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7 April 2004
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The research achievements of Monash professors David Smyth and Marelyn Wintour-Coghlan have been acknowledged with their election to the Australian Academy of Science last month.
Professor Smyth, from the School of Biological Sciences, was honoured for his research into how genes control the development of flowers, and Professor Wintour-Coghlan, a NHMRC senior principal research fellow in the Department of Physiology, was acknowledged for her research into the development of the human foetus, particularly the kidneys.
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Printmaker and textile installation artist Marine Ky is the latest participant in the 2004 Artist/Designer in Residence Program conducted by Monash's Art and Design faculty at Caulfield.
Ms Ky, who will be in residence until 25 April, is noted for her unusual way of transforming traditional textile motifs to tell the story of how she adjusts to her surroundings. Her art-making process draws on her personal experiences, memories from childhood and her notions of identity.
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Monash's Faculty of Education at the Clayton campus has recently conducted an intensive two-week teacher-training program for a group of 15 primary and secondary teachers from Japan.
The program was designed to enhance the teachers' capacity to teach integrated studies -- the integration of various disciplines and subjects to make learning more holistic and meaningful -- and improve their understanding of Australian culture. It was initiated by the Australia-Japan Foundation and endorsed by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Technology. |
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