Congratulations to Dr Manasi Murthy Mittinty, who was awarded India’s highest diasporic “Hind Rattan-Jewel of India-2024” award at the 75th Indian Republic Day in Delhi. This award celebrates non-resident Indians living overseas who are holding the “flag of India high” thanks to their achievements. Dr Mittinty was recognised for her leadership in advancing mental health equity, particularly for people with chronic pain, in culturally diverse communities and First Nations people in Australia.
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Dr Ashokkumar Manoharan has had work published in the Routledge Handbook of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Management in the Hospitality Industry. The Handbook provides an informative and systematic guide to the current state of knowledge on workforce diversity and its management in Hospitality. Read Dr Manoharan’s submission here.
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Congratulations to MDRI early career researcher Dr Khosro Fallahnezhad, who received the William Harris Award from the Orthopaedic Research Society for his publication “Corroboration of coupled musculoskeletal model and finite element predictions with in-vivo RSA migration of an uncemented acetabular component”. The prestigious William Harris Award is based on the quality and scientific merit of an accepted paper in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research on the topic of research involving the hip.
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Dr Yee Lian Chew, AKA The Worm Lady, joined experts from The University of Adelaide, The University of South Australia and SAHMRI for Cosmos Science City’s most recent panel discussion on the mysteries of the human body. The panel discussed innovative approaches and best practice in teaching anatomy; how studying worm brains might help us treat chronic pain; what a faecal microbiota transplant is, and what happens when a body is donated to science. Check out the recording here.
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Dr Intifar Chowdhury’s article that was recently published by The Conversation – Australia’s young people are moving to the left – though young women are more progressive than men, reflecting a global trend – was featured in The Conversation’s most-popular Facebook post last week (5-11 February) with 31.7K impressions. The article has been read 32,826 times and been republished by SBS and several other media outlets.