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[ 21 May 2009 ] World leading facility opened for Australian hearing research
A $115m HEARing Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) and the University of Melbourne’s new state-of-the-art Audiology, Hearing and Speech Sciences facility will be co-launched by Senator Kim Carr today at 4.30pm at 550 Swanston Street, Melbourne. [ 19 May 2009 ] A combined tooth-venom arsenal revealed as key to Komodo Dragon's hunting strategy.
A new study has shown that the effectiveness of the Komodo Dragon bite is a combination of highly specialized serrated teeth and venom. The authors also dismiss the widely accepted theory that prey die from septicemia caused by toxic bacteria living in the dragon’s mouth. [ 15 May 2009 ] Logistics not an excuse for cholera deaths in Africa, say health experts
A group of global health experts have united to pressure the World Health Organisation into including a process of mass vaccination into its management strategy for cholera outbreaks in Africa as the deadly disease spreads. [ 12 May 2009 ] Mothers give interloper’s offspring a head start in life
A new study has revealed that mother birds can provide an early advantage to the chicks that they have sired with their non-social partner (known as extra-pair offspring). [ 7 May 2009 ] University's key role in $1bn Parkville Comprehensive Cancer Centre
The University of Melbourne has welcomed the announcement today of major Commonwealth and State funding to create a world leading comprehensive cancer centre in Melbourne. [ 5 May 2009 ] Time to give Ned Kelly a proper and decent burial
Ned Kelly’s remains should be returned to his family and he should be given a decent burial says former Pentridge Prison chaplain, Fr Peter Norden, AO. [ 5 May 2009 ] Higher education equity targets must be plausible - Melbourne VC
Australian universities will struggle to reach a enrolment target of 20 per cent from low SES groups by 2020, University of Melbourne Vice-Chancellor Professor Glyn Davis told a higher education seminar in Melbourne today (Tuesday 5 May 2009). [ 5 May 2009 ] Bringing music to deaf ears
Combining cochlear implants and acoustic hearing aids allows partially deaf people to hear music better, according to a University of Melbourne scientist. |
