Science/Technology/Environment
Jim Piper we salute you
Professor Jim Piper has retired from Macquarie University after 38 years of service. As Macquarie University nears its 50th Jubilee celebrations, it stands poised to achieve great things. Piper’s legacy is reflected in many facets of Macquarie’s emergence - its outstanding research rankings; its unique Australian Hearing Hub partnership; its pioneering Master of Research degree. ...
The gift that keeps on giving
Greville Anthony Price, a graduate of the Division of Environment and Life Sciences, left a most generous gift in his will to the University. Specifying his desire to support research in plant ecology, his bequest allowed for the publication of research on the native vegetation of Duck River and Rookwood Cemetery in Western Sydney. This is an example of one person’s wish to support a spec...