Archive
Compost for sustainable food production
Wednesday, 26 May 2010In a peaceful glasshouse at CSU, a research student bends over small pots of barley as he poses the big question of whether compost could one day replace synthetic fertilisers to promote plant production.
Sound Effects Study - implications for Australian families
Tuesday, 25 May 2010The findings of a major Australian study about speech impairment in children were presented at a national conference in Melbourne last week by CSU researchers who highlighted the predicament of many families that have trouble accessing speech pathology services.
A life's commitment to Australian agriculture
Tuesday, 18 May 2010Described as a genuine all-rounder, agricultural scientist and educator, Emeritus Professor Ted Wolfe of Wagga Wagga has received a national award for his 'life-time commitment to Australian agriculture and pasture science'.
Breathing easier for research
Thursday, 13 May 2010An often misdiagnosed medical condition that affects one in ten Australians over the age of 40 is the focus of health tests being conducted at CSU on hundreds of volunteers.
International partners tackle global crime in Indonesia
Friday, 7 May 2010An international partnership including CSU is expanding the training of law enforcement and legal agencies to tackle the growing problem of transnational crime in Indonesia.
'Fishing' and post-war Iraq - research by CSU graduate
Thursday, 6 May 2010What does an ancient Chinese proverb about 'teaching a man to fish' have to do with war-ravaged modern-day Iraq? The link is clear to a CSU student who will graduate at the Faculty of Arts graduation ceremony in Bathurst on Friday 7 May after studying post-war reconstruction efforts in Iraq.
Education not schooling is job of teachers: academic
Tuesday, 4 May 2010A leading educational academic has urged Australian teachers to avoid becoming cautious under the 'transparency' of the modern Australian classroom.
Call for more teacher librarians for schools nationally
Wednesday, 28 Apr 2010A CSU academic will raise concerns about the falling national supply of teacher librarians in schools in a forum in Sydney today, Wednesday 28 April.
Pursuing the worm in the dog
Tuesday, 27 Apr 2010Two freezers full of faeces from domestic dogs may seem sufficient for the average animal lover but not for CSU researcher Dr David Jenkins.
Herbs for horses
Tuesday, 27 Apr 2010There's been a call for improved assessment of the effect of naturally-occurring or herbal treatments for horses suffering from insulin resistance.