Triathlon Victoria launches new office at Peninsula
Triathlon Victoria has opened an office at the Peninsula campus making it one of the first state sporting bodies in Australia to base its offices at a university campus.
The move will lead to collaboration between the two organisations including access to cutting-edge sports science training technologies that will assist coaches and athletes to better prepare for competition.
Triathlon Victoria will also now be able to extend their grassroots and development programs through education pathways at Monash.
Testosterone improves learning and memory
Monash research has found that testosterone treatment improves brain function in healthy postmenopausal women.
Professor Susan Davis and Dr Sonia Davison of the Women's Health Program treated 10 women aged 45 to 60 years for six months with a daily skin spray of testosterone delivered by Testosterone MDTS® (metered dose trans-dermal spray).
Statistics show postmenopausal women suffer dementia and memory loss at twice the rate of men and researchers believe their lower levels of testosterone may be a contributing factor.
The women showed improvements in visual and verbal learning and memory after treatment.
Monash English testing centre wins global award
The University's English language testing centre was recently awarded the premier performance excellence award over more than 200 centres in its standard.
The award, presented in Kuala Lumpur last month, compares centres administering the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), used across the world for tertiary entry requirements and immigration purposes.
The IELTS testing centre is part of the Monash University English Language Centre (MUELC) which operates from the Clayton and Sunway campuses.
MUELC provides a broad spectrum of high quality English language and learning support services including English language courses for international students, academic transition programs and a consulting service.
Christine Nixon speaks at management industry forum
Former Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon shared her views on crisis management during the Department of Management's Industry Forum and Research Exhibition, held recently in Melbourne.
The chair of the Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority is currently overseeing the largest recovery and rebuilding operation Victoria has ever undertaken, working with communities, businesses, charities, local councils and other government departments to help rebuild communities following the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires.
Her priority is to help communities recover and rebuild in a way that is safe, timely, efficient, cost effective and respectful of each community's different needs.
"Good people skills, communications with all stakeholders, involvement of local leadership and awareness of cultural diversity are some of the most important managerial capabilities in a crisis situation like this," Ms Nixon said.
History PhD graduate wins national essay prize
Lisa Curtis-Wendlandt, who recently completed her PhD in the School of Historical Studies, has won the Australian Historical Association-Copyright Agency Limited Postgraduate Essay Prize for 2009.
Lisa's essay, ‘Beating Around (In) the Bush: Corporal Punishment and Moral Reform at Hermannsburg Mission in Late-Nineteenth and Early-Twentieth Century Australia', will be published in History Australia.
The citation for Lisa's essay reads: "This article provides a subtle, astute analysis of the relationship between corporal punishment and the practices of Lutheran missionaries in Australia."
