Archive
VC Column: April 2007
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003As the first VC News for 2007, I welcome you to the new academic year and look forward to implementing with you the first stages of the University Strategy 2007-2011, including the new Faculty structure and changes in the Divisions.
Cyber-bullying: new tools perpetuate an old problem
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003The misuse of communication technologies in cases of cyber-bullying highlights that while the tools may be changing, cruelty and insensitivity toward others is nothing new, according to one CSU researcher.
Graduates urged to 'break rules'
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Associate Professor Jane Mills quickly got the audiences' full attention when she delivered the Occasional Address at the CSU Faculty of Arts graduation ceremony on Friday 8 May when she urged graduates to 'break rules'.
World Asthma Day highlights poor management
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003As World Asthma Day approaches on Tuesday 1 May, asthma is still one of the major illnesses affecting adults and children in rural areas but, according to senior lecturer in the School of Biomedical Sciences Dr Deborah Burton, management of the illness is improving.
CSU meets demand for technical teachers
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003CSU has introduced a new course which aims to bolster the number of teachers in Technology and Applied Studies ahead of predicted shortages in the coming decade.
The not-so Fatal Four
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003The Fatal Four - drink driving, fatigue, speeding and not wearing a seatbelt have long been the cornerstone of road safety campaigns. But according to Charles Sturt University (CSU) researcher Peter Ivanoff, "Not wearing a seatbelt might lead to injuries for the driver or their passengers, but it is not a cause of accidents. In fact, three of the 'Fatal Four' rarely cause road accidents."
Ref's call: factors behind player perceptions
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003CSU research supported by the Federation of International Football Associations has found that the way football referees present themselves influences the way players view their decisions.
Water focus for Chinese visit
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Senior scientists from Hohai University, in Nanjing in central China, will talk and travel with senior CSU researchers to investigate how Australia manages its water and to explore possibilities for collaboration.
Joint labours bear fruit
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003A pilot program between TAFE NSW Riverina Institute and Charles Sturt University (CSU) designed to offer enormous benefits to Riverina communities will bear fruit on Friday 27 April when five Griffith students graduate with Business degrees from CSU‘s Albury-Wodonga Campus.
CSU expert commentators on water management
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003The Prime Minister today announced that water allocations in the Murray-Darling basin will be frozen if significant rains do not fall in the next eight weeks. Once again, water is high on the national agenda.