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More press coverage for our Ultrasonography paper
Some of the German press have made quite long articles on our ultrasonography study. Here are links to PDFs : Kängurus[_KölnerStadtanzeiger Kängurus_StuttgarterZeitung. Here is a web link to a shortened online version of one. http://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.biologie-klettern-in-der-gebaermutter.0ec501e8-9ae9-4282-84d7-278165daaa32.html.
Wallabies do ‘Australian crawl’ in the womb
ABC News picked up our ultrasound paper: http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2013/03/18/3718274.htm and http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-03-19/wallabies-do-27australian-crawl27-in-the-womb/4580586
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The climb to the pouch begins in utero
We have visualised the short pregnancy of a small species of the kangaroo and wallaby family of marsupials, the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii), for the first time by high-resolution ultrasound. The study has shed light on a number of developmental … Continue reading
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Solar Eclipse, Cairns Nov 14th 2012
We went to Cairns for the Total Eclipse of the Sun. With a forecast for intermittent cloud along the coast, we got up at 1AM and drove 3 hours inland where there was a good chance for clear skies. There … Continue reading
Research grant success: funding for 2012-2015
We have been fortunate to get funding for our application to the Australian Research council for 2013-2015: DP130102103 Renfree, Prof Marilyn B; Shaw, Prof Geoff; Pask, Dr Andrew J; Suzuki, Dr Shunsuke; Ishino, Prof Fumitoshi. Reprogramming maternal and paternal genomes … Continue reading
Trophy
Yesterday I went to a cocktail party where the academic award recipients received their prizes. It was a very pleasant function on the 10th floor of the Law building, with views over the docklands area to the west. I even … Continue reading
Student feedback for Biology
just for interest I pasted the student feedback “what did you like best about this subject” question into a wordcloud package (Tagxedo: http://www.tagxedo.com/app.html). Makes a pretty picture.
Dean’s Award for teaching excellence
Continuing the theme of teaching honours this year, I’ve been given the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching (Large Class). Time to polish the halo again. 🙂
Another teaching award
I have just been advised that I have won the David White Award for Teaching Excellence in Science, Health, Agriculture and Veterinary Science. “Award recipients are acknowledged for their outstanding achievements across the various dimensions of teaching excellence: approaches to … Continue reading
Lecturer of the year award nominee 2011
I must be doing something right – my ranking is now #4 in the University of Melbourne: http://www.lectureroftheyear.com.au/winners_list_2011.php
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