Issue: Autumn 2009
News
Power to the people
La Trobe University researchers and a Melbourne-based semiconductor developer are commercialising a cost-effective energy management system designed to tackle climate change.
Bionic ear founder joins La Trobe
Professor Graeme Clark joins La Trobe in the quest for the next-generation hi-fi bionic ear.
Eye in the sky
La Trobe researchers help upgrade Aeronautical Information Services data.
Clean coal studies in European energy award
New technology to turn low-rank coals into an improved and more environmentally-friendly fuel.
Centre for Dialogue
Appointment of former Premier Steve Bracks — and Sayed Mohammed Khatami speaks to 1,500 people on campus.
Burnet Medal for biological sciences
Professor David Vaux has been awarded the Macfarlane Burnet Medal by the Australian Academy of Science.
Law students top international contests
La Trobe Law began the year with wins in two major international student competitions.
New vision for the arts
Theatre historian appointed to the government's Creative Australia Advisory Group.
Millions ripped off from the elderly
Dr Gerry Naughtin is bringing the concerns of the elderly into the public domain.
New course challenges business ethics
La Trobe launches new Graduate Certificate of Corporate Responsibility.
Employer of Choice for Women
Nearly one in three professors at La Trobe University is now a woman.
February Fires
Condolences to families, praise for help — and Muslim students raise funds for fire appeal.
Vale: Dr Richard Zann
La Trobe ornithologist dies tragically with his wife and daughter in the Kinglake fire.
Research
Probing secrets of muscle fatigue
Muscle fatigue attracts a wide range of opinions and comments.
Keeping kids out of strife
National study of the Children's Court.
Family and friends key to adolescent mental health
Young people with mental illness should not need to resort to extreme behaviour such as violence or suicide attempts before receiving the help they need.
Agriculture reform for India
A La Trobe economist is contributing to the global debate on how we can help the rural poor.
Knees – may the force be with you
Gait analysis probes problems that lead to bad knees.
Improving breast thrush diagnosis
Misdiagnosis can lead to over-prescription of antibiotics.
Slave letters move campaigners
Two-hundred-year-old documents from the West Indies are helping rewrite the history of anti-slavery attitudes.
Former journalist reflects on the news
Media organisations are laying off staff and on-line news services are increasing.
How decisions are made to predict and control fires
La Trobe University psychologist and fire research specialist looks at key issues arising from the February fires.
Snail heart
A La Trobe pharmacologist has identified two serotonin receptors in the snail heart.