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2013 WA Youth Awards - #inspiringwayouth
Thursday, 24 January 2013 News > Latest news > 2013 > 01ECU staff and students are encouraged to nominate outstanding students in the annual WA Youth Awards.
The WA Youth Awards were established in 1999 to recognise young Western Australians aged 12 to 25 years for their achievements and contributions to the community. ECU has sponsored these awards since 2005.
ECU to lead training and research in innovative NT health program
Thursday, 24 January 2013 News > Latest news > 2013 > 01A vital paramedical health service in the Northern Territory will be rolled out in Darwin thanks to a $740,000 grant secured in a partnership between Edith Cowan University (ECU) and St John Ambulance Northern Territory.
Final curtain call for John Milson
Thursday, 24 January 2013 News > Latest news > 2013 > 01ECU expresses its deepest sorrow at the passing of director, John Milson, an acclaimed theatre veteran whose spiritual home was WAAPA.
International psychology for exchange students
Wednesday, 23 January 2013 News > Latest news > 2013 > 01ECU psychology students complete the inaugural two-week study tour in Tianjin and Beijing, China.
Graduating class of 2012
Monday, 21 January 2013 News > Latest news > 2013 > 01Almost 2200 excited students gathered in front of family, friends and members of the ECU community to celebrate their graduation at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre on Saturday, 19 and Sunday, 20 January.
Security Research Institute attracts VIP visits
Friday, 18 January 2013 News > Latest news > 2013 > 01Senator Chris Evans and Senator Mark Bishop both got an insight into cyber security recently when they visited ECU’s Security Research Institute, based at the Joondalup Campus.
WAAPA grads celebrated as theatre’s best
Thursday, 17 January 2013 News > Latest news > 2013 > 01WAAPA graduates Lucy Durack, Ben Lewis and Claude Marcos are celebrating after winning top honours at the prestigious 2012 Sydney Theatre Awards.
Testosterone to treat Alzheimer's
Wednesday, 16 January 2013 News > Latest news > 2013 > 01An ECU researcher has been awarded half a million dollars to conduct a world-first clinical trial, using testosterone and fish oil, to prevent or postpone Alzheimer’s disease.
Nursing students take ECU expertise to SE Asia
Tuesday, 15 January 2013 News > Latest news > 2013 > 01Twenty seven nursing students from ECU undertook a community placement with a difference.
Chinese experience for engineering students
Monday, 14 January 2013 News > Latest news > 2013 > 01Six ECU engineering students recently got the chance to experience engineering from an international perspective, completing a study tour at one of ECU’s partner institutions in China.
ECU’s motorsport team is top two
Friday, 21 December 2012 News > Latest news > 2012 > 12ECU’s motorsport team has finished second in the Formula SAE-A event in Werribee, Victoria, its best result to date.
Singing his way to success
Friday, 21 December 2012 News > Latest news > 2012 > 12WAAPA graduate Richard Symons has received a prestigious 2012 Sir Robert William Askin Operatic Scholarship, worth $20,000.
Engineers win innovator prize
Friday, 21 December 2012 News > Latest news > 2012 > 12Congratulations to Associate Professor Laichang Zhang and Ms Jing Miao who won the ECU Innovator Prize of the year award at the recent Celebrating Success 2012 event.
Leadership, Excellence, Accelerating Potential
Tuesday, 18 December 2012 News > Latest news > 2012 > 12The LEAP Foundation and ECU are offering three outstanding students the opportunity to attend The Young Adult LEAP Program at the University of California’s Los Angeles campus from July 28 – August 2013.
Chemical link in WA mums to be
Tuesday, 18 December 2012 News > Latest news > 2012 > 12Prenatal exposure to a chemical commonly found in plastic food and beverage containers and tin cans requires further investigation after an Edith Cowan University (ECU) study found Bisphenol A exposure in pregnant women.