CASS news reel:
30
May
‘13
First novel packed with political intrigue, science and love
Creative Writing lecturer Lucy Neave has published her first novel, Who We Were.
The book tells the story of two newly married scientists who move from Melbourne to New York during the 1950s when the Cold War is in full swing. In New York, they...
29
May
‘13
Student to represent Australia at international summit
First year student Linda Ma has been selected to represent Australia at an international summit in Russia with a focus on improving the lives of young women.
Linda, who is studying towards a Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) majoring in Development...
29
May
‘13
Women in academia seminar
When: 4:00pm - 6:00pm Monday 3 June
Where: Seminar Room 1 (upstairs), Sir Roland Wilson Building (Bld 120), ANU
Are women in academia affected by subtle micro-inequities, which accumulate over time and eventually form powerful barriers to their...
27
May
‘13
ANU researcher awarded US Peace grant
Dr Maria Rost Rublee is the first researcher from the College of Art and Social Sciences to be granted a United States Institute for Peace (USIP) grant.
The $119,000 grant will fund a research project, led by Dr Rublee from the School of Politics...
24
May
‘13
Creating a forest from furniture
In her first Canberra solo exhibition, Ashley Eriksmoen, internationally renowned furniture maker and head of the ANU Furniture Workshop, has brought new life to discarded furniture.
For Reforestation: how to make a tree from a chair, Ashley has...
23
May
‘13
Australians face longer working life
Australians are working later in life, and the trend is predicted to continue into the future, according to new data analysed by demographer Professor Peter McDonald, from the ANU node of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (...
22
May
‘13
Symposium: Deep Time and Deep Histories: A Transdisciplinary Collaboration
When: Tuesday 4 - Wednesday 5 June
Where: Hedley Bull Theatre, Fellows Road, ANU
Speaking about his 2011 book Deep History: The Architecture of Past and Present, Professor Daniel Lord Smail argued for a greater level of transdisciplinary...
22
May
‘13
Brazil is Australia's perfect match
New research by Dr Sean Burges of the Australian National Centre of Latin American Studies on Brazil’s rise as a global power was this week published in the London-based Royal Institute of International Affairs’ journal, International...
21
May
‘13
Human rights film festival coming to Canberra
What: The Human Rights Arts & Film Festival
When: Monday 3 June – Wednesday 5 June 2013
Where: National Film and Sound Archive, McCoy Circuit, Acton, Canberra
The College of Arts and Social Sciences is a proud sponsor of the Human Rights...
21
May
‘13
The gender agenda
With a seat at the UN Security Council, Australia is perfectly placed to champion the cause of women on the global stage, writes KATRINA LEE-KOO and SUSAN HARRIS RIMMER.
Australia has recently been given a lead role in international security...
