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Born to breastfeed – but why is it still so painful?
Fewer than three per cent of infants reach the optimal breastfeeding goal of two years. There has been little progress for women initiating breast-feeding during the past six decades, a new study by La...
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Homophobia: when sport is not a level playing field
Dr Fletcher: many sports clubs are not inherently inclusive. With Australians’ love of all things sport, it’s an activity that can be a great leveller or agent for social change. But this is not always...
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Farewell to early mature-age student and benefactor
Iris Manton at the University last year with, from left, Vice-Chancellor Dewar, grandson Lucas Wheeler, inaugural Manton scholarship winner Ms Alamare, daughter Joe Manton and son-in-law, Michael...
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Call for new approach to combat animal hoarding
Pets galore: study recommends multidisciplinary task force, including mental health agencies, to combat animal hoarding. Image: iStock Animal hoarding in Australia is a tragedy for the animals...
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Survey adds 30 new species to Antarctic marine life
Welcome aboard: Dr Strugnell at work on the British Antarctic Survey vessel – expertise that combines modern molecular science with marine life fossil studies. More than thirty new species of Antarctic...
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New method for detecting early signs of autism goes global
Dr Barbaro at work: accurate set of ‘red flag’ markers for autism In a breakthrough technique embraced across the world, La Trobe psychologist Dr Josephine Barbaro has determined a way to diagnose...
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Centenary book: stories from a hundred war memorials
The many faces of Australia’s war memorials: fine sculpture in the Melbourne suburb of Malvern and a cairn built by school children high in South Australia’s Flinders Rangers. Images by Chris Atkins,...
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New Hallmark Program and Indigenous Studies initiatives
La Trobe University has launched its unique ‘Hallmark Program’ for high achieving students – with the foundation cohort of 23 arriving on campus in February – as well as a special on-line...
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National fight against cancer and Alzheimer’s disease
Key role for La Trobe in new Government Research Centres of Excellence Botanist Professor Whelan: documenting biological pathways of enzymes is essential to understanding disease in humans – as well...
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Does the age of human settlement in Victoria rival that of Lake Mungo?
Excavations at Ned’s Corner on the Murray River near Mildura are part of a new study that aims to find out. While many Australians were heading to the beach during the mid-January heatwave, La Trobe...
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