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La Trobe University and Joint Centre
La Trobe University and Peking University have finalised an agreement to establish a Joint Centre for China Studies at La Trobe University's Melbourne (Bundoora) campus. full story

Death of noted La Trobe University founding father
Dr Davis McCaughey, a former Governor of Victoria who was deeply involved with the foundation of La Trobe University, died on 25 March, aged 90. full story

La Trobe researcher to study in China
Dr Yan (Danna) Zhang, a lecturer in La Trobe University's School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management, will undertake six months postdoctoral research in China under the auspices of the Endeavour Programme. full story

Towards Australia's new Synchrotron
La Trobe University Emeritus Professor of Physics, Robert Leckey, recently led a group of 11 Australian synchrotron scientists to the 2nd Italian-Australian Workshop on Future Directions of Spectroscopy and Imaging with Synchrotron Radiation, at Trieste, Italy. full story

A novel emerges and the literary world takes note
It started a decade ago when Catherine Padmore and fellow Creative Writing students workshopped her short story idea during a tutorial on the fourth floor of the Humanities 2 Building on the Melbourne (Bundoora) campus. full story

Your body shape and your partner
Women-how does your partner feel about your body shape? It is important because it may have a bearing on whether some of you continue to overeat. full story

Boost for gifted children's program
An unusual university-community program to further the interests and skills of gifted children in rural and regional areas has been given a boost. full story

La Trobe students at Yunnan Agricultural University
For two weeks from Sunday 27 March, 15 La Trobe University fourth year Bachelor of Agricultural Science students visited theYunnan Agricultural University in Kunming, PRC. full story

La Trobe University's leading role in world quest to alleviate family problems
La Trobe University is conducting the Australian segment of a cross national pilot study aimed at improving services to families with emotional difficulties. full story

Why do children develop language problems?
A La Trobe University team is leading ground-breaking research to discover why young children develop language problems. Australia and New Zealand Health Policy (ANZHP). full story

Kids and the post scarcity cultural condition
Listen guys! You may not know it but you're living in 'the affluence of the post scarcity cultural condition'. full story

La Trobe developing new tool for physiotherapists
La Trobe University is working to develop a new clinical tool to help physiotherapists ascertain the progress of treatment for certain shoulder problems. full story

Two facets of fragile X, new neurological disorder detected
A collaborative research team from La Trobe University and the University of California has identified and characterised a new progressive neurological disorder in older men. full story

Love and life for lonesome bachelor birds
La Trobe University ornithologists have confirmed the success of an ambitious project to rescue a population of nationally endangered Black-eared Miners. full story

Boy meets girl: how, where, what then?
How do young men initiate and organise their social and sexual relationships with young women? How, and very importantly where, do such friendships develop? full story

Bicycle research prize
La Trobe University 2004 honours student and part time tutor, Mr Paul Willard, has won equal first prize in the Ron Shepherd Memorial Bicycle Research Prize. full story

Omega-3 fatty acids: yes, but how much and when?
The world of nutritional science agrees there are numerous benefits from consuming Omega-3 fatty acids. full story