Wednesday, 24 June 2016

The Straits Times

This was an article contribution by Professor Philip Holden from the Department of English Language and Literature, and Assistant Professor Suzanne Choo from the English Language and Literature Academic Group at NIE. The authors noted that literature classrooms in Singapore schools seem insulated from the world, and suggested three reforms to the Literature curriculum. They opined that the literature classroom should provide an inclusive and dialogic space to help students grapple with the ethical tensions and ambiguities in the world today, rather than emphasise formulaic analysis of literary techniques.

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Wednesday, 22 June 2016

 The Straits Times

This was a report on a five-year study led by Assistant Professor Ryan Hong from the Department of Psychology at the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The study examined how maladaptive perfectionism, commonly known as the “bad” form of perfectionism, develops in primary school children in Singapore. The research, which involved 263 children and their parents, revealed that children with intrusive parents are at least two times more likely to develop high levels of self-criticalness compared with others.

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Tuesday, 21 June 2016

CIO Asia

It was reported that Mr Yan Yingwei, a final year PhD student from the Department of Geography at NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, has bagged the 2016 Esri Young Scholar Award for his innovative use of Geographic Information System or smart mapping technology to study the impact of climate change on invasive crops pests. His project aims to mitigate the negative impact of pests on agriculture and to develop solutions to ensure global food security. Mr Yan will be presenting his project to more than 15,000 spatial professionals from over 140 countries, at the Esri User Conference in San Diego, California, which will take place from 26 June to 1 July 2016.

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Monday, 20 June 2016

The Straits Times

This was a report on the 8th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health, which is organised by the Singapore Association of Social Workers, in partnership with the Department of Social Work from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Minister for Health Mr Gan Kim Yong spoke at the conference and said that health and social needs tend to be interrelated and the healthcare system must change to reflect this. He added that social workers, in particular, are key to making sure such needs are met. The conference will be held until 23 June 2016 at the NUS University Town.

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Wednesday, 15 June 2016

Lianhe Zaobao

It was reported that 30 NUS undergraduate and post-graduate students had participated in a field trip led by Associate Professor Wong Sin Kiong from the Department of Chinese Studies at the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences to learn more about the early Straits Chinese in Singapore and their contributions to the Chinese community. The field trip followed with a lecture titled “When Raffles “met” Confucius: Peranakans, the English-educated, and their interactions with the Chinese community in Singapore”, which was held in the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM), as part of the ACM-NUS Department of Chinese Studies Chinese Cultures in Singapore Lecture Series.

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Sunday, 12 June 2016

Tamil Murasu

It was reported that Emeritus Professor Edwin Thumboo from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences will be launching ‘The Banyan’, a book of his poems which has been translated into Tamil. Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam is the Guest-of-Honour of the launch which will be held on 15 June 2016 at NUS University Town.