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Issue: June 2006
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Need for better company disclosureAustralian companies need to focus more carefully on how they report against their social and environmental performance to remain competitive in the global environment. 
Major role in dementia careSome 200,000 Australians suffer from dementia. Estimated costs to the nation are $5.6 billion and rising. La Trobe University has a key role in three new initiatives to tackle a condition that looks set to overtake depression as Australia's major health issue by 2016. 
Evaluation of Dementia Health InitiativeLa Trobe University psychologist, Dr Colleen Doyle, is Project Director of the $1.3 million national evaluation of the Dementia Health Priority Initiative, an Australian Government initiative to help people with dementia. 
New research role to diagnose and manage painLa Trobe University is also part of a new $2.2 million three-year project to establish and operate a Dementia Collaborative Centre for Consumers and Social Research. La Trobe in EU education linkLa Trobe University is a major partner in two of four new projects creating educational links between Australia and the European Union. 
New $1 million Oral Health Lab at BendigoA new oral health teaching laboratory paving the way for a new generation of dental professionals to meet the needs of regional Victoria was opened on the La Trobe University Bendigo campus in June. 
Chaffey Building at MilduraA new home for the Faculty of Law and Management in Mildura - the George and William Chaffey Building - was opened in late June by the Chancellor, Mrs Sylvia Walton. 
Historical archaeology: Dig locally, think globalArchaeologists and historians combine to write the history of the modern world. 
Helping women around the worldHelping women get a better deal in many Asian and Pacific countries is a daunting task. But it is a challenge that La Trobe University lecturer, Dr Wendy Mee, takes in her stride. 
American influences on Alfred DeakinAlfred Deakin, Australia's second Prime Minister and one of the young nation's most profound thinkers, had strong views on colonialism, the future of the Pacific, race relations and our relationship with USA. 
Rare award for leading linguistLa Trobe University has awarded its highest degree, Doctor of Letters (D Litt), to one of the world's leading linguists, Professor Alexandra Aikhenvald. 
Indigenous peace building workshopThe Conflict Resolution Research Centre in the School of Law recently held a four-day workshop in Mildura on 'Indigenous Peace Building and Caring for Conflict'. 
Awards for helping student learningSixteen La Trobe University staff members have won Citations for Outstanding Contributions for Student Learning. The University awards, for sustained effort in supporting student learning, recognised academic, library and general staff. Research in Action
Quest for improved anti-cancer drugsLa Trobe University is helping to develop more effective drugs for the treatment of a range of cancers. 
Non-fundamentalists a key to peaceReligious non-fundamentalists must play a key role in solving the problem of ever increasing violence, according to La Trobe University's Shepparton campus PhD candidate, Dr Frank Purcell. 
Women need to know about folate before they become pregnantA wider campaign is needed so that women are aware of the benefits of a diet rich in folate or folate supplements before they become pregnant. 
Shining light through membranes for better medicineBiochemists at La Trobe University are playing a leading role in research aimed at better understanding the workings of membranes in our bodies. Books
Literary prize for Conrad scholarLa Trobe University scholar and Head of Chisholm College, Terry Collits, has won this year's $15, 000 biennial prize for literary scholarship in the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards for his book on Joseph Conrad. 
Jung and the wide screenThe creative and spiritual insights of the ideas that Carl Jung left us through analytical psychology are 'punchy, contemporary and attractive to "Gen Yers"' - those born after 1977. 
The Life of Alick JackomosAlick Jackomos was an Australian of Greek descent who 'crossed over', married into the Aboriginal community - and became one of last century's leading advocates for Aboriginal welfare and Aboriginal rights.
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