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.
Inaugural graduation held in China
Monash University has held its first-ever graduation ceremony in China.
University news
More than 700 people showed their support for Victorian bush fire victims at a relief fund benefit concert held at Monash's Gippsland campus on Saturday 21 February.
Study into mobile phone health risks
Monash medical researcher Professor Malcolm Sim is part of a major new international study into mobile phone use and brain cancer risk in young people. 
A taste of Malaysia
Six Monash students used their summer break to study and explore a new country. More University news
Governor's medal for IVF pioneer
Australian IVF pioneer Professor Alan Trounson has been honoured with the David de Kretser Medal.South Africa hosts international conference
Students from Monash South Africa have attended the first ever African postgraduate course in victimology.
Around Monash
Carpooling extended
A new and improved Carpool Matching Service allows Monash students and staff to share one-off trips as well as regular journeys.
Accent on the positive
A new interest group has been formed to enhance the well-being and experience of students and staff at Monash. 
Training tomorrow's elite athletes
Monash opened the doors of its new High Performance Sports Centre to students from Ringwood's Southwood Boys Grammar last week. What's on this week
| Until Wed 25 March | Bubbles on the Surface Art Exhibition | Gippsland |
| Until Sat 28 March | Primary Views: exhibition | Clayton |
| Until Fri 20 March | Magistery | Caulfield |
| Mon 2 - Fri 6 March | MONSU Peninsula O-Week | Peninsula |
| Mon 2 March | Public Lecture by Mme Odile Quintin, Director General for Education and Culture at the European Commission | Carlton |
| Mon 2 March | Creating High Performance IR Environments: Key Elements and Lessons for Australian Workplaces | Melbourne |
| Tues 3 March | Monash Peninsula Business Associates Breakfast Seminar | Peninsula |
| Thurs 5 March | Traditional Folk and Classical Music from Afghanistan | Clayton |
| Thurs 5 March | OpenHouse09 - Group Fitness | Caulfield |
| Thurs 5 March | Centrelink assistance | Peninsula |
| Thurs 5 March | MONSU Peninsula Super Thursday | Peninsula |
| Fri 6 March | International Women's Day Lunch | Caulfield |
| Sat 7 March | OSS Strawberry Farm Visit | Peninsula |
Monash world
| Melbourne | Thursday | 4:42 | am |  | 17° C | |
| Johannesburg | Wednesday | 7:42 | pm |  | 24° C | |
| Kuala Lumpur | Thursday | 1:42 | am | | 27° C | |
| Prato | Wednesday | 6:42 | pm |  | 14° C |
Vice Chancellor's column
Ancora ImparoIn this month's Ancora Imparo Vice-Chancellor Professor Richard Larkins discusses recent Federal Government funding for universities and the release of the Cutler Review of Innovation and the Bradley Review of Higher Education and what these mean for Australian universities.
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60 seconds with ...
Travis Beddoe In this week's 60 seconds with ... we meet Dr Travis Beddoe from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
This week: Notices
Notices
- 2009 Monash University-Wide Mentoring Scheme for Women
- Scholarship opportunity for students to study in China
- Victorian State of The Environment Report
- Nominations now open for the 2009 Distinguished Alumni Awards
- Monash Animal Welfare Update February 2009
Conferences, seminars and lectures
- Acute Medical Assessment Units: Improving Care and Flow for Medical Patients
- 3rd Annual AMREP Global Health Forum
- New Frontiers in Regenerative Medicine - Clayton
- Off-Campus Learning Project Showcase - Clayton
- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology Special Seminar - Clayton
- Peculiarities of the U.S. Individual Income Tax - Clayton
- Centre for Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies seminar - Clayton
- Public Lecture by Mme Odile Quinton - Melbourne
- International Women's Day Lunch - Clayton
- Justice Richard Goldstone, 'The Current State of International Justice' - Monash Law Chambers
Participants sought
- Are you or your partner expecting a baby?
- Participants needed for Driver Distraction Study
- Healthy adult volunteers required for walking study
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