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2008

August
18 August: Creative industry to benefit from new Curtin partnership
18 August: The call of a new career
14 August: House of Tarvydas and Looking Out – Exhibition opening
13 August: Curtin appoints Pro Vice-Chancellor for Singapore Campus
11 August: The reality of going for Olympic gold
11 August: Science with a twist at Curtin Curiosity Carnival and Curiosity Café
11 August: Curtin academics nationally recognised for outstanding contribution
7 August: The sky’s not the limit at Curtin Innovation Display
7 August: Muresk Open Day showcases diversity of agriculture careers
7 August: Confronting evidence questions cause of mud eruption disaster
7 August: Launch of the Centre for Sport and Recreation Research at Curtin today
6 August: Curious about Curtin Open Day?
5 August: Curtin to retain first and second year offerings in Kalgoorlie
4 August: Short course helps to build capacity in Aboriginal health
July
28 July: Curtin graduate and top fashion designer showcases work at John Curtin Gallery
25 July: Inspiration from the mundane leads to solo exhibition
24 July: West Point expert at Curtin to talk on Counter-Terrorism
24 July: Curtin-PetroSkills Partnership for Professional Master Program
22 July: Looking Out – An exhibition celebrating the internationalisation of WA fashion
22 July: Forgery exposed by light
22 July: Curtin fostering tomorrow’s leaders
22 July: House of Tarvydas, a retrospective, at the JCG
21 July: Malcolm Turnbull at Curtin to talk on emissions trading
17 July: Curtin research produces innovative new whooping cough vaccine
16 July: Poverty key influence affecting long-term housing stability of Indigenous Western Australians
14 July: Last chance to see dOFa08 at John Curtin Gallery
11 July: Vogel prize winning Curtin lecturer launches second novel
10 July: Olympic Rower heads to Beijing on a high note
9 July: oneday is all it takes
3 July: Curtin welcomed thousands of TEE students for conference
3 July: Curtin Professor the only WA academic named in Engineers Australia's Top 100
3 July: Curtin led team discover key to earliest life on Earth
2 July: Marketing students raise money to fight poor sanitation in Africa
2 July: Curtin offers help with business planning
1 July: New Yorkers get a taste of Noongar culture
1 July: Curtin empowers students with new online English language assessment tool
June
27 June: Thirty future leaders inspired by Sir Charles Court
25 June: First fast-track nursing degree in WA to address nursing shortage!
24 June: New research to impact osteoporosis clinical practice
23 June: Curtin student a leading voice for rural women
23 June: Future science and maths teachers to benefit from Curtin research
23 June: Curtin marketing professor awarded for editing excellence
19 June: Plum research rewards scholar
19 June: New program offers Year 12 students unparalleled opportunities in ICT industry
19 June: Year 12 tops Curtin student experience program
19 June: Curtin medal awarded to top tech buff
18 June: Curtin pieces together the Canning Stock Route puzzle
17 June: Curtin health research institute appoints Professor of Health Innovation
13 June: Climate change and its challenges for Australia
13 June: Have we become too fixated on torture?
13 June: The rights of all Australians under focus at Curtin
12 June: Curtin offering unique short courses in sustainability
12 June: Curtin awarded for pioneering vision impaired learning
12 June: dOFa08 opens at the John Curtin Gallery
11 June: Dingo urine offers humane solution to kangaroo cull
10 June: ARC funding boosts key collaborative research projects at Curtin
5 June: Viticulture and oenology prizes reward exceptional graduates
4 June: Curtin academic heads state new group for anaphylaxis management in schools
4 June: Curtin student leader one of only three Australians selected for Global Village
3 June: Indigenous psychologist’s book takes unique approach
May
30 May: New to triathlon but Curtin academic already in world championships
29 May: Curtin adopts innovative new model for curriculum development
28 May: Curtin first university in Australia to launch a Reconciliation Action Plan
27 May: Fresh idea channels water to win Enviro 08 Award
26 May: Divorcees’ battle to keep family home
26 May: Curtin wins national community TV prize at 2008 Antenna Awards
26 May: Curtin first university in Australia to launch a Reconciliation Action Plan
22 May: Curtin Art Graduate Flying High Over Award
22 May: Brisbane based graduate jets to Perth to receive CBS award
22 May: Curtin FM takes action on sponsorship breach
20 May: Curtin is giving Year 11 & 12 students a chance to see new Indiana Jones movie for free
20 May: Curtin academic appointed to Infrastructure Australia Advisory Council
20 May: Curtin students questioning their identity
20 May: Mother’s 10 year journey leads to outstanding success
19 May: “Who do you think we are” Artists turn the camera on themselves
19 May: Rare Royal Society honour for Curtin academic
19 May: New research into chronic tennis elbow pain wins international award
19 May: Spreading daily intake of fat may reduce cardiovascular disease
16 May: Julia earns degree without stepping foot on campus
16 May: Curtin biographer first in WA to win National Biography Award
15 May: Curtin experts to show the future of sustainable tourism for Exmouth
15 May: Curtin experts to show the future of sustainable tourism in Carnarvon and Coral Bay
15 May: Top honour for Information Systems graduate
14 May: Curtin adventurers to follow Canning's pioneering footsteps
12 May: The Sustainability Challenge - Bring it On!
9 May: Curtin nurturing future leaders
9 May: Curtin human rights student wins place in prestigious course in Japan
9 May: Misunderstandings and illness hampered Curtin - Roosevelt relations
8 May: Healthy Junk Food for Your Family?
6 May: Sexy and Dangerous: The Space Between
5 May: Curtin benefits from more buses to Canning Bridge train station
1 May: Curtin students to help fight global poverty
1 May: Curtin – Western Power partnership to deliver power expertise
April
30 April: Naming and Identity - A Free Public Lecture at the John Curtin Gallery
30 April: Curtin FM 100.1 Radiothon largest ever
29 April: 2008 John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library Visiting Scholar Public Lecture
29 April: Curtin recognised at Australian Information Industry Association state iAwards
23 April: Curtin Department of Education awards outstanding teachers
23 April: Blood drive draws near
23 April: Midwifery education reborn in WA
23 April: Brook Andrew: Eye to Eye
21 April: ICT industry to benefit from new Curtin alliance
21 April: Pilbara students recognised with BHP Billiton Iron Ore Scholarships
18 April: Curtin takes significant stride into field of sustainability
17 April: Curtin undergraduate one-step ahead of the rest
17 April: Curtin Volunteers! recognised at WA Youth Awards
17 April: Curtin graduate wins historic Howard Memorial Research Fellowship
17 April: Curtin Professor awarded prestigious medal
15 April: Media Alert Bachelor of Science (Midwifery) Launch
15 April: Inaugural Aileen Plant Memorial Lecture
15 April: Carbon Management: What are the Big Questions for the Future?
15 April: Curtin to launch new sustainability policy institute
15 April: New course puts mental health under the microscope
14 April: Curtin graduate hopes to use nanotechnology to help epileptics
14 April: Research into impact of adult bedwetting
14 April: Curtin Art graduate ‘Wired’ for Success thanks to Regional Remote and E-Learning program.
9 April: Curtin’s Aboriginal Studies Director to attend United Nations Forum in New York
9 April: Curtin nurtures WA’s young leaders
8 April: Curtin student wins national literary award
8 April: Curtin combats need for neonatal nurses
7 April: Curtin academic recognised as one of Australia's top ten researchers
4 April: See ‘Eye to Eye’ with Brook Andrew at the John Curtin Gallery
4 April: Curtin historian wins highly prestigious overseas research fellowship
1 April: Outstanding graduate clinches top opportunity with Chevron
March
31 March: Curtin lecturer works on sequel to Hollywood cult film
26 March: New major exhibition on John Curtin now open
26 March: Curtin announces new Singapore Campus
26 March: Taking the weight off heart disease?
20 March: Curtin students join to stop violence against women
20 March: What are Exmouth Residents’ Perceptions of Tourism?
20 March: Curtin volunteer program connects new students to community
19 March: Curtin to deliver prestigious international leadership program
19 March: Curtin sweeps up at 21st WA Screen Awards
19 March: Curtin postgrads win international Engineering Award
18 March: Public Forum: The winding path to reconciliation
17 March: Outstanding graduate headhunted at 16
17 March: Research helps address kids’ nutrition issues
17 March: Curtin Motorsport Team revs it up with help from business students
17 March: Tristan facing the leadership challenge
14 March: New major exhibition at John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library
14 March: Curtin lecturer receives prestigious Fulbright Scholarship
12 March: Curtin University here to stay in regional WA
12 March: High tech Spatial Sciences Studio targets new generation of students
12 March: Globe trotting Curtin graduate brings healing to those most in need
12 March: Curtin partners Rio Tinto to improve research into mine technologies
10 March: Remoteness no challenge to obtaining a degree
10 March: John Curtin Centre Fellows honoured
6 March: Minerals expert to lead Curtin Resources and Chemistry Centre
6 March: Curtin to partner Chamber of Minerals and Energy
6 March: Curtin first WA university to offer accredited medical sonography course
5 March: Curtin calls for volunteer addiction counsellors
4 March: Curtin a choice employer for women seven years running
4 March: Simon soars to new heights to follow in Attenborough's footsteps
4 March: Health experts call for tough controls on advertising
4 March: Curtin student takes out international business prize
3 March: Curtin led Centre of Excellence in Radio Astronomy announced
3 March: Studying at Curtin a family affair for graduate
3 March: Curtin graduate’s award winning film opens this week
February
29 February: See ‘Eye to Eye’ with Brook Andrew at the John Curtin Gallery
28 February: Curtin honours esteemed political commentator David Black
28 February: Curtin graduate Frances O’Connor stars in Cashmere Mafia
28 February: Curtin University support for the Deputy Prime Minister
28 February: Curtin online MBA best option for Matt
28 February: Amanda bald and beautiful for World’s Greatest Shave
27 February: Defence force lures one of Curtin's top guns
27 February: Rebecca follows in footsteps of great grandfather John Curtin
27 February: Curtin customises education for business
25 February: Who said junk food can’t be healthy?
25 February: Budding artist secures Curtin scholarship
22 February: The sky is the limit for Curtin skydiving champ
21 February: Curtin to honour respected archivist
21 February: Long distance linking of radio telescopes a key technology for $1.8 billion SKA
21 February: Participants needed for infant sleep study
21 February: Orphaned by the Colour of My Skin: A Stolen Generation Story
20 February: Curtin appoints new management school head
20 February: Top health official appointed Curtin nursing and midwifery head
19 February: Kind nurse inspires new scholar
19 February: Top Albany students receive Curtin scholarships
19 February: Curtin to honour eminent surgeon for supporting the arts
19 February: Rubik's brain takes on the cosmos
19 February: Tambellup teenager offered prestigious Scholarship
19 February: Kojonup teenager receives prestigious scholarship
19 February: Scottish lass loves maths and stats
18 February: Well-travelled scholar finally lands at Curtin
18 February: Inaugural scholar follows in the footsteps of Elizabeth Jolley
18 February: Young scholar’s design dreams come true
18 February: Curtin Indigenous scholar hooked on geology
18 February: Public Forum: Some fallacies about the role of women in Muslim societies
15 February: Global research reveals oral contraceptive prevents ovarian cancer
14 February: Matthew Ngui - Points of View
14 February: Art and science of winemaking goes online
13 February: Curtin welcomes apology to Stolen Generations
12 February: Top Albany student receives prestigious Curtin scholarship
11 February: Students to benefit from larger range of scholarships on offer at Curtin
11 February: Willetton cleans up scholarships at Curtin
8 February: Support for Government’s announcement on HEWRRs
8 February: Life and works of Elizabeth Jolley online and global
8 February: Curtin to honour former Vice-Chancellor
7 February: International distance learning pioneer honoured by Curtin
5 February: New Pro Vice-Chancellor for Curtin Business School
5 February: WA small businesses to benefit from new survey
5 February: Largest class of indigenous teaching graduates to aid teaching shortage
4 February: Life and work of Elizabeth Jolley to go online to the world
4 February: Muresk girls awarded scholarships for wool research
January
31 January: Fierce contest will decide Superhorse
31 January: Grain marketing course offers valuable skills
29 January: Curtin’s online learning MBA 1st in Australia and 4th globally
18 January: Curtin appoints new Deputy Vice-Chancellor
16 January: Pro Vice-Chancellor Health Sciences Appointed
15 January: Climate change prompts Muresk to offer new agricultural technology course
10 January: Siemens Science Experience - 130 year 10 students get curious at Curtin
7 January: Prominent Curtin Sustainability Professor launches new book and tour in the United States