Month: June 2011

The Australian Rivers Institute (ARI) will host the Brisbane launch of a new book about Australia’s waterways by Peter Cullen on Friday, June 17. This Land Our Water, Water Challenges for the 21st Century, A Collection of Papers is a celebration of the late Professor Peter Cullen AO, a respected advocate for the land and […]

The Australian Rivers Institute (ARI) will host the Brisbane launch of a new book about Australia’s waterways by Peter Cullen on Friday, June 17. This Land Our Water, Water Challenges for the 21st Century, A Collection of Papers is a celebration of the late Professor Peter Cullen AO, a respected advocate for the land and […]

Research by the Griffith Health Institute has revealed that three cups of coffee each day may help the body to resist disorders like cancer and cardiovascular disease. “Coffee appears to have a protective effect in most people and provided a person’s coffee consumption stays at a reasonable level, it can boost the self defence system […]

Griffith University will take on a hearty shade of red today in support of the Heart Foundation’s Go Red for Women campaign. The risks of heart disease — the number one killer of women in Australia — will be highlighted on the University’s Gold Coast, Nathan and Logan campuses. “We are supporting the Heart Foundation’s […]

A strategic research partnership between Griffith University, the University of Queensland (UQ) and Seqwater will provide long-term benefits for South East Queensland’s water resources. The partnership will pave the way for an extensive collaborative research program, which will deliver improved and more cost effective water delivery to South East Queensland. Griffith University Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian […]

Queensland’s local authorities are to receive improved waste management advice following Griffith University’s appointment as the Australia and New Zealand sub-regional secretariat of a United Nations global partnership on waste management. Launched during the UN Commission of Sustainable Development in New York in May, the International Partnership for Expanding Waste Management Services to Local Authorities […]

People aged between 50 and 60 should be increasingly aware of having bowel cancer, a Griffith University expert has warned. Professor Alfred Lam, an internationally recognised authority in bowel cancer research, says people could be unaware they have the disease because they are not sufficiently informed about its early onset symptoms. Around 80 Australians die […]