News

Alumni brothers inspire international research
A Monash scholarship funded by Dr Henry Pinskier (MBBS 1985) and Dr Nathan Pinskier (MBBS 1983) is giving students like Naomi (pictured) the chance to complete an internship.

Forums on MBBS course invite alumni input
The Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences is reviewing the selection process for the MBBS program, and will host two public forums to hear the views of its alumni.

Monash student shows community leadership
A radio program and community health team are just two projects Monash student Marama Kufi has initiated to help people from the Oromia region of Ethiopia.

More alumni news

• World-first blood pressure treatment success
• Scientists in Schools program seeks alumni involvement

Events

Performance: A Gala Night at the Opera
The Monash Academy Orchestra and three of Australia's most acclaimed opera stars will perform at the Robert Blackwood Hall on Saturday 16 May.

Exhibition: +/-
Held at the Gippsland campus from 13 May to 25 June, this Monash University Museum of Art exhibition explores the use of pattern, repetition and the grid.

Volunteer breakfast: Botswana alumni
Monash South Africa invites those interested in joining a new Botswana Alumni Volunteer Committee to a breakfast meeting at Mokolwane Restaurant in Gaborone on Saturday 9 May.

More alumni events

• Illustrated lecture: Dancing with Myself (21 May, MUMA, Clayton)

• Alumni event calendar 2009

Lifelong learning

Public forum: Asylum seekers – where to now?
Hear an expert panel, including alumnus John Gibson (LLB 1980) of the Refugee Council of Australia, address this highly topical issue at BMW Edge on Wednesday 13 May.

Seminar: Where will the Federal Budget take us?
Craig James, Commonwealth Bank senior economist, will unravel the complexities of the Federal Budget at a business breakfast at Mornington Racecourse on Tuesday 2 June.

Oration: The Holocaust and genocide
Professor Omer Bartov, Brown University (USA), will explore important themes in Holocaust and genocide scholarship at the 2009 Wallenberg Oration. Held at the Caulfield campus on 14 May.

More lifelong learning opportunities

• Seminar: The rights of persons with disabilities (3 June, Melbourne)
• Conference: The changing human rights landscape (17 July, State Library of Victoria)

• Alumni event calendar 2009