A new study suggests that teaching your shy child social communication skills rather than simply expanding his or her vocabulary is the key to helping your child make more friends.

Participants of the inaugural Innovation Challenge 2017 organised by N-House had just 24 hours to come up with solutions to some of the most pressing problems faced by players in today’s start-up scene. 

NUS researchers were part of a team who found that a combination of early-life risk factors — including parental weight — in the first 1,000 days of children’s lives could increase their risk of obesity.

NUS Computing researchers were actively involved in four of the 15 projects recently awarded more than $16 million in grants to develop cyber tools and technologies designed to strengthen Singapore’s defence against rising global cyber threats.

The NUS Civil Defence Lionhearter Club was launched on 14 September where its student members showcased the lifesaving skills they had learnt under the training of SCDF.

NUS alumni Mr Julian Koo, Ms Kuah Ling Ling and Mr Aaron Lee co-founded Jaga-Me, an on-demand platform that matches caregivers to registered nurses, on the premise of making healthcare more personal and easily accessible by the masses.