BioMed Animation Workshop
Fifteen St Margaret’s girls attended a workshop with Dr Divjak, a leading biomedical scientist and animation artist as part of the ISV Arts Learning Festival. Biomedical animation is increasingly used in medicine to better understand the way molecules behave and interact. The workshop saw students using a 3-D computer graphics and animation program called Maya to visualise and animate a Zika virus model. This workshop was an example of how art and science can be combined.
Xingtong Huang and Priya Walker
Year 9 students
Student Selected For The Archies
Congratulations to Madeleine A L who has been selected as a finalist in the Young Archies for her painting of her great-grandmother. Michelle, Madelaine’s mother, expressed how grateful she is to the visual art staff at the School, Heather Landman and Natalie Petruccelli for all the support they have been providing Madeleine to foster her … Continued
Podcast – University of Melbourne – Talking Teaching – With our Principal Dr Annette Rome
Our Principal Dr Annette Rome talks to University of Melbourne’s Talking Teaching Podcast with Associate Professor Gwilym Croucher to discuss the potential impacts of the Universities Accord, strategies for preparing school students for making decisions around their future and how to ensure good outcomes for everyone. Listen Here
Podcast – For the Sake of Science – Episode 2 – An Interview with Professor Nicholson
The project, “For the Sake of Science” aspires to create an ongoing podcast which increases love of science and STEM participation, by having people with experience in different scientific disciplines speak. By doing so, we hope to show that science extends beyond textbook definitions learnt at school and is relevant in many aspects of life. … Continued
