| From the Dean's Desk
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 In this month's issue of Rumenations read about our best-ever annual Pet Fair, a day of diverse displays and celebration of the many rewards of pet ownership. Thank you to our sponsor Hills, supporters and volunteers for helping to make the day a great success. In September we hosted our fourth major Faculty conference for the year, a very successful Dairy Research Foundation Symposium at Camden, attended by leaders from the dairy industry, farmers and researchers from Australia and overseas. In recent week the Academic Board undertook a review of Faculty and we drafted our 2011-15 Strategic Plan. Read on for news on Ausaid Australian Leadership Award Fellowships and a report on the Partners in Veterinary Education Conference.
Our student-run VetSoc won the University of Sydney Union award for ‘Best Faculty Society’ for their rich and varied contributions to student life. Our outgoing VetSoc committee, led by Todd Dewbury, ran a diverse program of social events, student supplies, services, tutorial support and their publication “Chiron”. VetSoc is continuing our student tradition with the Camden Weekender (formally BBGROG) in October.
Our PhD Student Sebastian Bowman is seeking a place on the University Senate and would appreciate your vote.
Join us on Wednesday 17 November for the Ian Beveridge Memorial Lecture. Emeritus Professor John Edwards, Executive Director of One Health Solutions will talk on “One Health – Turning Theory into Practice”. This will be followed on the 18th November with a combined faculty and NSW Industry and Investment research showcase at the Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute.
October 4 th we need your help to support research for the Tasmanian Devil so please attend Devil Rock! The day includes lots of music, raffles, great food and maybe even a couple of baby devils! Tickets, including kids tickets, are available now from the Seymour Centre box office
 On 27th August I hosted Dr Kaoru Yamazaki, Dean from Yamazaki University in Japan, who is very interested in collaborating with the Faculty.
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| Join the Rock Stars Rally to Save the Tassie Devil
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 Devil Rock Monday 4 October -Tickets ON SALE now! Special kids prices and discount tickets for Alumni, Staff and Students. Promo code: USYD
Bring the family to the long weekend's special concert, Devil Rock, and help us save the Tasmanian devil from extinction! Australia’s rock stars are getting behind Associate Professor Kathy Belov's research to make sure we don’t lose the Tasmanian Devil in the wild. Devil Rock will be a series of fundraising concerts arranged by Jon English. The first concert will be held at the Seymour Centre, Sydney University from 1pm- 5.30pm, Monday 4 October 2010. Read more |
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| Animalia 2010 - Your Invitation to a Celebration
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 Friday, 22 October 2010, 6.00 pm, MacLaurin Hall, University of Sydney. Special performance from Leo Sayer. Tickets on sale now.
Animalia 2009 featured a border collie with talent, a couple of cheeky cockatiels, an agility dog troupe and a splendid wedgetailed eagle. In an Orwellian twist the animals took over the University’s bastion of human intellect, the revered walls of the Quadrangle. What will happen at Animalia 2010? Animalia might focus on the animals but it’s the musical talent that gives the night its uplifting edge. Read more |
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| Ian Beveridge Memorial Lecture 2010
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 Emeritus Professor John Edwards will deliver the 2010 Ian Beveridge Memorial Lecture, “One Health – Turning Theory into Practice” on Wednesday 17 November 2010 at the Veterinary Science Conference Centre, 6.00 pm for 6.45 pm. Prof Edwards is Executive Director of One Health Solutions, a company that consults in Australia and Asia in the fields of biosecurity, one health and veterinary education. He was formerly Dean of the School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences at Murdoch University, Read more |
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| GEOVET 2010
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 ...register now for early bird discount
Registration for GEOVET 2010 is now open. GEOVET will showcase the state-of-the-art in spatial methods in animal health. Early bird registration will be available until 1 October Read more |
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| 2010 Partners in Education Conference
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 ...a great success
Since 2003, the Faculty of Veterinary Science has provided a free conference for veterinarians who supervise students during extramural placements. This year the theme was gastroenterology and we were very excited to welcome our keynote speaker Associate Professor Jörg Steiner Read more |
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| Ausaid Australian Leadership Award Fellowships
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 Professor Peter Windsor and Ms Luzia Rast were successful in their application for an Ausaid ALA Fellowship to host Drs Syseng Khounsy from the Lao PDR Department of Livestock and Fisheries, and Dr Suon Sothoeun from the Cambodian Department of Animal Health and Production. Read more |
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| Cast your vote and support PhD student Sebastian Bowman
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 The electronic ballot for the elections of an undergraduate and postgraduate representative to the University Senate opened on Tuesday 14 September. Sebastian Bowman, a Ph.D student with the Faculty of Veterinary Science, is standing as a nominee for the Postgraduate Fellow to the Senate. He is encouraging all eligible students Read more |
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| Pets Galore at the University of Sydney's 2010 Pet Fair
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 …the biggest and best yet!
The Sydney University Veterinary Teaching Hospital hosted the biggest annual Pet Fair to date with record numbers in attendance, perfect weather and some help from fun-loving media personality, Bondi Vet’s Dr Chris Brown. Read more |
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| Achievements
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 and the winner is ..... VetSoc!
Congratulations to VetSoc who were winners in the University of Sydney Union awards. VetSoc won 'Best Publication' for their quarterly newsletter, The Chiron. VetSoc also won one of the biggest awards....Best Faculty Society! Read more |
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| Post Grad Corner
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 Congratulations to postgrad studentsJo Griffith, Junlae Cho, Daniel Dickeson, Santiago Farina and Vinutha Melakote Kodappa for making final thesis submissions. Read more |
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| The Camden Weekender
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 ...coming up on the 9 -10 October 2010
Fourth year veterinary science and bioscience students are busy at Camden preparing for the biggest social event in the veterinary calendar: The Camden Weekender. One of the highlights of the veterinary degree, fourth year students based in Camden come together to host the weekend-long event on Nepean Oval. Read more |
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