Month: September 2011

Dr. Stephen Lim receives 2011 NUS-Japan Scientist Exchange Programme Scholarship

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Dr Stephen Lim
Dr Stephen Lim

Dr. Stephen Lim, who joined the NUS Department of Psychology as a Lecturer in July 2010, recently competed for and successfully earned the 2011 NUS-Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Scientist Exchange Programme Scholarship. The NUS-JSPS programme encourages and funds research collaborations between scientists based in Japan and researchers based in Singapore at the NUS in the areas of Natural Science, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Dr. Lim will be visiting Associate Professor Hiroshi Ashida at Kyoto University in December 2011 to work on research projects concerning visual and auditory perception and cognition. Heartiest congratulations!

Alumni Talk by Paul Tan

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The Value of Literature for the Layman in Singapore

By Paul Tan on Friday 23rd, Sept 2011 at 10am, venue AS5-05-09A

Paul has published three volumes of verse. His first two collections, Curious Roads (1994) and Driving Into Rain (1998), won the Commendation and Merit Prizes at the Singapore Literature Prize competition. His last collection is First Meeting of Hands (2006). Read more here.

Register for this talk here or email ellanga@nus.edu.sg.

In Conversation With Students: Deanery Connect

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Join FASS Deanery member, Assoc Prof Ong Chang Woei and FASS Club* representatives in an upcoming open dialogue session.

Limited seats. Click here or e-poster below to register!

*FASS Club is an essential and indispensable part of student life here in FASS. For more information, please visit: http://www.fassclub.org/

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Read more on
– Feature story on Deanery Connect, April 2010
– FASS Deanery members

Climate Action Day (CAD) 2011

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CAD bin poster

Climate Action Day (CAD) 2011 will take place on 6 September 2011. On this day, the majority of bins in NUS will be removed in the various faculties’ common areas. The rationale behind this iconic act is to urge the NUS community to reconsider their consumption habits and the waste generated on a daily basis. The bins’ ubiquitous presence in NUS has led to people taking them for granted, such that they plainly dispose of rubbish immediately after consumption and forget to think twice about the waste generated from consuming disposables.

By removing the waste bins in NUS, the community is urged to rethink our lifestyles and start being conscious of the waste we generate.

Worried about where to throw your tissue paper?

The organizers understand that some form of necessary waste, such as tissue paper as part of hygiene, is produced everyday. To assist in this, the bins in the washrooms are not removed.

In addition, there will be centralized bins available for such wastes. And they are located at:

Science: outside LT25
Arts: Central Forum
Engine/SDE: outside LT6
Biz/Com: outside LT 16

Other Initiatives on CAD

Alongside the bin removal exercise conducted on Climate Action Day, there are many other actions one can take to generate less waste:

  1. Project Box (all year round): Simply bring your own lunchbox to take away food and receive a stamp. Enjoy a rebate of $2 off your next meal after collecting 10 stamps!
  2. FREE Starbucks on CAD: Bring your own tumbler and enjoy free iced coffee/tea at Science (outside LT25) and Central Forum
  3. Charitable recycling drive (5th & 6th September 2011)
    • Donate your old clothes and used electronics such as laptops, ink cartridges etc. to be recycled and reused!

Direct your queries to cadfeedback@gmail.com or explore our website and facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/nusfightsclimatechange) to find out more about CAD.

Rethink your lifestyle. Say No to Waste on Climate Action Day!

Regards,
Lim Jin Mei Amanda, (Ms.)
Students Against the Violation of the Earth (SAVE), National University of Singapore
Mobile: (65) 9765 5985| Email: amandalim.1990@gmail.com, limjinmei.amanda@nus.edu.sg| Website: www.nussu.org.sg/nfcc, www.nusfightsclimatechange.com