| Finding a new Earth: holy grail of astronomy | May 07, 2012 |
 Determining the habitability of rocky, Earth-like planets in the universe will be crucial for us as a species, according to scientists from The Australian National University.
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| $31M boost to regional medical care | May 07, 2012 |
 ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Young welcomed news that ANU, the University of Canberra and the Southern General Practice Network have received joint funding to improve medical care infrastructure in the Canberra region.
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| Schmidt and O’Neill elected to Royal Society | Apr 26, 2012 |
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ANU Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Lawrence Cram has congratulated two ANU academics who have been elected to the Royal Society of London, the longest standing scientific academy in the world.
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| Looking inside the Earth | Apr 23, 2012 |
 Defects found in rocks below the Earth’s surface have a major impact on the transmission of seismic waves, such as those caused by earthquakes, researchers at The Australian National University have discovered.
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| Hey, big energy spender | Apr 18, 2012 |
 How will the unrelenting demand for energy in China be met? And where does Australia fit in the picture? Frank Jotzo answers these questions in East Asia Forum.
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| Tiny particles key to understanding early solar system | Apr 17, 2012 |
 New research from The Australian National University has answered a decades old cosmic conundrum on how ‘chondrules’ – tiny particles found within meteorites – could have formed in extreme heat, especially when the meteorite structure surrounding them remained cold.
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| Microworld of Sullivans Creek | Apr 16, 2012 |
 The tiny living organisms that call Sullivans Creek home were not fans of the recent storm water flood.
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| Discovery shakes beliefs of Earth to the core | Apr 16, 2012 |
 For a century, scientists have assumed that the Earth has same chemical make-up as the sun. But this belief has been challenged by scientists at The Australian National University.
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| Million dollar grant to help map the skies | Apr 16, 2012 |
 Nobel Laureate Professor Brian Schmidt and his team will continue their ground-breaking work with the help of a $1 million extension of his Australian Laureate Fellowship.
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| Sounds of silence proving a hit | Apr 16, 2012 |
 Researchers at The Australian National University have developed the fastest random number generator in the world by listening to the ‘sounds of silence’.
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| Researchers working to close the gap | Apr 16, 2012 |
 A group of researchers from the Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute and the Menzies Centre for Health Policy have been awarded the NSW Health 2012 Closing the Gap award.
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| Lego pirate proves, survives, super rogue wave | Apr 16, 2012 |
 Scientists have used a Lego pirate floating in a fish tank to demonstrate for the first time that so-called ‘super rogue waves’ can come from nowhere in apparently calm seas and engulf ships.
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| Indigenous medical scholarships awarded | Mar 27, 2012 |
 The ANU Medical School has recognised two Indigenous medical students at a scholarship ceremony held jointly with the Tjabal Indigenous Higher Education Centre in March.
Two scholarships were awarded at the ceremony; the National Indigenous Medicine Scholarship John James Memorial Foundation Scholarship
The Medical School also welcomed the ACT Minister for Education and Training, Dr Chris Bourke, who announced a new scholarship in recognition of Dr Peter Sharp.
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Dr Sharp was a GP at Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service for over 22 years and had dedicated much of his life to improving the health outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in the ACT and surrounding region. He passed away in September 2011.
In recognition of Dr Sharp the ACT Government has committed $100,000 over two years to provide a scholarship for an Indigenous medical student and to support the activities of the Indigenous Health Stream at ANU. Among the guests attending the ceremony was Ms Julie Tongs, CEO of Winnunga and Dr Sharp’s partner, Ms Carolyn Patterson.
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The inaugural John James Memorial Foundation Scholarship was presented to Mr. Sean Barrett, a first year Indigenous medical student. The scholarship was presented by the Deputy Chairman of the Foundation, Professor David Hardman.
Professor Amanda Barnard, Associate Dean, School of General Practice, Rural and Indigenous Health presented the National Indigenous Medicine Scholarship on behalf the Dean of the Medical School, Professor Nicholas Glasgow. The recipient of this scholarship in 2012 is Mr Benjamin Doyle.
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| Big Bang on Earth | Mar 26, 2012 |
 Astronomers have begun to blast 3 million cubic feet of rock from a mountaintop in the Chilean Andes to make room for what will be the world’s largest optical telescope when completed near the end of the decade. You can watch the
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| Wedging the gap. Why the rhetoric is wrong for remote Aboriginal child health. | Mar 16, 2012 |
 In this presentation Professor John Boulton will look at the issues of infant mortality rate, child health and school engagement for Aboriginal children. |
Professor Boulton will take an historical and anthropological perspective to illustrate the extent of the barriers to achievement of equity in health and economic outcomes. |
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| Study reveals contraceptive cancer risks | Mar 14, 2012 |
 A study has revealed that injectable contraceptives that are widely used around the world influence the risk of developing several types of cancer.
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| Global emissions surge back after GFC | Mar 14, 2012 |
 A recent spike in worldwide carbon emissions growth was caused by the rebound from the global financial crisis (GFC) and is likely to be a one-off, according to a new study from The Australian National University.
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| Society: step up to save planet | Mar 14, 2012 |
 Scientific knowledge alone isn’t enough to save the planet – we must also act on that knowledge and radically change our behaviour, according to the authors of an international study.
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| Calling for Applications: Joint Australian-Canadian Primary Health Care Research Centre | Mar 09, 2012 |
 The Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute (APHCRI) is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to support joint Australian-Canadian teams in researching primary health care.
This partnerships grant program between Australian and Canadian research teams in community-based primary health care (CBPHC) health services research is now open for application.
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The team grant will support Australian and Canadian researchers, decision makers and healthcare professionals to work together to conduct programmatic, interdisciplinary and cross-jurisdictional research to transform CBPHC for the next generation. Teams will focus on the priority research areas of innovative approaches to chronic disease prevention and management in CBPHC and/or improving access to appropriate CBPHC for vulnerable populations.
One Australian-Canadian five year grant will be awarded for a total of $5m. There will be a two stage assessment process with Expressions of Interest (Letter of Intent) called for by 1 May 2012 and full applications for selected groups to follow. The successful grant is expected to commence in early 2013. This program will be undertaken in partnership with CIHR and the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
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| Chronicles of the deep | Feb 13, 2012 |
 With the help of one of the planet’s oldest marine organisms, an ANU scientist is revealing the natural environment’s true history. |
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| Looking at the micro could mend broken hearts | Feb 07, 2012 |
 Researchers have completed the first comprehensive survey of the tiny cellular molecules found in the heart and which are essential for its healthy function. The breakthrough could lead to the development of targeted therapeutic treatments for heart disease.
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| Big trees boost city life | Feb 07, 2012 |
 New research from The Australian National University has revealed for the first time the role large trees play in sustaining biodiversity and bird life in urban environments.
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| Climate change history reveals future threats | Feb 02, 2012 |
 The historical record foreshadows a grim picture for a future threatened by even greater climate change according to a study from The Australian National University.
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| ANU people given the order on Australia Day | Jan 30, 2012 |
 A world-renowned quantum physicist and a researcher working to improve space travel are among the members of the ANU community recognised with 2012 Australia Day honours.
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| Black Saturday provides bushfire answers | Jan 24, 2012 |
 Clearing vegetation close to houses is the best way to reduce the impacts of severe bushfires, according to a team of scientists from Australia and the USA who examined house loss as a result of Black Saturday.
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| Food for thought as China’s cities grow | Jan 12, 2012 |
 The growth of Chinese cities is increasing wealth in the country, but it’s coming at a cost, with farmers needing to make room for city dwellers as a consequence of the country’s ongoing economic boom. |
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| Gift of the gab helps plants beat drought | Jan 12, 2012 |
 Researchers from The Australian National University have discovered a new cellular communication process used by plants to respond to drought. |
The team, led by Dr Gonzalo Estavillo and Professor Barry Pogson in the ANU Research School of Biology, examined a small, rapid-growing plant called Arabidopsis, a relative of canola. |
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| Picky females prefer well-fed males | Jan 11, 2012 |
 A good upbringing can make you more attractive to females – if you are a mosquitofish, that is.
Researchers from The Australian National University have shown that female mosquitofish prefer males who had a solid nutritional upbringing, even if the males are superficially identical to their poorly-fed brothers. Their findings are published online today in Biology Letters.
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“Males similar in body size, but differing in developmental history, are not equally attractive to females,” said Andrew Kahn, the study’s lead author and a PhD candidate in the ANU Research School of Biology...[read more] |
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| Quakes unearth Australia’s underground past | Jan 10, 2012 |
_1300 (Rawlinson MR)_e81cc198cbefcdebafd15ce1960ad473.JPG) Researchers from The Australian National University have used the latest earthquake-measuring technology to image the tectonic plate beneath southeast Australia and reveal for the first time the continent’s geological building blocks. |
Scientists from the ANU Research School of Earth Sciences and international colleagues conducted the research through seismometers placed throughout eastern Australia. The instruments – which record ground motions caused by earthquakes as far away as Indonesia, Fiji and Japan – allowed the researchers to probe deep beneath the Earth’s surface and find evidence of some of the key geological events which have shaped the land mass we know today. |
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| Fortunately for men, size doesn’t matter (much) | Jan 10, 2012 |
 Researchers from The Australian National University have discovered that the male-specific Y-chromosome is shrinking – and it’s happening at different rates across species. |
The research team discovered that a marsupial’s Y-chromosome is genetically denser than the human Y-chromosome, meaning that animals like the tammar wallaby are bounds ahead on the ‘manliness’ scale. However, even though the Y-chromosome is shrinking, in this case size doesn’t matter.
The international study, led by Dr Paul Waters from the ANU Research School of Biology...[read more] |
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| Young minds experiment with a future career in science | Jan 05, 2012 |
 Australia’s brightest young scientific minds have lit the Bunsen burner and flamed their passion for science at the 2012 National Youth Science Forum (NYSF), which kicked off at ANU this week. |
During the month of January more than 300 Year 11 students from around Australia are participating in a series of twelve-day workshops which give them hands-on experience of a career in science. Students from Germany, Canada, South Africa and New Zealand are also attending the forum. |
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| Food glorious food: students serve up tasty new book | Dec 21, 2011 |
 A group of ANU student volunteers from Real Food Canberra and The New Literacy Programme have launched a food manual for young people, Helpings, which contains recipes alongside food education and cooking guidance. |
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| ANU philosopher urges consensus on 50-year debate | Dec 21, 2011 |
 Misinterpretation of a key scientific concept has led to decades of fierce debate according to an ANU philosopher. |
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| Plumes of plankton blooms wins New Zealand’s top science prize | Dec 21, 2011 |
 Dr Robert Strzepek, a visiting scientist in the Research School of Earth Sciences, has won the New Zealand Prime Minister’s Science prize. |
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| New sugar a treat for diabetes treatment | Dec 21, 2011 |
 Researchers from The Australian National University have discovered a new treatment for Type-1 diabetes – an autoimmune disease which currently affects some 130,000 Australians. |
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| Australia’s first Professor of science communication | Dec 20, 2011 |
Sue Stocklmayer, Director of the Centre for the Public Awareness of Science (CPAS) at ANU, has become the first ever Professor of science communication in Australia.
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Professor Stocklmayer has been at ANU for 15 years, during which time she has played a major role in the establishment and development of CPAS, Australia’s first academic science communication centre.
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| ANU Scientist Wins Readers Choice Award in Innovation Challenge | Dec 20, 2011 |
Dr Marc Norman from the Research School of Earth Sciences was a finalist, and the winner of the Reader's Choice Award in the Environmental category of the Australian Innovation Challenge for his work on chemical tracers of groundwater.
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Norman's team has developed a range of chemical tracers to firm up calculations of aquifer recharge and subsurface flow rates in bore water. This information is essential to sustainable water extraction. |
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| ANU researchers win major health grants | Dec 16, 2011 |
 ANU health researchers have won major project funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). |
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| ANU honours Chubb’s service to education | Dec 16, 2011 |
 Australia’s Chief Scientist Professor Ian Chubb has received an honorary doctorate from ANU as part of the 2011 graduation ceremonies. |
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| ANU experts join Academy Council | Dec 14, 2011 |
 ANU Nobel Laureate Professor Brian Schmidt has been elected to the Council of the Australian Academy of Science. |
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| Water on Mars: maybe martian microbes | Dec 14, 2011 |
 Scientists from The Australian National University have found that extensive regions of the sub-surface of Mars could contain water and be at comfortable temperatures for terrestrial – and potentially martian – microbes. |
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| Our jobs are making us sick | Dec 14, 2011 |
 New research at ANU has revealed that poor work conditions can adversely affect people’s health. |
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| Brian Schmidt receives Nobel Prize in Stockholm | Dec 14, 2011 |
 Professor Brian Schmidt received the Nobel Prize for Physics in a formal ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden on Saturday. |
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| Dolomite discovery ends 100-year treasure hunt | Dec 12, 2011 |
 The century-old mystery of a missing mineral in coral reefs has been solved by a team from The Australian National University. |
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| Staff recognised in university media awards | Dec 09, 2011 |
 ANU Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ian Young, has recognised the contribution that staff make to the level of public debate through the annual Media Awards. |
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| ANU researchers star in Academy awards | Dec 09, 2011 |
 ANU researchers have been honoured in all three categories of the 2012 Academy of Science awards. |
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| A brighter future for infertility treatment: study | Dec 07, 2011 |
 Male infertility could soon have a boost through new treatments at a sub-DNA ‘epigenetic’ level, according to researchers from The Australian National University.
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| New director enters into the equation for mathematics institute | Dec 05, 2011 |
| Professor Thierry Coulhon from the University of Cergy-Pontoise in Paris has been appointed as the new director of the ANU Mathematical Sciences Institute (MSI). He will commence in August 2012. |
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| Internet interventions beat depression | Dec 01, 2011 |
 A new study from The Australian National University shows that online therapy programs can play a major and long-lasting role in treating depression.
Dr Lou Farrer, from the ANU Centre for Mental Health Research (CMHR), trialled the effectiveness of online programs MoodGYM and BluePages when used in conjunction with telephone counselling services provided by Lifeline.
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Dr Farrer said there was an immediate drop in symptoms of depression among callers to Lifeline who used the two programs.
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| Hearing theory music to MP3 generation ears | Dec 01, 2011 |
 The revival of a 150-year-old theory on how the human ear protects itself from damage caused by loud sounds could lead to better noise protection says a researcher from the Research School of Biology. |
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| Dealing with a lifetime of disease | Nov 30, 2011 |
| How individuals and communities can better deal with increasing rates of chronic illness in Australia will be the main focus of a health policy roundtable taking place at The Australian National University today. |
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| ANU immunologist wins new medical fellowship | Nov 30, 2011 |
 Professor Carola Vinuesa from The Australian National University has won a new fellowship recognising Australia’s top female medical and health researchers. |
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| ANU Chancellor named top global thinker | Nov 30, 2011 |
 ANU Chancellor Professor the Hon Gareth Evans AO QC has been named one of Foreign Policy magazine’s Top Global Thinkers of 2011. |
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| Natural killers help fight human disease | Nov 28, 2011 |
| Researchers from The Australian National University have discovered a new type of cell which boosts the human body’s ability to fight off infections and life-threatening diseases. |
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| New DVC Academic to join ANU team | Nov 28, 2011 |
 Rhodes Scholar and award-winning teacher and historian Professor Marnie Hughes-Warrington will join ANU as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) in early 2012. |
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| Tegan a two-time science winner | Nov 25, 2011 |
 ANU students have taken out first, second and third prizes in this year’s New Scientist Prize for Science Writing, with top honours going to science student Tegan Dolstra for the second year in a row. |
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| Sex explains why the fit don't always survive | Nov 22, 2011 |
 New research from The Australian National University has shown how genetic variation persists through generations, rather than being bred out in an evolution towards a ‘perfect type’.
In an international collaboration, researchers from the Research School of Biology at ANU and colleagues from Finland and France carried out a combined field and theoretical study on the breeding behaviour of European bank voles - a small mouse-sized rodent common in Europe and Great Britain...
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| ANU to host national petrology and mineralogy conference. | Nov 22, 2011 |
The Research school of Earth Sciences at ANU will this week host the Biennial Conference of the Specialist Group in Geochemistry Mineralogy and Petrology (SGGMP) of the Geological Society of Australia (GSA).
This conference is one of the largest national meetings on geochemistry and will include delegates from all major Earth Science Departments around the country, including representatives from 10 Universities, CSIRO, Geoscience Australia and the Australian Museum. Speakers will also be coming from around the world, with delegates from UK, the US and Switzerland coming to Canberra for the event. |
“Geochemistry is a discipline of fundamental importance to Australia. It investigates the mobility, transfer of chemical elements in geological processes and defines time and duration of such processes,” said Greg Yaxley, a Future Fellow from the Research School of Earth Sciences at ANU.
“This conference will provide an opportunity to discuss some of the major geochemical research challenges facing our field today. Contributions will cover a variety of approaches to solving geological problems from laboratory experiments, to field based studies, theoretical solutions, analytical chemistry and modelling.”
The conference will cover three broad themes; fluids in the earth, rates and durations of magmatic and metamorphic processes and subduction and crustal formation. Topics discussed will include:
- the deep cycle of water and carbon dioxide: how these important species are stored at depth and change the properties of deep earth materials and the impact that their release has on volcanism at the surface
- the composition of the Earth crust that is subducted at great depth at convergent plate margins
- sulfide mineralizations
- evolution of the Australian continent over time and mechanisms for the formation of the Earth’s crust, and
- new techniques for the measurement of time and element transport in geological materials
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The Conference will also include a workshop for discussion of major national earth science research infrastructure projects. Discussions will aim to:
- define a national strategy for Synchrotron research in Earth Science, and
- discuss the potential contribution of geochemistry and petrology to AuScopeII, the follow-up of AuScope, which was awarded $42.8 million in 2007 by the Australian Government under the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) as Capability 5.13, “Structure and Evolution of the Australian Continent”.
“We are very excited to be hosting this conference this year and proud of the variety of topics it will present, and look forward to the results of this important discussion,” Dr Yaxley concluded.
For more information on the conference, visit: http://rses.anu.edu.au/Murramarang2011/Conference/Home.html
Contact: Greg Yaxley 61258334 or 0434389340
Daniela Rubatto 6125 5157, mobile 0410 151 756
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| Pills or bills: managing costs and chronic illness | Nov 22, 2011 |
How to lessen the economic impact chronic disease has on patients and their families is the focus of a policy roundtable taking place at The Australian National University.
The roundtable forms part of the Serious and Continuing Illness Policy and Practice Study (SCIPPS) run by the Menzies Centre for Health Policy – a collaboration between ANU and the University of Sydney.
Leading experts and stakeholders from the health, welfare, academic and government sectors around Australia will use the roundtable to determine how the link between long-term illness, and financial stress and hardship can be broken. |
SCIPPS chief investigator and Dean of the ANU Medical School Professor Nicholas Glasgow said that for many patients and their families, living with chronic illness went hand-in-hand with high, out-of-pocket care-related costs. Many people leave or reduce their working hours because of illness, making it even harder to pay the bills.
“Despite the existence of well-established health and social safety nets in Australia, which we perhaps take for granted, there are many people living with long-term illness who fall between the cracks. This is particularly the case for people with lower incomes,” said Professor Glasgow.
“Our research shows that a substantial percentage of Australians with chronic illness experience economic hardship. As a consequence of these financial pressures, people with chronic illness often need to make significant sacrifices in order to manage their expenses, often at the cost of their health care. |
“Of grave concern is that in some instances patients ignore recommended treatments and prescriptions in order to lessen economic hardship. We clearly need to recognise this as a reality and work out how best to deal with it.
“This roundtable will assess the current evidence and come up with innovative policy solutions for this growing problem. It will also look at how to coordinate action across numerous sectors and diverse sets of stakeholders in a way that helps the health reform process,” he said.
SCIPPS is a five-year National Health and Medical Research Council funded project. In addition to the economic impacts of chronic disease, the study has examined Indigenous health, co-morbidity, self-management of care, health literacy and informal care.
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| ADHD kids need individualised treatment | Nov 21, 2011 |
 New research from The Australian National University is providing strong support for individualised assessment and treatment for children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). |
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| Fitness boosts mental health | Nov 17, 2011 |
 Researchers from The Australian National University have confirmed that children’s psychological wellbeing is linked to cardio-respiratory fitness and physical activity.
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| Future Forum tracks the global green economy | Nov 17, 2011 |
 The second program in the ABC/ANU co-production Future Forum, focusing on the big issues ahead for the world and the nation, will screen next Wednesday at 8pm.
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| Uncertainty fear and eating disorders linked | Nov 16, 2011 |
 People who fear the unknown or view uncertainty as especially negative or threatening are more likely to report symptoms of eating disorders, according to new ANU research.
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| ANU congratulates new Future Fellows | Nov 15, 2011 |
 ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Young has congratulated the 203 researchers around the nation announced today as Future Fellows, particularly the 26 recipients from The Australian National University.
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| Healthy workgroups for healthy work places. | Nov 15, 2011 |
 New research has identified that employees feel more supported and in control at work the more they identify with their workgroup and their supervisor.
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| Giving up driving not all bad: study | Nov 15, 2011 |
 Older people who give up driving report positive life impacts and say it’s not all doom and gloom, according to new research by PhD student Sarah Walker from The Australian National University. |
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| A Fine Resolution for Managing our Water | Nov 11, 2011 |
 “The Digital Elevation Model is a fantastic tool for organisations like
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| Plate shapes may hold secrets to earthquakes | Nov 09, 2011 |
 A new study from The Australian National University has brought scientists a step closer to finding out how earthquakes happen.
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| From little things big things grow | Nov 04, 2011 |
 Australia’s first processing unit offering world-class facilities in the field of photonics has been opened at The Australian National University by Innovation Minister Senator Kim Carr. |
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| Rare bettongs return to mainland | Nov 04, 2011 |
 The rare eastern bettong (Bettongia gaimardi) has returned to the Australian mainland, after an absence of over 80 years. |
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| NHMRC Grant success | Nov 03, 2011 |
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Two members of the Research School of Biology's Division of Biomedical Science and Biochemistry have been awarded NHMRC Project grants to commence in 2012. |
Prof Ted Maddess: "Novel functional testing for early diabetic retinopathy"
Dr David Tscharke: "Quantification of antigen presentation to CD8 T cells during virus infection" |
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| ARC Grant success | Nov 03, 2011 |
 The Research School of Biology achieved a 52% success rate in the recently-announced ARC Discovery Grant round, as well as significant success in the ARC Linkage and LIEF Grant schemes. View the link for details of grant recipeints. |
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| Where does India end and Eurasia begin? | Nov 02, 2011 |
 New research from The Australian National University, the University of Kashmir and the University of Delhi has provided evidence that disputes the widely accepted theory of how India and Eurasia came together. |
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| ANU congratulates ARC grant winners | Nov 02, 2011 |
 Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Young has congratulated all recipients of the Australian Research Council’s 2012 Major Grants, especially those from The Australian National University. |
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| Stakes are high for problem gamblers | Oct 31, 2011 |
 People with gambling problems are unlikely to identify as having a problem or to seek help unless they have experienced serious impacts or harms, according to new research released today. |
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| Think differently on health equity: report | Oct 31, 2011 |
| A major shift in thinking is needed for dealing with health equity issues in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a new report by the Global Action on Health Equity Network (HealthGAEN), co-founded by researchers at The Australian National University. |
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| Government needs to listen up on hearing aids | Oct 26, 2011 |
 Evidence is mounting of an aggressive campaign by private providers to push hearing aids onto people who are not psychologically ready for them, according to an Australian National University sociology expert. |
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| Fenner’s sustainable future realised | Oct 26, 2011 |
 The legacy of esteemed scientist Frank Fenner lives on in a new building opened at The Australian National University named in his honour. |
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| Campfires and Bunsen burners blaze bright for young scientists | Oct 24, 2011 |
 Undergraduate science student Hilary Hunt writes about her experiences at the 2011 Asian Science Camp and why it was the place to be. |
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| Researchers reveal baby-killer birds | Oct 24, 2011 |
 The mysterious behaviour of female Eclectus parrots killing their sons immediately after they hatch has been unravelled by a team of researchers from the Australian National University. |
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| Research eyes energy-saving fluoros | Oct 24, 2011 |
 The global trend towards using fluorescent globes instead of incandescent ones as a strategy to beat climate change could be increasing eye disease, according to new research by scientists at The Australian National University. |
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| ANU congratulates medical grant recipients | Oct 19, 2011 |
 ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Young has congratulated all recipients of National Health and Medical Research grants, particularly the 18 winners from The Australian National University. |
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| Transient doctors affecting children | Oct 19, 2011 |
| Indigenous children and those born overseas are less likely to have a regular family doctor than all other Australian children, according to a new report by researchers at The Australian National University Medical School. |
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| Governor-General launches mentors program | Oct 17, 2011 |
 The Australian Foundation for Mental Health Research’s (AFFIRM) Youth Ambassador Program has been officially launched by the Governor-General of Australia, Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC at The Australian National University. |
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| Driving science and building nations | Oct 17, 2011 |
 Brian Schmidt came to this country from the US partly because of its unique position and facilities. But Australia has matured since then, says our newest Nobel Laureate, astronomer Brian Schmidt. He is optimistic about the future for Australian science and the contribution it can make to improving lives, in this country and the world. Here is an edited version of a speech he gave at the presentation of the 2011 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science at Parliament House in Canberra. |
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| Microdots spot on for wasp study | Oct 13, 2011 |
 New research by scientists at The Australian National University will see wasps being tracked in the same way as stolen cars – using specialist microdot technology. |
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| An Asia Pacific spotlight on health inequity: Taking Action to Address the Social and Environmental Determinants of Health Inequity in Asia Pacific 2011 | Oct 13, 2011 |
 The Global Action on Health Equity Network's (HealthGAEN), which was established and is chaired by ANU Associate Progessor Sharon Friel, has released its report on the social and environmental determinants of health inequity in the Asia Pacific region.
This report has been a collaborative initiative, with contributions from over 40 researchers, policy-makers and health equity advocates from across the Asia Pacific region and was developed with the support of the Australian National University, the WHO (WPRO) and VicHealth. |
The report argues for a paradigm shift in the way we think about and improve health equity. It provides a basis for hope, identifying many entry points across different sectors through which improvements in the distribution of power, money and resources, and conditions of daily living can be tackled.
As the review of actions across the region shows, there is indeed a lot happening within countries to address these determinants of health inequities. But a huge challenge remains. Without leadership, political courage, progressive social policy and social struggle people will continue to live with illness and die needlessly. |
The report will be officially launched at the WHO World Conference on Social Determinants of Health in Rio de Janeiro next week, 18-21st October. Stay tuned to the HealthGAEN Facebook page for more live updates from the Conference.
You can view the report online at http://healthgaen.org/?p=1320 |
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| Summit Tackles Mental Health Stigma | Oct 11, 2011 |
 A national summit designed to tackle mental illness stigma will kick-offed in Brisbane on Monday 10th October as part of National Mental Health Week.
The two-day summit is an initiative of Professor Kathy Griffiths, Deputy Director of the Centre for Mental Health Research at The Australian National University and a joint collaboration with beyondblue; the national depression initiative, the Mental Health Council of Australia, SANE and the Queensland Alliance and the Inspire Foundation. The event is funded by the Department of Health and Ageing.
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“I am very excited to have seen this initiative get off the ground, because we need to ensure that campaigns to tackle mental illness stigma are based on the best scientific evidence about what works, and that the mental health sector works together to deliver effective messages, ” Professor Griffiths said.
“Mental illness stigma is still a major issue, even in Australia.
“Approximately two thirds of people with a mental disorder do not receive professional help for their illness. Stigma is one of the major reasons for this.
“Research shows that 25 per cent of Australians believe that a person should just ‘snap out’ of depression, 30 per cent would not vote for a politician with depression and 21 per cent are unwilling to work closely with someone with depression.
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“Research at ANU is developing important initiatives such as online intervention programs to reduce stigma around depression, as well as methods for tackling stigma in schools.
“I hope that this summit will build on these and other initiatives, to help reduce stigma around mental disorders in Australia,” she said.
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| New boulder frog discovered | Oct 07, 2011 |
 Scientists have discovered two new species of boulder-dwelling frogs, hidden in remote areas of rainforest in north-east Queensland.
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Dr Conrad Hoskin, who did most of his research at The Australian National University, and Kieran Aland from the Queensland Museum, described the Kutini Boulder-frog (Cophixalus kulakula) and the Golden-capped Boulder-frog (Cophixalus pakayakulangun) in a recently published paper. |
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| ANU astronomer wins Nobel Prize | Oct 05, 2011 |
 The Australian National University is celebrating the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Physics to Professor Brian Schmidt. |
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| $5 million boost for Indigenous health | Sep 30, 2011 |
| In a major boost for Indigenous health research, the Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute (APHCRI) at The Australian National University has won $5 million in Commonwealth Government funding for two new Centres of Research Excellence (CRE) in primary health care. |
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| Cosmic thread that binds us revealed | Sep 30, 2011 |
 Astronomers at The Australian National University have found evidence for the textile that forms the fabric of the Universe. |
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| New plan for ANU future | Sep 30, 2011 |
 The future direction of The Australian National University has been outlined with the launch of a new strategic plan. |
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| Malaria declining despite climate change | Sep 19, 2011 |
 Lead author Professor David Stern from the Crawford School of Economics and Government at The Australian National University worked with a team of researchers based at Oxford University and in Kenya to analyse trends in mean temperature and malaria cases across the region. |
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| Dust settles to reveal asteroid truth | Sep 15, 2011 |
 Early results from analysis of dust on the Hayabusa space capsule, which landed in South Australia last year, have revealed an indisputable link between the asteroids we see in space and meteorites that we collect on land.
Published recently in Science, six papers on the findings of the Hayabusa mission provided samples of a pristine asteroid, known as Itokawa. |
Earth Chemistry Professor Trevor Ireland from The Australian National University is a coauthor of four of the papers, and said the dust contained an exciting message.
“Previously there had been problems relating the nature of asteroids with meteorites because the surfaces of meteorites are destroyed as they come in through the atmosphere,” he said.
“The samples taken from Itokawa are the previously unknown ’skin’ of an asteroid and their investigation has confirmed that meteorites that land on Earth are indeed related to the asteroids we see in space.” |
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| Space-time researchers boost precision | Sep 14, 2011 |
 The detection of gravitational waves has taken a leap forward with an announcement by researchers from the multi-national LIGO Scientific Collaboration, published today in specialist journal Nature Physics. |
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| Forest logging increases risk of mega fires | Sep 14, 2011 |
 Logging in Victoria’s mountain ash forests is increasing the risk of catastrophic wildfires, according to an expert from The Australian National University. |
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| Space mission tells of Antarctic melt | Sep 14, 2011 |
 A team of researchers from The Australian National University has been selected from a competitive field to participate in NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) Science Team. |
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| Shrub reveals the secrets of climate change | Sep 09, 2011 |
 In an Australian first, scientists from The Australian National University and the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage have uncovered a new way of identifying 300 years of climatic changes in the Australian Alps by looking at the growth rings of a sturdy, long-lived alpine shrub. |
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| Drug regulations work to cut ‘ice’ use | Sep 07, 2011 |
 Regulations that control chemicals used to make the drug ‘ice’ work, but they come at a cost, according to new research published today in the journal Addiction. |
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| A new(ish) star is born | Aug 31, 2011 |
 Researchers have uncovered a new stellar neighbour with the discovery of the closest young star to Earth. |
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| Leading lights head for Australia | Aug 31, 2011 |
 The world’s top scientists in laser research, from super-fast data transfer and blue-sky computing to designing invisible cloaks, have converged on the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre for the largest optics research conference to be held in Australia and the southern hemisphere. |
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| World survey suggests major technology changes | Aug 31, 2011 |
 A new global survey by the United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) suggests that a technological overhaul of production processes worldwide is needed to end poverty and avert the likely impacts of climate change and environmental degradation. |
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| Micro-explosion reveals new super-dense aluminium | Aug 31, 2011 |
 An international team of researchers including scientists from The Australian National University have created a new, super-dense version of aluminium that could lead to efficient production of new super-hard nanomaterials at a relatively low cost. |
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| Sex gives clues to new lung cancer treatment | Aug 24, 2011 |
 Cao 260_c5aa5b4f000b2bb2df852dfd320bf947.jpg) Research into an enzyme that produces a hormone released after sex has inspired ANU chemists to create new treatments for small-cell lung cancer. |
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| Climate engineering risks “moral corruption” | Aug 24, 2011 |
 Deliberate alteration of the Earth’s environment by humans on a large scale to counter the effects of climate change and in some cases to avoid having to reduce carbon emissions, could be called ‘moral corruption’ according to a leading Australian ethicist. |
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| New appointments to RSB | Aug 23, 2011 |
RSB will soon have eight new groups.
All six candidates recently offered continuing positions in RSB have either formally accepted the offer, or stated their intention to do so and will join us at the end of the year. Two more groups will be established early next year.
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| ANU Tall Poppies the pick of the bunch | Aug 18, 2011 |
 Three ANU researchers have won 2011 ACT Young Tall Poppy Science Awards.
Dr Cormac Corr (Research School of Physics and Engineering), Dr Gonzalo Estillo (Research School of Biology) and Dr Liana Leach (Centre for Mental Health Research) were named at a ceremony held on 17 August. |
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| Wrens eavesdrop on the neighbours | Aug 17, 2011 |
 Superb fairy-wrens eavesdrop, learn to understand and react to the danger calls of other bird species that live nearby, according to new research published today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B. |
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| Health concerns for asylum seekers | Aug 17, 2011 |
| Community-based asylum seekers have limited access to primary health care in Australia, according to new research published in the Medical Journal of Australia. |
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| GP management plans getting through | Aug 17, 2011 |
 A report published today in The Medical Journal of Australia suggests that some of Australia’s most vulnerable chronic disease sufferers are benefiting from the use of GP management plans. |
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| Solar soldiers power up at ANU | Aug 15, 2011 |
 Solar technology set to revolutionise combat has been revealed by ANU. |
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| Bend breakthrough sends light around a corner | Aug 12, 2011 |
 ANU scientists have successfully bent light beams around an object on a two dimensional metal surface, opening the door to faster and cheaper computer chips working with light. |
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| Avatars become the face of sustainability | Aug 12, 2011 |
 People are now able to have an out-of-body experience of a different kind and take on the persona of one of Australia’s most well-known environmentalists, thanks to a new avatar system developed at The Australian National University and on display tomorrow. |
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| Native trees will ease the carbon credit crunch | Aug 12, 2011 |
 If Australia stopped logging native forests it would meet almost half of its five per cent carbon emission reduction target for 2020, according to an expert from ANU. |
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| Laureate Fellowship to RSB | Aug 11, 2011 |
 Professor Craig Moritz, currently Director of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at the University of California, Berkeley, has been awarded a Laureate Fellowship through the Research School of Biology. Craig will be based in the School’s Division of Evolution, Ecology and Genetics and he is to hold a joint appointment with CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences. He will take up the position in 2012.
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| New deal helps disadvantaged kids study | Aug 10, 2011 |
 A new relationship between The Australian National University and The Smith Family will improve educational opportunities and increase access to university for young Australians from disadvantaged backgrounds. |
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| ANU congratulates new ARC Laureates | Aug 10, 2011 |
 Australian National University Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Young has congratulated all Australian Research Council 2011 Australian Laureate Fellows, especially the three researchers from ANU. |
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| Sun shines on clean energy and water | Aug 10, 2011 |
 The Australian National University continues to be at the forefront of national and international solar research thanks to funding provided by the Commonwealth via the Australian Solar Institute (ASI). |
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| In the blood | Aug 10, 2011 |
 Bacterial infections might move more slowly than heart attacks, writes Frank Bowden, but they can be just as deadly. |
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| Graeme Samuel joins ANU Council | Aug 10, 2011 |
 Former Chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Graeme Samuel AC has been appointed a member of The Council of The Australian National University. |
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| Plants protect from climate impacts | Aug 10, 2011 |
 Native vegetation must be restored to protect Australia’s unique ecosystems from the impacts of climate change, according to scientists from the Australian National University.
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| Research yields world food potential | Aug 01, 2011 |
 The Australian National University and Bayer CropScience have signed a research agreement to develop new technology with the potential to produce higher yielding food crops.
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| Forum tracks Australia’s future | Aug 01, 2011 |
 ANU experts will be on show in a first-of-its-kind joint production between the University and ABC News 24 to be broadcast on ABC News 24 on August 3 at 8pm. |
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| Lifestyle choices keep health all in the mind | Aug 01, 2011 |
 Physical activity and being a volunteer assist mental wellbeing, a new ACT research report has found. |
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| Scientists find new Australian frog | Jul 27, 2011 |
 A new miniature frog species or ‘toadlet’ has been discovered in the resource-rich Pilbara region of Western Australia, an area previously thought to support very few of the amphibians.
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| New glandular fever, genes and MS link | Jul 25, 2011 |
| Scientists working on the Australian-based Ausimmune Study have discovered that a past infection with glandular fever, also known as the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), combined with genetic variations in the immune system can greatly increase a person’s risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS). |
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| Monogamous queens help bees cooperate | Jul 21, 2011 |
 New research published in Nature Communications online journal suggests that monogamy and close genetic relationships work together to enhance the cooperative social structure of insects such as bees, wasps and ants. |
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| Economists cool the heat on direct action | Jul 18, 2011 |
 A poll of 140 Australian economists in response to the weekend’s Carbon Tax announcement has revealed that around 60 per cent believe the Government’s package is good economic policy and about 25 per cent disagree with this assessment. |
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| 17th Annual Lions Oratory Competition 2011 | Jul 18, 2011 |
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If you’re an undergraduate student at ANU, you could represent your ANU College at the 2011 Lions Oratory Competition and win up to $1500 in cash.
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| Meet some of our new graduates | Jul 18, 2011 |
 Last week saw more than 1700 undergraduate and postgraduate students take home their degrees from ANU. Each of them has a unique story. |
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| Autoimmune breakthrough inspires rhyming verse | Jul 15, 2011 |
 It’s not everyday that medical research is coupled with couplets. But this is the challenge that PhD student Charis Teh recently faced. |
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| Gonzalo Estavillo is to be awarded the Australian Society of Plant Scientists (ASPS) Teaching Award for 2011 | Jul 14, 2011 |
 This annual award recognises excellence, innovation and contributions to teaching plant science at an undergraduate level, at an Australian intuition.
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| ANU Graduate wins JG Crawford Award | Jul 14, 2011 |
| Dr Kerry Arabena, who graduated with a PhD from the ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment in 2010, has won the JG Crawford Medal. |
The award recognises her research on the concept of citizenship and the positional of traditional peoples in the modern world. It is the first time that an Indigenous student has been awarded the annual prize for academic excellence in graduate work. |
Dr Arabena is the CEO of the Lowitja Institute and is the co-chairwoman of the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples.
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| Sharing is caring when it comes to chronic illness | Jul 08, 2011 |
| Sharing stories and health information with friends and families gives strength to Indigenous Australians living with chronic illness, a new study has found. |
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| ANU in global top 10 across a range of subjects: QS rankings | Jul 08, 2011 |
 ANU has been ranked in the global top ten across seven different subject areas, according to the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by subject. |
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| Telescope team back after 30 years | Jul 06, 2011 |
 A million dollar upgrade of one of Australia’s longest serving telescopes has just begun at Siding Spring Observatory near Coonabarabran in New South Wales, involving the four principal designers who worked on the project when it began at Mt Stromlo in Canberra in the early 1980s. |
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| Scientific sleuths solve puzzle of the seeds | Jul 06, 2011 |
 A second-year biology course is getting students to swap the microscope for the magnifying glass to crack the case of mysterious mutant plants. |
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| Innovative teaching recognised | Jul 01, 2011 |
 Two ANU staff and one teaching team from the College of Medicine, Biology and the Environment have been recognised in the 2011 Australian Teaching and Learning Council (ALTC) Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning. |
ANU winners include Dr Christopher Fulton, for teaching in marine biology, Associate Professor Janette Lindsay, for teaching in climate change science and policy and the ‘plant detectives’ team in the Research School of Biology won an award for the innovative use of investigative science in an undergraduate course.
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| New Dean for Engineering and Computer Science | Jun 27, 2011 |
 Professor John Hosking has been appointed as the new Dean of the ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science.
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| Time to see the wood for the trees: expert | Jun 27, 2011 |
 Artificial propping up of the plantation timber industry is set to lead to a yearly wood glut the equivalent of all of Norway’s annual wood production, and the Federal Government should take this as the cue for substantial structural change in the industry, according to an ANU academic. |
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| Nanotechnology pushes battery life to eternity | Jun 22, 2011 |
 A simple tap from your finger may be enough to charge your portable device thanks to a discovery made at RMIT University and ANU. |
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| Ilana Atlas appointed ANU Pro-Chancellor | Jun 22, 2011 |
 The Council of The Australian National University has appointed Ilana Atlas as the new Pro-Chancellor. Ms Atlas will begin her role on 1 August 2011. |
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| Revolutionary ANU ‘plasma thruster’ set for blast off | Jun 22, 2011 |
 ANU has won a $3.1 million grant from the Federal Government to help propel Australian satellite technology and exploratory missions into the furthest reaches of deep space. |
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| ANU to launch new space technologies | Jun 20, 2011 |
 ANU has won a $3.1 million grant from the Federal Government to help propel Australian satellite technology into the furthest reaches of deep space. |
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| Days of discovery open doors to degrees | Jun 20, 2011 |
 Over 500 Year 10 and 11 high school students from the NSW south coast and southern tablelands crammed an entire university degree into a single day of study at ANU last week.
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| ANU helps unlock secret of the seas | Jun 20, 2011 |
| An international marine research program which draws on ANU expertise will continue to unlock the mysteries of the deep seas thanks to renewed funding from the Federal Government. |
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| Do steaks make you big? | Jun 16, 2011 |
 Adjusting the intake of high protein foods like meat, eggs and milk products could determine whether you become a rugby player or marathon runner and may help you lose weight, according to new research published this month in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. |
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| New crop of rural researchers | Jun 08, 2011 |
 Research into sustainable rural and regional communities has been the product of a partnership between the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) and The Australian National University. |
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| A planet going the wrong way | Jun 08, 2011 |
 All planets move around their stars in the same direction as the star spins—at least that’s what we thought. But now ANU astronomer Dr Daniel Bayliss and his colleagues have found a planet that breaks the mould |
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| Science, Medicine and Health Prizes and Scholarships presentation | Jun 08, 2011 |
 The Hall at University House was filled to capacity on Monday night as students, parents and friends gathered at the annual Science, Medicine and Health Prizes and Scholarships presentation evening. The ceremony was held to celebrate the achievements of our students and to thank our donors for their generous support. A cocktail reception, with music from students of the School of Music, followed the presentation |
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| Academic elected president of international medical society | Jun 06, 2011 |
 Director of The John Curtin School of Medical Research Professor Julio Licinio will head the newly established International Society of Translational Medicine (ISTM). |
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| New hope lodges at Stromlo | Jun 06, 2011 |
 New accommodation facilities, officially opened today at Mt Stromlo, will provide much-needed housing for the growing number of students keen to carry out research at the ANU observatory. |
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| ANU congratulates ARC grant winners | Jun 06, 2011 |
| Australian National University Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Young has congratulated all ARC grant winners, especially the 11 ANU recipients of second round funding from the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) Linkage Projects funding scheme. |
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| Year 12 contenders in for the count | May 31, 2011 |
 Young maths enthusiasts from across the region found out how their numbers measure up when they battled it out in a test of mind and muscles at ANU last week. |
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| COSMIC EXPLOSION CLOSE TO THE DAWN OF TIME | May 31, 2011 |
| There is a new leading candidate in the quest to record the most distant, and therefore oldest viewed astronomical object in the Universe, according to research published today. |
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| Quantum Man: Richard Feynman’s life in science | May 24, 2011 |
 It took a man who was willing to break all the rules to tame a theory that breaks all the rules. This talk, based on Lawrence Krauss’s new book, Quantum Man: Richard Feynman’s life in science, presents a charming and accessible overview of the scientific contributions of world famous physicist and public figure Richard Feynman, as seen through the arc of his fascinating life.
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Speaker/Host: Professor Lawrence Krauss
Venue: Manning Clark Centre, theatre 1, Union Court, ANU
Date: Thursday, 2 June 2011
Time: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
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| The time for climate change action is now: Expert | May 24, 2011 |
 Australia must act now to meet the challenges of a climate changed world according to a leading expert from The Australian National University. |
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| Bees 'read sky' to find home | May 19, 2011 |
 Bees remember landmarks and read information from the sky to find their way home from an amazing 11 kilometres away and over several days’ travel, a new study from The Australian National University shows. |
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