Keep up to date with developments on COVID-19, as NUS News brings you the latest research in the fight against the virus. 

Singapore Spacer, a tool developed jointly by a team from NUS, SMU, Aviation Virtual and ESRI, enables administrators to identify places on campus where people concentrations are high, so that policy decisions can be taken to reduce the likelihood of COVID-19 transmission.

New research from CSI Singapore revealed a genetic variant in a gene called MET that is responsible for more aggressive growth of head and neck, and lung cancers in Asian populations. 

A new maritime trap-jaw ant species, Odontomachus litoralis, has been recently discovered in Singapore mangroves. Left: Full-face view of O. litoralis worker. Right: Full-face view of O. litoralis male.

With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, event technology company Jublia has enhanced its various platforms to make the event experience completely virtual. The firm, founded by three NUS graduates, can thus continue to facilitate meetings and conferences during a historically difficult time for the industry.

Dr Reuben Ng from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and Lloyd’s Register Foundation Institute for Public Understanding of Risk explains how data analytics can be a powerful tool to sharpen public policy communication while art can be a powerful platform to excite the public about science.

NUS and IBM embarked on a three-year collaboration, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia, to find ways to use quantum computing to solve real-world problems and train quantum scientists. NUS researchers will now have access to 15 of IBM's powerful quantum computing systems via a cloud service.

Three new members have been appointed to the NUS Board of Trustees — Ms Chew Gek Khim, Ms Jeanette Wong, and Professor Timothy L. Killeen.

Educator, researcher, volunteer, environmental warrior – Dr Toh Tai Chong wears many hats but they are all unified by one thing: his love for the sea. The senior lecturer at the NUS College of Alice & Peter Tan shares about his passion for the environment.

The world is Ganesh Muthupalani’s classroom. The NUS Business student shares about his diverse learning experiences, from interning overseas to interacting with business leaders around the world.