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2018 Macquarie University Alumni Awards – Jennifer Star and Shaun Star
CATEGORY: RISING STARS Distinguished alumni Jennifer (Jen) and Shaun Star, who met at Macquarie, are a force for good in the world. They are often reverently referred to as a ‘powerhouse couple’ but ‘rising stars’ reflects their alumni award, their surname and their aspirations to help others. Jen lives in Delhi, India, and runs Tara.Ed, a not-for-profit organisation that promote...
2018 Macquarie University Alumni Awards – Dr Abigail Allwood
CATEGORY: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Is there life on Mars? It’s a question many ponder, but few are qualified or engaged to answer this timeless question. That is, unless you are Dr Abigail Allwood, first female and one of seven principal science investigators to lead NASA’s next mission to Mars, scheduled for 2020. She will also be the first Australian to lead a NASA team searching for si...
2018 Macquarie University Alumni Awards
Macquarie University Alumni Awards recognise and celebrate the achievements of alumni, and provide an opportunity to share their inspirational stories with the University and the wider community. Our alumni are a source of pride and motivation, and they embody the University’s association with excellence. The award categories ensure alumni from all areas of the community are recognised fo...
Discover ‘You to the Power of Us’ – Macquarie’s new ad campaign
If you've visited the cinema or checked your social media feeds recently, you might see some familiar faces pop up on the big screen, with some of Macquarie’s notable researchers featuring in the University’s new advertising campaign. Focusing on the power of human collaboration to achieve outcomes and impact, the campaign launch is a major milestone in the University’s ongoing ...
Is Facebook listening to our conversations?
Is Facebook listening to our conversations? Professor Dali Kaafar, Scientific Director, Optus Macquarie University Cyber Security Hub and Leader of Data61 Information Security and Privacy Group, explains. The way that sites like Facebook can anticipate our interests can feel quite uncanny, especially if ads pop up for something we’ve thought about but haven’t searched for. Despite...
Winners are grinners: Macquarie’s Sport Scholars bring home medals from the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games
Macquarie University Sport Scholars have bagged two gold medals, one silver and one bronze at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Sport Scholar Esther Qin (pictured above right ) won a gold medal at the women’s three-metre board synchronised diving event (with Georgia Sheehan, pictured above left) and a bronze medal in the women’s one-metre springboard final. Esther and...