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Monash Alumni eNews, September 2007

In this issue


News
New Malaysia campus opens
Alumni profile: Weathering the changes
Research finds toxins aid immune system
Alumni share experiences of children's health
Graduates reveal secrets of entrepreneurial achievement
Study links international volunteering and employability

Events
Performing arts: Music in the Round at Monash
Book launch: A study of youth orchestras
Run/walk: Join TeamMONASH at Melbourne Marathon
Concert: Monash Philharmonic Society
Bike ride: Join TeamMONASH around the bay

Lifelong learning
Information sessions: Postgraduate courses
Monash Research Month: Public lectures
Seminar: Industrial engineering in the global automotive industry
Business breakfast: Personal and organisational effectiveness
Workshop: Preparing for PhD studies in IT


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News

 

New Malaysia campus opens
The Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia has officially opened the new A$80/RM200 million campus of Monash University in Kuala Lumpur.

     
 

Alumni profile: Weathering the changes
Once a cynic of weather forecasts, Lynda Drosdowsky (BSc(Hons) 1975, MBA 1990) never imagined a 30-year career with the Bureau of Meteorology.

     

 

Research finds toxins aid immune system
Monash researchers have found that human immune proteins crucial for fighting cancer, viruses and bacterial infections belong to an ancient and lethal toxin family.


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Events

 

Performing arts: Music in the Round at Monash
This event, on Sunday 16 September, features 20 hours of music and drama including children's musicals, jazz and an orchestral concert.

     
 

Book launch: A study of youth orchestras
Monash's School of Music will launch Growing up Making Music on Monday 17 September to celebrate the Australian Youth Orchestra's golden jubilee.


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Lifelong learning

 

Information sessions: Postgraduate courses
With over 500 postgraduate programs available, Monash offers alumni a world of opportunity. Posgraduate information sessions are being held over September-December 2007.

     
 

Monash Research Month: Public lectures
Research Month features public lectures 'Health promoting foods' and a talk by terrorism expert Associate Professor David Wright-Neville.


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Alumni news

Celebrating Monash's world-class alumni
On 30 August, Monash celebrated the achievements of seven outstanding graduates at the University’s Distinguished Alumni Awards 2007. The honours, including new categories of awards for young alumni and for service to the Monash alumni network, were presented at a gala awards ceremony at Carousel, Albert Park.

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