The rocking story of how religion crept into popular music – where it remains even today
You'd be surprised by how many of your favourite hits are about God or Jesus in one way or another.
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You'd be surprised by how many of your favourite hits are about God or Jesus in one way or another.
Purple was highly valued and associated with royalty, power, and prestige in various ancient cultures, including the Roman and Byzantine Empires. So how did red creep its way in?
Women athletes' health and performance are now a key topic among global scientific research, medical and sporting communities.
The IBM Future Lab has officially opened at ECU Joondalup campus to help train West Australian students for the jobs of tomorrow across Artificial Intelligence (AI), sustainability and energy transition. The lab will help create a highly skilled and diverse workforce, with the aim to create around 200 jobs across IBM within Western Australia over the next 5 years.
The annual ECU media awards have been held to celebrate the most outstanding research media campaigns and contributors to The Conversation in 2023. This year's event welcomed new media talent, and welcomed back some 'Hall of Famers'.
Gender-based violence is a pervasive issue in our community, and addressing it is critical for creating safe and supportive work and study places and promoting gender equity. How we address these challenges is a key focus for ECU and the higher education sector as a whole.
Jessica Gethin, ECU Lecturer and Head of Orchestral /Studies and Conducting at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts has been inducted into the Western Australian Women's Hall of Fame on International Women's Day 2024.
No one knows better than a university that teaching is a complex task. It takes a special combination of professional knowledge, motivation, and productive beliefs to become a good teacher.
ECU Associate Professor Lorraine Hammond AM has been inducted into the WA Women's Hall of Fame. She joins the prestigious list with ECU Chancellor Denise Goldsworthy AO and ECU Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Regional Futures) Professor Cobie Rudd.
A total of $4.73 million in funding has been awarded to 25 early and mid-career researchers under the Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund WA Near Miss Awards: Emerging Leaders 2023 (WANMA EL) program.
Intrauterine exposure to diabetes could be a crucial factor in the mental and psychomotor development of children, particularly those younger than 12 months.
Parents considering posting pictures and information of their children online should re-think how they go about it, in a new warning from Edith Cowan University (ECU) data experts.
The most recent indicators of the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are now available in the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet's authoritative publication, the Overview of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health status 2023.
There is a significant opportunity to take advantage of the untapped market of silver tourism.
The tribute music scene has evolved time and again since it first emerged more than 60 years ago.
The world's largest maker of batteries for electric cars, China's CATL, claims it will slash the cost of its batteries by up to 50% this year, as a price war kicks off with the second largest maker in China, BYD subsidiary FinDreams.
AI in football is not new. Even in amateur and semi-professional football, AI-powered auto-tracking camera systems are becoming commonplace.
Researchers have argued the legal approach to sexting can end up punishing those it is supposed to protect. It also adds to the shaming and fear around sexting for young people.
We’re living longer than in previous generations, with one in eight Australians aged over 85. But the current gap between life expectancy ("lifespan") and health-adjusted life expectancy ("healthspan") is about ten years. This means many of us live with significant health problems in our later years.
The 2024 Perth Festival of the arts touched on various timely global political issues.
School of Science graduate and winner of the Talis Prize for Science and Commerce, Samara Lette shares her experience and familial connection to ECU.
This year's Get Connected Careers Fair marked a milestone for ECU as the School of Science and the School of Business and Law joined forces to co-host a dynamic event that showcased the diverse career opportunities available to students.
It has been longed stressed that exercise plays a vital role in overall wellbeing and health as well as longevity, something Kevin Ryan, who recently celebrated his 100th birthday, is a great testament to.
Three new exhibitions with themes as diverse as soil and dirt, musical scores, and photography are opening at Edith Cowan University's (ECU's) Mount Lawley Campus this week.
ECU was proud to celebrate the outstanding achievements of students and staff from the School of Nursing and Midwifery in 2023 at their annual Prize Giving Ceremony.
Professor Sophia Nimphius and Dr Ashlee Morgan attended the Forum which brought together experts in the sport ecosystem to discuss the future of sport and human rights.
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