Archive
Do World Cup cricketers need to be 'super fit'?
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Fifty one matches will be played during the 2007 International Cricket Council World Cup. How much of that match time will players spend standing, running, sprinting and jogging? Dr Rob Duffield, lecturer in the School of Human Movement at Charles Sturt University (CSU), knows the answer.
Facing the music
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Yesterday the Education, Science and Training Minister, Julie Bishop, announced the federal government will hold a National Music Workshop in August, in response to the National Review of School Music Education findings. Dr Christopher Klopper has taken on board the findings of the Review and in just a few months reinvigorated music teaching at the Charles Sturt University.
New professor a 'perfect fit' with CSU
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Professor Elaine Duffy says her interests in Indigenous women’s health, building partnerships with health care providers and the recruitment and retention of health care professionals in rural areas make her "a perfect fit" with Charles Sturt University.
CSU expert commentators on water management in Australia
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Today's water conference in Canberra will discuss the handover of control of the Murray Darling system from the States to the Federal Government. Charles Sturt University has specialist commentators who are available for comment on water issues and the Federal Government initiative.
Dementia with dignity
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Late last week, the Federal Government’s Australian Institute of Health and Welfare released its report, Dementia in Australia: national data analysis and development, which shows the number of people with dementia is expected to increase to almost 465 000 by 2031. Although there is a great fear out there about dementia, there are ways to improve the quality of life of patients with dementia, according to Dr Elizabeth MacKinlay, director of The Centre for Ageing and Pastoral Studies at Charles Sturt University School of Theology.
Community Cabinet creates opportunities to deliver on national priorities
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003CSU will welcome The Hon. Kevin Rudd, MP, Prime Minister of Australia, and senior members of the Federal Cabinet to the Bathurst Campus on Monday 9 November for a Community Cabinet Meeting.
Foundation Science Dean and dentistry groundbreaker to leave CSU
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003A Professor of Biomedical Science who went on to become the Dean of the Faculty of Health Studies, then foundation Dean of the Faculty of Science and more recently a major player in Charles Sturt University’s move into dentistry will soon leave the University.
Aged care residents need an apology too
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Witnessing an elderly woman with terror in her eyes, shouting incoherently as she struggled in a restraint chair in the corridor of an aged care facility while staff ignored her and attended to paperwork for the facility's accreditation has led a CSU nursing academic to question the meaning of the Rudd government's coming apology to 'The Forgotten Australians' who were detained in government welfare institutions in bygone decades.
CSU nursing first in line for new equipment
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003The CSU School of Nursing and Midwifery at Orange is the first to receive state-of-the-art facilities and equipment at the new Nursing Experiential Learning Centre which opens on Friday 13 November.
How do we train our professionals
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003How educational institutions train professionals and help them maintain their professional qualifications will be the focus of a conference on Friday 2 March in Wagga Wagga.