MONASH MEMO

21 November 2007

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University news

IPCC Synthesis Report on climate change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released its final synthesis report.

Renowned scholar appointed to chair in Contemporary Jewish Life and Culture
Vice-Chancellor, Professor Richard Larkins, recently announced the appointment of Associate Professor Leah Garrett to the Loti Smorgon Research Chair in Contemporary Jewish Life and Culture, at the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation.

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• Funding boost for asthma management plan
• Australian industry leaders honoured
• Monash student one of top four MBA students worldwide
• Big energy savings in place at Gippsland campus

Faculty news

Leading designs in debugging software
Monash University start-up company Guardsoft will supply the vital debugging software in the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) project to develop a supercomputer by the end of the decade.

Outstanding community achievement recognised
Top achievers from the Victorian College of Pharmacy were recognised at Swish07, the College's farewell for final year students.

>>More faculty news

• Retaining a higher interest among students
• Pharmacists of Nottingham share research skills

Community news

Monash researcher gives gritty account of Australia's first supermax prison
A Monash University researcher has uncovered the compelling story behind the closure of Victoria's most controversial prison block.

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• Wellbeing at Monash in a healthy state
• Take the plunge with TeamMONASH™
• Emergent voices at the Postgraduate Symposium

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This week: Alumni holding court
Monash Law graduates have secured some of the top justice positions in the country.

Even sports people get the Blues
The annual Monash Sports awards night celebrated one of the most successful years in Monash's sporting history. Among the Blues awarded, Philippa Ulbrick received club person of the year and ex-St Kilda AFL footballer and Monash graduate Nathan Burke was inducted into the Hall of Fame.