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News
Monash scientist finds key to overeating
Alumni success at Beijing Olympics
New program to study blood transfusions
Academic examines history of child welfare in Australia
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra offers alumni discount
Distinguished alumnus Tim Flannery to speak on sustainability
New name reflects new era for pharmacy at Monash
Events
Alumni offer: Free 'Music in the Round' tickets
Educate08: The Great Alumni and Friends Debate
Alumni receptions: Canada and Japan
Exhibition opening: The Ecologies Project
Reunion: Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
Lifelong learning
Lecture: Rod Andrew Oration
Monash event: Stem Cell Awareness Day
Oration: Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine
Seminar: vital values for global growth
Information sessions: Monash postgraduate study
Seminar: Medieval history and culture
50th anniversary events
Public lecture: a vision for Australian sustainability
Educate08 lecture: rethinking mental health laws
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Monash scientist finds key to overeating
A Monash scientist has discovered key appetite control cells in the human brain degenerate over time, causing increased hunger and potentially weight-gain as we grow older.
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Alumni success at Beijing Olympics
Monash University congratulates Brenton Rickard (BSc 2006) and Travis Brooks OAM (BComp 2005) who contributed to Australia's medal count at the Olympics last month.
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New program to study blood transfusions
Monash University will collaborate with the Red Cross to further understand the outcomes of one of the most common clinical practices - blood transfusions. |
More alumni news
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Events
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Alumni offer: Free 'Music in the Round' tickets
Monash Alumni Relations will offer 100 complimentary tickets to alumni for the 'Music in the Round' festival at the Clayton campus on 21 September. |
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Educate08: The Great Alumni and Friends Debate
Prominent Monash alumni will debate the topic 'Is it a good thing that I have forgotten more than I have learned?' at The Langham Melbourne on 7 October as part of Educate08 week.
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Alumni receptions: Canada and Japan
Australian Education International will host receptions for Australian university alumni in Toronto on Thursday 18 September and in Tokyo on Friday 19 September. |
More alumni events
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Lifelong learning
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Lecture: Rod Andrew Oration
Pioneering heart and lung transplant surgeon Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub will present this year's Rod Andrew Oration at Federation Square on 28 October. |
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Monash event: Stem Cell Awareness Day
This world-first event aims to generate a greater understanding of stem cells. Featuring leading researchers and clinicians, this event will be held in Clayton on 25 September.
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Oration: Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine
Canadian judge The Honorable Stephen Goudge will discuss the outcomes of a recent inquiry into 'pediatric forensic pathology in Ontario' at Federation Square on 8 October. |
More lifelong learning opportunities
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50th anniversary events
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Public lecture: a vision for Australian sustainability
2008 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Professor Tim Flannery (MSc 1981) will speak at Federation Square on 25 September. Photo: Adam Bruzzone.
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Educate08 lecture: rethinking mental health laws
On 9 October at The Langham Melbourne, Professor Bernadette McSherry will discuss the challenge to educate people about laws regulating the treatment of people with serious mental illnesses.
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