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NUS-SCELSE scientists uncover plant hormone that can boost plant growth by 30%

06
December
2023
| 10:51 Asia/Singapore
Scientists from NUS and the Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) have uncovered one of nature’s most potent tool in an arsenal to combat today’s agricultural challenges: agro-microbials – or agro-chemicals of natural …
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Looking to 2024: What’s next in AI? Enhancing safety, more regulatory oversight and leveraging AI for education

04
December
2023
| 14:00 Asia/Singapore
One year ago, OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT created a sensation across the globe over its ability to generate everything from essays to e-mails and poems in a matter of seconds.Since then, the focus has turned more broadly to generative artificial …
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Enhanced benefits for the region and beyond; Singapore welcomes more partners to drive healthcare innovation locally

05
December
2023
| 13:56 Asia/Singapore
Lianhe Zaobao, 5 December 2023, p9Hao 96.3FM, 4 December 2023UFM100.3, 4 December 2023
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Is work after 65 a 9am-to-1pm gig?

05
December
2023
| 13:56 Asia/Singapore
By Dr Xu Le, Lecturer from the Dept of Strategy and Policy at NUS Business SchoolThe Straits Times, 5 December 2023, Opinion, pB3
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Corporate culture: The root of good and poor governance

05
December
2023
| 13:55 Asia/Singapore
By Prof (Practice) Mak Yuen Teen from the Dept of Accounting at NUS Business SchoolThe Business Times, 5 December 2023, p17
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Misinformation a concern as respiratory illness surge in China triggers COVID-19 memories

05
December
2023
| 13:26 Asia/Singapore
By Prof Hsu Li Yang, Vice Dean of Global Health at NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public HealthCNA Online, 5 December 2023
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NOTE FROM KL: Southeast Asia at risk of being severely affected by climate change; COP28 must act immediately

04
December
2023
| 23:50 Asia/Singapore
By Dr Serina Rahman, Lecturer from the Dept of Southeast Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at NUSSuria News Online, 4 December 2023
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NUS medical students’ new wellness programme to help slow down dementia in the elderly

04
December
2023
| 23:49 Asia/Singapore
Lianhe Zaoabo, 4 December 2023, p6UFM110.3, 4 December 2023Hao 96.3FM, 4 December 2023
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NUS-SCELSE scientists uncover plant hormone that can boost plant growth by 30%

06
December
2023
| 10:51 Asia/Singapore
Scientists from NUS and the Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) have uncovered one of nature’s most potent tool in an arsenal to combat today’s agricultural challenges: agro-microbials – or agro-chemicals of natural …
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NUS launches scenario-modelling facility to accelerate regional cooperation on nature-based carbon projects at COP28

30
November
2023
| 16:22 Asia/Singapore
A new scenario-modelling facility that aims to accelerate regional cooperation on nature-based carbon projects across Southeast Asia was launched today at COP28, the United Nations climate change conference, during a panel at the Singapore Pavilion …
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World’s first tropical climate data centre testbed, led by NUS and NTU, will boost Singapore’s competitiveness in sustainable data centres

29
November
2023
| 17:25 Asia/Singapore
The Sustainable Tropical Data Centre Testbed (STDCT) – the first of its kind for the tropical environment – hosted by the National University of Singapore’s College of Design and Engineering (NUS CDE) is up and running, marking a significant …
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AIC inks agreement with NUS to spur student volunteerism in the Community Care sector

16
November
2023
| 18:26 Asia/Singapore
The Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) has established a new partnership with the National University of Singapore (NUS) to promote a movement of volunteerism within the Community Care sector. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed by AIC’s …
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NUS Law receives S$2 million gift to establish the Michael and Laura Hwang Professorship in International Arbitration

16
November
2023
| 18:00 Asia/Singapore
The NUS Faculty of Law (NUS Law) has received a S$2 million endowed gift from Dr Michael Hwang SC, an internationally recognised arbitrator and Senior Counsel with more than 50 years’ experience in legal practice, to establish the Michael and Laura …
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NUS honours 35 alumni for outstanding contributions to alma mater and society

02
November
2023
| 22:26 Asia/Singapore
The National University of Singapore (NUS) honoured the achievements of 21 outstanding alumni and three alumni teams comprising another 14 alumni, at the prestigious NUS Alumni Awards 2023.Held biennially since 2005, the Awards recognise alumni who …
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