For most, the Christmas holiday is a time to indulge in less healthy eating habits, but for more than 1.7 million Australians, this break from routine is potentially harmful.

Charles Sturt University student Ms Megan Coleman has been announced as the Alphapharm 2012 NSW Pharmacy Student of the Year at a recent function in Sydney.

Regional pharmacists and industry bodies demonstrated their commitment to rural pharmacy education at the Annual Charles Sturt Pharmacy Foundation Dinner on 22 September 2007.

CSU Bachelor of Pharmacy graduate, Mr Christopher Loupos, will enter the workforce this year with a prestigious internship at St George Hospital.

CSU's Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Sue Thomas has been named as a new member of the Australian Research Council's (ARC) Advisory Council.

A pharmacy graduate from CSU, described as enthusiastic and passionate, has received the MIMS Australia 2012 NSW Intern of the Year Award.

CSU will examine ways to provide rural and regional Australians with better access to medical services when it hosts rural health experts, rural doctors, government representatives and local government at a policy forum in Canberra on Friday 24 May.

The NSW Health Minister Mr Craig Knowles has appointed a Charles Sturt University academic and practising Wagga Wagga pharmacist as the ministerial nominee to the Pharmacy Board of New South Wales.

CSU Vice-Chancellor, Professor Andrew Vann, has welcomed the support of the NSW National Party for the University's rural medical school proposal.