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Improve decision-making with nudges and free lunches

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2022

| 09:00 Asia/Singapore

In this series, NUS News profiles the University’s Presidential Young … Read more
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Birthing new corals to protect the reefs

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May

2022

| 09:00 Asia/Singapore

Researchers in the NUS Tropical Marine Science Institute (TMSI) observed a … Read more

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A world’s first: NUS researchers upcycle pineapple leaves into low-cost fat trappers

| 09:15 Asia/Singapore

Imagine swallowing a capsule or munching a cracker made from pineapple leaf fibres to lose weight …

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Male spiders use catapult mechanism to avoid sexual cannibalism

| 09:28 Asia/Singapore

In the animal word, numerous mechanisms have been described that allow for extremely fast actions …

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Studying the invisible in Earth’s ecosystems to save our planet

| 10:29 Asia/Singapore

Our climate is rapidly warming with rising temperatures impacting the physical environments that support entire ecosystems. Humans and fauna species alike face daunting challenges for survival because of climate change. The prospect isn’t lost on …

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Young scientist applies good old problem-solving skills to quantum computing

| 09:16 Asia/Singapore

In this series, NUS News profiles the University’s Presidential Young Professors who are at the forefront of their research fields, turning creative ideas into important innovations that make the world better. As a primary school girl, her …

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Transboundary haze in Southeast Asia: What’s peat got to do with it?

| 09:38 Asia/Singapore

People in Southeast Asia are breathing some of the most polluted air in the world. A 2020 study ranked Indonesia, Vietnam, and Myanmar in the world’s top 20 countries for air pollution, based on average PM2.5 concentration. Beyond our baseline air …

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Looking to 2022: Transforming NUS hostels for graduates of the future

| 13:00 Asia/Singapore

| By Associate Professor Ho Han Kiat | At the peak of the pandemic in 2020, NUS joined hands with the Multi-Ministry Taskforce to tackle an unprecedented challenge for Singapore: how do we create sufficient recovery facilities for the tens of …

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