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CSU students research vaccines and chemotherapies
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Synthetic vaccine technology to combat Ross River Fever and new anti-cancer molecules are the focus of new research projects by students from CSU's clinical science program.
Researcher boosts Perth Wildcats basketballers
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003The Perth Wildcats basketball team is the most successful franchise in the history of Australia's National Basketball League and part of its recent success is related to a CSU sport science academic.
What's an urban river worth?
Thursday, 11 Jul 2013While there has been much research about rivers in rural and remote Australia, including by Charles Sturt University, a CSU PhD student from Botswana is examining the Cooks and Georges Rivers in Sydney, NSW, to estimate the value to urban communities of improved riverine health.
The US debt crisis and its impact on Australia
Thursday, 2 Jan 2003The international impacts of the United States debt crisis are likely to be serious given the size of the US economy and its accumulated debt level. Other countries, including Australia, would need to expand their economies in an effort to offset the consequences of the US economy's decline, according to CSU economics experts.
Research into multilingual children's speech
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003A leading CSU speech and language acquisition researcher explained her research into children's multilingual speech when she delivered the Elizabeth Usher Memorial Lecture at the Speech Pathology Australia national conference on the Gold Coast this week.
Paradise Rediscovered - myth and history re-examined
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003A new book by a CSU academic argues that Europe's first farmers were ruled by an elite aristocracy who passed themselves off as 'gods', and may have commanded secret knowledge that included ambrosia which extended their life spans.
International Paramedic organisation proposed
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003CSU was invited to be represented at a recent international forum of academics, paramedic service managers, regulators and providers, to discuss the formation of a world-wide organisation to represent the paramedic profession.
Carbon tax good first step: CSU economist
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003The new Carbon Tax is a good first step in addressing Australia's high carbon emissions, "but we really need to introduce the Emissions Trading Scheme in 2015 for the carbon price to be an effective pollution deterrent," said senior CSU economist, Professor Kevin Parton.
CSU confers honorary doctorate on Korean church leader
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003CSU conferred an honorary doctorate on Reverend Dr Cho Seong Gi, the head of the Presbyterian Church of Korea, when he visited Adelaide on Monday 16 July.
CSU kayaker to compete at London Olympics
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003A first-year paramedic student at CSU has put her books aside temporarily as her training intensifies for the K4 500 metre kayaking event at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.