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.
Monash wins $59m for research
Monash University secured $59m in two separate Federal Government funding rounds last week with the announcement of the recipients of Australian Research Council and National Health and Medical Research Council grants.
University news
An increase in weather-related natural disasters is inevitable due to existing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere according to Monash climate change scientist Professor Amanda Lynch.
Parliament at Monash Gippsland
The Gippsland campus of Monash University hosted Victoria's state political leaders earlier this month.
Sam Lipski receives honorary Monash degree
Chief Executive of The Pratt Foundation, journalist, commentator and analyst Sam Lipski was last week presented with an honorary degree from Monash University.More University news
The anatomy of teaching anatomy
When medical teacher Adina Kleiner was asked to develop an anatomy program for a new physiotherapy course, the task seemed daunting -- but it was an opportunity she could not pass up.Water management expertise for Africa
A new initiative that aims to help turnaround degraded freshwater river systems in Africa has been launched at the Monash South Africa campus.
Around Monash
Exploring Melbourne's computing history
The Caulfield School of Information Technology is holding a computing history tour of Melbourne on Sunday 9 November, 2008. 
Support for sustainable transport
A record 440 staff and students registered to ride to work and an additional 496 car drivers shared their journey to work in support of Sustainable Transport Day held across all Australian campuses earlier this month.
Students enhance their research skills
More than 100 talented Year 11 students from 58 schools across Victoria have tested their chemistry skills as part of a two-day workshop held at Monash University's Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.What's on this week
| Until Sat 22 Nov | The Ecologies Project | Clayton |
| Until Fri 28 Nov | Building a Common Future -- Africa and Australasia 31st Annual Conference of the African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific (AFSAAP) | Clayton |
| Until Fri 31 Oct | Folded | Caulfield |
| Until Fri 30 January | Wildlife of Gondwana Exhibition | Clayton |
| Until Sat 7 March | The Louise Lightfoot Legacy Exhibition | Clayton |
| Wed 29 Oct | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Departmental Seminar | Clayton |
| Thurs 30 Oct | MBA Information session | Caulfield |
| Thurs 30 Oct | Graduation Clayton campus -- Faculty of Business and Economics | Clayton |
| Thurs 30 Oct | Graduation Clayton campus -- Faculty of Business and Economics | Clayton |
Coming events
| Thurs 30 Oct to Sat 1 Nov | Stoning Mary | Clayton |
Monash world
| Melbourne | Thursday | 4:20 | am |  | 16° C | |
| Johannesburg | Wednesday | 7:20 | pm |  | 24° C | |
| Kuala Lumpur | Thursday | 1:20 | am | | 27° C | |
| Prato | Wednesday | 6:20 | pm |  | 15° C |
Vice Chancellor's column
Ancora ImparoIn the October Ancora Imparo, Vice-Chancellor Professor Richard Larkins discusses the launch of the Monash Passport model and the University's role in the Australian University Games.
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60 seconds with ...
Dr Gideon BoasIn this week's 60 seconds with … we meet Dr Gideon Boas a senior lecturer in the University's law faculty.
This week: Notices
Notices
Conferences, seminars and lectures
- Legal Development in East Asia: China -- Vietnam Compared
- Computing History Tour of Melbourne -- Caulfield
- Monash Future Council Workshop Discussion -- Clayton
- Preparing for Change in an Ageing Society -- 2008 Free Seminar Series -- Melbourne
Participants sought
- Parents and friends attachment as protective factors in early adults development
- Understanding Stuttering Using Brain Imaging
- Healthy man study
- English Language Growth (ELG) Project
- Usability of horizontal and vertical scrolling for reading on-line text
- Turner's Syndrome research
- Depression relapse prevention study
- Study into new antidepressants
- Are you male and overweight?
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