not been seen as a consistently credible source of information for materials, but now teachers are encouraging students to get extra help online. In 2007, the Charles Sturt University (CSU) hosted website NSW HSC Online delivered 13 million pages to users, offering information to students, teachers and parents, with 2008 figures indicating even higher access, despite slightly fewer HSC enrolments. CSU lecturer and NSW HSC Online project coordinator Mr Bob Dengate believes that students and teachers benefit greatly from the site. "With material for 48 HSC subjects, supplemented by advice on study strategies and the availability of past examination papers and markers' comments, figures for this month are expected to approach two million pages."
Media Note: For interviews contact CSU Media. Print this story Where are the frogs hiding?
14 Oct 2008
Frogs will be in the spotlight at a ‘talk and walk’ along the banks of Kings Billabong, near the Murray River at Mildura led by Charles Sturt University (CSU) researcher Ms Sascha Healy. The talk to be held on Thursday 16 October will focus on the types of frogs living in the area, where they are found, and how to identify them by sight and sound. Ms Healy is currently undertaking surveys of frogs in the Wentworth and Mildura region as part of a project led by CSU researcher Dr Skye Wassens and funded by the Murray Wetlands Working Group looking at the breeding responses of frogs in wetlands along the Murray River.
Media Note: Interested people are welcome to attend the talk and spotlight walk from 8pm – 9pm on 16 October at the Kings Billabong, Mildura. People are requested to arrive from 7.30pm onwards and are encouraged to bring torches, sturdy walking shoes and any frog call recordings, photos and questions. Print this story Students receive inaugural vet science scholarships
14 Oct 2008
 A ceremony will be held at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga on Thursday 16 October to recognise the academic achievements of a number of fourth year veterinary science students at CSU. Organised by CSU’s Veterinary Science Foundation, the inaugural Professional Experience Scholarships will be presented to 13 students from across regional NSW during the ceremony at the Veterinary Clinical Centre at CSU. The scholarships have been provided by Coopers Animal Health, Piper Street Veterinary Clinic, and Moruya Veterinary Hospital. Read more about the inaugural scholarships here. The ceremony will also mark generous donations from the Albury-Wodonga Angus Breeders' Association (AWBA) and Prattley Livestock Equipment towards the construction of the Artificial Insemination teaching facility at the University's Veterinary Clinical Centre.
Media Note: The presentation ceremony will be held from 10.30am, Thursday 16 October at the Veterinary Clinical Centre, Agricultural Avenue, CSU, Wagga Wagga. Representatives of Coopers Animal Health and the Moruya Veterinary Hospital are due to attend the ceremony. A morning tea and tour of the Centre will follow the ceremony. Donors Mr Bill Thomas from Prattley Livestock Equipment and Mr David Mott from the AWABA committee will also be at the Veterinary Clinical Centre.
Print this story A robust approach to frailty
14 Oct 2008
 The proper management of the frail aged is vital if elderly people are to maintain the ability to live independently and keep out of institutions. A program, developed by Charles Sturt University (CSU), the University of South Australia and the Greater Southern Area Health Service, aimed at demonstrating improved management of frailty has seen a series of workshops being held in regional areas in NSW and South Australia in the past two years. A workshop will be held on Saturday 18 October in Albury-Wodonga as part of the program. “The workshops are important in rural areas where the support facilities are lacking, distances are great and moving into care may well remove people from friends and family,” said CSU Professor of Rural Pharmacy Patrick Ball. The workshop is designed for doctors, nurses and allied health professionals who are actively involved in the management of frail elderly people. The workshops are funded by the Federal Government under the Rural Health Support Education and Training program. Read more about the workshops here.
Media Note: CSU’s Professor Patrick Ball is available for interview. Contact CSU Media. The workshop will be held from 9.25 am on Saturday 18 October in the Nowik Auditorium, CSU, Guinea Street, Albury. Registrations open at 9am. Print this story Hunting for anxious pets
14 Oct 2008
 Charles Sturt University (CSU) is lending its expertise to a recruitment campaign with a difference. Instead of targeting prospective students, this campaign is targeting pet dogs. In partnership with the Sydney Animal Behavioural Service and the company HomeoPet, CSU is recruiting 150 dogs from across Australia to participate in research into the treatment of anxious animals. The study will examine the effect on dogs of the homeopathic remedy known as Anxiety. “We would like to hear from anyone who has a pet dog which reacts to thunderstorms,” said Dr Jacqui Ley from the Sydney Animal Behavioural Service. “The anxiety may be demonstrated in behaviour ranging from destructive activities to simply barking at a storm.” “Through its veterinary science program, CSU will be supporting the research by analysis of the data,” said Head of the CSU School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, Professor Kym Abbott.
Media Note: Dr Jacqui Ley, from the Sydney Animal Behavioral Service, is available for interview on (02) 9949 8511. Anyone wishing to participate in the trial can register with the Sydney Animal Behavioural Service via email sabs@tpg.com.au or telephone 02 9949 8511. There are some criteria as to the age and health of pets, and the owner must be at home to administer the drops and record the results to submit to the trial. Print this story Promoting mental health
14 Oct 2008
Students and staff at Charles Sturt University (CSU) will mark Mental Health Week NSW 2008 with a series of activities on the Wagga Wagga Campus on Tuesday 21 October. The activities are being organised by the Health Promotion Service in the CSU Division of Student Services. Riverina headspace - a federal Government mental health youth initiative - will attend the awareness day along with a representative of the local mental health rehabilitation facility, Sunflower House. There will be a barbeque, mural and canvas painting as well as stress balls and bubbles to help students relieve tensions. Students will have the chance to purchase sunflower cut outs to plant at CSU. All money raised during the activities will go to Sunflower House.
Media Note: Activities on the Wagga Wagga Campus will be held from 11am to 2pm near the Nosh Pit canteen, building 20, near car park 2, Darnell Smith Drive, CSU, Wagga Wagga. Print this story Taking up the challenge
14 Oct 2008
 A Charles Sturt University (CSU) academic has proven his endurance skills go beyond the lecture theatre when he successfully participated in the gruelling Upper Murray Challenge at Khancoban in October. Dr Bruce Graham was part of the three-member Team Wagga which secured second place in the Open Men’s Team Division and third place overall. The challenge, held on Saturday 4 October, involved a 38 kilometre mountain bike ride, 26 kilometre paddle and 25 kilometre run. Dr Graham completed his paddle in the third fastest time of 1 hour 34 minutes and 25 seconds. The other Team Wagga members were Mr Ashleigh Smith, who completed the cycle, and Mr Robert Sharpe, a 1998 graduate of the CSU Bachelor of Teaching (Primary), who completed the gruelling run. Dr Graham lectures in human anatomy and physiology in the School of Biomedical Sciences in Wagga Wagga.
Print this story Life through the lens
14 Oct 2008
 A rare collection of photographs that captured life in Wagga Wagga through the 1950s and 1960s will be discussed during a free public lecture by Charles Sturt University (CSU) academic and historian Dr Nancy Blacklow on Wednesday 15 October. The photos were taken by the first full-time photographer at The Daily Advertiser, Tom Lennon. The lecture, Beyond the Family Album: A Photographic Documentary of Wagga Wagga Life in the 1950s-60s will discuss the search for aspects of Lennon’s life and will endeavour to reconcile the eccentricities of Tom Lennon with his photographs of traditional conservatism of the 1950s and social changes of the 1960s. Dr Blacklow worked as a journalist for The Daily Advertiser before joining CSU. “The collection of 50 000 prints and 80 000 negatives is one of a kind,” said Mr Wayne Doubleday, the Manager of CSU Regional Archives. “It captures all aspects of life from social occasions to sporting events, local politicians to everyday street scenes and school children to performing animals.” The prints and negatives have been stored at the CSU Regional Archives.
Media Note: The public lecture will be held in the council meeting room, Wagga Wagga Civic Centre, Baylis St, Wagga Wagga on Wednesday 15 October from 6pm. CSU’s Dr Nancy Blacklow and CSU Regional Archives Manager Mr Wayne Doubleday are available for interview. Contact CSU Media. Dr Blacklow’s lecture coincides with an exhibition of Lennon’s photographs at the Museum of the Riverina from Friday 10 October. The lecture and exhibition are being held as The Daily Advertiser celebrates 140 years of publication in October. Print this story |
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