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[ 19 Aug 2008 ] Indigenous children don’t need number words to “count”, says new study
Indigenous Australian children who speak languages that have few number words are still able to count, according to a new international study. [ 19 Aug 2008 ] Twelve year unbroken dry spell leaves Melbourne with one third less water- where to now? Is Melbourne Running Dry?
Water expert Professor John Langford will address Melbourne’s water crisis at the University of Melbourne Issues Forum today at 1pm. [ 19 Aug 2008 ] Abortion in Victoria – experts available for comment
University of Melbourne women’s health experts are available to comment on the proposed new abortion laws which will be debated by Victorian Parliament. Experts available include: [ 18 Aug 2008 ] International law expert, Professor Yoram Dinstein, on the international ‘War on Terrorism’
Professor Emeritus at Tel Aviv University, Yoram Dinstein, will discuss the ‘Many Faces of the International War on Terrorism’ at the Melbourne Law School’s inaugural annual Nathan and Pamela Jacobson Lecture tomorrow. [ 15 Aug 2008 ] StaffNews : No 321
News of interest to staff of the University of Melbourne [ 15 Aug 2008 ] From the bedroom to the backyard - climate change and Australian life - University of Melbourne expert panel on Open Day Sunday 17 August
More sex under the doona and less frolicking in front of the fire might be one of the unexpected impacts of climate change according to leading economist Professor John Freebairn who is part of a panel of experts to discuss how climate change will affect Australians at the University’s Open Day Sunday 17 August. [ 15 Aug 2008 ] University of Melbourne Throws Open its Doors for Open Day: Sunday 17 August at 10am - 4pm
The University of Melbourne will throw open its doors this Sunday for its annual Open Day – giving everyone a chance to explore university life. [ 15 Aug 2008 ] Decoding your genes - how much do you want to know? Vice Chancellor Public Lecture Series - Monday 18 August
“Genetic advances have revolutionized our understanding of many diseases. In certain areas, genetics is now having a major impact on routine medical care, “Professor Sam Berkovic, Australia Fellow and Laureate Professor, Department of Medicine (Austin Health/Northern Health said. [ 13 Aug 2008 ] Torture and the responsibility of lawyers in the spotlight at Melbourne Law School
Professor Philippe Sands QC will lay out the story behind the human-rights abuses sanctioned by the most senior lawyers in the Bush Administration and the terrible consequences of their actions in a lecture at Melbourne Law School on Thursday, August 21. [ 13 Aug 2008 ] Research Review : Genetics Triumph
A world first – Tasmanian Tiger genes succeed in a mouse. [ 13 Aug 2008 ] Research Review : The Art of Making Sense
When we look at a painting by Van Gogh or Edvard Munch, or read a poem by Sylvia Plath, or ponder the ideas of Virginia Woolf, are we looking at the painting, ‘hearing’ the poem or narrative – or are we looking at a form of mental illness – a sign of sorts that the creator suffered from, or was likely to suffer from, a psychiatric disorder? [ 13 Aug 2008 ] Research Review : Unlocking genome of world’s worst insect pest
Scientists from CSIRO and the University of Melbourne, and the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, are on the brink of a discovery which will facilitate the development of new, safe, more sustainable ways of controlling the world’s worst agricultural insect pest – the moth, Helicoverpa armigera. [ 13 Aug 2008 ] Research Review : Cool Fire
New research looks at the effect forest fires have on the quality of Victoria’s water supply. [ 13 Aug 2008 ] Research Review : Food For Thought
Food production will be increasingly challenged by changing climate, dwindling supplies of cheap oil and declining water and soil resources, according to Kirsten Larsen, the lead author of the report Secure and Sustainable Food Systems for Victoria. [ 13 Aug 2008 ] Research Review : Off Your Head
A new study reveals long-term cannabis use causes brain injury [ 13 Aug 2008 ] Research Review : Water Under the Bridge
Breakthrough technology will improve the efficiency of water distribution. [ 13 Aug 2008 ] Research Review : Drawing on Experience
The Melbourne Business School taps into our unconscious beliefs about leaders [ 13 Aug 2008 ] Research Review : When Work Gets You Down
21,000 Victorians suffer from work-related depression [ 13 Aug 2008 ] Research Review : A Helping Hand
World-first employment program helps the mentally ill find work [ 13 Aug 2008 ] Research Review : Immunologist Wins US Scientific Award
University of Melbourne immunologist Professor James McCluskey is the first Australian to be awarded the prestigious Rose Payne Distinguished Scientist Award by the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics. |
