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What's on

May

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Centre for Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies Research Seminar -- 'Framing pictures, transcending marks: Walter Benjamin's "On Paintings, Signs and Marks"', by Professor Andrew Benjamin, Centre for Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies. Room W809, Menzies building, Clayton, 3 pm. For further information, contact extn 52208.

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School of Geosciences, Monash Science Centre and Faculty of Science Seminar -- 'Certain disasters: earthquakes, tsunamis, and super volcanoes', by Professor Ray Cas, Professor Joe Monaghan and seismologist Mr Gary Gibson. South one lecture theatre, building 64, Clayton, 7 pm. This is a free public lecture. To register, contact extn 51370 or email helen.rayner@sci.monash.edu.au.

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Faculty Gallery Exhibition -- '25 Years: Monash Glass' until Wednesday 25 May. A retrospective exhibition curated by Mr George Aslanis and Mr Nick Wirdnam. Faculty Gallery, Caulfield. Further information is available at www.artdes.monash.edu.au/gallery/index.html.

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Centre of Southeast Asian Studies, Monash Asia Institute seminar -- 'O my masters: charting Acehnese elite political dynamics by examining the changing support for Seudati', by PhD candidate Iwan Dzulvan Amir, School of Music -- Conservatorium. Manton room SG02, Menzies building, Clayton, 11 am.

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Department of Chemical Engineering Seminar -- 'The relationship between surface properties and binder performance in granulation', by Professor Stef Simons, Colloid and Surface Engineering Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London. Room 201, building 69, Clayton, 2 pm.

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Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology Seminar -- 'The influence of X chromosome inactivation and tissue remodelling on phenotypic outcome in a mouse model of mitochondrial cardiomyopathy', by Dr Joerg Drenckhahn, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology. Padua theatre, building 13C, Clayton, 4 pm. For further information, contact Dr Timothy Cox on extn 52712.

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Alfred Deakin Lecture Series -- 'Innovation and education: let's start teaching', by Mr Juan Enriquez, chairman and CEO, Biotechonomy LLC, and founding director, Harvard Business School Life Science Project; and OzOpera conductor and artistic director Mr Richard Gill. George Jenkins Theatre, Peninsula , 2 pm. Tickets are free and can be obtained by contacting extn 51111 or by emailing boxoffice@adm.monash.edu.au.

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Second Annual Rod Andrew Oration -- 'Forensic pathology and human remains following war or internal violence: from Katyn Forest to Iraq', by Professor Stephen Cordner AM, professor of forensic medicine at Monash and director of the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine. South 1 lecture theatre, building 64, Clayton, 6.30 pm. This is a free public lecture. To reserve your seat, contact extn 59329, fax 50750 or email alumni@med.monash.edu.au. Bookings close on Friday 6 May.  

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Climate Change Lecture Series 2005 -- 'Our response: how must we adapt', by Dr Graeme Pearman, Geography and Environmental Science. Lecture theatre S4, building 25, Clayton, 1 pm. For further information, email sebastian.henbet@sci.monash.edu.au.

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Faculty of Education Seminar -- 'Progression and continuity from early childhood to primary school: problems and challenges in England', by Professor Elizabeth Wood, University of Exeter. Room 3:21, building A, Peninsula, noon. Further information is available at www.education.monash.edu.au/research/news/seminars/.

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School of Biological Sciences Seminar -- 'Biological applications of scanning electron microscopy', by Ms Gunta Jaudzems, School of Biological Sciences. Lecture theatre S8, building 21, Clayton, 1 pm.

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Faculty of Education Seminar -- 'To market, to market: selling the international student experience', by Ms Norma Koehne and Ms Annabelle Leve, Faculty of Education. Room G25, building 6, Clayton, 1 pm. Further information is available at www.education.monash.edu.au/research/news/seminars/.

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Centre for the Economics of Education and Training (CEET) Seminar -- 'Attracting, developing and retaining effective teachers: OECD policy review', by Dr Phillip McKenzie, Victorian Institute of Teaching. Meeting rooms 1 and 2, level 24, 570 Bourke Street, Melbourne. Further information is available at www.education.monash.edu.au/research/news/seminars/.

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Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology Seminar -- 'Molecular regulation of ureteric branching morphogenesis and nephrogenesis in the developing kidney', by Dr Georgina Caruana, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology. Padua theatre, building 13C, Clayton, 4 pm. For further information, contact Dr Timothy Cox on extn 52712.

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School of Computer Science and Software Engineering Seminar -- 'Mining frequent graph patterns from semi-structured data', by Professor Ehud Gudes, Ben-Gurion University, Israel. Room G55, building 75, Clayton, 2 pm.

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Linguistics Seminar -- 'Gramsci, Doke and the politics of language marginalisation in Zimbabwe', by Mr Finex Ndhlovu, Linguistics department. Room W210, building 11, Clayton, 11 am. Further information is available at www.arts.monash.edu.au/ling/seminars.

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School of Biological Sciences Seminar -- 'The impact of abrupt land cover changes by savannah fire on northern Australian climate', by Professor Amanda Lynch, Geography and Environmental Science. Theatre S8, building 21, Clayton, 1 pm.