08 - 04 - 2022
Join us for this week's roundup of inspiring Scholar news...
Supporting Australia’s net zero carbon transition, with the Commonwealth Bank
Timothy Rownes, 2022 Commonwealth Bank John Monash Scholar was interviewed by Alex Toone, the Commonwealth Bank’s Executive General Manager, Commodities Trade and Carbon, in Sydney. Tim explained how undertaking his MBA with INSEAD, combined with his technical grounding in engineering, nuclear science and reactor operations, will allow him to support Australia decarbonising power grids and the transition to net zero carbon. Watch the full interview here.
Corporate Nature
The University of Arizona Press has published a book by Dr Sarah Milne, 2005 John Monash Scholar - Corporate Nature, An Insider’s Ethnography of Global Conservation, which has received positive reviews from other academics. In Corporate Nature, Sarah draws from her extensive experience observing global conservation projects in Cambodia to explain how large NGO’s can struggle to implement meaningful change in the face of complex political settings. View or purchase Sarah's book here.
AI that perpetuates healthcare disparities
Dr William Mitchell, 2019 Chairman’s Circle John Monash Scholar has co-authored a research article titled: Sources of bias in artificial intelligence that perpetuate healthcare disparities – A global review. The research describes the landscape of AI (artificial intelligence) in clinical medicine to better understand disparities in data sources and patient populations, revealing that 40% of clinical AI data comes from China and America. While AI can create opportunities for immediate decision making in healthcare, populations with data-rich regions will benefit better in comparison to data-poor regions, which can consequentially exacerbate health inequalities. Read the full article.
MUMA event with Esther Carlin
Esther Carlin is the 2022 Combined Arts John Monash Scholar, who will be commencing a Master of Art Practice at École de Recherche Graphique in Belgium later this year. Esther makes film-based installations that draw on her training in art and anthropology. You can watch her latest film at an event hosted by the Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA) this weekend. To attend this event please register here. Esther's scholarship was supported collectively by Tim Fairfax AC, John and Jenny Green, Carolyn Kay, The Ian Potter Cultural Trust and the Susan & Isaac Wakil Foundation.
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