Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) commitment to high quality early childhood teaching has received a boost with the appointment of Dr Jennifer Sumsion, one of three new Professors in the Faculty of Education.

For the first time, the health of Australia’s agribusinesses in each and all regions will be measured and reported when the inaugural Westpac/CSU Agribusiness Survey commences in January 2007.

Serrated Tussock has the potential to bring sheep farmers to their knees, according to Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Mr Aaron Simmons. A postdoctoral research fellow at CSU, Mr Simmons is conducting research that will give local farmers new tools in their battle against this nationally significant weed in native pastures.

An Agreement which could see significant numbers of European students studying at Charles Sturt University (CSU) by 2012 has been signed with the European Study Centre in Bretten (ESCB), Germany.

Charles Sturt University together with NSW Police delivers the Associate Degree in Policing Practice, which is the recruit training program for people wanting to join NSW Police.

An innovative experimental winery at Charles Sturt University is set to enhance Australia’s reputation for producing a quality product from the fruit of the vine.

"The current drought is creating a generation of forgotten people. Young people are losing touch with education access," said Professor Margaret Alston from Charles Sturt University.

How 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.

Late 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.