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Space eye reaches across the Tasman
The New Zealand component of the Tasman International Geospace Environment Radar (TIGER) will become operational in November. full story

University mentors are helping school students Get 'In2Science'
A program to encourage more Victorian secondary school students to 'get into science' was recently launched by La Trobe University and the University of Melbourne full story

Understanding intelligibility
Thanks to La Trobe University researchers, teachers in Australia's Adult Migrant English Program will soon have available a professional development package to help them assess the intelligibility of those at different stages of learning English. full story

International Masters course boosts La Trobe Global Business Law
With an increasingly international emphasis on the practice of law, global law courses are becoming popular in the US and around the world, says Professor Gordon Walker, who heads the La Trobe Law program. full story

GOOD news in Vietnam With a little help from La Trobe
The news is getting better in Ho Chi Minh City - thanks to La Trobe University. full story

From water use to family violence
Successful campaigns for improved road safety practices like wearing seat belts, reducing speed, curtailing drink driving and establishing accident black spots have given Victoria a world reputation for changing for the better the behaviour of its citizens. full story

Peacemaking starts in the playground
By October 2006, a thousand young peacemakers - each one trained in conflict resolution skills - will be enhancing relationships between children, teachers and parents in five Victorian primary schools. full story

Muscles: they're smarter than we thought
Scientists at La Trobe University and at the University of Aarhus in Denmark, have discovered the mechanism by which acidity helps prevent muscle fatigue. full story

Better internet services for the bush
La Trobe University is playing a major role in research designed to bring better internet services to remote rural areas. full story

FOUND: The Real Leopold Bloom
The hero of James Joyce's book, Ulysses, Leopold Bloom, is perhaps one of English literature's most intriguing characters. full story

Searching for biological markers of autism
A multidisciplinary research group at La Trobe University has made a major contribution in the search for biological markers in autism spectrum disorders. full story

Fighting HIV/AIDS in Papua New Guinea
La Trobe University's National Centre for Public Health Law is making a significant contribution to combating the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Papua New Guinea. full story

Better pharmaceutical drug scheme for Croatia
La Trobe senior lecturer in Public Health, Dr Ken Harvey has played a major role in introducing a cost efficient pharmaceutical drug scheme in Croatia. full story

New Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)
La Trobe University has appointed Professor Brian Stoddart as its new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) to replace Professor Fred Smith, who is retiring later this year. full story

New Professors lead research in Microbiology and Theatre
La Trobe University has appointed two new professors. They are Dr Paul Fisher, Professor of Microbiology, and Dr Peta Tait, Professor of Theatre and Drama. full story

Sino-Tibetan specialist to Chair in Linguistics
Dr Randy LaPolla, formerly of the City University of Hong Kong, has been appointed to the Chair of Linguistics at La Trobe University. full story

Librarian wins hearing awareness award
La Trobe University reference librarian, Valerie Forbes, was up among the big names when the Deafness Foundation handed out its annual awards during Hearing Awareness Week recently. full story

Torture in Iraq
Are we changing long-held values which saw torture as abhorrent? Can democracy be spread by violence? full story