Archive
January 2013
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Early therapy for HIV vital
31 January 2013
New insight into the optimal timing of therapy for HIV infection could give patients a better chance of responding to potential cure strategies of the future.
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‘Petri dish lens’ gives hope for new eye treatments
31 January 2013
A cure for congenital sight impairment caused by lens damage is closer following research by scientists at Monash University.
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Australia Day Honours for Monash
29 January 2013
A distinguished diplomatic career and assistance in Japan following the 2011 earthquakes and tsunami has seen Monash University Monash Vice-Chancellor’s Professorial Fellow Professor Alistair McLean recognised in the Australia Day 2013 Honours List.
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Reducing the rural road toll is a matter of time
29 January 2013
More than half of the road fatalities in Australia occur on rural roads, and the greatest investment we can make to mitigate this is reducing speed limits on many of these roads. Indeed, fatal crashes and the cost of all road trauma on rural roads could b
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Two men, two motorbikes, 30,000 kilometres
28 January 2013
Adventurous Monash University student Clinton Bush and his friend Michael Heyne will ride motorbikes unassisted from London to Cape Town to raise money for charity.
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Textbook achievement for Monash historian
25 January 2013
Senior secondary students will have a novel view of the Gallipoli campaign with the introduction of a Monash historian’s first novel in to the national curriculum.
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Digital dilemma - who should pay for school internet access?
23 January 2013
Reports earlier this month that government schools may soon be expected to pay for improved internet access might have come as a surprise.
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Hitting the big time
22 January 2013
More than 25 talented young Indigenous Australian’s have spent the past week at Monash University, being coached by former world number one tennis player Evonne Goolagong.
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Faking waves: how the NRA and pro-gun Americans abuse Australian crime stats
21 January 2013
The Sandy Hook massacre and President Obama’s response to it has refocused attention on impact of regulation on American gun crime.
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Nanosponge filters out herbicide poisons
21 January 2013
New research has demonstrated the potential of a new kind of nanomaterial to filter out environmental toxins in water.
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Killing king of doping won't destroy kingdom
19 January 2013
Lance Armstrong is the arch-villain of the allegedly extinct era of doping in cycling. The cancer survivor, philanthropist and seven-time winner of the Tour de France has been burnt at the stake, both figuratively and literally. (Well, in effigy.)
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A global approach to monitoring biodiversity loss
18 January 2013
In contrast to climate change, there is no coordinated global system in place for measuring and reporting on biodiversity change or loss. An international team of biologists is now addressing this gap.
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Gastric banding an effective long-term solution to obesity
17 January 2013
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding – lap banding – is a safe and effective long-term strategy for managing obesity, according to the findings of a landmark 15-year follow-up study of patients treated in Australia.
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Global hat trick for Monash debaters
17 January 2013
Articulate Monash students have beaten teams from Oxford, Yale and Sydney University to take out the World Universities Debating Championships for an unprecedented third consecutive year.
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Removing doubt over croc snout clout
17 January 2013
Researchers have shown how the shape of a crocodile’s snout could determine its ability to feast on certain types of prey, from large mammals to small fish.
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What's the problem with asylum seekers?
16 January 2013
What is the problem with asylum seekers? I'm not asking rhetorically. It's a serious question - perhaps the most serious question in the entire debate that surrounds them. And yet it is the one least asked.
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Gun control could help the fight against homegrown terrorism
16 January 2013
The gun control debate in the United States has been reawakened for the new year, with Vice President Joe Biden providing President Barack Obama with 19 recommendations for action on guns.
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Academic and industry alliance wins grant
15 January 2013
A state government grant will help facilitate greater interaction between Victorian researchers and biotechnology companies and accelerate industry’s adoption of new technologies.
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Better treatment access for cancer patients
14 January 2013
Improving access to radiation therapy for cancer patients is the focus of a new program to be rolled out across Australia.
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Monash dominates Vixens line up this year
14 January 2013
Four members of the Monash community have been selected in the 2013 Melbourne Vixens ANZ netball line up.
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Milestone facility to enhance drug discovery
14 January 2013
Efforts to prevent, treat or cure disease in Australia will be enhanced following the launch of a multi-million dollar facility at Monash University.
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The effects of China's One Child Policy on its children
11 January 2013
New research shows China's controversial One Child Policy (OCP) has not only dramatically re-shaped the population, but has produced individuals lacking characteristics important for economic and social attainment.
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Preschool improvement in sight for South African community
11 January 2013
Students and researchers from Monash University are working alongside community partners to improve the quality of care and facilities available to children in local South African communities.
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Light metals alliance to manufacture better future
10 January 2013
A new Australia-China collaboration between research and industry leaders could transform the high-end manufacturing and aerospace industries of both countries, leading to both cost and carbon emissions savings.
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How mobile phone users are being massively ripped off
9 January 2013
Outlaw sky-high roaming price agreements that fleece travellers.
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Strategies for coping with extremely hot weather
8 January 2013
Exposure to extreme heat can cause illness and even death for some people. But there are several small steps you can take to protect yourself and your loved ones.
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Mapping the heatwave toll
8 January 2013
A study identifying those Australians who are most vulnerable to extreme heat will inform new ways to help communities manage the risks associated with heatwaves.
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The real cost of bushfire arson
8 January 2013
Arson is Australia’s most costly crime, particularly bushfire arson
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Planting ideas for medicine
7 January 2013
Medical research designed to benefit humans may in the future also be carried out on plants.
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Smart road to safety
5 January 2013
To reduce deaths on Victorian roads to effectively 20 per cent of what it was 40 years ago has been a massive achievement. But we can’t stop here.
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Licence to Scare: James Bond and the media violence debate
4 January 2013
Bob Hancox's study on increasing violence in James Bond films has revived a series of familiar concerns about the effects of onscreen aggression.
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Big killers overshadow a simple one – injury
2 January 2013
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Causes of Death data for 2010 paints an interesting picture of how the lives of 150,000 Australians ended that year.
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