Deakin Matters

Vivica Kraak, Research Fellow and PhD Candidate in the

School of Health and Social Development. She will be talking to us today about how US businesses don't market healthy diets to young Americans.

Helen Skouteris, Associate Professor in Developmental Psychology in the School of Psychology. She is heading a study about depression developing in men during pre- and post-birth of their new born children.

Professor Jo Salmon is heading a three-year study into the sedentary habits of more than 600 eight-year-old Victorian children, to find ways to reduce their inactivity at school and at home. Professor Jo Salmon holds a Personal Chair in the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences. She is Associate Head of School – Research and a member of the Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research (C-PAN).

Frank Will, Senior Lecturer of School of Engineering, was recently selected to travel to Canberra to meet with politicians for his research into improving fuel consumption in motor vehicles. The system uses wasted engine heat to reduce engine friction in motor vehicles has demonstrated fuel consumption reductions of over seven per cent in preliminary testing.

Professor Maria Forsyth and Australian Laureate Fellow leads a research team looking at solutions to storing power generated from renewable energy sources.“The award is also further motivation for us to continue our work in finding reliable solutions to harnessing the alternative energy resources needed for the 21st Century and beyond.”

As Chair in Electromaterials and Corrosion Sciences and Associate Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Professor Forsyth leads a research team looking at solutions to storing power generated from renewable energy sources.

Broadcast Journalism student Michael Lemonato looks at the issue of the safe injecting clinics and the plans to have one in the inner Melbourne suburb of Richmond.

Ross Monaghan, who is a business communication and issues management specialist with more than 17 years communications experience in public relations, general management and journalism, and talks today about the latest in new social media trends and how these mediums are being used in business today.

Deakin’s health researcher and associate professor from the Centre of Population Health, Andre Renzaho, talks about the pressing challenges migrant families face when settling into Australian culture.

Russel Keast, an associate professor in the area of Sensory Science in the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences talks today about reducing the sugar content of soft drinks without sacrificing the taste by simply cutting out the caffeine.

Deakin’s health researcher and associate professor from the Centre of Population Health, Andre Renzaho, talks about the pressing challenges migrant families face when settling into Australian culture.