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The prestigious Outstanding Service Award was conferred on Chairman of the Middle East Institute at NUS and former Singapore diplomat, Mr Bilahari Kausikan (FASS alumnus, NUS Political Science ’76), and Professor Brenda Yeoh Saw Ai of NUS Geography was honoured with a University Research Recognition Award for groundbreaking research that has placed NUS at the forefront of her field.
Teachers’ Day is celebrated annually on 30 August. Students present their teachers with tokens and cards to show their appreciation and thank them for their hard work. Teachers face the challenging task of having to accommodate different learning styles and needs simultaneously. There is a wide range of factors that can influence a student’s learning …
Communicating Research to the General Public, a workshop organised on 21 August by the NUS Department of Communications and New Media (CNM) featured CNM Adjunct Associate Professor Juliana Chan. Dr Juliana Chan, a professional science communicator and former academic researcher, spoke about her journey as the founder and publisher of Asian Scientist Magazine. She described how …
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Ng Kao Jing, a second-year student from the NUS Environmental Studies Programme, and Rachel Ong, a third-year student majoring in Psychology, were among the 14 young explorers picked from thousands of applications around the world to participate in the OceanX Education Young Explorers Program (YEP), which was held from 10 to 15 July 2024.
A large majority of Singapore’s population is made up of ethnic Chinese people, the earliest migrants having come to Singapore centuries ago. The Chinese population in Singapore continues to grow, with a steady stream of migrant families continuing to settle into society. Understanding motherhood and their domestic roles has been an important research objective for …
NUS student groups drive initiatives to promote sustainability and protect biodiversity.
Associate Professor Taberez A. Neyazi (of NUS Communications and New Media, and the NUS Centre for Trusted Internet and Community) becomes the first Asian editor to lead the international Journal of Press/Politics.
In the Digital Age, information dissemination is facilitated by and heavily reliant upon social media. In the article ‘Social Media Health Promotion and Audience Engagement: The Roles of Information Dissemination, Organization-Audience Interaction, and Action Confidence Building’ (Health Communication, 2022), Assistant Professor Jiang Shaohai (NUS Communications and New Media (CNM)), Associate Professor Iccha Basnyat (George Mason …
Xtreme Skatepark, one of Singapore’s largest skateparks, was first opened by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on 29 August 2009. The skatepark is a joint project by several government organisations, including the National Parks Board (NPB), the National Youth Council (NYC), and the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (then known as MCYS, now …
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Bringing MASTERA to Community, Developing Literature
By Dr Azhar Ibrahim Alwee (NUS Malay Studies) in Suria News Online.