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Our NUS Arts and Social Sciences undergraduates recently partnered Singapore’s Ministry of Social and Family Development in initiatives that could help improve support for disadvantaged and vulnerable families.
General
NUS Science Dean Professor Shen Zuowei has been elected as a fellow of The World Academy of Sciences, which brings together the world’s most accomplished scientists to promote science and address challenges in the developing world.
Research
In light of the recent annular eclipse, Dr Abel Yang, a lecturer at NUS Physics, described the scientific history of eclipses.
NUS Engineering alumnus Lim Chong Tee spoke at this year’s World Youth Forum in Egypt where he shared his journey towards co-founding WateROAM, a social enterprise whose portable water purification systems have enabled 83,000 people in 33 countries to have access to safe drinking water.
Entrepreneurship
Under the darkened sky on 26 December, silence fell over the crowd of NUS students, staff, alumni and members of the public gathered at the University’s multipurpose field. Gasps and cheers arose at exactly 1:22pm as the crowd finally took in the rare celestial phenomenon of an annular solar eclipse.
Community
A study by researchers involving NUS Business Associate Professor Lucy Gongtao Chen has revealed that if competing businesses in the service industry cooperate on waiting area entertainment, they could experience increased savings and revenue.
Impact
A team of NUS Researchers has conducted a qualitative study to determine the feasibility of a school-based seasonal flu vaccination programme in Singapore.
A new anthology of 37 stories, a project by the NUS Centre for Quantum Technologies, takes a whimsical look at quantum physics through a myriad of ways — in parallel universes, genies, time travel, lovers, families facing crises, superheroes fighting their nemeses, and cats.
General News
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“At NUS, we pride ourselves as being at the forefront of educational innovation and we have implemented a range of initiatives to prepare our students for the future.”
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Distinguished thought leaders, movers and shakers in Singapore and across the globe gather regularly on campus to share their insights and engage in intellectual discourse.
Indonesian Finance Minister Dr Sri Mulyani Indrawati delivered the keynote speech at the opening of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy’s inaugural Festival of Ideas where she spoke about the key challenges and opportunities Asia’s leaders would face in the current global environment and in the coming years.
Assistant Professor Ng Kok Hoe from our Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy delivered a lecture on his study on Singapore’s first nationwide count of homeless people sleeping in public places. Findings from the study could contribute to public understanding of homelessness and guide policy and service planning.
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