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In land-scarce Singapore, the clean air we enjoy is mostly contributed by forests in neighbouring countries. We rarely think of clean, smoke-free air as something that has a price tag fixed on it. Yet in reality, other than the price we pay for masks, air purifiers, air conditioners and other tangible costs, we also experience …
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Professor Noshir Contractor (Northwestern University) delivered the FASS Global Research Forum’s third keynote, ‘Reimagining Theories and Methods to Understand and Enable the Algorithmically Infused Changing Nature of Work’. He discussed the history of technology and how it has affected the workplace, particularly from the 1990s onward, and focused on enterprise social media (ESM). Prof Contractor …
Dementia refers to a decline in general mental ability to the extent that it impairs daily life. While commonly used interchangeably, Alzheimer’s is actually a specific disease that causes dementia. World Alzheimer’s Day is commemorated on the 21st of September every year. The event brings people together from all over the world to raise awareness …
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences staff, students and the NUS Economics Alumni brought smiles to patients at the SingHealth’s Outram and Sengkang Community Hospitals via two virtual engagement sessions on 7 September 2021.
The second theme of the FASS Global Research Forum, ‘Education and Trade’, featured presentations by Associate Professor Soo Yeon Kim (NUS Department of Political Science), Assistant Professor Jin Chen (NUS Department of Information Systems and Analytics), and Associate Professor Huang Ke-Wei (NUS Department of Information Systems and Analytics). Assoc Prof Kim presented on ‘The Language …
The vast majority of families in Singapore possess a multitude of digital devices for their young children to use. The usefulness of these devices has proved to be prominent, especially in the wake of the current COVID-19 pandemic. However, there exists a constant struggle in managing young children’s use of these devices so that they …
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On Day 1 of the FASS Global Research Forum, following the two keynote speeches, the first theme, ‘Social Media: Human Behavior and Response’, showcased research by NUS Department of Communications and New Media faculty members Associate Professor Elmie Nekmat, Assistant Professor Kokil Jaidka, Assistant Professor Taberez Neyazi, and Assistant Professor Jiang Shaohai. Assoc Prof Nekmat …
A Psychology major and a Life Sciences major, both from the inaugural cohort of the NUS College of Humanities and Sciences, share their experience so far with HSH1000 The Human Condition, a rigorous module under the new college’s interdisciplinary Common Curriculum.
The European Association for Southeast Asian Studies (EuroSEAS) announced that Assistant Professor Jack Meng-Tat Chia is the winner of the EuroSEAS Humanities Book Prize 2021 for his book “Monks in Motion, Buddhism and Modernity Across the South China Sea”.
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) and the Department of Information Systems and Analytics (DISA) at the National University of Singapore held the inaugural Global Research Forum: The Fruition and Challenges of Computational Social Science from 23 to 25 August 2021. The forum explored the field of computational social science, which is the …