The University of Melbourne Voice
Issues, views, debate, University news and events, fortnightly Vol. 3, No. 8, 13 October - 10 November 2008 Cover StoryCan You Afford To Grow Old?
Australians are living longer, the cost of living is increasing and pressure is mounting for government to give improved support to an ageing population. DAVID SCOTT reports Aged Care? Ask The Elderly
On any given day around 160 000 Australians live in residential care – they are rarely, if ever – asked what kind of environment would best suit them. Wised up to walking
Walking for two and a half hours a week can significantly improve memory problems in the over-50s, according to a new study. Quest For Alzheimer’s Early Warning
Early detection of the onset of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia is the focus of a world-leading Australian consortium of researchers. Rebecca Scott reports. NewsCall To Stall Super Bugs
Australian hospitals should avoid prescribing expensive broad-spectrum antibiotics for pneumonia to avert the development of more drug-resistant super bugs, according to a University of Melbourne PhD study. Muscle Breakthrough
A group of drugs known for their effects in treating asthma may help reverse muscle wasting and weakness in the ageing, according to University of Melbourne research. Suitable for Children
A career educator now in his 80th year has received a PhD from the Melbourne Graduate School of Education for research into the reading texts prescribed in Victorian State Schools from 1872 to 1970 – the once-familiar ‘school readers’. From the Vice-Chancellor
University Research Funding Gap Switching On The Big Bang
More than 150 Victorian high school students saw the world’s largest physics experiment switched on in Geneva, Switzerland, recently – an atom-smasher designed to recreate conditions at the so-called Big Bang of our early universe. She’ll Be Apples, Says NZ
The cross-Tasman fruit dispute is close to reaching a conclusion while Australian growers fear exposure to fruit diseases will have a devastating impact on local agriculture. DAVID SCOTT reports. Learning To Think Global
A decade of rapid expansion in international student numbers sees Australian universities shaping new approaches to fostering in graduates a global perspective – a concept referred to as internationalisation. Reviews and PreviewsHow Are Things At Home?
In the 1950s, The Geelong Advertiser carried a fortnightly column called ‘How are things at home?’ consisting of gossipy news from the United Kingdom. For the young Alex Selenitsch, the sentiments expressed in the column were puzzling. Philosophers Die Too, Don’t They?
Simon Critchley concedes that writing a book about how philosophers die is an odd way to spend one’s time. But he argues that such a book is necessary because in learning how to die, we might also be taught how to live. Heroism In Berlin
For Dr Steven Conte, the truth is that life is harsh and our species is brutal, but sometimes reason and compassion may redeem us. Early Music Hath Charms
The Satyr that roamed the woods and glades of ancient Greek myth and conjured images of sexual abandon and lust in the Baroque imagination is at work again on behalf of lovers of Early Music this month at the University of Melbourne. Knowledge TransferMind Aerobics Fights Dementia
By continually challenging the mind with cognitively stimulating activities, the clinical onset of memory problems or dementia could be delayed New Light from Plastics
A long-held interest in light has taken Professor Andrew Holmes from research into frog venom to the development of light-emitting plastics and now plastic solar cells Bio21 Puts Students To The Test
The first few times Melissa Leckie, 16, worked in one of the state-of-the-art laboratories at Bio21, the University of Melbourne’s $100 million Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, she found the experience “totally surreal”. Kicking The Binge-Drinking Culture
Footballers may be icons to multitudes of fans, but they are increasingly also seen as pin-up boys for men behaving badly – and binge drinking is a key factor. Genevieve Costigan reports. ProfilesSpeeding Up The Superhighway In Silicon Valley
The pursuit of faster broadband has propelled John Papandriopoulos from an electrical engineering research lab at the University of Melbourne to the entrepreneurial world of Silicon Valley. AlumniTrekking To The Stars
A lifelong love of Star Trek led University of Melbourne alumnus Daniel Kubas to where he is today – on a mountain in Chile, gazing at stars for a living. Awards To Young Maestros
Two talented young artists who graduated from the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Music – Paul Fitzsimon and Vanessa Scammell – were announced recently as joint winners of the 2008 Brian Stacey Award. They will use the prize to further their careers as leading conductors. SportGold Rush At Uni Games
University of Melbourne athletes won 10 championship titles at the recent 2008 Australian University Games – a new AUG Division One benchmark. Watts Wins Woodrow Medal
University Blues ruckman and Commerce student Jack Watts has been named as the winner of this season’s Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) A Section Best and Fairest award, known as the Woodrow Medal. What's Onhttp://events.unimelb.edu.au/
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