| Weekly Weather Briefing | - Nov 19, 2009 |
 A weekly weather briefing by Clem Davis, Visiting Fellow, Fenner School of Environment and Society.
12 Noon Thursdays
Rm 103, Fenner School Forestry Bldg 48 |
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| Fenner School Seminar Series | - Nov 19, 2009 |
 "Promoting Development, Saving the Planet"
Imran Habib Ahmad will be giving a seminar, (PhD Scholar, Fenner School of Environment and Society, & Associate Climate Change Law Program, Writer Earth Negotiations Bulletin)
Thu Nov 19 2009, 1-2pm
Fenner School Forestry LT, bldg 48 |
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| Exploding Stars and the Accelerating Cosmos: Eistein's Blunder Undone | Nov 16, 2009 |
 Recent observations of exploding stars discovered halfway across the universe reveal an astonishing fact: the expansion of the Universe is speeding up.
Robert P. Kirshner is Clowes Professor of Science at Harvard University
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| Symposium on 'Emerging Diseases: The Global Context' | Nov 16, 2009 |
(96pixels)_a35c7e35677ad3729cf23d8cd92977f2.jpg) The National Centre for Biosecurity, in collaboration with the John Curtin Medical School and the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health will hold a full day symposium addressing the theme ‘Emerging Infectious Diseases: The Global Perspective’. |
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| Climate Change and Global Health | Nov 16, 2009 |
 Climate change raises a number of challenges to human wellbeing, among these is the threat to our health. In combination with climate change, large-scale global environmental changes such as loss of biodiversity, changes in fresh water supplies and stresses on food production systems, have the potential to cause systemic adverse alterations in patterns of health and disease. |
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| Never mind the Bullocks: Now here's the science | Nov 16, 2009 |
 Australia’s favourite scientist answers more curly questions on life, the universe and everything.
No one conveys the excitement and wonder of science quite like Dr Karl. |
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| ANU Forestry Class of 1969 Reunites on Campus | Nov 14, 2009 |
 More than 30 members of the ANU Forestry Class of 1969 - one of the first to be accommodated in the new ANU Department of Forestry building on the Acton campus - reunited on campus from 13-15 November 2009. |
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| Fenner School Seminar Series | - Nov 12, 2009 |
 'Modelling Global Trends in Energy Efficiency"
David I. Stern of Arndt-Corden Division of Economics, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, will be giving a seminar.
Thu 12 Nov 2009, 1-2pm
Fenner School Forestry LT, bldg 48
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| Science Video Competition | - Nov 11, 2009 |
 Get training and funding to make a video and then win up to $1000!
If you have an idea for an original short video, we’d like to hear from you. Deadline for concepts is now extended to 5pm Wed 11 Nov 2009. |
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| NEW PhD Scholarship | - Nov 08, 2009 |
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PhD research opportunity: Conservation management for threatened woodland birds in urban and non-urban landscapes in the ACT region. Scholarship $25,000 per annum tax-free for 3 years. |
Contact Dr Adrian Manning (phone 6125 5415)
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| Glenn Sanecki Alpine PhD Scholarship | - Nov 08, 2009 |
 The award is to support a PhD student undertaking research in the field of the physical or biological sciences in the alpine and sub-alpine areas of Kosciuszko National Park, or in/ partly in, other alpine/sub-alpine areas of Australia.
$20,427 per year for three years full-time |
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| NEW 'Alpine' PhD Scholarship | - Nov 08, 2009 |
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The 'Glenn Sanecki' PhD scholarship award is to support a PhD student undertaking research in the field of the physical or biological sciences in the alpine and sub-alpine areas of Kosciuszko National Park, or in/ partly in, other alpine/sub-alpine areas of Australia. $20,427 per year (tax free) for three years full-time. |
Contact Professor David Lindenmayer (phone 6125 0654)
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| Mechanism of graft-transmissible gene silencing in Arabidopsis | Oct 29, 2009 |
 Assoc. Prof. Bernie Carroll
The University of Queensland
1pm, Nov 4, BAMBI Seminar Room 2.01,
Peter Baume Building 42, ANU
Light snacks to follow after the seminar
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| Dept. of Psychology Seminar Series: Climate Change and Mental Health | - Oct 29, 2009 |
 Climate change is the biggest modern threat to human health here and in every country. It is not ‘collateral damage’ but the most serious outcome of climate change-related harm to humanity.
Presented by Dr Helen Berry
Thurs 29 Oct, 3 - 4.30pm |
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| A symposium and short course: Culture Matters for Health | Oct 26, 2009 - Oct 29, 2009 |
 Culture Matters for Health: Exploring Cultural Epidemiology & Related Approaches. Suitable for social epidemiologists, public health social scientists, medical anthropologists and public health policy makers.
Symposium: 1pm Mon 26 Oct until 4.30pm Tue 27 Oct.
Short course: 28-29 October 2009, 9am-5pm. |
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| Presentation of the Bragg Gold Medal for Excellence in Physics | Oct 29, 2009 |
 The 2008 Bragg Gold Medal for Excellence in Physics and the inaugural AIP Award for Outstanding Service to Physics in Australia have both been won by ANU physicists and will be presented on
Thurs 29 October, 5.30pm |
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| Ancient DNA preservation “Down Under” | Oct 29, 2009 |
 Dr Michael Bunce
Murdoch University (Perth)
1pm, Thursday 29 October
BoZo Seminar room, Building 116 |
Over the past three years research in the Murdoch University ancient DNA lab has attempted to ascertain which substrates and sites are conducive to long-term DNA preservation in New Zealand and Australia, including the most effective ways to isolate any surviving mitochondrial and nuclear DNA. |
Contact Simon Ho (phone 02 6125 4943,)
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| 2009 Last Lecture | Oct 29, 2009 |
 Each year, students nominate and vote for the Lecturer they want to give the Last Lecture of the academic year on the last day of classes.
In its fourth year, 2009 sees Paul Kirwan (Video Convenor in the Photography and Media Arts Department) selected from a field of 76 nominated Lecturers deliver a not-to-be-missed address.
Thursday 29 October, 5pm. |
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| Low Oxygen Stress Responsive Small RNAs in Arabidopsis roots | Oct 28, 2009 |
 1pm, 28 October
Robertson Lecture Theatre, RSB, Bldg 46
Iain Wilson
CSIRO, PI
The Plant Biology Seminar Series is sponsored by the Research School of Biology and the ARC CoE in Plant Energy Biology. |
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| Engineering of Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Plant Oils | Oct 28, 2009 |
 1pm, Wednesday 28 October
Robertson Lecture Theatre, RSB, Bldg 46
James Petrie
CSIRO, PI
The Plant Biology Seminar Series is sponsored by the Research School of Biology and the ARC CoE in Plant Energy Biology. |
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| National Water Week - ANU Seminar Day | Oct 18, 2009 - Oct 24, 2009 |
 ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment & ANU College of Physical Sciences presents the '2009 National Water Week-ANU seminar day'. An event to support the protection and conservation our most precious resource - water. National Water Week October 18-24 encourages protection, rehabilitation and improvement of water environments such as streams, wetlands, waterways, beaches, and estuaries. This year, the theme for National Water Week is 'Securing Our Water Future'.
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| Fenner School Seminar Series | Oct 22, 2009 |
 "Creative Approach to Complex Issues: A Design-led Research Methodology"
Viveka Hocking PhD student Fenner School of Environment and Society will be giving a seminar.
1-2pm Thu 22 Oct 2009 |
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| Comedian/activist on ‘Thirsty Work’ | Oct 21, 2009 |
 In an edgy mix of panic and hysteria, Rod Quantock will delve into the physics, chemistry, biology, geology, palaeontology, cosmology and meteorology of climate change - seeking to leave his audience truly understanding the science and current dilemma facing the world. |
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| Fenner School Seminar Series | Oct 21, 2009 |
 "The UN Watercourses Convention: in force by 2011, but will Australia ratify in the interests of better climate change adaptation?"
Ms Flavia Loures LL.M, WWF International (assisted by Jamie Pittock, Fenner School of Environment & Society, ANU) will be giving a seminar.
1-2pm Wed 21 Oct 2009 Hancock Seminar Room, W.K. Hancock West bldg 43, 6th floor |
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| Fenner School Seminar Series | Oct 15, 2009 |
 "Environment law, regulation, governance: shifting architectures."
Prof. Neil Gunningham of ANU Fenner School of Environment & Society will be giving a seminar.
Thu 15 Oct 2009, 1-2 pm |
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| The peroxisomal protein Snowy Cotyledon 3 is required for chloroplast biogenesis in seedlings | Oct 14, 2009 |
 1pm, 14 October
Robertson Lecture Theatre, RSB, Bldg 46
Veronica Albrecht, CoE Plant Energy Biology, RSB
The Plant Biology Seminar Series is sponsored by the Research School of Biology and the ARC CoE in Plant Energy Biology. |
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| Fenner School Seminar Series | Oct 08, 2009 |
 "EXCLAIM2 - A tool for assessing climate change impacts."
Dr Baihua Fu, a Research Fellow at iCAM, ANU Fenner School of Environment & Society will be giving a seminar.
Thu 8 Oct 2009, 1-2 pm |
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| Dealing with Uncertainties in Policing Serious Crime | Oct 08, 2009 |
 A one-day conference, which aims to enhance policing effectiveness by catalysing research into the neglected area of how uncertainties are understood and managed in the policing of serious crime.
Thur 8 October 2009, 9am – 6pm |
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| Weekly weather briefing | Oct 08, 2009 |
 A weekly weather briefing by Clem Davis
Room F103 ANU Fenner School of Environment & Society [bldg 48] (on Linnaeus Way)
Thursdays 12-12:30pm
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| ACT Mass Spectrometry Symposium | Oct 08, 2009 |
 The meeting will be opened by Professor Margaret Sheil, current head of ARC, who will talk on the outlook for research funding in Australia.
Thur 8th October 2009
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| Fenner School Seminar Series | Oct 08, 2009 |
 "State of the art and future development of erosion modelling in Italy and Europe"
Dr Lorenzo Borselli, of the Research Institute for Geo-Hydrogeological Protection Sesto Fiorentino, Italy will be giving a seminar.
Thu 8 Oct 2009, 2-3pm
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| ACT Mass Spectrometry Symposium 2009 | - Oct 08, 2009 |
The Symposium is free on Thursday, 8 October 2009 from 8.55 am to 5.30 pm.
REGISTRATION is essential:
email: hocart@rsbs.anu.edu.au
Please include your name and work address |
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| To Be or Not to Be Germ Cells | Oct 07, 2009 |
 1pm, October 7th Robertson Lecture Theatre, Bld 46
Professor Prem Bhalla
School of Land and Environment
ARC CoE for Integrative Legume Research
University of Melbourne
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Recently, novel insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying male germ-line initiation and male gamete development in plants have been obtained. In this seminar, Prem will discuss molecular events controlling male germ-line development especially, on the nature and regulation of gene expression programs operating in male gametes of flowering plants.
Light snacks to follow in foyer
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| Fenner School Seminar Series | Oct 02, 2009 |
 Co-presented by Fenner School of Environment & Society, and ANU Climate Change Institute:
"OBSERVING THE GLOBAL HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE: UNCERTAINTIES AND PROJECTIONS"
Dr Phillip A. Arkin from University of Maryland, ESSIC will be giving a seminar.
Fri 2 Oct 2009, 11am-12:00
Fenner School Forestry LT, bldg 48
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| CMBE AND CPS Alumni Dinner in Singapore | Sep 26, 2009 |
 ANU Science, Medicine and Health Academics and representatives visited Singapore twice this year. We wish to thank those ANU Alumni who came to meet us and discuss topics of interest. |
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| Dept of Psychology Seminar Series: PhD address | Sep 24, 2009 |
 "Understanding social stability and social change: The political solidarity model."
Dr Emina Subasic is a postdoctoral research fellow with Dr Kate Reynolds, Prof. John C. Turner and Dr Boris Bizumic.
Thu 24th Sep, 3 - 4.30 pm |
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| Fenner School Seminar Series | - Sep 24, 2009 |
 "Renewable electricity in Australia: the good, the bad and the mediocre."
Greg Buckman, a PhD Scholar at Fenner School of Environment & Society, will be giving a seminar.
Thu 24 Sept 2009, 1-2pm
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| Research School of Biology Seminar | Sep 23, 2009 |
 John Rathjen of The Sainsbury Laboratory
John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK will be giving a seminar.
Wed 23rd Sep 2009, 1pm |
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| 2009 Clay-Mahler Lecture | Sep 22, 2009 |
 "Structure and Randomness in the Prime Numbers."
Presented by Terence Tao, Fields medal winner, 2006.
Tue 22 Sept 2009, 5.30 pm
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| Save the Button Wrinklewort | - Sep 19, 2009 |
 ANU Fenner School & Friends of Grasslands second work party to weed the significant grassland site at Yarramundi Reach, Canberra. Free BBQ with halal and vege food.
Sat 19th Sept 2009, 9am - 4pm
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| Sierra Nevada watershed & climate warming Seminar 17 Sept | Sep 17, 2009 |
 "Sierra Nevada watershed management, regional climate warming and adaptation."
David Rheinheimer from University of California will talk about his and ongoing research at the Davis' Center for Watershed Sciences.
Thu 17 Sept 2009, 1-2 pm |
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| CPAS Weeekly Seminar Series | Sep 17, 2009 |
 "1927 - Physics in revolution, but what of the colonies?"
Prof. John Raynor, Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Public Awareness of Science is giving a seminar.
Thurs 17 Nov 2009, 5.15 pm. |
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| Research School of Biology Seminar | Sep 16, 2009 |
 "Modelling C3 photosynthesis and CO2 diffusion inside leaves."
Susanne von Caemmerer of the Molecular Plant Physiology Group at RSB is giving a seminar.
Wed 16th Sep 2009, 1pm
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| Research School of Biology Seminar | Sep 10, 2009 |
 "Understanding species limits within Pauropsalta annulata cicadas."
Dr Lindsay Popple, Botany and Zoology, Research School of Biology is giving a seminar.
Thur 10 Sept 2009, 1pm |
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| Plant Biology Seminar | Sep 09, 2009 |
 "Regulation of carotenoid composition and plant development by a chromatin modifying histone methyltransferase, SDG8."
Dr Christopher Cazzonelli of the Research School of Biology is giving a seminar.
Wed 9th Sept 2009, 1 pm |
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| Research School of Biology Seminar | Sep 04, 2009 |
 "The use of artificial miRNA technology to target endogenous miRNAs for RNA silencing in Arabidopsis."
Dr Andrew Eamens of The University of Sydney will be giving a seminar.
Fri 4th Sep 2009, 1 pm |
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| Is there more than one universe? | Sep 02, 2009 |
 Dr Charley Lineweaver of the Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics and of the Research School of Earth Sciences at ANU is giving a public lecture.
Wed 2nd Sept 2009, 6 pm
Please note change of venue. |
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| The Idea of Weather Seminar 27 Aug | Aug 27, 2009 |
 The Idea of Weather: 1660-1860
Julian Holland, Associate of the Centre for Historical Research, National Museum of Australia, will be giving a seminar about weather before forecasting began.
Thur 27 Aug, 1 - 2 pm |
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| Seminar Professor Michael Cates | Aug 26, 2009 |
 Professor Michael Cates from the University of Edinburgh will present a seminar in the RSC Seminar Room.
Wed Aug 26 2009, 11am |
Seminar Title: Dynamics of bacterial suspensions |
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| National Science Week | Aug 15, 2009 - Aug 23, 2009 |
 Sat 15 - Sun 23 August
As a leader in scientific research and discovery, ANU is pleased to offer a full program of exciting and informative Science Week activities. |
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| PUBLIC LECTURE Just add Water | Aug 20, 2009 |
 Chemist Dr Peter Wothers, UK's answer to Dr Karl is coming to the ANU for National Science Week. Dr Wothers will be presenting his thought provoking, energetic and action packed show “Just add Water”.
Thur 20 Aug 7.00-8.00pm |
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| Seminar Dr John Stride | Aug 13, 2009 |
 Dr John Stride from the School of Chemistry, UNSW will present a seminar in the RSC Lecture Theatre.
When: 4 pm Thu 13 Aug |
Seminar Title: New Materials and Novel Chemistry: From Graphene to MOFs |
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| ANU Researchers on 'ABC New Inventors' show | Aug 12, 2009 |
 Alumni and students enjoyed pizza and refreshments before attending a live screening of the 'ABC New Inventors' show profiling the research by the ACQAO Quantum Imaging group. |
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| Science Honours Information Evening | Aug 12, 2009 |
 Discover options for studying Honours, and hear from panel members currently completing their Honours year.
Speak one on one to Honours students and potential supervisors and hear how Honours can help your career
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| Seminar Professor Andrew Torda | Aug 12, 2009 |
 Professor Andrew Torda from the Centre for Bioinformatics at the University of Hamburg will present a seminar in the RSC Lecture Theatre.
When: 4 pm Wed 12 Aug |
Seminar Title: RNA structure, design, mean fields and their abuse |
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| Achieve the 2010 biodiversity target... | Aug 06, 2009 |
 Professor Peter Bridgewater Chair, UK Joint Nature Conservation Committee will discuss "How to avoid Canuteism, Philately and Neroism, and achieve the 2010 biodiversity target..."
Thurs 1-2pm 6 Aug Forestry lecture theatre |
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| People and Parasites: Science Communication Seminar Series | Aug 06, 2009 |
 "People and Parasites"
Thur 6 Aug, 5-6.30 pm
Prof. Chris Bryant, CPAS Emeritus Professor, will be giving a seminar. |
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| Climate change conflicts and synergies Seminar 30 July | Jul 30, 2009 |
 Jamie Pittock PhD Scholar (Fenner School) will give a seminar on Conflicts and synergies between national climate change policies and sustainable water management
Thur 30 July 2009
1 - 2pm Forestry Lecture Theatre (Bldg no. 48) |
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| Black Holes and Galaxies | Jul 27, 2009 |
 Evidence has been accumulating for several decades that many galaxies harbor central mass concentrations that may be in the form of black holes with masses between a few million to a few billion time the mass of the Sun. |
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| More to climate change than ETS: Experts | Jul 27, 2009 |
 Researchers from all the academic colleges at ANU will take part in the ANU Climate Change Institute Open Day.
WHEN: 9am – 3.30pm, Monday 27 July 2009. |
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| A Weather Briefing 23 July | Jul 23, 2009 |
 A weather briefing by Clem Davis
Thursdays 12 - 12:30 pm
Fenner School
Forestry Building,
Room F103 |
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| Integration of systems to improve forest operations | Jul 22, 2009 |
 Professor Kevin Boston from Oregon State University is giving a seminar on
The integration of in inventory and scheduling systems to improve forest operations
TODAY 5 PM - 6 PM, FENNER SCHOOL Forestry lecture theatre |
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| NEW DNA SEQUENCERS TO SPEED UP RESEARCH | Jul 21, 2009 |
 The time it takes to map a single human genome could be radically reduced thanks to two new next generation DNA sequencers to be unveiled at The John Curtin School of Medical Research. Professor Frances Shannon, Director JCSMR (ANU), Dr Liz Dennis, Chief Research Scientist (CSIRO Plant Industry) and Professor Arthur Georges, Dean of Applied Science (UC) will unveil the sequencers at the launch.
WHEN: 10am Tuesday 21 July |
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| PUBLIC LECTURE Voyages to the Bottom of the Sea | Jul 21, 2009 |
 Tony Rathburn, Associate Professor of Indiana State University will talk about his Voyages to the Bottom of the Sea Methane Seeps: Oases on the Seafloor Tue 21 July, 5:30 - 6:30 pm |
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| Regulating forestry Seminar 16 July | Jul 16, 2009 |
 Regulating forestry: results and implications of a global comparison of forest practices
Prof Peter Kanowski, Fenner School of Environment & Society, ANU and Prof Ben Cashore, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Yale University
1-2pm, Thu 16 Jul Fenner School Seminar Forestry Lecture Theatre Forestry bldg 48 |
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| Social impacts of expanding rural plantations Seminar 9 July | Jul 09, 2009 |
 Dr Jacki Schirmer and Dr Kathryn Williams will give a seminar about social debates on the impacts of expanding rural plantations.
1-2pm, Thur Jul 9 Fenner School Forestry Lecture Theatre |
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| Physics and Astronomy Master Class | Jul 02, 2009 - Jul 04, 2009 |
 Domestic students, who are in the final two years of an undergraduate program, or doing Honours in a relevant discipline, are invited to participate in this three-day Master Class, which will include interactive seminars and sessions showcasing important research work in the fields of Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics at the ANU. |
Thu 2 July to Sat 4 July, 2009 |
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| PUBLIC LECTURE The data, the denial and the future? | Jul 03, 2009 |
 Jamie Pittock, Dr Kuntala Lahiri Dutt, Dr Nargis Akhter and Mr Ekram Choudhury will discuss the trans-border river issues focusing on the socio-economic and environmental impact of the construction of Tipaimukh Dam in India.
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Fri 3 July |
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| A Weather Briefing 2nd July | Jul 02, 2009 |
A weather briefing by Clem Davis
Thur 10:30 - 11:00am
Fenner School
Rm F102 Forestry building [48] (on Linnaeus Way) |
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| Reversing paddock tree decline Seminar 2nd July | Jul 02, 2009 |
 Dr Joern Fischer will talk about 'Reversing paddock tree decline in Australia's temperate grazing zone'
1-2pm, Thu 2 July
Fenner School Forestry Lecture Theatre, Building [48], Linnaeus Way
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| SCIENCE ALUMNI EVENT | Jun 26, 2009 |
 CLOCKWORK UNIVERSE
Joint Science@ANU / Questacon project - Tim Wetherell's 'Clockwork Universe' Launch and Art + Science Forum scheduled for 26 June 2009.
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| A Weather Briefing 25 June | Jun 25, 2009 |
 A weather briefing by Clem Davis.
Thur 10:30-11:00am
Fenner School Room F102 - Forestry building [48] (on Linnaeus Way)
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| Climate Change mitigation Seminar 25 June | Jun 25, 2009 |
 Key Advances in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation - Updating the IPCC 4th Assessment 2 Years On
Seminar by Michael H. Smith, Fenner School Research Fellow
1-2pm Thur 25 June
Fenner School 6th floor WK HANCOCK WEST Seminar Room, Bldg 43 |
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| Public Lecture Carbon Winner 24 June | Jun 24, 2009 |
 Dr Heather Keith, Professor David Lindenmayer and Professor Brendan Mackey will talk about the re-evaluation of forest biomass carbon stocks and lessons from the world’s most carbon dense forests.
Lecture Theatre 3, Manning Clark Centre, Union Court, Building 26a
Wed 24 June, 6:00 - 7:00PM |
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| Climate Change communication Seminar 1-2pm, 18 June | Jun 18, 2009 |
 Cultural values and influences that frame environmental discourse - Australian climate change communication 1987-2001 as case study. |
Maria Taylor, PhD Scholar, ANU Centre for the Public Awareness of Science will be giving a seminar.
FENNER SCHOOL Forestry Lecture Theatre, Building no. 48, Linnaeus Way
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| Its a party in there! Seminar 11 June | Jun 11, 2009 |
 Its a party in there
- archaea and bacteria biogeochemical interactions in acid sulfate soils |
1-2pm Thur 11 June
Mira Durr, Fenner School PhD Scholar will be giving a seminar.
Fenner School Forestry Lecture Theatre |
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| Fenner School seminar - Dr Bill Jackson | Jun 04, 2009 |
 Dr Bill Jackson, Deputy Director-General of IUCN, World Conservation Union will speak informally about IUCN's perspectives & priorities, and participate in an open discussion.
1-2pm, Thursday 4 June
FENNER SCHOOL Forestry Lecture Theate, Building no. 48, Linnaeus Way
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| Three Public Oceanography Talks | Jun 01, 2009 |
 "Microfauna in the Deep Sea: Ecological and Geochemical Responses to Modern and Ancient Enviromental Change"
When: Monday 1 June, starting at 2pm.
Dr Tony Rathburn, a visitor in the Earth Environment Group at RSES, will give a series of three talks showing some amazing photos and a short film clip featuring a diving trip down to the abyss. |
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| The John Curtin School of Medical Research Open Day | May 29, 2009 |
 JCSMR Open Day gives you the opportunity to talk to scientists in their working laboratories. Researchers in fields as diverse as asthma, diabetes, hearing, HIV and cancer will be there to demonstrate their work and answer your questions.
Friday 29 May 2009, 10am-3pm |
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| Fenner School Seminar Series | May 28, 2009 |
 "To what extent does post-mining rehabilitation on the Weipa bauxite plateau restore the bird habitat values of pre-mining native forest"
Susan Gould - Fenner PhD student
Thur 28 May, 1-2pm
Fenner School FORESTRY LECTURE THEATRE, Forestry building no. 48, Linnaeus Way
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| Origin of the Elements of Life | May 27, 2009 |
 Timothy C. Beers, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, Michigan State University, will be giving a talk about the Origin of the Elements of Life.
When: 6-7 pm on Wednesday, 27 May 2009 |
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| An evening of Science theatre | May 26, 2009 |
 ANU Presents an evening of Science theatre to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy.
"Spectacle on the Life and Science of Galileo" presented by Professor Mike Gore and Patrick Helean.
"Current Mysteries of the Cosmos" presented by Professor Brian Schmidt.
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| Galileo Alumni Cocktail Reception | May 26, 2009 |
 ANU CMBE and CPS Alumni are welcome to enjoy pre-theatre drinks and canapés before the 'Evening of Science Theatre - Celebrating 100 Years of Astronomy'. |
From 6 pm to 7 pm on 26 May 2009. |
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| Skymapper Telescope Launch | May 25, 2009 |
 Australia’s newest telescope, SkyMapper, is the first ever to conduct a full digital survey of the southern skies. The telescope will be launched with concurrent ceremonies at Mount Stromlo Observatory in Canberra and its physical location at Siding Spring Observatory near Coonabarabran, NSW. |
Monday 25 May, 10.30am |
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| Eccles Institute of Neuroscience Seminar Program | May 22, 2009 |
 "The hippocampal system as the Cortical Resource Manager: a model connecting psychology, anatomy and physiology."
Fri 22 May, 3.30 pm
Dr Andrew Coward of Dept of Computer Science, ANU is giving a seminar. |
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| CPAS Seminar Series | May 21, 2009 |
 "Time Travel Movies: communicating science"
Thur 21 May, 5-6.30 pm
Guy Micklethwait, CPAS PhD Researcher, will be giving a seminar. |
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| Eccles Institute of Neuroscience Seminar Program | May 15, 2009 |
 "Evolution and development of the visual cortex: An insight into regenerative medicine."
Fri 15 May, 3.30 pm
Dr James Bourne of Monash University, VIC is giving a seminar. |
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| JCSMR School Seminar Series | May 15, 2009 |
 "Structural venomics: a new era in molecular toxinology."
Friday 15 May, 12 noon
Professor Glenn King, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland will be giving a seminar.
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Contact Doris Morales (phone 6125 4996)
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| That adapting to climate change is easy... Seminar 14 May | May 14, 2009 |
 "That adapting to climate change is easy, up to a point"
Thur 14 May, 1-2 pm
Professor Steve Dovers Director of The Fenner School of Environment and Society will be giving a seminar. |
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| The Science of Climate Feedbacks | May 11, 2009 |
 Climate Action Canberra are hosting a public lecture featuring Janette Lindesay, Deputy Director of the Fenner School for Environment and Society, and Steven Lade, Nonlinear Physics Centre, both at ANU. |
Monday, 11 May 2009 from 6 pm - 7.15 pm. |
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| Evolution of the Universe, planets, life and thought | May 08, 2009 |
 The Australian Academy of Science will be holding a symposium on Friday 8 May called ‘Evolution of the Universe, the planets, life and thought’ as part of the Academy’s peak annual event. |
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| Eccles Institute of Neuroscience Seminar Program | May 08, 2009 |
"Epileptogenesis in familial epilepsy: are there convergent mechanisms?"
Fri 8 May, 3.30 pm
Dr Steve Petrou of the Howard Florey Institute & University of Melbourne, VIC is giving a seminar. |
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| CPAS Seminar Series | May 07, 2009 |
 "Engaging Users and Researchers in Enhancing the Adoption of Taxonomy Information"
Thur 7 May, 5–6:30 pm
Helen Eddy-Costa, CPAS Student, will be giving a seminar. |
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| Eccles Institute of Neuroscience Seminar Program | May 04, 2009 |
 "Dendritic recordings in freely moving animals"
Mon 4 May 3.30 pm
Prof Matthew Larkum of Dept of Physiology, University of Bern, Switzerland will be giving a seminar. |
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| Friends of Grasslands volunteer bush | - May 03, 2009 |
 ANU Fenner School - Friends of Grasslands volunteer bush regeneration around Lake Burley Griffin - help conserve the threatened biodiversity of Canberra.
9am-1pm (followed by BBQ), 4 Apr & 2 May |
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| 2009 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes | - May 01, 2009 |
 Are you a scientist, school kid, journalist, science teacher, young film maker, innovator, researcher, leader, educator, communicator, environmentalist or photographer? If so, you can enter the 2009 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes. |
There is something for everyone with 18 prizes worth over $180,000 up for grabs!
Entries close midnight Friday 1 May 2009. |
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| CPAS Seminar Series | Apr 30, 2009 |
 "Plasmas, and my role in their downfall"
Thur 30 Apr, 5-6.30 pm
Prof. John Rayner, CPAS Visiting Fellow, will be giving a seminar. |
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| Psychology Seminar Program | Apr 30, 2009 |
 “A life-course approach to cognitive ageing: integrating psychology and epidemiology”
Thur 30 Apr, 3-4.30 pm
Professor Kaarin Anstey of Centre for Mental Health Research, ANU will be giving a seminar. |
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| Public Talk: Stars and Galaxies | Apr 24, 2009 |
 The Spanish Embassy in Canberra and Mt Stromlo Observatory have organized a public talk followed by an amateur observation about "Stars and Galaxies". Spanish astronomer, Dr. Angel R. Lopez-Sanchez (CSIRO /ATNF), will give a multi-coloured vision of how stars are born and die in the galaxies of the Local Universe.
When: Friday, April 24 at 5.15 pm. |
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| Fenner School Seminar 22 April | - Apr 22, 2009 |
 Wednesday 22 April
Fenner School Forestry Lecture Theatre
Professor Dar Roberts, (from Department of Geography, U.C. Santa Barbara) currently in Australia on CSIRO McMasters will discuss his research on Advanced Analysis of Vegetation Using Imaging Spectrometry. |
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| Public Lecture: Solar Thermal Concentrators | Apr 07, 2009 |
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A public lecture entitled 'Solar Thermal Concentrators: capturing the sun for large scale power generation and energy export' will be given by Associate Professor Keith Lovegrove, Solar Thermal Group Leader, Department of Engineering, ANU.
6-7 pm on Tuesday 7 April 2009 |
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| Antimatter - Does it matter? | - Mar 31, 2009 |
 CPAS Masters Student, Ms Tegan Donald, working with The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Antimatter – Matter Studies (CAMS) has created a fascinating exhibit about Antimatter, hosted by Questacon, the National Science and Technology Centre until the end of March. |
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| Earth Hour | Mar 28, 2009 |
On Saturday 28 March from 8:30 to 9:30pm people around the world will participate in Earth Hour by switching off the lights to raise awareness of the link between energy consumption and climate change. |
ANU staff and students are invited to mark the occasion by enjoying a free barbecue dinner and all are welcome to the music, dancing, drumming performances and fire show on Chifley Meadow (next to Fellows Oval) from 6pm. |
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| Aboriginal Population Dynamics & Climate Change over last 40,000 years | Mar 26, 2009 |
 Fenner School Seminar, Thu Mar 26, 1-2pm
Alan Williams, PhD Scholar, Fenner School, investigates the relationship between Aboriginal populations and climate change over the last 40,000 years. The keystone is a database of radiocarbon and absolute dating... |
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| 23rd Study in Australia Exhibition | Mar 21, 2009 - Mar 22, 2009 |
 With the consistent growth of students to Australia from across Singapore, Austrade Singapore is running the 23rd Study in Australia exhibition in March 2009. |
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| Black Holes at the LHC? | Mar 18, 2009 |
 A lecture brought to you by the Black Hole Society and Australian Institute of Physics.
Guest Speaker: Dr Elizabeth Winstanley, Professor of Mathematical Physics at the University of Sheffield. |
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Contact Silvie Ngo (phone 0434 964 846)
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| Boom and Bust: Bird Stories for a Dry Country' | Mar 16, 2009 |
 Edited by Libby Robin, Rob Heinsohn (Fenner School) and Leo Joseph (CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems), will be launched at the National Museum of Australia on Monday 16 March at 5:30pm by Sue Meek, the Executive Officer of the Australian Academy of Science. |
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| Natural Resource management...case studies in Australia & Kruger NP | Mar 12, 2009 |
 Professor Tally Palmer will talk about the challenges that face managers, researchers and communities involved in catchment managment -particularly from the water resource perspective, and explore concepts that will take integration practice forward. |
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| Latest issue of Decision Point Magazine | - Mar 10, 2009 |
 Latest issue of Decision Point features when to declare a successful eradication, decision theory and climate change, and measuring 'true' conservation. Decision Point is produced by ANU Fenner School of Environment & Society for the Applied Environmental Decision Analysis CERF Hub. |
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| Middle East Recruitment Roadshow | Feb 19, 2009 - Mar 06, 2009 |
 With the rapid growth of students from the Middle East, the ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment and the ANU College of Physical Sciences will be attending parts of the recruitment roadshow organised by our Middle East region representative agents, as part of the IGEC Road Show in February 2009. |
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| RUDI LEMBERG LECTURE: Towards an understanding of the structural mechanism of state transitions in photosynthesis | Feb 27, 2009 |
Professor John F Allen
2008/09 Rudi Lemberg Travelling Fellow
Professor of Biochemistry
Queen Mary, University of London |
12.05 pm, Friday 27 February 2009
Robertson Seminar Room
The Research School of Biological Sciences
The Australian National University
Sponsored by the Australian Academy of Science. A Discussion Workshop follows this lecture. |
Contact Professor Jan Anderson (phone 02 6125 5895)
Professor Jan Anderson
www.rsbs.anu.edu.au/ResearchGroups/PBE/FlyerLemberg2AllenCanberra%20Lecture.pdf |
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| PHOTOSYNTHESIS EXPLAINS CYTOPLASMIC INHERITANCE: A novel ancestral kinase, CSK is the redox messenger | Feb 26, 2009 |
 Professor John F Allen
2008/09 Rudi Lemberg Travelling Fellow
Professor of Biochemistry
Queen Mary, University of London
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4.00 pm Thursday 26 February 2009
Robertson Lecture Theatre, Building 46
The Research School of Biological Sciences
The Australian National University.
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| City-Planning and Climate Change | Feb 26, 2009 |
 Fenner School Seminar, Thu Feb 26, 1-2pm
Peter Rickwood, PhD Scholar from University of Technology Sydney
Energy used for personal transportation and energy used in private residential dwellings contribute a signficant proportion of Australia's greenhouse emissions.... |
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| Institute of Population Health: Distinguished Speaker Seminar | Feb 20, 2009 |
 Beyond the ABC of climate change policy: Conceptualising and promoting transitions in social practice
Mon 2 March 2009, 4pm
Elizabeth Shove, Professor of Sociology at Lancaster University |
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http://www.lancs.ac.uk/staff/shove/transitionsinpractice/tip.htm |
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| O WEEK Introductory Lectures | Feb 16, 2009 - Feb 20, 2009 |
 Orientation aims to provide you with essential information that will facilitate your academic success, help you avoid common pitfalls and make the most of your university experience.
During O week the ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment and ANU College of Physical Sciences have many introductory lectures giving you essential information about the areas you will study. |
The following Lectures will be held:
- Introduction to Biology
- Medical School Orientation
- Climate Change, Environment & Sustainability at ANU
- Introduction to Science@ANU
- Introduction to Physics and Astrophysics
- Introduction to the research school of Earth Sciences & the Fenner School of Environment and Society
- Introduction to Chemistry
- Introduction to Psychology
- Mathematics, Majors & Interdisciplinary Opportunities
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For session times and further details visit the orientation week webpage to view a PDF of the o week program. |
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| Shrinking the malaria map: 1900-2025 | Feb 17, 2009 |
 Professor Sir Richard Feachem is Professor of Global Health, University of California, San Francisco and University of California, Berkeley. From 2005-2007 he was founding Executive Director of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and Under Secretary General of the United Nations. |
His presentation will focus on the progress made in the control and elimination of malaria since 1900, and describe new efforts to achieve further shrinking of the malaria map between now and 2025. |
Contact Ros Hales (phone 61255627)
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Refreshments will be served following the seminar. Please RSVP to nceph@anu.edu.au
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| PEA DAY | Feb 15, 2009 |
 Pre-Enrolment Advice Day 2009
2pm to 5pm
Sunday 15 February 2009
Burton & Garren Hall - Function Room
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If you are joining us at ANU to study either an Arts or Science degree, or a degree combined with Arts or Science, we want to make sure you make the right course choices.
Come and talk to our staff advisors about planning your degree.
It is important that you bring your enrolment registration form with you on the day.
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ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment
ANU College of Physical Sciences
T: 02 6125 2809
E: science.enquiries@anu.edu.au
W: http://science.anu.edu.au |
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| Are Norwegian breasts better than Australian breasts? | Feb 12, 2009 |
 Dr Elisabet Helsing, is a Norwegian nutritionist who has written extensively on breastfeeding. In this seminar she will discuss the breastfeeding revival in Norway since the late 1960s. |
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| Pre-Enrolment Advice Day 2009 | Feb 02, 2009 |
Come and talk to our academic staff and advisors about planning your degree.
10am to 3pm
Monday 2 February 2009
ANU Melville Hall |
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| Fenner School Seminar Series | Jan 29, 2009 |
 Thu Jan 29, 1-2pm Forestry Lecture Theatre
Four short seminars will be presented by recent scholars at the Fenner School:
Richard Laity - Landscape Function Analysis -Environmental Monitoring;
Kinley Budur - Rural Timber Allotment Policy in Bhutan;
Erina Okeroa - Indigenous Protected Areas;
Sally South - Spatial ecology of Mallee Tree Dragons.
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| Reginald Kitchin Scholarship | - Dec 15, 2008 |
| Applications for the 2009 Reginald Kitchin Scholarship close 15th Dec 2008. For all enquiries, please contact Dr Anna Cowan at anna.cowan@anu.edu.au. An application form is available here. |
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| Freshwater conservation planning in South Africa -lessons from hypothetical redesign of Kruger NP | Dec 11, 2008 |
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Fenner School Seminar Thu 11 Dec, 1-2pm Dr Dirk Roux will talk about how the latest thinking in freshwater conservation planning was applied to evaluate the effectiveness of Kruger National Park. |
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| Cytokinesis, endocytosis and actin recruitment | Dec 11, 2008 |
Dr Bill Sullivan
Dept. of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology,
University of California Santa Cruz,
Robertson Seminar Room, RSBS
11:00-12noon |
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| Assessing fates of Global hydrologic, carbon, & biogeochemical cycles under uncertain Climate Change & policy | Dec 09, 2008 |
 Fenner School Seminar
Tue 9 Dec 1-2pm
Dr C. Adam Schlosser (from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA) will talk about how the global climate system has shown accelerated warming and that climate model projections through the 21st century indicate this warming to continue... |
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| Global Inland Water Levels from Multi-Mission Satellite | Dec 05, 2008 |
 Fenner School Seminar
Fri 5 Dec, 1-2pm Hancock Seminar Rm
Prof P.A.M. Berry (from De Montfort University, U.K.) will speak about how multi-mission satellite radar altimetry makes a unique contribution to the monitoring of global inland surface water. |
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| Wellbeing and Happiness as Sustainable Goals... | Dec 03, 2008 |
 Fenner School Seminar
Wed 3 Dec 12-2pm
Forestry bldg #48, Rm 101
One of the main challenges the world faces today is the regulation of unsustainable consumption and production patterns. In this seminar, Author Uchita de Zoysa will outline his approach and findings of his Asian Review on Sustainable Consumption... |
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| ANU Alumni Summer Reception | Dec 03, 2008 |
 77 Science Alumni attended the ANU Annual Canberra Reception at the ANU's School of Arts to hear our Vice Chancellor deliver his annual ANU Update Address. |
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| Where to for the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands? | Dec 02, 2008 |
 Fenner School Seminar
Tue 2 Dec, 3-4:30pm
Hancock Seminar Rm, bldg#43
Where to for the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands? Wetlands conservation and research in an era of climate change
Jamie Pittock, Imran Habib, Rakhyun Kim (Fenner School of Environment & Society), Amy Hankinson (Australian Conservation Foundation) and, Ian Krebs (Department of the Environment, Heritage Water and Arts) |
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| Australia Talks - Dark Energy | Nov 27, 2008 |
 On Thu 27 Nov, ABC Radio National’s Australia Talks program tackles Dark Energy – how does it relate to the big bang – what is current research telling us – is it matter, is it vacuum, is it a constant – and whatever happened to the theory of everything?
Leading Australian astronomers, Brian Schmidt and Charley Lineweaver from the ANU Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics will be on hand to discuss their work on Dark Energy. |
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Undergraduate
Student Resources
Stories from a changing planet. 
"Collaborative Watershed Management, Institutions, Conflict and Scale"
"Market Based Ecosystem Services - A proposed National Model" 
Ecology and environmental policy: never the two shall meet? Sponsored by the Fenner School. 
The International Year of Astronomy, 2009, is a worldwide, public celebration of astronomy, held to mark the 400th anniversary of Galileo turning a telescope to the sky. The Year has been endorsed by UNESCO.