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.
Sound system
He started his business juggling credit cards to pay staff wages. Now Monash Master of Applied Economics graduate Ryan Lee is a multi-millionaire selling tiny speakers to the world.
University news
A team of international molecular scientists led by a Monash researcher has discovered a new mechanism by which cells communicate change - such as their location during spreading of a cancer - to adjacent cells.
New technology offers broadband solution
Ground-breaking optical fibre technology developed by Monash researchers could drastically boost the capacity of strained broadband networks and improve download times around the world.
Students establish Teddy Bear Hospital 
Medicine students from the University's Gippsland campus have opened a Teddy Bear Hospital to help alleviate the anxiety children often feel when visiting a doctor. More University news
Innovation precinct launched
South-east Melbourne is set to become internationally recognised as the innovation, business and knowledge capital of the Asia-Pacific with the launch of the South East Melbourne Innovation Precinct (SEMIP).Students awarded Mandela Rhodes Scholarship
Two Monash South Africa students have been awarded the prestigious Mandela Rhodes Scholarships for 2010.
Around Monash
Pets, wellbeing and living with HIV
Monash PhD student Vicki Hutton is exploring the role of companion animals for people living with HIV in an Australian-first study.
Monash builds healthy partnerships
Monash researchers have attracted more than $1.4 million from the Rudd Government under its first round of national Partnerships for Better Health Grants. 
Students experiment with uni life
More than 90 Year 11 students from 53 schools across Victoria have tested their chemistry skills as part of a recent two-day workshop at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. News bites
Read news bites
- Language students' bridge to China.
- Victorian minister visits Sunway campus.
- Monash students U-Nite.
- International education apppointment.
- Employability symposium held.
What's on this week
| Until Sat 23 Dec | Astronomy in a Nutshell | Clayton |
| Until Sat 28 Nov | Photographer Unknown | Clayton |
| Until Wed 11 Nov | End of year VCE Revision Lecture Series | Berwick |
| Mon 2 Nov | Judging in Israel - Balancing Contradictions | Melbourne |
| Weds 4 Nov | Beyondblue : Understanding and Helping People Living with Depression | Gippsland |
| Weds 4 Nov | Master of Public Health Information Night | Parkville |
| Thurs 5 Nov | Healthy Start to Life 4th Annual Scientific Meeting & National Conference on "Nutrition, Development and Health" | Clayton |
| Thurs 5 Nov | Talking Research - Public Forum | Peninsula |
Monash world
| Melbourne | Friday | 8:00 | pm |  | 27° C | |
| Johannesburg | Friday | 11:00 | am |  | 24° C | |
| Kuala Lumpur | Friday | 5:00 | pm |  | 32° C | |
| Prato | Friday | 10:00 | am | | 14° C |
60 seconds with ...
Al ThrelfallIn this week's 60 seconds we meet Al Threlfall, a technical officer for Sport and Outdoor Recreation in the Faculty of Education at Peninsula campus.
This week: Notices
Notices
- Lot's Wife 2010 sub-editors wanted
- 2010 International Awards for Innovative Practices
- PhD Project Experimental Neuropsychology/Neuroscience
- Scholarships available in Developmental Neuroscience and Genetic Disorders
- Master of Public Health Information Night
- Welcome to Monash - Clayton
- Annual essay competition in European and EU studies
- Opportunity to help the Masai in Tanzania
- Cloud Computing Competition/Internships for graduates and undergraduates
- October edition of Monash Magazine
Conferences, seminars and lectures
- UniSuper Seminar - Clayton
- UniSuper Seminar - Caulfield
- CEET Annual Conference - Melbourne
- Monash Tourism Research Unit Seminar - Clayton
- Department of Management Inaugural Alumni Cocktail Party - Caulfield
- Registration for 2009 Monash Transition Forum - Caulfield
Participants sought
- Clinical Trial for Leg Pain
- Have you been treated for prostate cancer?
- Overweight/obese and interested in weight loss?
- Males over 49 needed for movement research
- Need practice with job interviews and testing?
- Do you have a Sri Lankan background?
- Internal Representation for Diagrams - Clayton
- What is your opinion about desalination?
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