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Friday, 15 Jan 2016
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Two students have won prestigious scholarships to do post graduate studies at ANU.
Alexandra Schumann-Gillett and Tessa Henwood-Mitchell have been named 2016 Westpac Future Leaders Scholarships recipients.
The scholarship will allow Ms Schumann-Gillett, who has been working as a research assistant in the O'Mara group in the ANU Research School of Chemistry, to start her PhD studies in this group in January 2016.
In her PhD Ms Schumann-Gillett will use computer models to look at how "off fats" in brain cells lead to Alzheimer's disease.

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Monday, 07 Dec 2015
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Dr Colin Jackson, from the ANU Research School of Chemistry, has received the Royal Australian Chemical Institute's 2015 Rennie Memorial Medal for his work in Chemical Science research.

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Thursday, 03 Dec 2015
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ANU and Osaka University recently came together to host a three day symposium on protein chemistry. But the bond between the two institutions runs much deeper, especially when it comes to collaborating on research to better understand the chemical composition of life.

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Thursday, 26 Nov 2015
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Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Young has recognised ANU staff who have made an outstanding contribution to the University and its community at his annual excellence awards.
 
Professor Young presented awards for Public Policy and Outreach, Innovation and Excellence in Service and for both 25 and 40 years of service.
 
"The award recipients cover both professional and academic staff, which reiterates the diverse range of people contributing to ANU in vastly unique ways," Professor Young said.
 

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Friday, 13 Nov 2015
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While scientists have not yet invented a flux capacitor to enable time travel, today’s capacitor is the fundamental building block of any gadget that you can imagine. However, capacitors on the market don’t really stack up to meet our modern needs. ANU researchers are partnering with one of the top manufacturers in China to develop a capacitor that could be a game changer.
Have you ever wondered why your laptop computer works well for a few years, but then starts to give up the ghost? The main culprit is the capacitor—when that fails, the laptop fails.

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Thursday, 29 Oct 2015
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Chemists have created a star-shaped molecule previously thought to be too unstable to be made.
The team created the five-pronged molecule [5]radialene, in work that could lead to more efficient ways to make medicinal agents, said lead researcher, Professor Michael Sherburn from Research School of Chemistry.
"This proof that we can make a compound that so many people thought couldn't be made opens up a world of new possibilities," said Professor Sherburn, a synthetic chemist.

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Monday, 12 Oct 2015
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To help scientists better understand processes behind learning and memory, ANU PhD student Jason Whitfield has developed a new tool to track communication between cells within the brain.
Inspired by finding out what happens when our brain tries to learn something, Jason, along with Dr Colin Jackson from ANU and collaborators at the University of Bonn in Germany, developed a special kind of tool, called a biosensor.
This new biosensor can give scientists a visual picture of where chemicals are being used in the brain and is the latest addition to a rapidly growing field.

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Thursday, 01 Oct 2015
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WE have late notice that street artists will work with young scientists from the ANU in a unique art meets science event by Lake Burley Griffin tomorrow.
“Co-Lab: Science Meets Street Art” is a creative collaboration between Canberra street artists and science PhD students from ANU, and has been organised by Lee Constable as part of her Master of Science Communication Outreach program at the university.

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Thursday, 01 Oct 2015
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Scientists have developed a new way to view tiny movements of light atoms within the building blocks of materials, paving the way for new and better performing technologies.
Published in Nature Materials, the new technique combines synthesis and mathematical modelling from ANU with electron microscopy from Monash University to give scientists a new view of the world at the nano-scale.

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