Archive
CSU’s journalism students head overseas
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003More CSU journalism students will be heading overseas thanks to a scholarship program funded by the Copyright Agency Ltd (CAL) Cultural Fund.
One of the big issues of space flight
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Would a human baby brought up in space look a lot like ET? Possibly, says Dr Graeme Wren Adjunct Associate Professor at the School of Science & Technology, Charles Sturt University (CSU), Wagga Wagga. Dr Wren will present the public lecture Space Medicine: Physiological Adaptation to Microgravity on Wednesday 25 October 2006 at 6.00pm at the Dubbo Campus of CSU.
What has happened to the pollen count?
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003"Frankly, it’s been so low this whole season so far, that we haven’t started reporting it yet!" says Dr George Car of CSU’s School of Biomedical Sciences. He says the pollen count is the lowest ever in the ten years he has been monitoring it in the Wagga Wagga area. "In previous years, the grass pollen count would have been well into the moderate or even into the high range by mid-October."
Cooperative agricultural research showcased during Cambodian Prime Minister’s Wagga Wagga visit
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Cooperative agricultural research projects between the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) and Charles Sturt University (CSU) was a feature of the Cambodian Prime Minister’s visit to Wagga Wagga yesterday (Thursday 12 October).
Young school-leavers not at risk: CSU research
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Earlier this month, a senior federal Labor MP put forward a proposal to make Year 12 compulsory for all Australian students. The proposal attracted widespread opposition, and for good reason, according to vocational education researcher Associate Professor Erica Smith from Charles Sturt University (CSU).
We need a national approach to early childhood education
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Earlier this month, the OECD released a report which shows that Australia spends less on early childhood education than any other nation in the industrialised world. It prompted calls from both sides of federal politics for a national approach to early childhood education. Fran Press, Charles Sturt University senior lecturer in early childhood education, says What we have at the moment is a dog’s breakfast".
Women value rivers more
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003CSU research shows that women place a much higher value on the environmental and social values of rivers than men.
Fat and sugar: Worse than tobacco?
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003"I believe it is a worse health problem than tobacco," says Professor Patrick Ball, from Charles Sturt University’s School of Biomedical Sciences, "for the first time in human history, Type 2 Diabetes is more common than Type 1."
A distinguished contribution to Forensic Psychology
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Professor Don Thomson from Charles Sturt University’s School of Social Sciences and Liberal Studies is a Registered Psychologist and a Barrister-at-law. He was recently awarded the Australian Psychological Society (APS) College of Forensic Psychologists inaugural distinguished contributions award. He says the legal system is not loaded against the victim as often claimed. In fact, in trials where there are mulitple defendants, research shows you are more likely to be convicted with other co-defenders than if you are tried by yourself.
Innovative agreement for TAFE business students to earn a university degree
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003An innovative agreement between CSU and TAFE NSW - Northern Sydney Institute will make it easier for TAFE students in business to become eligible to earn a university degree.