Monash magazine

• SEISMIC SHIFTS IN SCIENCE A CALL TO ACTION
  Professor Frieder Seible joins Monash to help shape the future of engineering.
• INFLAMMATION UNCLOAKED AS A DISEASE MASTER VILLAIN
  A new class of hormones may help limit the damage caused by uncontrolled inflammation.
• COOL HEADS MAY SAVE A LIFETIME OF PAIN
  Vast trials of intensive care treatments ultimately improve the outlook for seriously ill patients.
• GREAT EXPECTATIONS IN A MATERIAL WORLD
  The extraordinary properties of versatile materials take nanotechnology to a new frontier.
• PERFECT MATCH FOR GLOBAL LEARNING
  The Monash-Warwick alliance enhances the university experience with a new model for education.

two/five

• RHODES TO DISCOVERY
  Eight Rhodes scholars talk about how the prestigious scholarship has influenced their lives.
• A HOME FOR EXILED MEMORIES
  South Vietnamese veterans of the Vietnam War will at last have their stories preserved.
• VOICES FROM OUR TIME
  Recorded recollections about life from the 1930s to the 1980s will form a unique database.
• SELF-MENDING FISH GUIDES SPINAL INJURY RESEARCH
  Tiny tropical fishes that can regenerate their spinal cords raise possibilities for humans.
• LIFE-SAVING AID FOR THE MIDWIFE'S KIT
  Thousands of new mothers' lives could be saved thanks to a new way to stop haemorrhaging.

three/five

• SCIENCE REFINES THE BREATH OF LIFE
  The fine-tuning of resuscitation techniques brightens the outlook for premature babies.
• UNNATURAL SELECTION
  Genetic science offers amazing possibilities but it also raises complex ethical dilemmas.
• GUEST EDITORIAL
  Meeting the future's great expectations: Dr Megan Clark, Chief Executive, CSIRO
• NEWS
  A century of memories
• NEWS
  Leading the way, sustainably

four/five

• NEWS
  More snout, less clout
• SNAPSHOTS
  3-D printing extends a hand to science
• SNAPSHOTS
  Soaking it up
• SNAPSHOTS
  One-child policy raises multiple issues
• SNAPSHOTS
  World watch on biodiversity

five/five

• SNAPSHOTS
  Wake-up call
• SNAPSHOTS
  Online shopping: the human factor