The University of Melbourne Voice
Issues, views, debate, University news and events, fortnightly Vol. 1, No. 6, 28 May - 11 June 2007 Cover StoryFood, cars and kilograms
Walk less, weigh more? Study shows lack of exercise and fast food take a toll. Body shape and ‘beauty’: What the art record reveals
For health and beauty, Renaissance Venetians and hunter-gatherers kept their bodies moving. Living well study to help mothers walk for health
When VicLANES research revealed low rates of mothers walking in the City of Knox the local council and community health centre joined forces to tackle the problem. NewsThree new Federation Fellows for Melbourne
Outstanding scientists will make important contributions to scholarship. Uni’s financial position strong – Annual Report
Student:staff ratios have markedly improved. Prizes increased for literary awards
Support boosted for Australian biography and Indigenous writing. New ways to enter Engineering
Students at the University of Melbourne now have a choice of pathways to a professional engineering qualification. Mothers are the ‘key’ others to children
Maternal impact on children lasts well into adulthood – new survey. From the Vice-Chancellor
While the University needs to carefully assess its student profile during the introduction of the Melbourne Model, it has no plans in the foreseeable future to reduce its intakes into Commonwealth-supported places (CSPs). US pre-school advocate to speak here
A committed academic campaigner for universal, publicly-funded pre-school education, Professor David Kirp, will visit the University of Melbourne in June to give a series of professional and public seminars and forums. Artists lead way
Six Indigenous artists who graduated from the University of Melbourne’s Victorian College of the Arts recently are the first Indigenous graduates in their respective disciplines. Campus Snapshot: Research hub
A new study space for research students in Architecture Building and Planning contributes to a research hub which includes the main architecture library and the Faculty’s digital multimedia lab. Winning website
The University of Melbourne website www.yoursexhealth.org has won Best in Class in the New York-based Interactive Media Council’s 2007 Interactive Media Awards (Education Category). Sharia law
Professor Tim Lindsey looks at attempts in Indonesia to introduce Sharia law and its implications for the largest democracy in South-East Asia in the latest episode of the fortnightly audio podcast Melbourne University Up Close. Reviews and PreviewsAmanda Sinclair on leadership
Inviting students to challenge and reflect on the dominant business and management culture makes some ‘run a mile’... Lino cuts depict Torres Strait island legends
A small group of artists have created for themselves a distinctive niche. Hicks case leaves no winners – left or right
The behind the scenes story of a ‘desperately flawed process’. From the source
Alternative procedures 60 seconds with ...
James Stratford No more loneliness for long distance runners
So your running partner has moved interstate? No problem – this may not stop you running ‘together’ thanks to mobile phone and GPS technology that uses custom software to turn a phone conversation into a 2D audio experience. What's Onhttp://events.unimelb.edu.au/
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