A group of academically gifted Kooringal High School students will visit CSU in Wagga Wagga on Wednesday 18 July to get a taste of how new knowledge is generated through research.

Although regarded as destructive pests that kill trees and devalue habitats, the parasitic mistletoe has been found to have another side by CSU researchers.

Young academic Nick Klomp wasn’t sure how long he would stay when he first joined CSU in 1991. But that was over 20 years ago, and Nick has grown to lead one of the largest faculties in Australia.

CSU Vice-Chancellor Professor Andrew Vann has welcomed the announcement in last night's Budget of $6 million in funding to construct a Family Medical Practice on the University's Bathurst Campus as part of the University's health and wellness precinct.

A CSU education expert will reach for examples from the past and present to help explain some of the challenges for modern Australian education, particularly the concept of ‘praxis’, or morally committed action, in school education in a public lecture in Albury, NSW.

Significantly improving access to cancer diagnosis and treatment in rural areas will be needed to address a projected 40 per cent growth of cancer nationally, according to Professor Rob Davidson, the head of medical radiation science at CSU.

When asked an opinion of a program allowing students to obtain qualifications in business studies through the Canberra Institute of Technology and CSU, Lieutenant Commander with the Royal Australian Navy Samantha Woods replies with one word – “outstanding”.

A new Memorandum of Understanding has been signed that will bring together CSU TAFE NSW – Western Institute, Broken Hill City Council, University of Sydney Broken Hill Department of Rural Health, and Robinson College to work collaboratively to plan and develop opportunities for higher education for the communities of Broken Hill and the Far West Region of NSW.

A senior CSU education expert recommends parents, grandparents and early childhood educators should use play time to help develop mathematical concepts in young children.