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December 2011


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9 December 2011

Congratulations, Dr Yo!

Dr Shaun Yo became the first Malaysian to win the Sophie Davis Memorial Prize.

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8 December 2011

Monash University Sunway campus and Agilent Technologies Establish Centre of Excellence

 

The Monash-Agilent Microarray Service Centre will encourage advanced genomics research in diabetes, cancer, neurobiology and infectious diseases.

 

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8 December 2011

ASEAN-China Symposium Looks at Key Development Issues

 

The ASEAN-China Symposium encouraged thought and experience exchange.

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7 December 2011

Community Observatory to Track Population Health

The Johor Chief Minister recently launched the newly-established South East Asian Community Observatory (SEACO), an initiative led by Monash University Sunway campus.

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7 December 2011

Unlocking the Brain's Secrets

The Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences seeks to form a network of neuroscientists to find answers and cures to the brain’s mysteries.


November 2011


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29 November 2011

PhD Conference Delves Into Regional Issues

Monash University Sunway campus hosted the first International Young Scholars Conference: Current Research on Southeast Asia from 14 to 15 November to discuss regional advances in the fields of politics, arts and culture

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16 November 2011

523 Graduate from Sunway campus

Monash University arms 523 with scrolls.

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14 November 2011

Pharmacy Program Gets Government Boost


Pharmacy signs Memorandum of Agreement with Ministry of Health, Malaysia.

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14 November 2011

Business' PhD Student Competes in UniSA's Essay Contest

 

Sanjukta Choudhury Kaul will compete against 11 other PhD students.

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8 November 2011

Collaborate in agriculture, Victoria Governor says

 

Governor of Victoria The Hon Alex Chernov presented the PVC Awards for Excellence in Research, Teaching and Administration when he visited the campus.

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2 November 2011

Workplace Safety Video Launched


30 Tahun Kemudian highlights workplace-related accidents.

 

October 2011

 

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31 October 2011

It's Not Just About The Books

There is greater emphasis on the doctor – patient communication skills, says Professor Dr Parasakthi Navaratnam.

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28 October 2011

Riding The Wave Of Media Evolution


Understand the communications landscape with the Master of Communications and Media Studies.

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27 October 2011

You Don’t Need Pills To Manage Stress, Just Wear A Rubberband


Only the dead has no stress, otherwise, there’s no escaping it.

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25 October 2011

It's All About The Money!

 

At the recent Discover Monash Week, School of Business' Professor Ferdinand A Gul provided advice on what to look out for when considering investments.

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24 October 2011

The Right Cut

 

Independent filmmakers share their thoughts on the meaning of "independent" films at a recent symposium.

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21 October 2011

Monash Alumnus Inspiring Others

 

Dr John Lee inspires budding university students.

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10 October 2011

Building A Bridge To A Better Society

 

The NGO Fair held in conjunction with the Discover Monash Week showed many the career opportunities in the non-profit sector.

 

September 2011


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19 September 2011

To Know Malaysia Is To Love Malaysia

 

Learning about local food was a favourite part of the program!

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2 September 2011

Pharmacy Program Receives Abbott Support

 

Deserving Pharmacy students enrolling next year will receive partial Abbott scholarships.

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2 September 2011

Winning Them Some Apples

 

(from left) Tan Khai Jeik, Ashwini Ramesh and Marcella Chia with their prizes.

 

 

August 2011


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24 August 2011

Environmental Enthusiasts

 

The School of Science cultivates nature lovers.

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19 August 2011

Tanuja Rajah’s Best Three Minutes

 

School of Science's Tanuja Rajah is the first from the Sunway campus to clinch the championship.

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16 August 2011

Taking Care of the Healthy

 

Dr Daniel Reidpath gave a briefing on the health hospital program.

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12 August 2011

Video on Safety To Be Screened in Istanbul

 

High rate of commuting accidents prompted the production of the video.

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11 August 2011

Peer Review Introduced

 

Staff views and feedback crucial to developing the instrument.

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8 August 2011

Building Tomorrow's Technology, Today

 

Engineering students clinch awards for novel projects.

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4 August 2011

Bring on the Fun

 

The MUVP Mini Race gave more students the opportunity to volunteer.

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2 August 2011

How to Publish

 

The recent Seminar on Academic Publishing received fantastic response.

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1 August 2011

Dewan Rakyat Speaker Presented With Iranun Publication

 

The first book on the minority Iranun community has been published.

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1 August 2011

73 Exchange Students Arrive

 

The Sunway campus welcomed a new batch of exchange students.

 

 

 

July 2011


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26 July 2011

Monash University Seeks Research Partners

 

Aligning with Malaysia’s national priority areas to serve the local community.

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22 July 2011

Data Force

 

A recent workshop taught campus staff the best ways of conducting qualitative research.

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21 July 2011

Three Minutes to Talk

 

Condensing research in three minutes almost sounds impossible.

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19 July 2011

Orientation Week Welcomes Hundreds to Monash

 

The Orientation Week wowed freshies with energetic performances and must-have information on campus life.

 

 

June 2011


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28 June 2011

Monash Physicist Awarded Competitive Associate-ship

 

Albert Einstein is widely regarded as a brilliant physicist, if not the most brilliant. However, like all geniuses, he was not immune to making mistakes – many of these have been chronicled over the years.

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28 June 2011

An Active Imagination Rewards

 

If one day we run out of water, or another new virus rears its ugly head, we can count on the Pharmacy students to come up with innovative ways to solve the problems.

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22 June 2011

Fringe Benefits by Benjamin McKay

 

On 19 June, friends and colleagues of the late Benjamin McKay gathered at the Annexe Gallery in Kuala Lumpur to launch a posthumously published collection of his writings.

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22 June 2011

Science's Magnificent Seven

 

Hard work and dedication do not go unnoticed at the School of Science: the success of seven high achievers was celebrated at the Best Student Award Ceremony.

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17 June 2011

Business students are L'Oreal Brandstorm national champions

 

Team synergy – the secret which the Monash University Sunway campus team discovered in the early days of the L’Oreal Brandstorm 2011 competition, was also the reason they emerged as national champions.

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15 June 2011

First Regional Research Network on Non-Communicable Diseases Launched

 

Monash University and partners received USD1 million to conduct research into Asia’s worrying health issues.

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3 June 2011

Campus Directions and Beyond

 

Prof Robin Pollard  recently briefed staff on the campus' growth  and future direction

 

May 2011


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16 May 2011

Turnitin Turns You In

 

Copycats, beware. A software will catch your cheating.

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13 May 2011

Monash Staff Receive Mental Health Training

 

Sunway campus staff learns how to pick up the signs of mental illness.

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10 May 2011

Vaisakhi and Sinhala

 

Celebrating cultural diversity is a Monash trademark.

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6 May 2011

More Polling Institutions Needed

 

More polling stations means better measurement of public opinion.

 

April 2011

 

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29 April 2011

Business Students Have A Big Four Experience

When a group of School of Business students visited one of the Big-Four professional accounting firms, Ernst & Young, little did they know that the people holding top positions that they were to meet were their seniors.

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28 April 2011

Monash Staff Rewarded For Outstanding Contribution

A total of 121 staff beamed with pride as they each received the coveted PVC’s Award for Excellence in Research, Teaching and Administration.

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26 April 2011

Students Sweep Maxis Scholarships

 

Seven students from Monash University Sunway campus clinched the Maxis Scholarships for Excellence Awards.

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21 April 2011

Monash Lecturer on a Winning Streak

 

Monash University lecturer to share research findings with the world after winning science competitions.

 

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21 April 2011

First MyMAP Accelerator Launched

 

The Prime Minister admiring the patchouli plant which the School of Science plans to turn into a money maker.

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19 April 2011

Employer Tips for Fresh Grads

 

Fresh graduates need to be thick-skinned at interviews, students told at recent Employer Forum.

 

 

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15 April 2011

MUVP - A Campus Pride

When it comes to making a difference in the community we live in, the socially-conscious Monash University students are quickly learning the ropes.
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15 April 2011

A Window to Career Opportunities

Students at Monash University Sunway campus are looking beyond exams, assignments and semester breaks: the future-oriented bunch is setting their minds on career paths even before they graduate.
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5 April 2011

Monash Congratulates Award-winning Business Lecturer

 

Chair of Malaysian Business Professor Jeyapalan Kasipillai added another notch to his belt when he was conferred the Fellowship of Certified Practising Accountants award (FCPA) by CPA Australia.

 

March 2011


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30 March 2011

Putting the Brain on Centre Stage

 

People do not look after their brains enough, and a good example of this is how Malaysians are on the road.

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21 March 2011

Gratitude on Graduation Day

 

They passed their exams. They have put their books away. And they celebrated by dressing their best and bringing their loved ones to the ceremony that celebrates them as graduates of the Monash University Sunway campus.

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17 March 2011

Community Health Project A Success

 

For residents of one low-cost area where access to healthcare is a challenge, they were glad to see Monash doctors bring health services to their front door.

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15 March 2011

Battle of the Monashians Help Students Adjust To The Sunway Campus

 

New students at the Monash University Sunway campus hardly stand out as the excited and disoriented ones, as most of them have assimilated into the same pace as their senior university mates, rushing from one lecture hall to another.
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9 March 2011

Malaysian Business Leaders Cautiously Optimistic

 

Malaysian business leaders have rated as critical six public policy issues that call for immediate government intervention, a survey reports.

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7 March 2011

Pfizer Awards Exceptional Pharmacy Students

 

Lui Mei Yi could not believe her ears when she received the phone call telling her she was a successful recipient of a RM10,000 grant from Pfizer (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd.

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7 March 2011

A New Semester Begins...

 

“I really can’t wait for classes to start again!” exclaimed a student to her friend as the two headed to the Library and Learning Commons, possibly to get a head-start to yet another new semester.


February 2011


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25 February 2011

QIK Conference Focusses on Innovation

 

“One of the few drivers of innovation is always a crisis of sorts. When backed against a wall, you are forced to innovate.”

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24 February 2011

From Sunway to Sunny California

 

Joshua Tan Seow Chun has definitely saved his best semester for last. Combining his love to travel and trying out a new study environment was made possible for the Chemical Engineering student from Monash University Sunway Campus via the Monash Abroad program.

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21 February 2011

Preparing For Emergencies

 

An emergency situation can arise at any time, so as a university responsible for thousands, Monash University regularly holds training programs to equip its staff on what to do in such conditions.

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3 February 2011

Opportunities abound Islamic industry

 

Islamic banking and finance is making its mark alongside conventional banking and is not restricted to Islamic countries as it once was.


January 2011


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31 January 2011

On a positive take on life

 

Registered Counselor Ms Cindy Biding believes that a life lived to the fullest has the perfect balance of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects, and to achieve this balance, one must be aware of these aspects and focus on their strengths, skills and abilities.

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31 January 2011

Monash Launches Premier Accounting Course

 

The School of Business launched its foremost course, the Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) at Monash University Sunway Campus recently.

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25 January 2011

More grants from ministry

 

The new research grant schemes from the Ministry of Higher Education are a hot topic among researchers in Malaysia. Academics at Monash University Sunway campus are no exception.

 

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18 January 2011

Monash University is first campus to receive OHSAS certification

 

Monash University Sunway Campus (MUSC) has become the first university campus in Malaysia to obtain the OHSAS 18001:2007 international certification for management of occupational health and safety at the workplace.

 
 

Monash In The News


Monash Team Wins L’ORéal Brandstorm National Champion – Again
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School of Engineering Wins Again
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Humans are hardwired for prejudice, says Mr Waleed Aly

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Mr Waleed Aly provided some thought-provoking insights into the issue of multiculturalism and its impact on Australia.

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10 Nov: The real CSI

Sunway campus staff and students were privy to the role of forensic psychology in court cases by University of Auckland’s Professor Glynn Owens.

At the invitation of the Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Prof Owens, who regularly testifies as an expert witness on behalf of the prosecution or the defence in criminal matters, explained the changing face of forensic psychology in “Application of Scientific Matters within the Justice System”.

“There is a major effort underway to see what we can rely on and what we can’t. In New Zealand, we are looking at the reliability of bloodstain analysis,” he said.

Around the world, he added, research was ongoing on the reliability of eyewitness testimony and fingerprint analysis.

“On tv, actors can catch a criminal from a really clear fingerprint. In real life, although each individual fingerprint is unique, picking up a fingerprint is a very messy process.”


28 July : Prestigious symposium a stepping stone for David Hong

David Hong Jer Lang from the School of IT was among the privileged few who attended the Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC) held in Switzerland on March 21.

The journey was made possible after Hong won the prestigious Student Travel Award to attend the conference organised by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).

Hong has since presented in over 10 conferences and had his PhD paper published in the Elsevier. Recently, he was nominated to be listed in Who's Who in the World for the 2011 edition.


28 July : Advisory panel to keep School of Business in top form

The School of Business has formed an advisory board made up of industry captains whose primary goal is to provide professional advise on academic and administrative development of courses, recruitment and funding, among other core initiatives.

he School of Business has formed an advisory board made up of industry captains whose primary goal is to provide professional advise on academic and administrative development of courses, recruitment and funding, among other core initiatives.

Issues discussed at its recent first meeting included a possible collaboration with Bursa Malaysia and the Securities Commision on external research funding.


18 August : Possible research collaborations with UK university

Prof Janet Eyre, Professor of Paediatric Neuroscience from University of Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, recently visited Monash University Sunway campus to explore possible research collaborations.

An existing memorandum of understanding would allow the two universities to collaborate in research on shared areas of strengths, she said.