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Future leaders: Sustaining the planet
According to alumna Sumaita, sustainability education makes an individual more conscious of environmental and societal issues. She is pursuing her honours degree around sustainability and incorporating Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) into her footwear business.
The Vaccine Saga: Comparison is the thief of joy
A lot of misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines are being spread throughout social media. According to Dr Vinod RMT Balasubramaniam, all vaccines are all incredibly effective at preventing severe disease progression, hospitalisation, or death.
The Vaccine Saga: The blood clot fright!
The benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine outweighs its risk. The incidence of the blood clot is somewhere around 0.0004%, which is extremely rare, says Dr Vinod RMT Balasubramaniam.
The Vaccine Saga: There’s a new player in town
The new COVID-19 double mutant variant is called B.1.617. Dr Vinod RMT Balasubramaniam says that two worrisome mutations on one variant don't necessarily mean that it is double contagious or double deadly.
The dos and don’ts of disability inclusion
Maheen Naseem has lived with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy since birth. She believes that inclusion is a tricky game because it is often subjective. Here's what she has to say about inclusion, the right way.
Rankings are important when choosing a varsity
Professor Beverley Webster shares the importance of ranking and it's criteria when choosing a preferred University.
Coping with the pandemic
Ashley Lim had been looking forward to her next step into adulthood: attending Monash University as a first-year double degree student. Unfortunately, the pandemic which began in 2020 changed everything around her.
Making the jump to the 'new normal'
Academics from the School of Arts and Social Sciences are improving and creatively optimising their teaching for online learning.
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"So far, we have provided food to over 8000 people in over 32 villages and rural settlements in Balochistan province of Pakistan and have given more than 350 protective kits to doctors."
Using social media to stay positive
Lecturer Priya Sharma shares her tips on how to stay positive.
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“At Monash, staff temperatures are checked upon arrival using thermal scanners while enabling appropriate social distancing."
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"Due to the ongoing lockdowns and restrictions that have been put in place by the government, we, the logistics professionals, had risen to the challenge to work around the clock in ensuring that essential materials can be delivered on time."
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“I hope that someday when this is over, I can sit down and finally enjoy some stay-at-home time with my family and get that long-overdue haircut!”
University agility in the era of COVID-19
"Teaching staff, and the many professional colleagues who support them, moved to new ways of operating in a matter of days. This agility has provided students with educational continuity in a time of global disruption," says Professor Andrew Walker.
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"Perhaps the most challenging part of managing the COVID-19 ward for me is when dealing with the many uncertainties and unverified social media claims brought up by those within the healthcare and non-healthcare sectors."
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"I think my biggest challenge is the fear of contracting the disease and spreading it to my loved ones back home."
Expert reaction on COVID-19
From test kits to masks, Dr Vinod Balasubramaniam from the Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences shares important information regarding questions surrounding COVID-19.
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"We are treating patients based on best available evidence, but it’s scary, fighting an enemy you don’t fully understand."
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"As with any doctor, my instinctive reflex is usually to rush in to provide immediate care that would impact a patient’s survival."
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"In my free time, my wife and I will go to the Infection Control Unit to help make Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Both of us are not professional tailors, but we try to catch up with our nurses when sewing."
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“I found myself restless the moment the Movement Control Order (MCO) was announced. So, when Selangor State Legislative Assemblywoman, YB Lim Yi Wei, was looking for volunteers to aid her on food distribution rounds, I immediately volunteered to be part of the team.”
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“We are not allowed to switch on the fan/air-conditioning due to the virus' nature of spread - causing us to be constantly soaked in sweat. We do everything from changing bedsheets/pampers to assessing patients, serving meds etc."
6 Cs: How to deal with anxiety
Dr Rachel Ting suggests a few ways to deal with anxiety during this unprecedented times.
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Messages from our students during this pandemic.
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"In the era of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have to endure wearing cumbersome and uncomfortable PPEs to manage patients with and without respiratory illnesses, sometimes for up to 10 hours in a busy shift."
COVID-19 and the vulnerability of migrant workers to forced labour trafficking
Priya Sharma shares how the constructed definition of ‘trafficking in person’ under the Anti-Trafficking In Person and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007 (ATIPASMA) impacts migrant workers trapped in forced labour situations.
One for the unsung heroes
Radhika Divya Chelliah and Charis Wong, graduates of School of Business, kicked off #MYDeliveryHeroes, a kindness movement for Malaysians to support delivery riders and local food and beverage (F&B) businesses during the global health crisis.
Malaysia and the region: A hotbed for emerging viral infections
Within South-East Asia, viral infections are rampant, and this region is considered the hotbed for new and emerging viruses, says Professor Sunil K Lal.
Internet infrastructure under significant pressure
Researchers at Monash Business School have created a Global Internet Pressure map that measures the strain COVID-19 is putting on internet infrastructure.
Anti-parasitic drug eliminates SARS-CoV2 within 48 hours
Monash scientists prove that an already available anti-parasitic drug, Ivermectin, can kill the virus within 48 hours.
Student Compassionate and Hardship Package
We have created a Monash University Malaysia Compassionate and Hardship Package for eligible students (local and international) affected by the COVID-19 situation.
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