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Issue: January/February 2008News
Miner obsession wins national awardMore than 25 years of research led by La Trobe University's Dr Michael Clarke into the behaviour and ecology of Bell Miners, Noisy Miners and the endangered Black-eared Miner has been recognised by the Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union. 
$230m deal for world-class Biosciences Research CentreThe University has finalised an agreement with the State Government to build a $230 million world-class agricultural Biosciences Research Centre (BRC) on its main Melbourne campus at Bundoora. 
Call for greater role by universities in sustainability educationHow do we find ways over the next 50 years for nine billion people — most aspiring to a western standard of living — to co-exist on this planet with dignity and sustainability? 
New program trains Muslim leadersA leadership training program for young Muslims — the first of its kind in Australia — has produced its inaugural graduates. 
Back to the 'Silk Road' for troubled timesLa Trobe University's Centre for Dialogue discusses the need for renewed Europe-Asia dialogue over relations with the United States and the Muslim world. 
Microchip with cosmic potentialElectronics engineers and researchers from La Trobe University's Centre for Technology Infusion have won an international design award for a prototype microchip with cosmic capabilities. 
Antarctic scientist on first flight to DavisA La Trobe University physicist was among the first three scientists to fly to Davis Station using the new Australian air link to Antarctica. Research in Action
Cell death research into new anti-cancer drugScientists at La Trobe University have discovered how a new drug that targets proteins that inhibit the normal process of cell death (a process known as apoptosis) kills cancer cells. 
Skippy's ancestor a galloping kangaroo?The recently-unveiled near-complete 25-million-year-old skeleton of one of the earliest known kangaroo predecessors might offer clues to kangaroo survival under the pressure of modern climate change. 
Studies for safer pest controlResearch into a series of circular proteins — first found in plants used by African women to help accelerate childbirth — may lead to a new class of natural, more ecologically friendly insecticides. 
Ancient tool kit raises questions about gender rolesResearch into a 14,000 year old tool kit found in an excavation in Jordan has provided rare insights into the daily activities of prehistoric people. 
Award for health promotionExiled nuns and drought-affected families are among those to benefit from the work of La Trobe University's award-winning health promotion student, Julie Priest. 
Easing the strain of print for visually impairedThanks to a program introduced at La Trobe, students with a print disability can easily access university materials via alternate formats. 
Teachers need to span ICT knowledge gapLa Trobe University Professor Margaret Robertson sees a world of education without borders — where the internet and Google have left teachers goggle-eyed, worried about how they can develop skills quickly enough to meet the learning needs of young people in this rapidly changing society. 
Teaching with a Swedish glossThe education of school teachers at La Trobe comes this year with a Swedish gloss, thanks to an exchange program between the University's Bendigo campus and the University of Umea. 
Germaine Greer visit for Jane Austen eventProfessor Germaine Greer gives the opening lecture at a two-day international conference on Jane Austen and comedy held by La Trobe University's English Program and the Association for the Teaching of English. Shot in the arm for intelligent machinesLa Trobe University scientists in Melbourne have joined forces with international colleagues in a privately-funded venture to develop 'emotionally intelligent' technologies that can interact with humans in an emotionally intelligent manner. Electronic engineering link with ThailandElectronic engineers from La Trobe University are helping boost research in Thailand by teaching techniques for analysing semiconductors at Udon Thani Rajabhat University to make solar cells. 
Head of new Dental SchoolProfessor Peter Wilson — a former specialist and educator in restorative dentistry at the University of Melbourne — has taken up his post as head of La Trobe University's new Dental School in Bendigo. Environment
Smart electricity meters could be smarterVictoria is to be one of the first places in the world to introduce 'smart meters' to try and control the spiralling drain on its electricity grid. Fifteen years of energy savingBetween 7 am on Monday and 11 pm on Friday La Trobe University's main Melbourne campus at Bundoora produces its own electricity. 
How green is your campus?It's been a sucessful year for 'Green' initiatives at La Trobe University — culminating in the inclusion of environmental sustainability in the University's new Strategic Plan, launched from the start of this year.
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