Unit of study results will now only be released via the MyAdmin system.

Semester One results will be released progressively from Monday 2 July. Most results should be available by Friday 20 July.

You can also request a printed copy of your results from the Student Centre on level 3 of the Jane Foss Russell Building, Darlington Campus (from 9am to 5pm. Monday to Friday).

For more information, visit the Current Students website or contact the Student Centre on 8627 8200.

The co-founder of MTV, the editor of Rolling Stone and the lead singer of the Jezabels are just three of the guest speakers lined up for this new undergrad course.

‘Sex, Race and Rock’ explores the rich links between American rock music – from Elvis to Lady Gaga – and post-World War II race, gender and sexuality.

For more information, visit the US Studies Centre website.

What impact does the US media have on American society and the world?

The US Studies Centre’s postgrad Winter School unit ‘News in the USA: the objectivity norm’ will be taught by two US election and media specialists – Professor James Fallows (national correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly) and the ABC’s John Barron, who has been reporting on US presidential elections for nearly 20 years. Guest lecturers also include BBC News correspondent Nick Bryant, who was a Washington correspondent during the presidencies of Bill Clinton and George W Bush.

Applications have been extended. For more information and to enrol, contact Amelia Trial.

Contribute to research that aims to improve your health without changing your diet or exercise habits.

Do you carry that little bit of excess body weight? Would you like to improve your health, but don't like the idea of dieting or changing your current exercise habits? Males aged 18 to 60 are invited to volunteer for a 12-week diet supplement study.

Participants will have magnetic resonance imagining scans at Hornsby or the RPAH Medical Centre in Camperdown, and be reimbursed for their time.

For more information please contact Helen Parker on 0401 834 392.

The USU is proud to announce the new executive team, elected on Friday 22 June 2012.

President: Astha Rajvanshi

Vice-President: Brigid Dixon

Honorary Treasurer: Rhys Pogonoski

Honorary Secretary: Zachary Thompson

Directors: Jacqui Munro, Hannah Morris, John Harding-Easson, Karen Chau, Mina Nada, Sophie Stanton, Tom Raue

Congratulations and welcome to all. Keep an eye on the Board Blog’s Director Profiles page for their full biographies – coming soon!

Since 2009, the Confucius Institute has been running Chinese culture programs. All of their culture courses are carefully designed and are taught through step-by-step instruction of every action. In a recent student survey, students highly rated all their courses.

Trial class dates
Chinese Calligraphy: 10 to 11am, Sunday 1 July
Chinese Painting: 11am to 12pm, Sunday 1 July
Tai Ji for Beginners: 11am to 12pm, Sunday 1 July

Trial classes take place in Room 208, Old Teachers College, Camperdown Campus. To book, email the Confucius Institute.

Professor Iain McCalman talks about the work of the scientists and artists of HMS Fly (1842–45).

Like many Europeans who voyaged through the Torres Strait in the 19th century, HMS Fly’s scientists, officers and artists were enthralled with the dynamic culture of the islanders and Aboriginal people they met.

Professor Iain McCalman is a Professorial Research Fellow and ARC Federation Fellow at the University of Sydney.

Event details
When: 5.30 to 7.30pm, Wednesday 4 July
Where: Macleay Museum, Gosper Lane (off Science Road), Camperdown Campus
Cost: Free
Bookings: Museum Reception on 9036 5253

For more information, visit the Events website.

Don't mis Professor Alvin Roth from the Harvard Business School at this Sydney Ideas lecture.

What are markets and marketplaces? How do they work? How do they fail? How can we fix them when they’re broken?

Co-presented with the School of Economics in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

Event details
When: 6pm, Tuesday 10 July
Where: Foyer, New Law Building, Camperdown Campus
Cost: free

For more information, visit the Sydney Ideas website.

While climate change, ocean acidification and biodiversity loss dominate news headlines, why does the topic of soil security rarely rate a mention?

This Sydney Ideas event offers a rare chance to hear from a range of experts in soil science and security. Panellists from across the globe will share the stage and present their latest research and its real-world implications. You will leave this event wondering why everyone isn't talking about soil!

Co-presented with the Faculty of Agriculture and Environment.

Event details
When: 6.30pm, Monday 16 July
Where: The Great Hall, The Quadrangle, Camperdown Campus
Cost: free
Book now on the Faculty of Agriculture and Environment website.

For more information, visit the Sydney Ideas website.

Has the impact of artificial intelligence reached a crucial threshold? Hear from one of the founding engineers from Skype, Jaan Tallinn, at this Sydney Ideas lecture.

Does the production of computers that are smarter than their creators constitute a similar phase transition experienced when evolution produced humans?

Co-presented with the Centre for Time.

Event details
When: 6pm, Tuesday 17 July
Where: Foyer, New Law Building, Camperdown Campus
Cost: free

For more information, visit the Sydney Ideas website.

How will existing liberal international order manage the profound challenges of diminishing American influence, the emergence of a variety of explicitly anti-liberal fundamentalisms, and the ‘rise of authoritarian great powers’?

Michael C Williams, professor in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa, will revisit and recover the insights of this often-misunderstood movement and its attempts to construct a revived liberalism.

Co-presented with the Department of Government and International Relations in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

Event details
When: 5pm, Wednesday 18 July
Where: Eastern Avenue Auditorium, Camperdown Campus
Cost: free, register online

For more information, visit the Sydney Ideas website.

Sir Christopher Bayly is one of the world's experts on the British Empire, with his work having a particular focus on India. In this lecture he takes on the 'great debate' surrounding colonial history.

Is the history of the British Empire just a long litany of oppression interrupted by occasional genocide, or was it an exercise in the expansion of free trade and political representation?

Co-presented with the International Office and the Department of History in the School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry.

Event details
When: 6pm, Tuesday 24 July
Where: MacLaurin Hall, The Quadrangle, Camperdown Campus
Cost: $20, concession $15, (free for alumni, staff and students)
Bookings: Seymour Centre box office, 9351 7940 or on the Seymour Centre website

For more information, visit the Sydney Ideas website.

Join the past mayor of Pittsburgh, Tom Murphy, and a panel of local experts for a forum on city revitalisation.

The rebuilding of cities has challenged many great minds in the last century. How did Murphy successfully turn Pittsburgh ('the steel city'), into one of the most vibrant and liveable cities in America? His presentation will focus on strategies that Sydney and other Australian cities can use to move from good to great. The event also features a panel discussion and an opportunity to ask questions.

Hosted by Sydney Ideas and the United States Studies Centre.

Event details
When: 6.30pm, Thursday 26 July
Where: Seymour Centre, corner of City Road and Cleveland Street, Chippendale
Cost: free, registration required via the University’s Events website

For more information, visit the Sydney Ideas website.