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28 April 2011
The first lupus drug to be developed in over 50 years has been made possible by the research of Professor Fabienne Mackay, Head of the Department of Immunology at Monash University.
Two Monash researchers have been awarded $1.5 million in funding to create HealthMat, an online platform that will help people with HIV to better manage their own health.
Monash University's Professor Greg Bamber warns the looming conflict within the airline industry could ignite a dispute to rival the waterfront issue of the 1990's.
26 April 2011
A workshop hosted by the Monash Sustainability Institute has investigated ways of lessening the impact of climate change on communities exposed to its effects around the Ganges River Basin.
21 April 2011
Dr Paul McShane argues that alleviating poverty in South Asia will come in part from better water resource management.
In partnership with the AFL, Monash University has organised a four day training camp for young footballers who want to become elite athletes.
With the help of new technology, visually impaired students may soon have the opportunity to 'picture' diagrams.
Professor Neville Nicholls discusses the radical improvement in weather forecasting over recent decades.
A new campaign featuring Richmond Football Club legend Matthew Richardson is being run by Monash University's Andrology Australia to encourage awareness of male reproductive health.
20 April 2011
Monash University is one of the key research partners in an international agreement to improve sustainable steel production.
Monash University Professor Bain Attwood has accepted a 12-month appointment to the History Department in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard.
Monash University has been named the best university to work for according to an online nationwide university staff poll.
18 April 2011
Monash University has taken another significant step The largest array of solar panels in Australia has been officially 'opened' at Monash University's Berwick campus.
From public health pariah to pin-up bunny? Monash University's public health expert Dr Nathan Grills asks: Would you trust this bunny?
Head of the Monash Department of Management, Professor Ian McLoughlin and Rob Wilson of Newcastle University, UK, argue that the National Electronic Health Transition Authority's plans for the move to electronic health records has merit.
Public health expert Dr Nathan Grills questions the health messages sent by the commercialisation of Easter.
Monash student and elite triathlete Jamie Huggett is vying for a spot in the Australian squad that will compete at the 2012 London Olympics.
15 April 2011
Author and historian Professor Erik Eklund argues the issue of the long term unemployed goes beyond the individual to the heart of structural problems with the nation's economy.
A team of law and education experts argue that teenagers need better social media awareness to use the technology safely and appropriately.
14 April 2011
Co-founder of the Monash Antibody Technologies Facility (MATF) Michael Spiegel believes developing student interest in science is achievable and that the humble zebra fish has a role to play.
Monash University is using innovative technology to provide a virtual, real-time connection between medical students on work-placement in rural Victoria and teaching staff located at central campuses.
13 April 2011
Multicultural music programs enhance cultural awareness and support a well-rounded education for youth, a second year PhD student argues in a paper delivered to an international education conference in the United Arab Emirates.
12 April 2011
TeamMonash will this year engage in 12 major community events around the world and is recognised for its contributions to community fundraising and participation.
Cambridge University Professor William Brown questions the role of unions in today's society and looks at why the trade union influence has been collapsing throughout the world.
Research into evidence that gender-based violence increases following catastrophic climate events will assist in developing effective strategies to keep women safer following large-scale disasters.
11 April 2011
Blue Skies, the latest exhibition from Monash academic Trinh Vu, hangs cloud-like above the heads of visitors to a Melbourne gallery of 19th century landscape paintings.
8 April 2011
A Monash postgraduate candidate has taken out a prestigious student competition for his groundbreaking research on increasing long-haul internet connection speeds.
Putting a price on carbon will correct a very costly mistake which began decades ago. The external costs, such as the generation of carbon emissions, were not factored in to project evaluations.
Reducing the escalating rate of chronic illnesses including diabetes and cardiovascular diseases is not an easy task; but this is made harder with diverse choices between modern, traditional and folk medicine.
Gregory Phillips is a medical anthropologist and Advisor to the Dean on Indigenous health and discusses the urgent need for more Indigenous health professionals and support services.
Religious education in the schools has become a hot topic and is worthy of a careful airing writes UNESCO Chairs in Interreligious and Intercultural Relations Gary Bouma and Anna Halafoff.
Monash University has launched a new school of Indigenous Health that will assist in bridging the gap between Indigenous Australian health outcomes and the non-Indigenous population.
7 April 2011
Government support for musical education should be put on the government's agenda according to Peter Tregear, Executive Director, Academy of Performing Arts.
There is no doubt that obesity poses serious health risks for some people in our community. But perhaps if we were more sensible and less hysterical about obesity, we may actually find it easier to engage and support the people who need it most.
5 April 2011
A Braille questionnaire developed by Monash PhD student Danielle Ramirez from the Tourism Research Unit and distributed at a conference for people with a visual impairment is a world first.
The internet has changed the way we receive news, Monash University Senior Lecturer, Bill Birnbauer discusses the impact these changes will have on the quality of journalism and the potential opportunities for journalism students.
4 April 2011
Two Monash post-doctoral scientists have received prestigious fellowships from the American Foundation for AIDS research to assist them in developing treatment options for patients.
1 April 2011
Professor Philip Taylor is the Director, Research and Graduate Studies and an expert in ageing labor markets and workplace issues. He questions why the Coalition's unemployment policies are age-based.
Richmond Tigers superstar Jack Riewoldt trained strongly at Monash University’s Clayton campus this week when Monash Sport hosted the Richmond Football Club for two full days of training.
Innovative Dutch graphic designer, artist and educator, Karel Martens, will visit Australia for the first time as the guest of the Monash University Faculty of Art and Design where he will be Artist in Residence in April.
A Monash University Associate Professor has taken part in a UNICEF mission to Kiribati to determine the current state of information and communications technologies and identify what technology could assist promote social inclusion and gender equity.
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