Archive
Archive
April 2004
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Top economist takes three titles
3 April 2004
One of the world's leading economists has taken up three key positions at Monash University 's Malaysia campus.
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Plant flowering hots up
3 April 2004
A one degree increase in regional temperature could advance the flowering of plants by two weeks, a mathematical model developed by a Monash researcher in collaboration with a Scottish geoscientist has predicted.
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The voices of bush voters
3 April 2004
'The Voice and the Vote of the Bush - The Representation of Rural and Regional Australia in the Federal Parliament' , a report by Monash academic Dr Jennifer Curtin on the attitudes of rural voters to government, political parties and politic
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Supporting women postgraduates
3 April 2004
A report by the Monash Postgraduate Association (MPA) has provided a detailed examination of issues for women undertaking research higher degrees at Monash University and suggests strategies to make their time at Monash even more enjoyable and productive.
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Breast-feeding may protect against SIDS
3 April 2004
Breast-fed babies arouse more readily from deep sleep, Monash researchers have found, in a discovery that could help reduce deaths due to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
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Water on tap - at a price
3 April 2004
The low cost of mains water is contributing to the failure of consumers to install conservation equipment such as rainwater storage tanks and grey water filters, Monash researchers claim.
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East meets West in powerful music making
3 April 2004
TaikOz, a group of musicians who present a uniquely Australian approach to Japanese traditional music, will present a performance of Thunder Has a New Name at the Alexander Theatre at Monash University's Clayton campus on Friday 30 April.
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From the vice-chancellor's desk - April 2004
3 April 2004
It is a challenging time for universities. The Higher Education Support Act (HESA) was passed in the last session of Parliament last year and Monash, along with the rest of Australia's universities, has to decide how to respond to it.
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Professor's dual role to benefit two campuses
3 April 2004
Professor Phillip Steele has taken up his new appointment as the first academic director of the Monash University Berwick campus. Professor Steele is also academic director of Peninsula campus and will divide his time equally between the two posts.
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Designer's <em>4sight</em> recognised
3 April 2004
A visionary design concept that provided an inside peek into the everyday lives of the blind and vision impaired has resulted in a Monash visual communication student winning the 2003 Saxton Scholars conceptual design competition.
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Enriched by Seoul experience
3 April 2004
A Monash University honours graduate in visual communications has recently returned from a two-month internship in Seoul, South Korea, with global branding and design company Interbrand.
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Risk alert on boating and water sports
3 April 2004
The under-reporting of injuries from boating and water sport accidents is disguising the extent of the problem in Victoria, a new report from the Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) has found.
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Asia's challenges become a focus for research
3 April 2004
The Monash Asia Institute (MAI) is about to begin collaborative research projects to improve literacy and learning and reduce mass poverty in Asia, following its first annual international conference in Mumbai, India, earlier this year.
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Marriage and partnering rates plummet
3 April 2004
A report into the decline of marriage and partnering in Australia was launched late last month at the North Melbourne offices of the Australian Family Association, which commissioned the report.
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$1.4 million for hormone studies to treat psychoses
3 April 2004
Monash's Professor Jayashri Kulkarni has obtained four lucrative grants to further her pioneering work using oestrogen to treat bipolar affective disorder and schizophrenia.
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In memory of Sir Louis Matheson
3 April 2004
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE paid tribute to Monash University's founding vice-chancellor, Sir Louis Matheson, at an official Appreciation of the Roger Kemp Tapestry, 'The Cross', last month.
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Literacy and numeracy in the home
3 April 2004
The extent of exposure to literacy and numeracy in the home and wider community is often underestimated by both early childhood educators and parents, a Monash University study has found.
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Easing the pain of the final journey
3 April 2004
While Australian expertise in palliative care to ease the suffering of dying people has developed rapidly over the past 20 years, there is still a long way to go.
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An age-old problem
3 April 2004
Obstetrics, paediatrics, cardiology, surgery...the options for specialisation for new medical graduates are many and varied. But over the years, young doctors have steered away from geriatric medicine.
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