NUS alumnae Ms Tiffany Chuang May and Ms Feng Yuanqiu were recently awarded the Barbour Scholarship by the University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School, the scholarship being one of the oldest and most prestigious awards granted by the University.

NUS University Professor and former NUS President Shih Choon Fong has been awarded the Centennial Medal by Harvard University’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences for his innovative research and leadership in higher education.

Researchers from NUS Pharmacy, Duke-NUS Medical School, National Cancer Centre Singapore and Singapore General Hospital have developed a novel method to expand stem cells, opening doors for more patients to benefit from umbilical cord blood transplants.

In the media this week, Research Consultant Mr Pranay Gupta from NUS Business argued for putting spending and saving on equal footing, NUS Nursing undergraduate Koh Wei Shao shared why he chose nursing over medicine, and Practice Professor Kishore Mahbubani from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy spoke about the worsening relationship between US and China.

Year 4 NUS Arts and Social Sciences student Pamela Low is on a mission to minimise the use of disposables across NUS canteens, halls and residential colleges.

Research compilation Family and Population Changes in Singapore was launched at the International Sociological Association Joint Conference for the Research Committees of Family and Population on 17 May.