Archive
New WATER chief at CSU
Thursday, 18 Sep 2008The establishment of a drought monitoring system in Australia using remote sensing tools is one project catching the attention of the new head of the International Centre of WATER for Food Security at CSU.
Safe maternity services close to home
Tuesday, 16 Sep 2008It is a matter of urgency that the impact of maternity unit closures on Australian women living in rural and remote areas is addressed, according to CSU midwifery academic Dr Elaine Dietsch.
New course to help heal regional health woes
Monday, 15 Sep 2008A new health degree to be introduced by Charles Sturt University in 2009 will help address some of the gaps in health services in inland Australia.
Are we winning the 'war on terrorism'?
Wednesday, 10 Sep 2008Seven years on from the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States, a CSU academic is posing the questions "what has changed" and "are we winning against terrorism"?
Helping vet science students in the field
Monday, 8 Sep 2008Gaining vital practical work experience in their degrees has become easier for some veterinary science students at CSU after they were named as the inaugural recipients of scholarships to assist them with essential part of their professional education.
Olympics provide lasting memories for CSU lecturer
Friday, 5 Sep 2008CSU lecturer Dr Stephen Bird helped the Indonesian national team win medals at the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing, China, shared a bus ride with Jamaican gold medal sprinter Usain Bolt, met the entire US Olympic basketball team, and narrowly missed catching the football David Beckham kicked into the crowd at the closing ceremony.
CSU students in print for international media
Thursday, 4 Sep 2008Journalism students at CSU will produce a daily newspaper for the Pacific Area Newspaper Publishers' Association annual conference PANPA '08 on Queensland's Gold Coast from Monday 8 to Wednesday 10 September.
An online approach to plants
Tuesday, 2 Sep 2008When nature didn't match the academic sessions for students of botany and ecology at CSU, one academic looked for a solution and came up with an innovative teaching method.
Limits to life in the fast lane
Monday, 1 Sep 2008While modern athletes seem to be a marvel of evolution, a CSU academic questions whether the remarkable stamina that they display is a product of modern training techniques and a deep understanding of human and animal physiology or 'mind over matter'.
CSU iDay08 at Sydney's Powerhouse Museum
Thursday, 28 Aug 2008If media coverage of the XXIX Olympiad at Beijing, China, has prompted high school students to consider a career in the global media industry, they can discover how to launch their career at CSU communication courses information day - iDay08 - at Sydney's Powerhouse Museum on Saturday 30 August.