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Issue: October 2006
Research in Action
Tracking our changing vegetationIn 1853, the astute and resourceful Charles La Trobe, Governor of the Colony of Victoria, despatched his newly appointed government botanist, Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, on a long and painstaking assignment. 
All-embracing world of pervasive computingWith the world on the verge of this latest technological revolution, one of Australia’s top pervasive computing specialists has joined La Trobe University, bringing with him expertise in two vital areas - ‘device ecologies’ and ‘aware systems’. 
13,000BC – The menu at Chez KutikinaThe menu is at least 15,000 years old, but the dishes are quite clearly written – roast leg of wallaby ‘bleu’, bone marrow ‘cru a la baguette’ and wombat brains. 
Maths is good for your healthHospitals need the skills of doctors, nurses, psychologists, physiotherapists, dieticians and technicians to ensure the health of patients. However, they cannot maximise patient health outcomes unless they also make use of the skills of mathematicians. 
Calculate like an EgyptianLa Trobe University students have been learning Egyptian to solve mathematical problems and practise mathematical tables. News
Award recognises contribution to global citizenshipProminent Hong Kong business leader and philanthropist, Dr Henry Fong Yun-Wah, has received an inaugural International Network of Universities (INU) award in recognition of his generous support for global citizenship. 
Doing Business: awards for free enterpriseStudents from the Faculty of Law and Management have won four out of nine major national awards in this year’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) competition. New Centre for Mexican StudiesLa Trobe University has launched a new Centre for Mexican Studies, building on its reputation as a leading centre for Latin American Studies in Australia. 
Privatisation of freedom in AmericaProfessor Orlando Patterson – John Cowles Professor of Sociology at Harvard University – delivered this year’s La Trobe University Bernard Bailyn Lecture. 
Comment: ADR – What role for lawyers?Since 2005, the first subject La Trobe University law students complete is Dispute Resolution. 
Public sector governance appointmentLa Trobe University has appointed Peter Loney, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Victoria, as Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Law and Management, and Executive Director of its Public Sector Governance and Accountability Research Centre (PSGARC). 
La Trobe NSW Premier’s History AwardsLa Trobe University academics have won two out of six NSW Premier’s History Awards announced early October by the Minister for the Arts, the Hon Bob Debus MP. 
On hallowed ground where scientists meetIggy McGovern will tell you with a rare flash of exasperation that the only common ground between physics and poetry is their shared position in the alphabet – but ask him what a synchrotron is and the poet answers before the physicist does: it’s a 21st century medieval cathedral where scientists meet. 
Scholarships launch Taiwan partnershipThree students have been awarded scholarships to take part in a Taiwan experience program at National Chung Hsing University in Taiwan – one of La Trobe’s latest partner universities. 
Rotary award for women’s health studyResearch into improving body satisfaction and eating behaviour among women in midlife has been supported by a $30,000 Australian Rotary Health Research Fund (ARHRF) grant for mental health. 
Building Global Citizens: INU student awards show the wayLa Trobe University continues to build global citizens. It was a key player in the recent highly successful inaugural International Network of Universities’ Student Seminar held in Hiroshima, which brought together 55 students from 14 countries. China Student AwardLa Trobe PhD student in Archaeology, Sun Zhouyong, is one of three international students in Victoria to have won the latest US $5,000 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad. AppointmentsChairs for psychology and public health researchersDr Geoff Cumming, a pioneer in the reform of statistical practices in psychology, Dr Eleanor Wertheim, an expert in eating disorders and dieting behaviours, and Dr Pranee Liamputtong, a leading scholar in social and cultural diversity in public health, have been appointed to a Personal Chairs. 
Leadership for outdoor and environmental educationWith our sedentary lifestyle, problems of obesity and ecological catastrophes rarely off the front pages, the good news, according to Professor Noel Gough, is that studies in active areas like outdoor and environmental education are hitting the mark in terms of student interest, engagement and satisfaction.
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