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. Please note that due to the Easter break there will be no edition of Monash Memo on 15 April.
New home for next generation medical research
The Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute will be officially opened today by Federal Member for Chisholm Anna Burke and Parliament of Victoria Cabinet Secretary Tony Lupton. The institute, based at the Clayton campus, is part of the largest single financial commitment to research that Monash has ever made, with the University investing $103 million into the construction of cutting-edge laboratory facilities for biomedical research.
University news
A life saving asthma intervention program developed by Monash University for the Victorian Rural Ambulance Service will be extended nationally after its overwhelming success in a 1-year trial.
Fossils unlock future secrets
A group of Japanese high school students have experienced a real live archaeological dig, working with an exploration team at Inverloch – home to many significant dinosaur fossil discoveries.
Student wins mentor scholarship
Third-year student Jarrod Hodgson has been awarded a prestigious Order of Australia Association Foundation Scholarship – one of only three students in Australia to receive the honour.More University news
Monash powers Earth Hour concert
Two Monash teams have cycled for the planet, generating 1009 watts of "pedal power" to help run the Earth Hour concert at Federation Square in Melbourne.Staff campaign to support students
A new staff philanthropic campaign will provide support to students, helping them to lead, achieve and succeed.
Around Monash
Thinking outside the tank
Seven Monash students will lead the call for broader political debate with the launch of a new youth organisation called Left Right Think Tank.
The art of the absurd
Australian and international artists explore their existence and sense of self in a new exhibition at the Monash University Museum of Art. 
Learning to learn
Students at the Monash South Africa campus can now access services and resources to support them in their study through the Monash South Africa library and learning commons.What's on this week
| Until Fri 3 July | Language Exchange Program | Caulfield |
| Until Weds 20 July | Campus Connect (formerly Mid Week Social Night) | Caulfield |
| Until Sun 31 May | Rare Books Collection exhibition | Clayton |
| Until Sat 20 June | Too Much of Me, 7 paths through the absurd, (with detour) | Clayton |
| Until Fri 24 April | Ceramic Process as a Reflection of Environmental Values: A Buddhist Perspective | Caulfield |
| Mon 20 April | Your Career- how to be strategic | Peninsula |
| Weds 22 April | Centre for Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies - public forum | Clayton |
| Thurs 23 April | Buddhism in Action | Caulfield |
| Thurs 24 April | Concert - Poetic Thoughts | Clayton |
| Thurs 24 April | MONSU Peninsula Mid Semester Party | Peninsula |
| Fri 10 April | Acute Medical Assessment Units: Improving Care and Flow for Medical Patients | Melbourne |
Coming events
| From Wed 15 April | Exhibition - Too Much of Me, 7 paths through the absurd, (with detour) | Clayton |
Monash world
| Melbourne | Wednesday | 8:16 | pm |  | 24° C | |
| Johannesburg | Wednesday | 11:16 | am |  | 24° C | |
| Kuala Lumpur | Wednesday | 5:16 | pm |  | 33° C | |
| Prato | Wednesday | 10:16 | am | | 10° C |
Vice Chancellor's column
Ancora ImparoIn this month's edition of Ancora Imparo Vice-Chancellor Professor Richard Larkins discusses Federal Government funding of universities in Australia saying that even though universities have done well in the recent past, they could deliver so much more for the prosperity of Australia and its environment if they were properly funded.
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60 seconds with ...
Michael WybrowIn 60 seconds with ... this week we meet Dr Michael Wybrow a research fellow at the Clayton School of Information Technology. Michael was recently awarded the 2009 Australasian Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation award for the best computer science PhD thesis. His award-winning thesis was chosen from a high-calibre field of 20 candidates.
This week: Notices
Notices
- VESKI Innovation Fellowships 2009/10
- Common Ground - Oxfam Australia - Sunway
- Additional Newspaper Pick Up Points - Clayton
- Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) - Physician Research Training Award - Pre-application
- Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) - New Investigator Awards - Pre-application 2009
- Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) - Prostate Cancer Training Award - Pre-application
- Monash Uni Student Theatre's Artistic Development Festival - Clayton
- King Faisal Foundation International Prizes 2009
- United Nations Association of Australia (UNAA) World Environment Day Awards 2009
- DIISR Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Life Scientist of the Year 2009
- DIISR Prime Minister's Prizes for Science 2009
- US Department of Defense: Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP) FY09
- Monash University Club membership renewal
- Rare Books exhibition, new acquisitions 5 - Clayton campus
Conferences, seminars and lectures
- Existential Psychotherapy/Counselling Course - Melbourne
- William Cooper Memorial Lecture - Melbourne
- Using Drosophila to study neural development and growth - Clayton
- UniSuper Seminar, Super vs Mortagage - Clayton campus
- Arts Public Lecture by Professor Julian Savulescu: Should we use technology to change our genetic destiny?
- Hypothetical - Australian Indigenous Arts and the Law
- Learning and Learning Spaces for Sustainable Futures Conference - Melbourne
Participants sought
- Participants wanted for well-being research
- English Language Growth (ELG) Project
- Healthy males (49-75yrs) needed for walking study
- Diabetes and Blood Vessel Health Study
- Understanding the experience of religion and spirituality in substance abuse recovery
- Health Related Behaviour in Women
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