Synergy Vol 5 No 2 Winter 2001 Murdoch University

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Leading Edge Research at Murdoch University - Volume 5 No 2: Winter 2001

Marker TIME FOR A 'HUMAN SCIENCE'
Humanity has always faced threats to its wellbeing and happiness, with pestilence, war and hunger the major causes of fear for most of mankind’s history - but for those of us lucky to live in the relatively affluent western world, these very basic fears have been removed.
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NEWS IN BRIEF - HEADLINES

Marker Back to back success for ARC

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WA’s new science council

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Marker COLLABORATION BRINGS A LOTTERIES WIN FOR WA MEDICAL RESEARCH
Representatives from all the key Western Australian medical research institutes and four public universities have been successful in their first joint application for Lotteries Commission funding.
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Western Australia has unique opportunities to gain economic prosperity through environmental industries, according to Dr David Annandale from Murdoch University’s School of Environmental Science.
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Marker A WEIGHTY CULTURAL ISSUE
Negative body image caused by media exposure can span across cultures, says a new study at Murdoch University.
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Marker KEEPING YOUR COOL AT WORK
THE WORKPLACE is about to become more comfortable, thanks to a recently completed international study.
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 KEEPING YOUR COOL AT WORK

Marker A DARKER SIDE TO 'MAN'S BEST FRIEND'
ALTHOUGH generally regarded as ‘man’s best friend’, in some developing countries the domestic dog can also harbour dangerous zoonotic (human-affecting) diseases and parasites.
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Marker DOWN TO THE BARE BONES OF MOLECULAR RESEARCH
Bone marrow transplants may soon be a whole lot easier on the body thanks to a revolutionary treatment being investigated in a PhD project at Murdoch University.
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MURDOCH University secured four Commonwealth Science Lectureships established through $25 million allocated in the 1999 Federal Budget.
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Marker GUT-WRENCHING PAIN EASED FOR STRESSED-OUT HORSES
THE Murdoch Veterinary School recently took possession of its new, advanced, equine gastroscopy equipment.
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Marker CHAT ROOMS - SUPRISES ON HOW WE BEHAVE
The Internet is not going to be a source of anarchic rebellion, according to a new study at Murdoch University’s School of Psychology.
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Marker BIOLOGY TO BLAME FOR BAD BOYS?
IS biology to blame for boys’ flagging performances in school?
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Marker MODEL FOR AGE - FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES
A pilot study underway at Murdoch’s Division of Social Sciences, Humanities and Education may provide the key to reforming policies and attitudes towards the elderly in Australia.
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Marker FUNDING BOOST FOR EDUCATION
Murdoch University’s School of Education is reaping the benefits from the newly established Centre for Learning Change and Development.
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Marker POSTGRADUATE DEGREES CAPTURE MEDIA ATTENTION
POSTGRADUATE study is becoming an increasingly accessible way for media industry veterans to share the value of their experience with other journalists.
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Marker BUILDING NEW PROSPECTS FOR ROEBURNE COMMUNITY
Roeburne community members are paving the way for a new pattern of Indigenous consultation, playing a central role in the development of Roeburne’s new Communication and Collaboration Centre.
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Marker FULL STEAM AHEAD ON ORAL HISTORY PROJECT
A GROUP of Murdoch third-year radio feature-reporting students is working with Perth’s Labour History Society and Curtin University on an unusual oral history project.
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Marker FROM THE MOUTHS OF BABES: LESSONS ABOUT IDENTITY
AS more daycare centres open their doors to children with disabilities and from various ethnic backgrounds, identifying how young children negotiate difference is becoming an increasingly pressing issue.
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Marker TALKING HISTORY IN COCKBURN
The City of Cockburn is making steps towards documenting history for the future in the local community by funding Murdoch University researchers to record the Indigenous oral history of the region.
>> more information on talking history in Cockburn

Marker HOW MUCH NEWS?
Television news is under scrutiny in an innovative pilot study at Murdoch University.
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Marker CRAWFORD FUND VISIT STRENGTHENS AFRICAN/AUSTRALASIAN RESEARCH LINKS
SLEEPING sickness, or trypanosomiasis, is a huge and growing problem in Africa with millions of people affected by the disease.
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Marker FROM FRYER TO FUELTANK: A DIESEL ALTERNATIVE
IN these days of rapidly increasing fuel prices, a Murdoch PhD student has found an unusual answer to the problem.
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Marker SHOALWATER LOCAL LET LOOSE TO STUDY SEAGRASS
Shoalwater Bay community members are the backbone of Western Australia’s first long term seagrass investigation.
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Marker KEESING TO HEAD RESEARCH OF MAJOR MARINE VENTURE
DR JOHN Keesing has been appointed Research Director for the newly established $20 million Strategic Research Fund for the Marine Environment, run jointly by the State Government and the CSIRO in Perth.
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Editor Pepi Smyth
Writers Lachlan McCrudden, Michael Peeters, Chris Smyth, Pepi Smyth, Marissa Williams
Design Peter Roots
Photography Grace Banks, Geoff Griffiths, Brian Richards
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