Month: June 2008

Griffith would like to extend an invitation for you to attend the “Griffith University/College-Contact.com Pre-Departure & Seminar Events___, in Münster, Germany. As a registered Griffith International Portal user, we are pleased to inform you that Chanelle Baker — Regional Director, Europe is visiting Münster in Germany. The Pre-Departure event and information seminar will be held […]

A new Griffith University study has revealed more than 50 per cent of GPs actively recommend health websites to their patients. In the first Australian study of its kind, Education Associate Lecturer Dr Wayne Usher surveyed 108 Gold Coast general practitioners as part of his PhD research. “The internet is changing and challenging the traditional […]

‘yatta’ * EXHIBITION *{Japanese – we made it!} College Gallery | Galleria Complex 15 Tribune Street (cnr Grey) | South Bank 3 – 29 June 2008 Opening drinks | 6 June | 6 – 9 pm Wednesday to Friday: 10 am – 4 pm Saturday and Sunday: 12 noon – 4 pm Ph: 3846 4516 […]

It’s not just mining companies or big business that can sway politicians and policy-makers, research now shows non-government organisations (NGOs) are learning how to influence policy and international co-operation. Presenting at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters to officials and academics, Griffith Business School Associate Professor Jem Bendell will discuss how NGOs use networks to influence […]

The Griffith University study published Thursday (US time) in the journal Stem Cells found that adult stem cells harvested from the noses of Parkinson’s patients gave rise to dopamine-producing brain cells when transplanted into the brain of a rat. The debilitating symptoms of Parkinson’s such as loss of muscle control are caused by degeneration of […]