CASS news reel:
14
Sep
‘12
Thomas Pogge wins Gregory Kavka Prize
Professor Thomas Pogge, from the ANU Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, has been awarded the Gregory Kavka Prize.
Professor Pogge's paper, "Are We Violating the Human Rights of the World’s Poor?,” published in Yale...
14
Sep
‘12
Location no issue for user-friendly piano
The world’s most advanced remote education keyboard that allows performers to collaborate from any geographical location will be showcased today at The Australian National University.
The ANU School of Music will be combining its state-of-the-...
13
Sep
‘12
Greenaway's adult take on The Little Mermaid
An adult interpretation of the classic fairy-tale The Little Mermaid from British director Peter Greenaway opens tonight.
Mr Greenaway, director of The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover and The Pillow Book, has collaborated with Istvan...
12
Sep
‘12
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at ANU ranked amongst world's best
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at ANU has been recognised amongst the best in the world in the latest QS World University Rankings.
Arts and Humanities ranked one in Australia and 13 in the world, and Social Sciences ranked one in Australia...
12
Sep
‘12
Setting the stage for Brazil's rise to power
Brazil’s rise onto the world stage and its implications for Latin America and the world will be examined at a two-day conference beginning today.
The conference, Regional reactions to the rise of Brazil: Latin America and the shifting sands of...
12
Sep
‘12
Listen up and log on to aid hearing
A new free online program which aims to provide an alternative to hearing aids for people living with acquired hearing loss has been developed from research at The Australian National University.
Dr Anthony Hogan, from the School of Sociology in...
04
Sep
‘12
Flint Daggers, Copper Daggers, and Technological Innovation in Late Neolithic Scandinavia
By Dr Catherine Frieman, ANU School of Archaeology and Anthropology (as published in the European Journal of Archaeology, September 2012)
In films, archaeologists are rapacious treasure hunters, dangerously obsessed with the ancient (and always...
03
Sep
‘12
Watching the watchers
The steady creep of closed circuit television into our lives is raising big questions about privacy.
A seven-year-old girl walks through a heavy wrought-iron gate and the microchip implanted in her jacket conducts an electronic conversation with a...
03
Sep
‘12
ANU guitar students take top two prizes at the Adelaide International Guitar Competition
ANU Guitar students have taken 1st and 2nd prizes at the Adelaide International Guitar Competition at the Adelaide International Guitar Festival 9-12 August 2012.
First Prize went to ANU Honours student Andrey Lebedev, which included $10,000 in...
03
Sep
‘12
ANU archaeologist made honourary curator in Vanuatu
The Natural Cultural Council in Vanuatu has honoured, Matthew Spriggs, an ANU archaeologist, by appinting him as an Honourary Curator of Archaeology at the Vanuatu Kaljol Senta.
Professor Spriggs was acknowledged as the longest-serving...
