Monash Memo is a weekly newsletter designed to keep the Monash community up to date with the latest news and events in and around Monash.
Raising awareness of stem cell therapy
Monash University will host a public forum and information day this month to raise awareness about stem cells and their therapeutic uses.
University news
Monash academic, Associate Professor Mark Baker has warned that murderous tendencies may be present in all of us.
Contributing to local learning
A commitment to environmental education and sustainability has earned Monash lecturer Dr Amy Cutter-Mackenzie a prestigious award. 
Raise your hand
Monash will field the single largest team at the Australian University Games that begin in Melbourne later this month. More University news
Artistic excellence
Monash University's Faculty of Art & Design is celebrating the achievements of two of its academics who have been awarded prestigious Australia Council Fellowships.Award-winning researcher joins Monash
Indonesian researcher Dr Penia Kresnowati will spend two years conducting stem cell-related research in the Department of Chemical Engineering.
Around Monash
Law student wins fellowship
A Monash PhD student has won a prestigious fellowship to deliver a paper arguing that countries that place legal restrictions on early-term abortion violate international laws.
Artists advocating for the environment
Chairman of the Monash Sustainability Institute Professor John Thwaites will launch the latest exhibition at the Monash University Museum of Art this weekend.
Bridge to China
Monash students Kristian Rodd and James Kett have both received scholarships to study in China.What's on this week
| Until Thurs 25 Sept | Conversation Group | Peninsula |
| Until Tues 30 Sept | Timor-Leste Textiles Exhibition, Market and Forum: Meanings, Makers and Markets | Melbourne |
| Until Thurs 9 Oct | Fictions | Gippsland |
| Until Thurs 2 Oct | The John Lennon Play: In his own write | Clayton |
| Until Thurs 2 October | Monash Science Centre School Holiday Program | Clayton |
| Until Sat 22 Nov | The Ecologies Project | Clayton |
| Tues 23 Sept | SPPPM Clayton Seminar Series | Clayton |
| Wed 24 Sept | The Business of Climate Change | Caulfield |
| Wed 24 Sept | Workplace and corporate law research group (WCLRG) seminar | Melbourne |
| Thurs 25 Sept | Stem Cell Awareness Day | Clayton |
| Thurs 25 Sept | MONSU Peninsula Special General Meeting | Peninsula |
| Thurs 25 Sept | 50th Anniversary Public Lecture with Tim Flannery: 'A vision for Australian sustainability' | Melbourne |
| Fri 26 Sept | Honours Twilight Concert | Clayton |
| Fri 26 Sept | DIAC information session - PR and State Sponsorship | Caulfield |
Coming events
| Sun 28 Sept to Fri 3 Oct | Australian University Games 2008 | Melbourne |
Monash world
| Melbourne | Wednesday | 9:29 | pm |  | 24° C | |
| Johannesburg | Wednesday | 12:29 | pm |  | 25° C | |
| Kuala Lumpur | Wednesday | 6:29 | pm |  | 32° C | |
| Prato | Wednesday | 11:29 | am | | 12° C |
Vice Chancellor's column
Ancora ImparoIn the September Ancora Imparo, Vice-Chancellor Professor Richard Larkins discusses a growing shortage of high quality academic staff across the university sector, and the launch of a new performance development program for academic staff.
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60 seconds with ...
Zane AndrewsIn 60 seconds this week, we meet Dr Zane Andrews from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. Dr Andrews is relatively new to Monash, moving here from the US where he worked at Yale University.
This week: Notices
Notices
- Recombinant DNA techniques course
- Upcoming Research Awards
- Accessing Funds for Commercialisation: Trans Tasman Commercialisation Fund and Monash Proof of Concept Fund
- New initiatives at Monash-Oakleigh Legal Service
- Monash Institute of Medical Research Student Open Day -- Clayton
- Call for Expressions of interest in DEPM Research Fellowships -- Monash University
- TeamMONASH™ Needs you to 'Raise Your Hand' at the Australian University Games
- New initiatives at Monash-Oakleigh Legal Service
- Fair Trade Chocolate, Coffee and Tea Festival
Conferences, seminars and lectures
- Intervention Mapping: Developing theory- and evidence-based programs for health promotion and public health -- Melbourne
- Changing History: The Past and Future of the Arab-Israel Conflict -- Caulfield
- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology Seminars -- Clayton
- 2009 EA Medical Students' Conference -- Monash University
- Yarning up: Making a difference through higher education -- Clayton
- Refashioning the Classics: Modern Fabrications of the Ancient World -- Caulfield
- Workplace and Corporate Law Research Group (WCLRG) Seminar -- Melbourne
- The Cotswolds in Jerusalem: the British Empire and why the Holy City looks like it does -- Caulfield
- Monash Future Council: 'Developing an Integrated Approach to Climate Change' -- Clayton
- Monash Sleep Network Public Lecture: Sleep and Learning -- Melbourne
- 2008 Higher Degree Research (HDR) Student Workshop -- Caulfield
- Accounting and Beyond Career Summit -- Caulfield
Participants sought
- Obesity: Have your say!
- MUARC Driver Study
- Depression relapse prevention study: Depression Awareness Recovery Effectiveness (DARE)
- Parents and friends attachment as protective factors in early adults development
Advertising
- Wholefoods Grocery Co-Op re-opening -- Clayton
- Intensive Research Ethics Course -- Melbourne
- The Campus Bookstores September Sale -- Monash University
- Monash Science Centre's September School Holiday Program -- Clayton
- Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education -- Monash University
- The John Lennon Play: In His Own Write -- Clayton
- Massage at Monash -- Monash University
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