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.
Science of sleep
We spend a third of our lives doing it. Everyone needs it to survive. Monash is part of a renewed research effort to better understand it.
University news
When Monash lecturer Adina Kleiner was asked to develop an anatomy program for the University's new physiotherapy course, the task seemed daunting but an opportunity not to be missed.
Grounding in women's rights
Bachelor of Laws student Carly Price has learnt about the importance of grassroots advocacy during a three-month internship with the International Women's Rights Action Watch - Asia Pacific. 
The dance of the droplet
Monash scientists have discovered a new way that liquid droplets move on surfaces, paving the way for new applications in areas such as quantum computing. More University news
Monash community honoured in Queen's Birthday lists
Monash University congratulates its alumni, staff, former staff and supporters who received Queen's Birthday honours in 2009.Stem-cell collaboration secures major grant
The potential of using stem-cells to treat Alzheimer's disease and other illnesses will be investigated by Victorian and Californian researchers under a $A28.7 million collaboration.
Around Monash
Future leaders reach summit
Ancora Imparo Student Leadership Program participants met local and international leaders and contributed to discussion on key challenges for the future at the recent Future Summit in Melbourne.
Best of both worlds
A professional staff member from the Malaysian campus in Sunway has had the opportunity to experience Monash from a different location and perspective, thanks to the staff mobility program.
Australia's youth tackle the big debates
Two teams have debated whether the Rudd Government should delay the emissions trading scheme in the interests of economic recovery in the grand final of Viewpoint 2009.What's on this week
| Until Sat 20 June | Too Much of Me, 7 paths through the absurd, (with detour) | Clayton |
| Until Sat 23 Dec | Astronomy in a Nutshell | Clayton |
| Wed 10 June to Mon 31 Aug | Swift and Defoe | Clayton |
| Thurs 11 June to Fri 3 July | University Exam Period | Peninsula |
| Tues 16 June | At Monash - Design | Caulfield |
| Wed 17 June | At Monash - Medicine, Biomedical Science & Nutrition and Dietetics | Clayton |
Coming events
| 7 July to 10 July | Mediation and Conflict: Translation and Culture in a Global Context | Caulfield |
Monash world
| Melbourne | Thursday | 5:28 | am |  | 17° C | |
| Johannesburg | Wednesday | 8:28 | pm |  | 23° C | |
| Kuala Lumpur | Thursday | 2:28 | am |  | 26° C | |
| Prato | Wednesday | 7:28 | pm |  | 13° C |
Vice Chancellor's column
Ancora ImparoIn this month's Ancora Imparo, the University's Vice-Chancellor Professor Richard Larkins reflects on his past six years in the role. He will retire as Vice-Chancellor on 5 July.
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60 seconds with ...
Rosemary SheehanIn this week's 60 seconds we meet Associate Professor Rosemary Sheehan from the Department of Social Work.
This week: Notices
Notices
- Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Innovation and Collaboration in Research With Industry
- John Monash Science School - Clayton
- University Pathways Cup 2009 - Clayton
- ATSE Clunies Ross Award 2009
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Excellence in Aerospace Standardization Award 2009
- Australian Pork Limited (APL) Group Demonstration Awards - 2009
- Australian Pork Limited (APL) Travel and Distinguished Visitor Awards - 2009
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRFI) High Priority, Short Term Project Award - 2009
- H.J. Windsor Prize 2009
- British Council Australia Realise Your Dream Awards - 2009
- Bone Marrow Failure (BMFRP) Hypothesis Development Awards
- Australia-Israel Scientific Exchange Foundation Postgraduate Fellowship Award 2009
- Animal Welfare Update June 2009
Conferences, seminars and lectures
- School of Primary Health Care Seminar Series: Community Voices 2009
- Immunology Masterclasses
- Introduction to course planning
- Interactive lecturing
- Important Conference on Cyber Issues: Virtual,Real & Inner Lives of Children and Adolescents: connection or Alienation? - Melbourne
- Symposium: Professor Shirley Steinberg - Gippsland
- Professor Steinberg: Panel Discussion and Workshop - Gippsland
- Characteristics of Companies in Voluntary Administration: An Empirical Review - Clayton
- Archive / Counter Archive Conference - Prato centre
- Transcriptional Regulation of Complex Genetic Loci During Vertebrate Development - Clayton
- Making the most of Blackboard - Caulfield
- Bain Attwood in conversation with Arnold Zable - Melbourne
- Developmental Biology Seminar Series - Caulfield
Participants sought
- 18-25 year olds for public transport survey
- Preschool Children to participate in sleep research study
- Victims' Experiences with Police Study
- Are you concerned about memory loss around menopause
- Driving simulator study on traffic controls - Clayton
- Type 2 diabetes study
- A Study of Emotional Processing in Depression
- Social anxiety study seeks males for drug (oxytocin) trial
Advertising
- Finishing your thesis
- Interested in an Observational Drawing Course? - Caulfield
- Are you Interested in Visual Communication and Graphic Design? - Caulfield
- Monash University School Holiday Program - Clayton
- Holiday Program - Monash Science Centre - Clayton
- Certificate IV in Frontline Management - Clayton
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