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NUS-ISS Unveils New Building, Fresh Initiatives To Boost Digital Talent Pipeline In Singapore And Beyond
From left: Ms Janet Ang, NUS-ISS Chairman; NUS President Prof Tan Eng Chye; Mr Tan Kiat How, Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information and Ministry of National Development; Guest-of-Honour Mr Chan Chun Sing, Minister for Education; and Mr Khoong Chan Meng, NUS-ISS CEO, at the official opening of the new NUS-ISS building. …
NUS Business Analytics Centre And TigerGraph Collaborate To Strengthen Graph Database Capabilities
The National University of Singapore Business Analytics Centre (NUS BAC) and TigerGraph, provider of the leading graph analytics platform, announced that they have entered into an MOU to enhance business analytics curriculum and strengthen students’ graph database capabilities. Part of the technology that powers search engines and online product recommendations, a graph database allows analysts to find connections …
NUS Honours 40 Alumni For Outstanding Contributions To Alma Mater And Society
The Eminent Alumni Award was conferred on (from left) Ambassador Chan Heng Chee, Mr Ong Pang Boon and Mr Philip Yeo. First-generation leader Mr Ong Pang Boon, top diplomat Ambassador Chan Heng Chee, and former top civil servant Mr Philip Yeo conferred the prestigious NUS Eminent Alumni Award The National University of Singapore (NUS) honoured …
Cisco And NUS Launch S$54 Million Corporate Laboratory To Boost Innovation And Research And Accelerate Singapore’s Digital Economy
Minister for Trade and Industry Mr Gan Kim Yong (centre) launched the Cisco-NUS Accelerated Digital Economy Corporate Laboratory on 5 November 2021. He was accompanied by NUS President Professor Tan Eng Chye (right) and Mr Andy Lee, Managing Director, Singapore and Brunei, Cisco (left). Global technology leader Cisco and National University of Singapore (NUS) today …
NUS Researchers Develop World’s First Smart Bandage That Detects Multiple Biomarkers For Onsite Chronic Wound Monitoring
Prof Lim Chwee Teck (left) and Dr Gao Yuji (right) were the lead researchers of the NUS team that developed the VeCare platform to monitor chronic wounds. A research team led by Professor Lim Chwee Teck from the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Health Innovation & Technology (iHealthtech), in collaboration with …
Pilot Health District In Queenstown To Focus On Residents’ Holistic Well-Being
Residents of Queenstown can look forward to quality homes and a living environment that will support their physical, social, and mental well-being, to enable them to lead more active and fulfilling lives. The Housing & Development Board (HDB), the National University Health System (NUHS) and the National University of Singapore (NUS), together with multiple stakeholders from …
NUS Launches Revolutionary Materials Science Research Centre
The National University of Singapore (NUS) has launched the Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials (I-FIM) – the world’s first institute dedicated to the design, synthesis, and application of Functional Intelligent Materials (FIMs). Co-directed by Nobel-Prize-winning materials scientist Professor Sir Konstantin Novoselov and Distinguished Professor Antonio Castro Neto, I-FIM will be the sixth research centre of …
Electricity Consumption Reveals Proactive Community Response To COVID-19 Progression
NUS researchers noted a strong positive correlation between the household peak consumption of electricity, specifically in the evenings, and newly reported COVID-19 cases in Singapore Successful mitigation of the COVID-19 pandemic requires effecting massive behavioural change in individuals across the world. For policymakers to evaluate the success of public health interventions, the ability to accurately …
The History Of Insects Living On The Open Ocean Tracked With The History Of The Currents They Ride
Researchers from NUS and Scripps Oceanography uncovered how climatic changes influence the evolution of oceanic insects A male Halobates splendens specimen The open oceans are harsh and hostile environments where insects might not be expected to thrive. In fact, only one insect group, ocean skaters, or water striders, has adapted to life on the open …
New Biomarkers Identified To Detect Consumption Of Emerging Illicit Drug
A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has come up with a new solution to boost the surveillance of designer drug abuse. Led by Professor Eric Chan from the NUS Department of Pharmacy, the team has identified three new urinary biomarkers that could be used to detect consumption of ADB-BUTINACA, an emerging synthetic cannabinoid …