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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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NUS students demonstrated the true spirit of giving, coming together as one to raise over S$212,000 for 15 social service agencies from Community Chest through generous donations from members of the public and corporate partners.
Sports often have gendered connotations in our society and culture, with those that demonstrate strength and power, such as football and basketball, labelled as ‘masculine’, while aesthetic sports, such as figure skating, are feminised. But some teams and athletes at NUS are changing the game by embracing the sports they are truly passionate about, promoting equal and inclusive participation across genders and enriching our campus culture.
The Lianhe Zaobao report about the launch of the National University of Singapore’s Buddhist Studies Group and the opening of the NUS-Temenggong “The Many Faces of Buddha” Exhibition at the Temenggong Artists-in-Residence on 3 August 2024.
About Aisha Shamsudin (NUS Communications and New Media) who overcame enormous challenges to graduate with a Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours (Distinction).
The NUS Singapore History Prize is awarded every three years, and the author of the winning publication will receive a cash award of S$50,000.
Singapore’s most recent Circuit Breaker ended on 9 Aug 2021. The Circuit Breaker, a government-issued stay-at-home order, was one of many measures taken to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the pandemic, understanding how infectious diseases propagate has become an increasingly important field of study, especially as new diseases continue to crop up …
By Ms Tan Li Ming, Associate Scientist from the Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing at NUS, and a PhD student from NUS Geography.