The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS will welcome new Dean Professor Danny Quah on 1 May 2018 and the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine will welcome Associate Professor Chong Yap Seng as its new Dean on 1 January 2019. 

This week in the media, members of the NUS community offered their take on various issues including the agreement of the global shipping sector to reduce greenhouse emissions; a rebranding of foreign domestic workers; and depression in the elderly.

Two NUS Pharmacy studies revealed that pharmacist-managed care can help diabetes patients better manage their illnesses, reduce healthcare costs and decrease hospital visits by one-third.

The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS held its Graduate Presentation Ceremony in Beijing, China for the first time on 21 April, which was followed by a forum titled “40 Years of China’s Economic Reform”. 

More than 12,000 bizarre creatures belonging to 800 species were discovered by a team of Singaporean and Indonesian scientists during the 14-day South Java Deep-Sea Biodiversity Expedition, co-led by Professor Peter Ng, Head of the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum at NUS.

In the media this week, members of the NUS community provided insight to the CPF Life Retirement Investment Scheme, Singapore’s urban future and the different bacteria residing on one’s hand.