Archive
Divide remains between broadband provision and user uptake
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003A CSU researcher cautioned a NSW Parliamentary enquiry on Monday 19 April that it can't be assumed that broadband use will 'take-off' across all sectors of the economy and society, and that innovations do not 'sell' themselves to everyone.
Federal health reforms not enough for regional Australia
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003A CSU health researcher does not believe the latest round of health reforms will address the difference in health services available to rural and metropolitan residents.
Some things never change
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003A hundred years ago, Sydneysiders were concerned about a lack of water, congestion in the CBD, the problems caused by public-private development and a severe skills shortage. Sound familiar? According to Dr Clive Beauchamp, Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Social Sciences and Liberal Studies School, "in some ways, public expectations never seem to change".
Iodine question spreads to Pacific islands
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Extensive research by Charles Sturt University academics into the deficiency of iodine in human diets has spread to the Pacific island country of Fiji.
Education Minister to open CSU’s new veterinary science centre
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Australia’s first veterinary science course developed to meet the needs of rural practice will unveil its state-of-the-art teaching centre at an official opening by the Federal Minister for Education, Science and Training, the Honorable Julie Bishop MP at Charles Sturt University's Wagga Wagga Campus this week.
Evaluating the ethics of the New Media
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003"Increasingly, people are accessing information from the internet as their first primary source. So instead of people going and buying newspapers, they log onto the internet. But how credible is this information?" asks Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Dr Edward Spence, senior lecturer in moral philosophy and applied and professional ethics in the School of Communication.
Celebration time in Albury
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003CSU will hold three graduation ceremonies in Albury from Thursday morning, 22 April, with 730 graduates eligible to receive their doctorates, degrees, diplomas and certificates.
CSU sits with the best for graduate outcomes
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Charles Sturt University (CSU) has maintained the highest possible five-star ranking for graduate employment and graduate starting salaries in the 2007 edition of the Good Universities Guide. The highest ranking of five-stars was also secured because of the large number of international enrolments at the University.
CSU honours loved local yes
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003The vision of a university education for students in the Orana region long held by the late Tony McGrane will be recognised by the Tony McGrane OAM Memorial Scholarship Fund, recently established by the Head of Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Dubbo, Dr Beverley Moriarty.
Thousands expected for CSU graduations in Bathurst
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Thousands of family members and friends of graduates are expected to throng to the city when the annual graduation ceremonies are held at CSU in Bathurst next week. Approximately 1 195 graduates will receive their academic awards from Chancellor Lawrie Willett, AO, at six graduation ceremonies on Wednesday 5, Thursday 6 and Friday 7 May with a combined guest attendance expected to be about 4 000. A further 838 students will graduate in absentia.