Month: November 2016

Big Data analytics — Nostradamus of the 21st century

Griffith Sciences
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The future of election polling will be based on social media comments and data, according to a Griffith University researcher who correctly predicted Donald Trump as US President. Head of School of Information Communication Technology, Associate Professor Bela Stantic, who is also Director of Big Data and Smart Analytics lab within the Institute for Integrated […]

Conference targets chronic disease prevention

Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention
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More than 300 exceptional biomedical scientists, clinical researchers, health professionals and research students are expected to attend the 12th Gold Coast Health and Medical Research Conference 2016, where translational research for the prevention of chronic disease will be the focus.

First of its kind internship offers students a unique perspective on India

India internship
Department of Business Strategy and Innovation
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A unique interdisciplinary course offered for the first time in January 2017 will bring together Griffith students from a variety of disciplines ranging from Business, Arts, Humanities, Photography, Education, Health, Science and Math as a team to undertake applied service project in India. Students will travel to the Western Indian state of Maharashtra, and visit […]

Griffith is inspiring the scientists of the future

Griffith PhD Candidate, Mariel Familiar-López ran a ‘Specimen preparation in the lab’ workshop.
Griffith Sciences
Published AuthorJoseph O'Rourke
Griffith Uni is giving science teachers the cutting-edge research and skills to inspire their students to be scientists of the future. TheScience on the GO!‘Cutting Edge STEM Professional Development Day for Teachers and Scientific Operations Officers’ was held across the Nathan and Gold Coast campuses this week. Griffith is a leading institution in the field […]

Alumnus provides tools for men’s mental health

Alumni
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A deep concern about high suicide rates within the construction industry led Griffith University alumnus Jorgen Gullestrup to start up the world’s only industry-based suicide prevention program. “Australian men often struggle to talk about their feelings, which makes them less likely to seek help for mental health issues,” Jorgen explains. “Every second day Australia loses […]