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.

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.

The NUS Day of Service returned for its second edition on 9 September, which saw almost 2,000 NUS students, alumni and staff participate in a slew of community service programmes across Singapore and overseas, touching the lives of more than 5,000 beneficiaries.

Associate Professor David Tan, Vice Dean (Academic Affairs) at NUS Law, launched his new book The Commercial Appropriation of Fame with guest celebrities Ms Kit Chan and Mr Allan Wu on 8 September.