Month: July 2011

A research study to help increase understanding of melioidosis has been given the go-ahead in a bid to improve potential treatment options for this emerging infectious disease. Melioidosis is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, which is found in soil and water. The disease is closely associated with high rainfall and has […]

‘The Rise in Popularity of Asian Cooking and TV Chefs’. Presented by Ms Elizabeth Chong, Celebrity Chef, Author and Teacher. “Perspectives: Asia” is a seminar series designed to promote public discussion of Australia’s relations with this region. The series is presented by the Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University and the Australian Centre of Asia-Pacific Art, […]

Griffith University offers condolences to the family and friends of one of Australia’s greatest painters, Margaret Olley who passed away at the age of 88 today. Griffith University Vice Chancellor Professor Ian O’Connor said Olley, who was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of the University in 2008, was an exceptional artist and the University was saddened […]

Griffith University Bachelor of Education graduate Kiel Williams-Weigel has won the NAIDOC Youth of the Year award for his work into improving the literacy of Indigenous students. Read all about Kiel in our feature article of GNN. Visit the GNN Website.

Groundbreaking research linking an immune protein to the debilitating condition of virus-induced arthritis and viral exacerbation of rheumatoid arthritis, is set to have important implications for drug development. Groundbreaking research linking an immune protein to the debilitating condition of virus-induced arthritis and viral exacerbation of rheumatoid arthritis, is set to have important implications for drug […]

Griffith University’s Eskitis Institute is to receive additional funding of almost $US1 million through an initiative created by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that enables researchers worldwide to test unorthodox ideas addressing persistent health challenges. Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) funds scientists and researchers to explore ideas to solve global health and development challenges. Eskitis […]

A Griffith Health Institute trial involving 150 Queensland mothers and their children shows that a specially-adapted early intervention program significantly reduces risk factors associated with child abuse. The coercive, stressful family environment which leads to incidents of child abuse in the home is being overcome through Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), a hi-tech interactive therapy […]