Archive
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.
Selling the Crown jewels?
Thursday, 28 Aug 2008A CSU academic has likened any plans to sell off Travelling Stock Reserves to "selling off NSW’s Crown jewels in a garage sale".
Experimental winery work underway
Friday, 15 Aug 2008Work has started on the construction of a $1.75 million ‘Experimental Winery’ at the National Wine and Grape Industry Centre at CSU in Wagga Wagga.
Concern for teenage teeth
Tuesday, 12 Aug 2008It may the choice of a generation, but for today’s teenagers lip and tongue piercing could have implications to their oral health later in life according to Dr Sabrina Manickam, Senior Lecturer in Dentistry at Charles Sturt University (CSU).
Hypertension lurking in regional Australia
Monday, 11 Aug 2008Residents in a major regional centre are failing to control high blood pressure and hypertension a major cause of heart disease, stroke, heart failure, renal failure and peripheral vascular disease according to a CSU study.
CSU commentators on the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Friday, 8 Aug 2008As some of the world’s best athletes embark on elite competition at the 2008 Olympics and the world’s media focuses on Beijing, CSU has commentators available on various aspects of the international event.
Record use of NSW HSC Online
Wednesday, 30 Jul 2008An Internet resource conceived and initiated by Charles Sturt University (CSU) for Years 11 and 12 students studying for the NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC) has recorded its highest-ever traffic for the months of April, May and June.
New degree a fast track to IT employment
Tuesday, 29 Jul 2008Addressing the severe skills shortages in Australia’s information technology (IT) industry, Charles Sturt University announced a new degree on Tuesday 29 July that will see students enter the IT workforce in 12 months instead of the usual three or four years.