News
Get set to win - New prizes announced for Alumni Preferences Survey competition
New award to honour Vietnamese and Australian alumni
Study shows link between diabetes and breast cancer
When the blues are calling, pick up your phone
Events
Last chance to attend Malaysia's alumni event of the year
Dine with old and new friends in India
Stay tuned for alumni events in the USA and China
Lifelong Learning
Graduate Study Information Sessions in New Zealand
MUP Book of the Month -A Light History of Hot Air- Special Giveaway Offer
Employment
Job of the Month - Procter and Gamble logistics manager (Sydney)
NEWS
New prizes announced for Alumni Preferences Survey competition
THREE lucky alumni will soon be resting easy and in style, simply for completing the Alumni Preferences Survey 2008. The Alumni Team has launched a new competition to give alumni another chance to win. To be in the draw to win one of three $500 accommodation vouchers, alumni need to complete the survey by 14 November. The three previous winners were Dr Deidre Greig (PhD Arts 2000; MA 1979; GradDip (Social Studies) 1965; GDipEd 1957; BA 1956), Jacinta Schreuder (P.Grad Dip(Fine Art) 1993) and Brendan Watson OAM (BEd (Visual Arts) 1996). They each won their choice of Melbourne Theatre Company tickets, University sports centre membership or bookstore vouchers worth $300, for taking the survey by 14 July. The survey will help shape the future direction of the alumni program. Take it online at www.unimelb.edu.au/alumni/preferences.
New award to honour Vietnamese and Australian Alumni
A NEW award has been launched to mark the 35th year of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Australia. The inaugural Australian Alumni Awards aim to acknowledge the contributions made by thousands of Vietnamese who are studying or have studied in Australia to Vietnam. Both Vietnamese alumni and Australian citizens working and living in Vietnam, who have excelled in their chosen field, are eligible. More>
New Alumni Networks in Canada
NEW alumni networks in Canada will give around 730 University of Melbourne alumni the chance to reconnect. The Alumni Association is planning a social networking event in the coming months, and Toronto-based alumni are encouraged to join. Please contact Ceri Evans (GDipEd 2004) or visit Facebook Group: Melbourne University Graduates - Toronto Chapter. Tim Lang (BSocSc 1996) is living in Vancouver has volunteered to be the alumni representative on the West Coast. For more information on alumni activity in Canada, visit www.unimelb.edu.au/alumni/canada
Alumnus wins inaugural $100,000 sporting art prize
A VCA alumnus has been announced the winner of an inaugural $100,000 sporting art prize.
Photography and digital artist Daniel Crooks (GDip (Film and TV) 1995) won the Basil Sellers Art Prize for digital work Static No.11(running man). The piece is an almost life-sized video work that shows Champion sprinter Christopher Brown running on a treadmill, with the image sliced into columns of pixels, which stretch across the screen in serpent-like movement. Benefactor Basil Sellers created the prize in a bid to marry his two loves, art and sport. More>>
Study shows link between diabetes and breast cancer
WOMEN at risk of Type 2 diabetes also have a much greater chance of being diagnosed with an advanced breast cancer, new research has found. The University of Melbourne researcher Dr Anne Cust was a key collaborator on an international study that was recently presented to the Population Health 2008 Conference in Brisbane. The study found that women who were overweight or had signs of insulin resistance - such as elevated blood glucose or insulin levels - were about 50 percent more likely to be diagnosed with an advanced breast cancer tumour. More>>
Conductors share special music score
TWO music alumni have led their way to success, each scoring a coveted prize for emerging Australian conductors. Melbourne Symphony Orchestra assistant conductor Paul Fitzsimon (B(Mus) 2005) and Phantom of the Opera (Australian tour) musical director Vanessa Scammell (B(Mus)Hons 1992; B(Mus.Ed)1993) were joint winners of the 11th Brian Stacey Award and have each received $3000 prize money. Mr Fitzsimon will use his prize money to attend the Sir George Solti International Conducting Competition in Germany, and Ms Scammell will use hers to fund her post-graduate studies at the Sydney Conservatorium. The award was created in memory of highly-respected Australian conductor Brian Stacey, who was killed in a motorcyle accident in 1996. More>>
When the blues are calling, pick up your phone
A UNIVERSITY of Melbourne psychology student is investigating whether a new software program that can be used on mobile phones will detect and combat depression in teenagers. PhD student Sylvia Kauer said the software acted as an early intervention system. It asked the phone's user four times a day about their daily activities, moods and if anything stressful had happened. The phone diary could then be used, in consulation with a doctor, to establish how they were feeling and whether further treatment was needed. More>>
EVENTS
Last chance to attend Malaysia's alumni event of the year
With the Malaysian Alumni Association set to host its biggest event of the year this weekend, this is your last chance to buy tickets. The 2008 Annual Dinner, which will be themed "My Melbourne" will be held at iconic Malaysian landmark, The Royal Selangor Club, from 7pm on Saturday 9th August. More>>
Dine with old and new friends in India
A special dinner for India-based alumni will be held in New Delhi this month. The University of Melbourne India Alumni Dinner will be held at the Imperial Hotel, Janpath, on 23 August. The evening will be hosted by Professor Ivan Mareels, Dean, Melbourne School of Engineering and Professor Nasser Spear, Associate Dean (International), Faculty of Economics and Commerce on 23 August. To find out more about this event, download the invitation here. RSVP and enquiries to alumni-office@unimelb.edu.au by 20 August.
Head back to the future on Open Day
ALUMNI are invited back to the University campus to relax in a special alumni lounge on Open Day. Alumni who are in Melbourne on Sunday 17 August are invited to the Alumni Lounge in the Old Moot Court Room. Enjoy a complimentary coffee and donut, learn of more alumni benefits, events and free services, sign up for a lifelong email forwarding address, or just kick back and relax with fellow alumni and family. More>
LIFELONG LEARNING
Graduate Study Information Sessions in New Zealand
Melbourne's Graduate Schools offer more than 340 graduate programs with unique opportunities for career entry and professional development. The University of Melbourne will be holding graduate study information sessions in Adelaide and New Zealand during August. Visit us to learn how graduate study can help you go further, faster. More information and online registration: http://www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/grad/info/event/interstate08.html
Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) Book of the Month
A Light History of Hot Air
By Peter Doherty RRP $27.99
WE'VE lit big fires and gentle flames over the ages to open our minds, to warn of danger, to brighten our way through the darkess and to allow us to read in bed at night …
Nobel Prize-winner Peter Doherty's enthusiasm and curiosity about the world around him informs this atmospheric collection of stories on illumination, hot air and burning in all their guises. Written with great style and richly intimate with personal anecdotes, A Light History of Hot Air is concerned with the world and the simple beauty of science. More>>
Your chance to win
MUP has three copies of "A Light History of Hot Air" to give away to Alumni Web Community members.
To be in the draw to win, email alumni-office@unimelb.edu.au with your '@alumni.unimelb.edu.au' email address in the body of the message.
Please note: To be eligible for this offer, you must be a member of the Alumni Web Community who has not won a prize in the previous three editions. Please register here to become a member.
EMPLOYMENT
Job of the Month:
Procter & Gamble has an opportunity available for a Logistics Manager in Sydney. In this role you are accountable for managing import & export process across Australia & New Zealand. Candidates will lead key process improvements to reduce cost, eliminate loss and improve service and will also need strong analytical and problem-solving skills to translate data and develop action plans to improve the supply chain process. To find out more about this position (Vacancy ID #43500) current students and recent graduates should log onto Careers Online at http://careersonline.acs.unimelb.edu.au/cae/studentscae/ with your student number and family name.
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