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29 July 2011
US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton has acknowledged Monash University researchers for a life-saving new drug concept at the Saving Lives at Birth global challenge forum held yesterday in Washington DC.
27 July 2011
Hip shaking is normally a private affair, but an award-winning invention from a Monash University PhD student could change all that.
Monash University Hockey Club, founded the same year students first attended classes at Clayton campus, has recently celebrated its 50th Anniversary.
26 July 2011
There seems to be an ever-increasing list of responsibilities placed on school teachers. Besides teaching academic skills and knowledge, teachers are now considered to be responsible for developing each child’s social skills, manners, organisational skill
Modern re-imaginings of the stories of Helen of Troy and Sappho by a Monash University academic have been recognised in two major literary awards this week.
Every year 8.1 million children die before their fifth birthday – many from neonatal complications and preventable causes like diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria. More than 340,000 women die from complications during pregnancy and childbirth.
Australia is the most drought-prone continent on earth, yet significant gaps exist in our understanding of the effects of these ‘creeping disasters’ on our waterways and in our ability to manage these effects.
25 July 2011
We now know that mountain treeshrews and summit rats feed on the nectar secreted by the giant pitcher plant – Nepenthes rajah – then defecate into its pitchers, providing it with much needed nutrients deficient in the soils in which it grows.
2011 Tour de France champion, Cadel Evans, used the Monash University Wind Tunnel to maximise aerodynamic efficiency and slash valuable seconds from his road race times.
As part of her exploration into Ancient Egyptian attire, Dr Gillian Bowen is casting her expert eye over the wardrobe of one of history’s most famous leaders: King Tutankhamun.
22 July 2011
Technology is aiding an exciting new collaboration between Monash University and the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (Haifa).
One of the most advanced virtual reality simulations ever applied to an Australian health care system is set to shape the future of mental health services.
Dr Michelle McIntosh, a researcher at the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences has answered a global call for innovations that have the potential to save the lives of mothers and newborns living in developing countries.
A study which sheds new light on late-onset dementia, could lead to better ways of identifying and treating the disease.
21 July 2011
Tom Nicholson, practising artist and lecturer in Fine Art at the Faculty of Art & Design at Monash University, has been named a finalist in the prestigious Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture.
The problem with rare earth elements is not that they're running out, it's the environmental costs associated with extracting and utilising them.
As Margaret Thatcher’s trade minister in the 1980s, Norman Tebbit devoted much of his time to dealing with the European Community – the precursor to the European Union (EU). Routinely, at meetings in Brussels, he would nudge his German counterpart and whi
20 July 2011
Climate change and other factors are seriously threatening the Apennine Alps and Monash University is leading the way to preserve these world heritage sites.
A one-off performance by provocative and inventive artist collective Slave Pianos will signal the conclusion of the acclaimed exhibition Slave Pianos / Punkasila / Pipeline to Oblivion at MUMA.
19 July 2011
TeamMONASH achieved a podium finish at the recent Australian University Championships surfing competition, improving on last year’s result by an impressive five places.
The legality and implications of the death of former Al Qaeda leader, Osama Bin Laden, will be discussed by Monash University legal and political experts at an interactive forum in Melbourne this week.
The proliferation of pharmacy schools and courses in Australia is of significant concern.
Sixteen of the best string quartets and piano trios from around the world gathered on Saturday night to compete in the sixth Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition.
18 July 2011
New research from Monash University has found that Australia’s population circumstances demand an immigration program which addresses problems of sustainability, particularly as they affect the quality of urban life in the big cities.
New research suggests that men are what they eat, at least when it comes to reproductive health.
15 July 2011
A combination of two ordinary materials – graphite and water – could produce energy storage systems that perform on par with lithium ion batteries, but recharge in a matter of seconds and have an almost indefinite lifespan.
Australian public schools will never meet the achievement levels of the OECD education leader Finland, unless our ministers of education – both state and federal – change the way education policy is developed and managed.
14 July 2011
A new, state-of-the-art analytical chemistry facility at Monash University’s Parkville Campus is set give Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science graduates a competitive edge in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.
Research at the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI) at Monash University could lay the groundwork for new muscular dystrophy treatments.
13 July 2011
Over 1100 Year 9 to 12 students from around the world have descended on Monash University’s Clayton campus this week for the annual Computer Games Bootcamp.
Lost items and manual book scanning could be a thing of the past thanks to a powerful new scanning technology, developed by Monash University researchers, set to streamline library operations in Australia.
A collection of exciting works ranging from the absurd to the surreal, by some of Australia’s hottest contemporary artists will be on display in Beautiful Volcanoes, a new exhibition at Monash University’s Faculty Gallery.
11 July 2011
The proposed price on carbon, and accompanying measures, morphing into an emission-trading scheme (ETS), has now been announced by the Gillard government. It has been a long time coming - has it been worth the wait?
A portable bagel-toasting machine and a flexible heating pad are two exciting and innovating new products, designed by students from Monash University to make the semi-finals in the prestigious international Electrolux Design Lab Awards.
An innovative reconciliation project supported by Monash University and RMIT University is bringing eminent Israeli and Palestinian health workers and researchers to remote indigenous communities.
Weight loss surgery as a standard of care for Type 2 diabetes and obesity has taken a major step forward following the release of a landmark position statement from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF).
8 July 2011
Monash Sport Director, Martin Doulton reflects on the sense of community evident at TeamMONASH events.
Some might say it’s a match made in heaven – Monash University’s School of Music and Chamber Music Australia have formed a partnership which will include a range of recitals, masterclasses and events for both students and the local community.
7 July 2011
Climate change is affecting historic Tuscan forests but Monash research is leading the way to a more sustainable future.
Most organisations are keenly aware that they need to foster innovative behaviour. It is what ultimately enables them to stay ahead of the game.
6 July 2011
It’s not everyday that 12 string players get to travel to Brazil on a whirlwind tour of the country to perform in a series of public concerts.
It is now widely recognised that the health of Aboriginal people is significantly worse than that of other groups in Australia.
5 July 2011
Doctors can now more confidently administer a drug that protects against bacterial superbugs thanks to the development of scientifically-based dosing guidelines for the antibiotic colistin.
It seems counterintuitive, but in rare cases carnivorous plants and herbivorous animals nourish each other in a mutually beneficial relationship.
Watching Gerald draw his last breath on Channel Nine’s Inside the Human Body last week, I was filled with admiration for this man in allowing his death to be recorded for a wider audience.
4 July 2011
A range of organisations in the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula region are reaping the benefits of Monash University Occupational Therapy students’ knowledge.
1 July 2011
In Australia, as in most other Western countries, medication dominates the treatment of depression.
One in six people worldwide will experience depression over the course of a lifetime. This alarming fact has led to recent research by Dr Paul Biegler from the Centre for Human Bioethics at Monash University.
An alarming rate of people are being treated for sports injuries, more than twice the number of people who are treated in hospital for road traffic accidents.
The Schools’ Technology Project (STP) is celebrating 20 years of bringing science ‘alive’ to primary and secondary student around Victoria.
Dr Rémy Davison from the School of Political and Social Inquiry discussed the appointment of French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde as the new managing director of the IMF, succeeding the beleaguered Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
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