27 February 2008

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Thwaites appointed chair of Monash Sustainability Institute
A high-profile community leader has joined the Monash sustainability campaign.

Monash welcomes students to Memo
Monash Memo is being sent to students for the first time this week.

Monash pioneers nano scaffold to rebuild nerve damage
A Monash student has developed a process that has the potential to repair damaged nerves in the human body more quickly and effectively.

Researchers scoop the pool at the NHMRC awards
Monash researchers have dominated the National Health and Medical Research Council Awards.

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Monash and McMaster join forces in Electron Microscopy
New partnership will have significant benefits for Australian and Canadian science.

MUARC and SIA sign major safety agreement
The Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) and the Safety Institute of Australia Inc (SIA) have signed a major research and development partnership agreement.

Graduate student mentor award for professor
Professor Lenore Manderson, Head of Social Sciences and Health Research, has received the Society for Medical Anthropology's Graduate Student Mentor Award for excellence in graduate student mentorship.

Success (for) Monash (results) Service
Approximately 2,500 international students received their results via SMS in the last semester of 2007.

Mobility opportunities for Monash staff
University staff have an opportunity to experience Monash from different locations and perspectives, thanks to the continuation of the mobility initiative.

Jazz students have time of their lives
Twenty-six jazz and popular music students from the Monash University School of Music Conservatorium had the time of their lives on a recent trip to the Monash Prato Centre in Italy.

Let's green up our act
Monash is encouraging staff and students to take simple actions to help 'green up our act'.

News from Monash College
Enrolment and orientation for Monash College's February intake of students took place last week.

Making the most of Monash
More than 80 incoming students learnt how to make the most of Monash at a recent half-day program.