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.
River gums' last stand
Changes to river flows and relentless dry conditions have taken their toll on Australia's iconic river red gums, but a new monitoring program will help guide the return of precious water to where it is needed most.
University news
A Monash pilot study has found "eco driving", a technique that emphasises smoother driving behaviour, has the potential to dramatically cut fuel consumption and carbon emissions.
Honouring our distinguished alumni 
Monash has celebrated the achievements of six outstanding alumni with the awarding of the 2009 Distinguished Alumni Awards. 
Firefighters at no higher risk of cancer
A Monash study has helped put Queensland firefighters at ease after a recent cancer scare. More University news
Law student wins scholarship
Monash Arts/Law student Chris Hooper has received the 2009 Justice Disability Scholarship from the Victoria State Government.Honour for design and education
Dean of the Faculty of Art & Design Professor John Redmond has been recognised by the Design Institute of Australia with a Hall of Fame award.
Around Monash
French connection
Award-winning translator Marc Orlando is leading a new course in translation studies in the Faculty of Arts in partnership with Jean Moulin University, Lyon III in France.
Student commended for medical research
PhD student Adrian Cameron, whose research into metabolic syndrome has helped doctors better predict Type 2 diabetes, has received the 2009 Premier's Award for Medical Research.
Health professionals fair success
More than 600 students attended the University's first Health Professionals Fair at the Peninsula campus in May. 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 |
| 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 | 3:27 | am |  | 16° C | |
| Johannesburg | Wednesday | 6:27 | pm |  | 24° C | |
| Kuala Lumpur | Thursday | 12:27 | am | | 27° C | |
| Prato | Wednesday | 5:27 | pm |  | 15° 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 ...
Lynette PhuongIn this week's 60 seconds with we meet fourth-year Arts/Commerce student Lynette Phuong who has recently been appointed an ambassador for the World Red Cross and Red Crescent Youth Meeting "Youth on the Move" to be held from 23-28 June in Solferino, Italy.
This week: Notices
Notices
- 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
- Micromon Launches High Throughput Sequencing & Genomics Service
Conferences, seminars and lectures
- Introduction to course planning
- Interactive lecturing
- Important Conference on Cyber Issues: Virtual,Real & Inner Lives of Children and Adolescents: connection or Alienation? - Melbourne
- Professor Steinberg: Panel Discussion and Workshop - Gippsland
- Archive / Counter Archive Conference - Prato centre
- Bain Attwood in conversation with Arnold Zable - Melbourne
- APBRG Workshop on Regulatory Geography - Caulfield
- Transcription factor control of neuron migration during brain development - Clayton
- time . transcendence . performance - call for papers - Caulfield
- Developmental Biology Seminar Series - Clayton
Participants sought
- 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
- Parents of 14-16 year old adolescents wanted to complete survey
- Decision-making as a function of health-related information
- Participants sought for Early Life Trauma Research
- Want to keep your 12-18 year old busy over the school holidays?
- Website usability testing
Advertising
- Interested in an Observational Drawing Course? - Caulfield
- Are you Interested in Visual Communication and Graphic Design? - Caulfield
- Holiday Program - Monash Science Centre - Clayton
- Certificate IV in Frontline Management - Clayton
- CMHSE Workshop - Planning your teaching - Notting Hill, Clayton
- CMHSE Workshop - Teaching small groups - Notting Hill, Clayton
- CMHSE Workshop - Giving effective performance feedback - Notting Hill, Clayton
- CMHSE Workshop - Introduction to Assessment - Notting Hill, Clayton
- CMSHE Workshop - Introduction to supervision - Notting Hill, Clayton
- CMHSE Workshop - Dealing with the poorly performing learner - Notting Hill, Clayton
- CMSHE Workshop - Teaching and supervising Gen Y learners - Notting Hill, Clayton
- CMHSE Workshop - Teaching learners from Non-English speaking backgrounds - Notting Hill, Clayton
- CMHSE Workshop - Introduction to course planning - Notting Hill, Clayton
- CMHSE Workshop - Interactive lecturing - Notting Hill, Clayton
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