One of the largest teaching hospitals in China is the destination for CSU students as they head overseas to gain practical experience for their future careers in health.

What started as a visit to a remote Aleutian island by a CSU academic from Australia has grown to become a major exhibition highlighting the little known Aleutian campaign fought during the Second World War between US and Japanese forces.

This is no clearer demonstration of the achievements applauded during CSU graduation ceremonies than the determination shown by one graduate.

A national prize held in honour of Australian poet Judith Wright has been awarded to CSU postgraduate student, Mr Derek Motion.

The pomp, ceremony and excitement of graduation at CSU in Wagga Wagga will be brought to the city‘s centre in the annual Town and Gown Academic Procession on Tuesday 13 April.

Two internationally renowned linguists from the United Kingdom will visit CSU this week to talk with staff, students, local teachers and health professionals about advances in understanding speech and communication difficulties.

A landmark CSU research project aims to deliver new and simple diagnostic test and treatment options for liver fluke, a parasite which causes an estimated $90 million of lost production in Australian livestock industries and billions of dollars internationally.

Farmers looking at past rainfall records continue to wait for the 'autumn break', but late summer rain is becoming more common and is useful for cheaply reinvigorating Australian pastures, said a CSU researcher.

A 'decade of chaos' is how rural health specialist Associate Professor Sue McAlpin from CSU has labelled health reforms experienced by regional Australia in the 1990s.