Archive
Boys do read maps better than girls
Thursday, 26 Jun 2008It’s official: boys do read maps and graphs better than girls, according to work by a research group from Charles Sturt University and Queensland University of Technology.
Livestock leads interest for Eritrean visit
Monday, 23 Jun 2008Leading researchers and policy makers particularly interested in improving livestock production in Eritrea, on the dry 'Horn' of Africa, will visit agricultural research institutes in Wagga Wagga this week.
For the future of inland Australia
Thursday, 19 Jun 2008The youngest student ever to study at Charles Sturt University is on the verge of completing a first year university level Information Technology subject in Wagga Wagga.
First public ethics chair at CSU
Wednesday, 18 Jun 2008Charles Sturt University has appointed Australia’s first professor of public ethics with a commitment to help invigorate intellectual debate in Australia.
Caution urged in moving rice north
Tuesday, 17 Jun 2008Rice researchers from Charles Sturt University are urging caution with recent suggestions to increase agricultural production including rice in northern Australia, as it could invite unwanted rice diseases into Australia.
International experience for CSU journalism students
Thursday, 12 Jun 2008Journalism students at CSU have won scholarships from the national Copyright Agency Limited to help them to gain work experience with media organisations overseas.
In defence of the heart
Wednesday, 11 Jun 2008Researchers from Australia and China have uncovered a new and potentially vital therapeutic role for folic acid in protecting the heart muscle from the onslaught of high glucose levels experienced by diabetics.
Tree change with a healthy purpose
Friday, 6 Jun 2008The desire to be part of the solution to one of the critical health care problems facing inland Australia has led a leading dental specialist from the Sydney Dental Hospital to CSU in regional NSW.
CSU telescope helps Canadian star gazer win meteorite
Wednesday, 4 Jun 2008A Canadian high school student has used the remote-access telescope at CSU to win the Senior Physics Prize in the Province of Manitoba, and membership of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.
Passion and performance pays off in Ontario
Tuesday, 3 Jun 2008More than 300 graduates will be honoured in Ontario, Canada this week for their dedication and hard work during the largest of the CSU graduation ceremonies held in the province.