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14 June 2006

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University news

Top honours for Monash community members
Queen's Birthday Honours have been awarded to past and present Monash staff and alumni.

Distinguished historian named Monash's new Dean of Arts
Monash University has appointed eminent historian Associate Professor Raelene Frances as Dean of the Faculty of Arts.

>>More university news

• Honorary degree for Governor
• Monash courses have IT
• Botswana delegation meets with Monash South Africa

Faculty news

Award recognises research on auditory hallucinations
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists has awarded Monash's Professor David Copolov the 2006 Organon Senior Research Award.

New unit highlights public health and social science
ARC Federation Fellow Professor Lenore Manderson will continue her research in medical anthropology through the new Social Sciences and Health Research Unit launched at Monash last week.

>>More faculty news

• Monash Law team prepare training manual for tribunal members
• New book investigates coroners' inquests
• Developing a bigger picture of ancient Neapolis
• Monash engages with Gippsland business community

Community news

Monash gets set for Melbourne puppetry carnival
The Alexander Theatre set-building workshop at Monash's Clayton campus has been a hive of activity building sets and props for Melbourne's first puppet carnival this month.

Ancient rocks forge new ties
Two exhibitions curated by the Monash University Science Centre are travelling overseas as part unique celebration of 30 years of diplomatic ties between Australia and Japan.

>>More community news

• Schools' Theatre Festival celebrates 11 years
• Centre plans a garden for the children
• Spiritual focus as exams approach

Events

A most curious adventure at the Faculty Gallery
Monash PhD researcher and internationally recognised artist Polixeni Papapetrou is showing two of her renowned photographic series exploring the representation of childhood in a new exhibition at the Faculty Gallery, Caulfield.

>>Ongoing exhibitions at Monash

• Science -- '63% H20 The body in question' - Clayton
• Science -- 'Australian Synchrotron' - Clayton
• Photomedia - St Kilda

Victorian College of Pharmacy turns 125
The Victorian College of Pharmacy last week celebrated its 125th anniversary with the unveiling of a commemorative plaque at 360 Swanston Street, Melbourne -- one of the college's earliest sites.