Glenmore State High School student Archie Gee has been named Siemens Young Scientist of the Year after winning the Great Australian Science Relay Quiz.

Archie won the quiz while attending the CQU Siemens Science Experience in Rockhampton recently.

A health strategy has been developed for the rural areas surrounding Wowan and Dululu in Central Queensland with funding being made available by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing.

“The Wowan/Dululu Multi-Purpose Centre (WDMPC) was chosen as the only Queensland pilot site to take part in the Rural Chronic Disease Initiative (RCDI).

The Gender Research Group one day Conference will run all day on the 28th Friday February..

Central Queensland University’s mentors have helped hundreds of distance education students overcome the isolation of studying off-campus.

“Since the Distance Education Mentor program’s inception four years ago it has provided encouragement to new distance learners and has helped them overcome the isolation associated with studying via distance,” DE Mentor coordinator Mark Kennedy said.

Tris Kerslake, STEP Manager at CQU Melbourne International Campus, is entering the publishing world.

She has been an invited contributor to Equilibris Publishing, located in the Netherlands.

Almost 40,000 students graduated from Year 12 last year with over 28,000 of those eligible for OP and FP scores, according to the Queensland Studies Authority.

Fourteen percent of students sitting the Queensland Core Skills test received an A-grade, the highest grade from a possible five.

A Central Queensland University researcher is seeking the support of local canegrowers for a study she is completing right along the sugar growing areas of Central Queensland.

CQU’s Dr Jill Windle said the cooperation of local growers was vital to the success of her work and she is keen to hear what the cane farmers have to say on the future of the industry which determines their livelihood.

Central Queensland University’s 2003 students are getting ready to hit campuses all over Australia.

At CQU Bundaberg some students were keen to brush up on their biology and chemistry information before their programs begin in a few weeks time.

Hundreds of first year students are finding their way around the Central Queensland University Bundaberg campus as they kick off their studies with Orientation Week activities between February 24 and February 27, 2003.

Orientation Week Coordinator Michele Palu said the week was crucial for students and was a mixture of fun and more serious activities to get students ready for their University life.

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By Wade Alexander.