Healthy idea ticks innovation box

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The bright minds of four students of the Griffith Business School have taken out the $5,000 top prize in the inaugural Deloitte Brisbane Innovation Fastrack Challenge. Team Lewbecca Madrian developed a corporate wellness program with the potential to make Deloitte $50 million during the next five to 10 years. The program, called Deloitte Vital, focused […]

Business sector faces up to ‘variable’ impacts of carbon tax

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Australian industries face uncertain times with the onset of the carbon price in exactly a month, a Griffith University forum has heard. The industry forum, hosted by Griffith Business School’s Asia Pacific Centre for Sustainable Enterprise (APCSE), heard that debate and discussion of carbon pricing must reach beyond politics and over-simplification. “This is now a […]

Green power through individual action

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Griffith University’s Dr Sally Russell is leading the charge for Australians to embrace simple sustainable practices in everyday life. With World Environment Day just around the corner, Dr Russell believes it’s the perfect opportunity to give attention to the role individuals can play in contributing to a “green economy”. To do this successfully she admits […]

Business student makes his mark in Geneva

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Griffith Business School’s David Lang will long remember his internship with the Australian Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva. The Master of International Relations student from Brisbane brushed shoulders with top diplomats and some of the world’s leading human rights advocates along the corridors of the historic Palais des Nations during the March […]

Multi-Faith Centre celebrates 10 years

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The Multi-Faith Centre at Griffith University’s Nathan campus will celebrate its 10-year anniversary with a week-long series of events this week. Centre Director Brian Adams (above) encouraged the community to participate in as many events as possible. “The week will start with the opening of the Wollemi Indigenous Rock Art Exhibition on Monday, May 28,” […]

Improving outcomes for cancer patients

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The psycho-oncology research fellow has just taken up a position at the Griffith Health Institute following a two year period working at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) in the United States. In conjunction with Cancer Council Queensland, Dr Morris is currently developing a research program to develop studies aimed at cancer prevention and […]

Workplace mood under study spotlight

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A new investigation into the treatment of depression is underway at the Griffith Health Institute, with a focus on depression in the workplace. About 60 percent of Australians who are depressed are employed, and many fail to seek or receive treatment. Researchers at Griffith University’s School of Applied Psychology have developed an online program called […]