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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.

racing car

Pole position

The lure of fast cars, roaring engines and the glamour of the motor racing industry is taking Monash engineering students out of the classroom and on to the track.

 

University news

Shonali Krishnaswamy Mobile mining

A team of researchers from the Faculty of Information Technology have developed a new application for new generation mobile phones that could speed up emergency response times.

Adeline Chia Licorice has diabetes all sorted

PhD student Adeline Chia from the University's Sunway campus in Malaysia has discovered that a compound in licorice can lower blood glucose.

Dr Susan Kneebone Immigration laws under the microscope

Dr Susan Kneebone from the Faculty of Law has become a vocal part of an international network working to improve government and community recognition of the rights of refugees.


More University news

Rainwater safe for household use

A world-first study by Monash researchers has discovered rainwater is safe for household use.

Volunteers for world peace

More than 20 Monash students will volunteer at the Parliament of the World's Religions, being held in Melbourne from 3-9 December.

 

Around Monash

Professor Susan Davis Extra support needed for breast cancer sufferers

Breast cancer sufferers who are well-educated and live alone are likely to be hardest hit by their illness according to a new study by the Monash Medical School's Women's Health Program.

Mark Lindsay Scholarship leads to high-performance geology

School of Geosciences PhD candidate Mark Lindsay has received a scholarship from the Monash eResearch Centre (MeRC) to enable him to use high-performance computing to support his research.

older driver behind wheel of test car Older drivers play it safer

Australia's largest simulator study of older drivers has confirmed that seniors are slower drivers and are more likely to "self-regulate" their behaviour to avoid risky road situations.

News bites

Patrick Pound, 'Portrait of the Wind' 1990 -- ongoing (detail), found photographs

Read news bites
  • New exhibition at MUMA.
  • Collaboration builds water expertise.
  • French internship scheme launched.
  • Award for safer community program.
  • Marketing alumnus shares success

What's on this week

Until Sat 23 Dec Astronomy in a Nutshell Clayton
Until Sat 28 Nov Photographer Unknown Clayton
Until Sun 28 Feb, 2010 A Doctor's Delights: Discoveries from the Richard Travers Collection Clayton
Tues 24 to Thurs 26 Nov Career Start - Caulfield Caulfield
Weds 25 Nov Constitutional Advancement in a Frozen Continent Melbourne
Thurs 26 to Fri 27 Nov Religious Communication Conference Melbourne
Fri 27 Nov Australian Centre for Biodiversity Talkfest Clayton

Monash world

 Melbourne      Monday     8:14pm    Haze    20° C        
 Johannesburg      Monday     11:14am    Partly Cloudy    22° C        
 Kuala Lumpur      Monday     5:14pm    Cloudy    29° C        
 Prato      Monday     10:14am    Partly Cloudy    14° C        

60 seconds with ...

Nick Mourtzakis Nick Mourtzakis
In this week's 60 seconds we catch up with Nick Mourtzakis, a lecturer in drawing in the Faculty of Art and Design. Nick was recently given the honour of judging the Art Gallery of NSW Dobell Prize for Drawing -- the highest prize for drawing in Australia. Nick has won the prize twice, in 2000 and 2006.


Did you know?

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