The innovative series of podcasts promoted by CQUniversity's International Program of Psycho-Social Health Research (IPP-SHR) are generally conducted with overseas researchers and provide a truly international perspective.

Highlighting this fact, podcasts have been conducted from a diverse range of geographical areas including USA, UK, Canada, South Africa, Denmark, Russia, Norway, Sweden, Italy, Spain, North Ossetia, Ethiopia and Australia.

More than 130 people attended the Open Day at CQUniversity Emerald Campus on Saturday (June 21).

The day began at 10am on Saturday with various stalls offering information on the programs offered at CQUniversity Emerald Campus, including Business, STEPS and Education.

Unisong, the choir based at CQUniversity Rockhampton, is among the features of the Winter Classics Concert scheduled for Rockhampton, from 7.30pm on Friday July 4 at the Pilbeam Theatre.

The Central Queensland Multicultural Association and CQUniversity have agreed to discontinue the annual Central Queensland Multicultural Fair, held in August, and instead will work on other projects that improve the level of knowledge and understanding of cultural diversity in Central Queensland, promote positive community relations and improve levels of access to services among diverse interest groups within Central Queensland.

"The Fair has been a wonderful expression of community support for many years, but the Multicultural Association believes it's time for something new.

CQUniversity Executive Dean and Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Elizabeth Taylor AO has again been named among 'Australia's Top 100 Most Influential Engineers'.

Professor Taylor is featured in the list compiled by 'The Magazine of Engineers Australia (Civil Edition)' and published this month (June, 2008).

CQUniversity's Dr John McGrath recently supported Rockhampton district's school science teachers via a 'Cutting Edge Lecture Series' presentation.

Dr McGrath, from the Capricornia Centre for Mucosal Immunology (CCMI) at CQUniversity, spoke about Bacteria and your health: Friend or foe?.

Eighteen second-year nursing students from Korea's Ulsan College have arrived in Rockhampton, where they will spend 3 weeks on a cultural and educational visit.

The visitors will get a chance to learn about Australian nursing practices by shadowing nurses at Rockhampton hospitals, as they go about their duties on the wards.