Archive
Here today, gone tomorrow
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003"One of the issues is how quickly digital information can disappear. We all know the frustration of coming across a dead link on the Internet. The life cycle of digital information is much more volatile than a printed book. We need to be pro-active about trying to preserve this kind of information," says Jake Wallis, Lecturer in Library and Information Management at Charles Sturt University (CSU).
Beyond Emergency Response
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003It is no secret that inland Australia is suffering from a chronic shortage of health workers. Charles Sturt University (CSU) researchers have found that in some regional areas, rural ambulance paramedics are already evolving innovative practises to becoming front line primary health care providers.
Eminent Australians appointed to ACCC Board
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003The Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture (ACCC) has announced the appointment of two eminent Australians to the Board of the ACCC. They are Lieutenant General (Retd) John Sanderson AC, and the newly installed Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn, Mark Coleridge.
Could you be on a no fly list
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003In America, they are called "no fly lists" a list of people that government and the airlines consider to be security threats. But how is such a list compiled, and how does someone like Senator Edward Kennedy end up on a "no fly list"? Professor John Kleinig recently received a prestigious American National Science Foundation grant worth US$243 000 to look at the way increasingly advanced surveillance technologies impact on privacy and autonomy.
Project finishes as school begins
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Those ‘first day at school’ anxieties won’t be a problem for young children in the Dubbo region thanks to a project coordinated by six Charles Sturt University (CSU) students which concludes this Friday.
CSU graduates part of The Wiggles world
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003There seems to be a certain attraction between successful Australian musical act, The Wiggles and Charles Sturt University (CSU), with several graduates working for the multi-million dollar group.
Agricultural research in decline: CSU expert
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Agricultural productivity is slowing down as is agricultural research and Australian governments and agricultural industries should be concerned, according to an award winning agricultural economist and researcher with CSU.
USA study tour for CSU paramedic students
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Ten paramedic students from CSU in Bathurst will attend two paramedic conferences and visit three ambulance services in the United States during August to observe how their American counterparts undertake their vital roles in the provision of emergency medical services.
'Fragile' human rights must be guarded: Cowdery
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Speaking at CSU in Bathurst on Tuesday 3 August, the long-serving NSW Director of Public Prosecutions, Mr Nicholas Cowdery AM QC, urged the vigilant preservation of 'fragile' human rights over knee-jerk political responses to law and order issues, particularly at election time.
Wine forum presents to industry
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003A two day wine industry event on Monday 13 and Tuesday, 14 November at Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Wagga Wagga Campus will bring together researchers, winemakers and representatives of the peak wine research and funding bodies. Together, they will discuss the future of winemaking and winegrowing in New South Wales.