Archive
February 2008
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Car is doomed, energy experts warn
28 February 2008
Car travel must be cut by at least 80 per cent, road construction halted and public transport boosted if Australia is to have any hope of meeting carbon emission targets to avoid dangerous climate change, Monash University energy experts warn.
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Research adds weight to fat burning theories
27 February 2008
Monash University researchers have shown the hormone leptin may play a larger role in burning energy in the human body than was previously thought and could hold the key to new weight loss therapies.
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New leader at Monash Gippsland announced
22 February 2008
Monash University Vice-Chancellor Professor Richard Larkins today announced the Pro Vice-Chancellor to head up the University's Gippsland campus.
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Thwaites appointed chair of Monash Sustainability Institute
20 February 2008
Former Victorian Deputy Premier and Minister for Environment, Water and Climate Change, John Thwaites, is the new Chairman of the Monash Sustainability Institute (MSI).
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MUARC and SIA sign major safety agreement
20 February 2008
The Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) and the Safety Institute of Australia Inc (SIA) have announced that they have signed a major research and development partnership agreement.
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Major upgrade for MUARC driving simulator
19 February 2008
The Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) will conduct a major upgrade to its most advanced driving simulator to make it one of the best in the world.
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Monash response to parliamentary apology
15 February 2008
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Wanted - drivers for new simulator study
7 February 2008
The Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) is calling on all adult drivers -- and especially those aged 65 or older -- to take part in an important new study.