Being an effective leader Food of the future
Are great leaders extroverts or introverts? It looks like the answer
could be ‘neither’. At an event organised by the School of Business
with the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Kuala Lumpur,
Professor Karl Moore from McGill University shared that, of the 300
C-suite execs he interviewed, about a third of them fell in the middle
of the extrovert–introvert continuum. This group of natural ambiverts
pull from the best of both worlds, navigating between talking or
being at the centre of attention and listening or recognising people. More than 200 staff and students participated
in the Food Product Exhibition, a joint project
with Fiatec Bioactive Sdn Bhd and Ace Canning
Sdn Bhd organised during Food Science and
Technology Month. Sudents showcased their
innovative prototype food products at the
Monash Sports Centre with the audience
casting votes for the best product.
The Sir John Monash
Public Lecture Series
Comorbidities and epilepsy:
What they are telling us The social psychology of
globalisation
Professor Josemir W. Sander Professor Chiu Chi-yue
Professor of Neurology and Clinical Epilepsy,
Institute of Neurology of University College London Professor of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
In the first Sir John Monash Lecture of the year,
Professor Sander examined the possible mechanisms
which may play a role in the coexistence of other
medical problems in people with epilepsy and the
implications for treatment.
Engaging human rights for global health:
Sexual rights and the importance of
definitions and data to drive global
engagement
Professor Sofia Gruskin
Director, Institute for Global Health and
Program on Global Health & Human Rights
Professor Gruskin's presentation focussed on the effects of
terminology and discussed how the nature of concern with
specific topics (including abortion, sexual orientation,
gender identity and sex work) influences the extent to which
people engage in expansive or restrictive approaches.
Professor Chiu addressed questions of how people make
sense of and respond to globalisation and its sociocultural
ramifications, how people defend the integrity of their
heritage and cultural identities against the culturally erosive
effects of globalisation, and how individuals harness
creative insights from their interactions with global cultures.
Going viral: Translating the Newcastle
disease virus into a new therapeutic
agent for humankind
Professor Datin Paduka Dr Khatijah Mohd Yusoff
2015 Merdeka Award Recipient for
Health, Science and Technology
Professor Khatijah's early work in establishing the
molecular biology of the Newcastle disease virus (NDV)
helped to advance studies in NDV as an anticancer agent.
In the final lecture of the year, she spoke about exploring
new potential opportunities in the continuing fight against
cancer worldwide.
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