Archive
May 2011
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“Industry questions live odds ban benefits”
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/05/28/3229593.htm
Dr Samantha Thomas from the Department of Marketing says addictions often begin when people are young and advertising can play a big role -
“We need someone credible watching the detectives”
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/we-need-someone-credible-watching-the-detectives-20110528-1f9oq.html
Dean of the Faculty of Law Professor Arie Freiberg says there needs to be an independent agency that can produce reliable and credible information regarding the operation of the criminal justice system -
“Aussie student Amelia Fraser-McKelvie discovers "missing mass"”
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/breaking-news/aussie-student-amelia-fraser-mckelvie/story-e6frea73-1226064320755
Monash engineering student Amelia Fraser-McKelvie has discovered the 'missing' mass in the universe. Dr Kevin Pimbblet from the School of Physics says scientists had "lost" the matter some years ago before the breakthrough. -
“Student scientist solves astrophysics mystery”
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/05/27/3228554.htm?section=justin
A Melbourne student has discovered a part of the universe that astrophysicists have spent decades trying to find. -
“Footy matters come to a head”
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/footy-matters-come-to-a-head-20110525-1f47r.html
Director of the Monash University Accident Research Centre Professor Mark Stevenson says AFL players who have already suffered one concussion are 20 per cent more likely to be predisposed towards suffering another. -
“Monash student helps solve cosmic mystery of massive dimensions”
http://www.theage.com.au/technology/sci-tech/monash-student-helps-solve-cosmic-mystery-of-massive-dimensions-20110526-1f6fg.html
Monash engineering student Amelia Fraser-McKelvie has helped solved one of the biggest mysteries in science after discovering the 'missing' mass in the universe. -
“Express bus services for Monash Uni students”
http://www.monashweekly.com.au/news/local/news/general/express-bus-services-for-monash-uni-students/2174452.aspx
The State Government has announced that it will be trialling a new express bus service between Monash University's Clayton Campus and Huntingdale train station. -
“Student finds universe's 'missing' mass”
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2011/05/24/Student-finds-universes-missing-mass/UPI-36851306283405/
Monash student Amelia Fraser-McKelvie has helped discover the universe's 'missing' mass, something scientists have been hunting for decades. -
“Pregnancy power shift: money does the talking”
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/lifematters/pregnancy-power-shift-money-does-the-talking-20110522-1ez0r.html
In a recent study, co-author Professor Pushkar Maitra from the Department of Economics found that the baby bonus can be used by people to convince their partners to have more children. -
“The positives of being negative”
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/the-positives-of-being-negative-20110521-1exzk.html
Dr Paul Strangio, of the School of Political and Social Inquiry, says that the Opposition's rhetoric is the most negative he has heard since the Whitlam era. -
“Anger over rare earths refinery”
http://australianetworknews.com/stories/201105/3222580.htm
Environmental engineer, Dr Gavin Mudd, comments on concerns over a proposed plant to refine rare earth minerals. -
“Monumental in proportion alone”
http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/monumental-in-proportion-alone-20110519-1eurj.html
Director of the Monash University Museum of Art Max Delany says the forms public sculpture and art can take are changing. -
“ASIO gets more power to snoop”
http://www.theage.com.au/national/asio-gets-more-power-to-snoop-20110518-1et3m.html
Dr Patrick Emerton from the Faculty of Law says the new amendments to ASIO’s powers could allow the intelligence agency to monitor people in Australia associated with groups like WikiLeaks. -
“Australians achieve kidney stem cell world-first”
http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/4328/australians-achieve-kidney-stem-cell-world-first
Researchers at Monash Immunology and Stem Cell laboratories at Monash University have found a detour which may shorten the path to producing kidney cells. -
“Australian's no longer ashamed to haggle”
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/australians-no-longer-ashamed-to-haggle/story-fn7x8me2-1226056346116
Associate Professor Colin McLeod from the Australian Centre for Retail Studies says there has been a cultural shift that makes it more acceptable to ask for a lower price when shopping. -
“Football's big punt”
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/footballs-big-punt-20110513-1eme8.html
Dr Charles Livingstone from the Department of Health Social Science says the Wilkie reforms may cause clubs to review whether they want to invest in more machines and pokie venues in the future. -
“Brumby accused of caretaker convention breach”
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/brumby-accused-of-caretaker-convention-breach-20110515-1eobd.html
Associate Professor Ken Coghill from the Department of Management said the caretaker convention the government is bound by has no force of law behind it -
“Remember Our Republican Heritage!”
http://www.westender.com.au/news/1076/15/Remember-our-Republican-heritage
Senior lecturer Dr Tony Moore from the School of Journalism and Australian studies says Australian Republicans must give up small-target strategies. -
“Genetic evidence for 'mothers curse'”
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2011/05/13/3212773.htm
Genetic mutations in mitochondria, inherited from the mother, are an important cause of male infertility, a new study in fruit flies has found. -
“Monash team's research to help presenters attend less frequently”
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/monash-teams-research-to-help-presenters-attend-less-frequently-20110510-1eh15.html
A Monash University researcher has found that people who frequently present themselves to hospital are often aged between 70-79 and have chronic respiratory or psychiatric conditions. -
“Blinkered leaders leave researchers in limbo”
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/editorial/blinkered-leaders-leave-researchers-in-limbo-20110511-1eiu0.html
Professor James Whisstock from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology says the Synchrotron should be accepted as an important part of national infrastructure. -
“Classes but one part of the job”
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/classes-but-one-part-of-the-job/story-e6frgcjx-1226053545736?from=public_rss
Monash is one of several universities introducing academic roles involving more of a teaching focus. -
“Missing, no action”
http://www.theage.com.au/national/missing-no-action-20110507-1edes.html
Dr Leanne Weber from the School of Criminology says boats carrying large numbers of asylum seekers have been known to disappear en route from Indonesia -
“Pokies report provides good advice says public health expert”
http://blogs.crikey.com.au/croakey/2011/05/06/pokies-report-provides-good-advice-says-public-health-expert/
Senior lecturer in Health Social Science, Dr Charles Livingstone says the recommendations in the first parliamentary report on gambling reform were "balanced, fair and progressive". -
“The future of terrorism”
http://www.smh.com.au/world/the-future-of-terrorism-20110506-1eava.html
Professor Greg Barton from the Department of Political and Social Inquiry says that technology may never deal a ‘knock-out blow’ on terrorism. -
“The flu truth”
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/blogs/ sceptic-science/the-flu-truth-20110504-1e7ts.html
Associate Professor Allen Cheng from the School of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine says that flu and flu-related pneumonia are known to kill at least several hundred Australians each year with the elderly most at risk -
“Doctors check up on futures out west”
http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/news/local/news/health/doctors-check-up-on-futures-out-west/2153340.aspx
Professor and Head of the School of Rural Health Judi Walker says with medical student numbers increasing, there needs to be more clinical teachers, training positions and intern places. -
“Morgue worker kept photos of dead”
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/morgue-worker-kept-photos-of-dead/story-e6frg6nf-1226050146273
Dr Juanita Fernando from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences says the threat of curious staff members accessing information which they were not legally entitled to was the biggest risk to people’s private data. -
“Order for execution was illegal”
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/opinion/politics/order-for-execution-was-illegal-20110504-1e8bp.html
Dr Gideon Boas and Ms Pascale Chifflet from the Faculty of Law say Extrajudicial killing is not permitted under international or any other law, yet the US had no intention of capturing bin Laden. -
“Supermarkets open fire on each other”
http://education.theage.com.au/cmspage.php?intid=152
Dr Rebecca Valenzuela, a senior lecturer in the department of economics discusses the supermarket price wars — that are wreaking havoc on the economy. -
“Chewing the fat over the reality of obesity”
http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/chewing-the-fat-over-the-reality-of-obesity-20110502-1e4lv.html
An increasing number of health professionals, academics and community groups are challenging “the inconvenient truths" about the obesity epidemic according to Dr Samantha Thomas. -
“Numbers point to maths 'gap'”
http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/numbers-point-to-maths-gap-20110429-1e09e.html
A Monash University study of NAPLAN numeracy test results for students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9, to be presented later this year at a national maths educators' conference, shows big differences in the scores of girls and boys. -
“World of work enters the third dimension”
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/world-of-work-enters-the-third-dimension/story-e6frg6z6-1226046757937
Professor Greg Bamber from the Faculty of Business and Economics says students are using email or text to communicate with lecturers from whom they expect an immediate response -
“Thinking of the world, without the competition”
http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/thinking-of-the-world-without-the-competition-20110429-1e096.html
Professor Mike Askew from the Faculty of Education compares the Australian and English national curricula.