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20 October 2020: Environmental education progra...

By Ethel Pang Image provided by Nabilah Abdul Rahman. This year, environmental education programme Chili Padi Academy (CPA) celebrates its fifth run. The annual programme was founded by Jeffrey Tong (Class of 2018) back in 2016, but in the years since, Yale-NUS College students have been passing down the torch with each successive batch of...

16 October 2020: Yale-NUS students bring their ...

By Kelly Ng During the semester break, five Yale-NUS students had the opportunity to share their interdisciplinary learning experiences with a group of over 100 high school students from Wales through their work as teaching assistants. The students Bilge Arslan, Jacinta Speer (both from the Class of 2022), Fahrisa Islam, Raquelle Yu and Tan Qian...

14 October 2020: Scholars share research on env...

By Evan See While video calling in from the United States, anthropologist and geographer Gina Rae LaCerva spent the better part of a Wednesday lunch hour speaking with a group of Yale-NUS College students on a topic much closer to home for many students – edible bird’s nests from Borneo. Anthropologist and geographer Gina Rae...

13 October 2020: Promoting pluralism and combat...

By Muhammad Firdaus Recent global events have shown that racial injustices are still taking place around the world, and much needs to be done to rectify them. To this end, the Yale-NUS College community is emphasising its longstanding commitment to promoting pluralism and actively combating racial discrimination through a series of carefully cur...

9 October 2020: Practical learning at Yale-NUS ...

By Kelly Ng At Yale-NUS College, students are exposed to a variety of classroom teaching styles – intimate seminars, big group lectures, and practice-based and laboratory classes. In practice-based and laboratory classes, students engage in hands-on work as they perform science experiments or develop practical skills. In spite of the COVID-19 ch...

6 October 2020: Yale-NUS students contributing ...

By Lim Wei Da As the battle against COVID-19 continues, some Yale-NUS College students have joined in the fight by participating in research and healthcare projects. Madhumitha Ayyappan (Class of 2023), a student on the Yale-NUS & Duke-NUS Liberal Arts and Medicine Pathway, conducted research on the medical syndromes of Acute Respiratory Dis...

2 October 2020: Yale-NUS alumni share career an...

By Lim Wei Da Yale-NUS alumni Ms Ilya Katrinnada Binte Zubaidi (Class of 2018), Ms Ritika Biswas (Class of 2018) and Mr Matthew Bolden (Class of 2017) shared career and graduate studies tips with students through a series of panel discussions. Images provided by Ms Ilya, Ms Biswas and Mr Bolden. Since the start of...

29 September 2020: Innovating to deliver the Co...

By Kelly Ng The Common Curriculum is a set of courses which all Yale-NUS students study in their first two years, which introduces them to foundational concepts and modes of inquiry across the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. Image taken by Darren Ang for Yale-NUS College. The academic year of 2020/2021 is set...

25 September 2020: From arts to algorithms — Ya...

By Avani Adhikari At Yale-NUS College, financial aid has always been about flattening access to knowledge and enabling students to participate in the diverse educational experiences at the College. Philanthropy is one important avenue through which financial assistance can be provided to those in need. Supported by the generosity of the Kuok Gro...

22 September 2020: Yale-NUS students create gre...

By Lim Wei Da Wong Ryota (Class of 2022) at his urban farming lab. Image provided by Wong Ryota. Over the past semester break, some Yale-NUS students created green start-ups to contribute to environmental causes in Singapore. Wong Ryota (Class of 2022) co-founded Urban Green Dot, an urban farming start-up, to contribute to food...

18 September 2020: Yale-NUS alumni contribute t...

By Kelly Ng Creating impact in various fields is a key outcome of Yale-NUS College’s educational experience. Some of our alumni have contributed their unique and creative works to the local poetry and music scenes. Mr Hamid Roslan (Class of 2017)’s debut book on Singlish and English poems, parsetreeforestfire, was recently shortlisted for the Si...

15 September 2020: Residential Curriculum launc...

By Evan See Screenshot of the Yale-NUS College Residential Curriculum video. Residential life at Yale-NUS College is revitalised with the introduction of the new Residential Curriculum this semester. As an institution, the College has always been dedicated to providing students with a Residential College (RC) experience that offers more than jus...

11 September 2020: Yale-NUS Professor receives ...

By Akanksha Madan Image by Ng Li Fang/Yale-NUS College Yale-NUS College Professor of Science (Mathematical, Computational, and Statistical Sciences) Maria De Iorio has been elected as a Fellow by the International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA). A high honour, the fellowship recognises her outstanding contribution to the application of Bay...

8 September 2020: 7th Yale-NUS Student Governme...

By Akanksha Madan As Yale-NUS College adjusted to a new normal amid COVID-19, the Student Government emerged as one of the key pillars of support for our community. By serving as a formal representative of student interests on campus, the Government creates a bridge between the student body and college administration with transparency, effective...

4 September 2020: Yale-NUS students embark on f...

By Lim Tian Jiao As Singapore universities began cancelling overseas internships in March, Jonathan Chia (Class of 2023) started to worry. His overseas internship with ZigWay, a fintech social enterprise in Myanmar, hung in the balance. For students seeking internships over the 2020 summer holidays, the COVID-19 pandemic brought about many compl...

1 September 2020: Yale-NUS student partners wit...

By Lim Tian Jiao Yale-NUS College’s liberal arts and sciences curriculum seeks to challenge students to step outside of preconceived academic boundaries and approach learning with an open mind, even when the competencies demanded from courses are not directly linked to their supposed area of study or expertise. This mindset proves advantageous t...

28 August 2020: Matching gifts help amplify don...

By Jermayne Ong The Senior Class Gift Committee of 2020. Image provided by Yale-NUS Development Office and taken before the implementation of COVID-19 safe distancing measures. Annual giving campaigns are an important way to build a culture of giving at Yale-NUS College. Contributions from our community benefit current and prospective students b...

25 August 2020: Yale-NUS alumni and faculty joi...

By Ethel Pang From left: Ling Xi Min, Regina Hong, and Professor of Humanities (History) Naoko Shimazu. Image provided by Ling Xi Min, Regina Hong, and Naoko Shimazu. On 27 March 2020, Yale-NUS College Professor of Humanities (History) Naoko Shimazu and alumni Regina Hong and Ling Xi Min (both Class of 2017) published a jointly-authored...

21 August 2020: New Senior Director of Developm...

By Jeannie Tay Ms Jane Binks is the new Senior Director of Development at Yale-NUS College. Image by Darren Ang for Yale-NUS College. “It’s remarkable what Yale-NUS has managed to achieve in less than a decade,” said Ms Jane Binks, who recently joined Yale-NUS College as Senior Director of Development. “The College demonstrates the tremendous...

18 August 2020: Keeping Yale-NUS spaces safe am...

By Lim Tian Jiao As the new school term begins in August, many departments in Yale-NUS College have been working around the clock to ensure that staff, faculty, and students are welcomed back into a safe environment. The Office of Infrastructure, Safety and Security, the Library, and the Dining Experience Team (DXT) have been putting...

14 August 2020: Yale-NUS students and alumni em...

By Lim Wei Da Mr Hrishi Olickel (Class of 2018) presenting at a conference. Image provided by Mr Olickel. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many Yale-NUS students and alumni looked into various ways to assist communities around the world impacted by the outbreak. Mr Hrishi Olickel (Class of 2018) serves as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO)...

11 August 2020: A vibrant Yale-NUS residential ...

By Ethel Pang An integral part of the Yale-NUS College experience is its residential community – a uniquely tight-knit one where local and international students, staff and faculty have the opportunity for extensive interactions on campus. While the exciting events and activities organised by the residential colleges – Saga, Elm and Cendana – ar...

7 August 2020: Yale-NUS College welcomes the Cl...

By Akanksha Madan “Why not challenge yourself to have a conversation with someone whose life experience is different from your own, or who might hold different beliefs?” With these words, President of Yale-NUS College and Professor of Humanities (History) Tan Tai Yong welcomed the Class of 2024 at the First Year Assembly on 7 August...

4 August 2020: Behind the scenes of Orientation...

By Lim Tian Jiao A Zoom planning session with O’Comm members. Ms Petrina Loh, Senior Manager (Student Organisations and Leadership), Yale-NUS, is on the top row (second from left). Dieu, Engie, and Aina and on the second row (first, second and fourth from left respectively). Image provided by Ms Petrina Loh/Yale-NUS College. Yale-NUS College is...

28 July 2020: Elm Residential College welcomes ...

By Ethel Pang Image provided by Associate Professor of Social Sciences (Socio-legal Studies; Law & Society) Lynette Chua. As the College readies itself to begin the next Academic Year (AY) 2020/2021, one of its faculty members will also assume the role of Rector of Elm Residential College. On 1 July 2020, Associate Professor of Social...

24 July 2020: Founding benefactor The Starr Fou...

By Avani Adhikari For 65 years, The Starr Foundation has been guided by the same values it seeks to nurture and sustain in students — curiosity, discipline and a willingness to explore new places, people and ideas. A founding benefactor of Yale-NUS College, The Starr Foundation’s focus is helping those in need and connecting people...

21 July 2020: Yale-NUS professors adapt teachin...

By Lim Wei Da Professor Brian McAdoo at an experiential learning trip in Indonesia. Image provided by Prof McAdoo and taken before the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 health crisis has impacted university education around the world, resulting in remote learning and social distancing becoming a new normal. To continue Yale-NUS College’s unique p...

17 July 2020: Humanities and Social Sciences fa...

By Wisha Jamal Images provided by Gabriele Koch, Christine Walker, Sandra Field, Nozomi Naoi. Research is a core activity that contributes to and complements teaching excellence in our community of learning. Faculty members from across academic divisions – humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences – all carry out extensive research in th...

14 July 2020: Teaching Innovation Grant enhance...

By Lim Wei Da At Yale-NUS College, faculty members are constantly seeking ways to enhance their teaching and deliver the best learning experience to students. To support faculty, the Yale-NUS Teaching Innovation Grant (TIG) helps faculty develop new pedagogies, acquire instructional technologies for classes, and collaborate with other educators ...

7 July 2020: New student organisations discuss ...

By Evan See Yale-NUS College has a diverse array of student organisations. Some were inspired by personal interests, while others were created by like-minded individuals who came together for a cause. For newly formed Club for Ruff Days, it was a desire to share their love of dogs with the College community. For founders and...

3 July 2020: Facilitating opportunities in jour...

By Wisha Jamal Visiting faculty member Bob Reiss talks to students about his experience in journalism. Image provided by Jenika Kaul. At Yale-NUS College, students who are interested in journalism can develop relevant skills, build networks and learn more about the media industry through the Journalism Pathway, a programme by the Centre for Int...

30 June 2020: New Haven Faculty Director Philip...

Image provided by Prof Philip Gorski. One of Yale-NUS College’s key strengths is its foundation as a unique partnership between two renowned institutions – Yale University and the National University of Singapore (NUS). Drawing on the resources of its parent institutions, the College benefits from opportunities such as overseas exchange programm...

26 June 2020: Inaugural artists of the Artist-i...

By Jermayne Ong Andrew S. Yang and Christa Donner, the inaugural artists for the Artist-in-Residence programme at Yale-NUS College. Video still provided by Joshua Vargas. In January 2020, Yale-NUS College launched the Artist-in-Residence (AIR) programme, welcoming its inaugural artist team Andrew Yang and Christa Donner from the School of the Ar...

23 June 2020: Career Services team mentors stud...

By Lim Tian Jiao At Yale-NUS College, students are supported in their career exploration journey by a robust Career Services team. Part of the College’s Centre for International & Professional Experience (CIPE), the team undertakes various roles, from advising students on their career options and supporting students on internships to organi...

19 June 2020: Yale-NUS Professor receives Natio...

By Lim Wei Da Associate Professor Shaffique Adam hopes his research will revolutionise technological advancements in the world. Image provided by Public Affairs. Associate Professor of Science (Physics) Shaffique Adam was recently awarded the National Research Foundation (NRF) Investigatorship, a prestigious research grant that supports a smal...

16 June 2020: Learning to teach while helping o...

By Evan See (From left) Peer tutors Xie Yihui, Scott Lee Chua, and Rayner Ng. Image by Ashbel Chioh for Yale-NUS College. Since its inception, Yale-NUS College has had a strong emphasis on peer-to-peer support systems for its students, including Residential College Advisors, student government representatives and orientation group leaders. Stude...

9 June 2020: Yale-NUS PhD Scholarship holder re...

By Lim Tian Jiao As a fully undergraduate liberal arts and sciences college, Yale-NUS College does not offer graduate programmes. However, there are still opportunities for graduate students to work with our faculty members in different fields of research. As part of the National University of Singapore (NUS) Research Scholarship, Yale-NUS offer...

5 June 2020: Yale-NUS alumni deliver breaking n...

By Ethel Pang Amidst the pandemic, we have been inundated with news surrounding the latest COVID-19 developments daily. These updates have kept us informed on changing issues related to the pandemic. Covering the news during such extraordinary times requires both speed and an eye for details. Our Yale-NUS alumni, who are working at the frontline...

2 June 2020: Yale-NUS recognises the contributi...

By Lim Wei Da Inaugurated in 2018, the annual Kingfisher Awards recognise the outstanding contributions of student leaders, organisations, and staff to the College community. Nominations are made by members of the community and evaluated by the Kingfisher Awards Evaluation Committee, comprising faculty and staff members. Screenshot of the Kingfi...

29 May 2020: Wong Ngit Liong Professorship brin...

By Jiang Haolie Visiting Wong Ngit Liong Professor of Social Sciences Lee Cuba. Image provided by Tan Shan Min. Researcher and Professor of Social Sciences Lee Cuba, who specialises in the sociology of education at Wellesley College, was named the inaugural Visiting Wong Ngit Liong Professor at Yale-NUS College in January 2020. Named in honour...

26 May 2020: Yale-NUS graduating seniors to con...

By Muhammad Firdaus This month marks the official completion of undergraduate life for the Class of 2020 as the graduating seniors get set to embark on their next phase of life. For some, they are looking forward to contributing to diverse sectors in Singapore, namely education, aviation and the arts. Krishan Sanjay Mahesh (Class of...

22 May 2020: Yale-NUS students support each oth...

By Lim Wei Da While the COVID-19 outbreak has impacted communities around the world greatly, members of the Yale-NUS community have geared up to support one another amid this challenging time. From academic accommodations and health measures by the administration and e-learning classes by the faculty, to assistance and funding support by the alu...

19 May 2020: Class of 2020 seniors further thei...

By Lim Tian Jiao At Yale-NUS College, students interested in public policy, computing, the environment, public health, law or medicine can apply for concurrent degree programmes (CDP) or special programmes offered in partnership with the National University of Singapore (NUS) or Yale University. Five students in the Class of 2020 are currently ...

18 May 2020: Yale-NUS Graduation 2020 goes virtual

By Muhammad Firdaus On 18 May 2020, Yale-NUS College held its first-ever virtual graduation ceremony. The ceremony was broadcasted on the Graduation microsite and attended remotely by students, family, alumni, faculty and guests from all over the world. To accommodate different time zones, the ceremony was also held in the evening for the first ...

15 May 2020: Yale-NUS students embark on postgr...

By Kelly Ng Law and liberal arts are often regarded as vastly different academic fields – the former seen as a more rigorous and specialised professional discipline while the latter advocates for a more expansive intellectual grounding in social sciences, sciences and humanities. However, at Yale-NUS College, law and liberal arts are two academi...

13 May 2020: Students’ Special Projects in Scie...

By Ethel Pang Wen Kin Lim (Class of 2020) and Assistant Professor of Life Sciences Ajay S Mathuru. Image by Ashbel Chioh. When Wen Kin Lim (Class of 2020) approached Assistant Professor of Science (Life Sciences) Ajay S Mathuru with his independent science research project proposal, he was not really expecting the semester-long module to...

12 May 2020: Capstone projects draw on experien...

By Muhammad Firdaus At Yale-NUS College, the capstone project provides an opportunity for final-year students to draw on their diverse experiences in college and apply them to their research. In this story on Capstones 2020, we share how our Science and Social Sciences majors accomplish this in their various capstone projects. Last year, Yale-NU...

8 May 2020: Excellence and Adaptability – Teach...

By Akanksha Madan Students from all across the globe connect via Zoom for virtual seminars. Image provided by Akanksha Madan. As a residential community where living and learning intertwine, the COVID-19 pandemic challenged the educational model offered at Yale-NUS College. Despite the unprecedented hurdles faced by faculty, staff, and students ...

5 May 2020: Yale-NUS student to pursue Duke-NUS...

By Denise Tan Anjali Kannangath (Class of 2020) will be pursuing a MD-PhD at Duke-NUS. Image provided by Anjali. For Anjali Kannangath (Class of 2020), conducting research at Yale-NUS was “the most critical” in preparing her for the MD-PhD track at Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS), a seven-year programme which combines medical education with r...

30 April 2020: Yale-NUS students, staff and fac...

By Ethel Pang Assistant Professor of Social Sciences (Psychology) Keng Shian-Ling. Image by Yale-NUS College. Amid the challenging and anxiety-inducing COVID-19 situation, several members of the Yale-NUS community have come forward to support different groups within society. Early this month, Assistant Professor of Social Sciences (Psychology) K...

28 April 2020: Yale-NUS Humanities majors deliv...

By Ethel Pang Despite the fresh challenges that these uncertain times brought, Yale-NUS College’s graduating Class of 2020 worked steadily to complete their capstone projects. In this article on capstones, we share how four creative projects by our Humanities majors reflect the concerns of our time. At Yale-NUS, the capstone is an in-depth resea...

24 April 2020: Solidarity, giving, and mutual a...

By Jiang Haolie Alumni, students, faculty and staff as on 19 February 2019 at the College’s first InBetweeners Network Panel. Image provided by Foong Xiu Ting. As the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly evolved at the start of 2020, the Yale-NUS community came together to help students adapt and cope with the rapidly changing situation. From supporting...

21 April 2020: Students gain diverse insights t...

By Lim Tian Jiao During semester abroad programmes, Yale-NUS students enrich their learning in various fields and return to the College with new insights, whether in academics or community-building. Last semester, some students used their semester abroad to explore their interests across three diverse fields. Suyeon, pictured while on internship...

17 April 2020: Life in a time of COVID-19: Yale...

By Joshua Wong Students celebrating a mock graduation. Image provided by Ng Xin. Amid the current COVID-19 situation, Yale-NUS students, staff and faculty have come together to support one another in various ways so that the College community could have as open and active a semester as possible amid rapidly changing circumstances, with timely me...

14 April 2020: Yale-NUS students gain a deeper ...

By Kelly Ng As one of the founding members of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), Singapore serves as a prime gateway for enterprises and corporations looking to establish or strengthen their businesses in the region. At Yale-NUS College, students keen to explore more about commerce or research in ASEAN benefit from Singapore’s...

7 April 2020: Yale-NUS students use innovative ...

By Bilge Arslan Shardul Sapkota (left) and Chua Yun Da with their laundry prototype. Image by Darren Ang for Yale-NUS College. Yale-NUS students are passionate about innovation, and their projects demonstrate how technology can improve people’s lives by addressing the needs of different communities. Shardul Sapkota (Class of 2020) and Chua Yun D...

3 April 2020: Alumnus adapts capstone project i...

By Ethel Pang Temujin’s official artwork. Image provided by Isabel Fang. This February, Yale-NUS College’s alumnus Mr Roshan Singh (Class of 2018) successfully launched a free-to-access, five-part radio drama series titled Temujin: An Audio Drama on Spotify, Apple and Google Podcasts, and other major audio distribution platforms. Adapted from th...

31 March 2020: Sign Language module offers stud...

By Evan See Beginning Singapore Sign Language is a new course at Yale-NUS College this semester, taught by Singapore Sign Language instructor Mr Dennis Tan from the Singapore Association for the Deaf. Image by Joshua Vargas for Yale-NUS College. When Xie Yihui (Class of 2023) sent the first email asking about the possibility of Yale-NUS...

27 March 2020: J Y Pillay and Georgette Chen Fe...

By Jermayne Ong Dr Chen Yanyun (left) and Assistant Professor Nozomi Naoi (right). Image provided by Tan Shan Min. Since the founding of Yale-NUS College, Arts and Humanities – one of the College’s 14 majors, has strived to teach students about art in human life and to provide a context for them to eventually develop...

24 March 2020: Yale-NUS students lead public co...

By Ethel Pang Ethel Pang and Chong Han Lyn, part of Nominated Member of Parliament Anthea Ong’s Mental Health Workgroup. Image by Ashbel Chioh At this year’s Singapore Budget 2020 debate, one of the most salient issues highlighted by various Members of Parliament (MPs) was mental health. Multiple MPs raised pertinent questions and voiced deep...

20 March 2020: College Speakers’ Corner: Studen...

By Wisha Jamal From left: Eleanor Wong, Daryl Yam, and Balli Kaur Jaswal discuss their writing journeys. Image by Ashbel Chioh for Yale-NUS College. At Yale-NUS College, a significant part of student life and academic inquiry is driven by student-led activities. One such activity, The College Speakers’ Corner initiative aims to facilitate discou...

16 March 2020: New Dean of Students Dave Stanfi...

By Joscelin Sun Image by Yale-NUS College Known for its highly diverse and vibrant campus life, caring for students and helping them grow beyond the classroom has been at the forefront of the Yale-NUS College experience since its inception. As the new Dean of Students, Dr Dave Stanfield believes that “genuinely caring about students’ growth,...

13 March 2020: Yale-NUS faculty and students su...

By Lim Tian Jiao Asst Prof Matthew Stamps and his students Khwa Zhong Xuan and Luo Xinyu, together with alumnus Christian Go (not in photo), have successfully proven a theorem in combinatorics. Image by Glen Ang for Yale-NUS College. A Yale-NUS team, comprising two students, an alumnus and a faculty member, has successfully proven a...

10 March 2020: Yale-NUS aspiring writers hone t...

By Wisha Jamal Participants of Words In Progress with facilitators Amanda Chong, Lawrence Ypil and Linda Collins (left to right). Image provided by Phoebe Mak. At Yale-NUS College, nearly 55 Student organisations work tirelessly to facilitate students’ personal growth outside the classroom. One such organisation, INK:Literary Collective, aims to...

6 March 2020: The rise of ‘healthy’ and ‘sustai...

By Kelly Ng ‘Healthy’ and ‘Sustainability’” have emerged as buzzwords in the food and agriculture industry in recent years. Organic, farm-to-table, vegan, raw, local – these are all words that have permeated the food scene in this era of diet consciousness and climate awareness. On 6 March, Yale-NUS College Assistant Professor of Social Sciences...

3 March 2020: Psychology research thrives as Y...

By Wisha Jamal A student using the Library East Core Lab Behavioural Laboratory to run a psychology experiment. The joy stick pad allows her to control the camera in the room behind the two-way mirror, while the sound mixing board allows her to balance and record the audio. Image by Ashbel Chioh for Yale-NUS College. ...

28 February 2020: Counselling Support Fund supp...

By Avani Adhikari The Senior Class Gift Committee of 2019 (Clara is 3rd from right). Image taken by Lynn Ee for Yale-NUS Development Office. At Yale-NUS College, the Counselling Centre is a safe space that provides students with mental health resources and the necessary tools to foster care within the community. Over the past year,...

25 February 2020: Open House 2020 goes virtual ...

By Evan See The Yale-NUS Admissions & Financial Aid student associate team. Image provided by Cai Lize. Yale-NUS College’s annual Open Day is set be held in the virtual world for the first time. As part of the National University of Singapore’s e-Open House, the College will be holding its Open Day online from 26...

21 February 2020: Yale-NUS Storytellers organis...

By Muhammad Firdaus Participants having a discussion with visiting artist Ms Tay (second from right), curator Dr Krischer (on screen) and Asst Prof Jack (far right). Image by Darren Ang for Yale-NUS College. Storytelling is a powerful craft, with the ability to engage, connect and influence its audience. Championing the power of storytelling, Ya...

18 February 2020: Yale-NUS faculty and staff in...

By Kelly Ng Climate change is a global problem where the effects transcend the environment to politics and society. As such, it necessitates global, collective action to mitigate the risks and generate solutions. At Yale-NUS College, there are several faculty and staff members who play a big role in the global action on climate change....

14 February 2020: Two professors receive award ...

By Evan See Assoc Prof Anju Paul, recipient of the 2020 Yale-NUS Distinguished Teaching Award. Image by Emma Creane (Class of 2022). For Associate Professor of Social Sciences (Sociology and Public Policy) Anju Paul, teaching has always been close to her heart. Both her parents taught medicine at the tertiary level, while her maternal grandpare...

11 February 2020: Professor José Torreblanca ex...

By Wisha Jamal Image by Yasunari Watanabe for Yale-NUS College On 6 February, Yale-NUS College hosted Professor José Ignacio Torreblanca, who delivered a lecture on populism in Spain, in an event co-sponsored by the Spanish Embassy in Singapore, the Yale-NUS Humanities and Social Sciences Divisions, the Yale-NUS Philosophy, Politics and Economic...

7 February 2020: One Year Later: Concurrent and...

By Kevin Low It has been more than a year since the inaugural class of students from the Yale-NUS College Double Degree Programme (DDP) with Law and various Concurrent Degree Programmes (CDP) graduated. Among them, Ms Amelia Chew and Mr Benjamin Leong (both from the Class of 2018) have been drawing on their experience of...

4 February 2020: Yale-NUS Diversity Week 2020 –...

By Lim Tian Jiao Yale-NUS community members at the Night Market. Image by Glen Ang for Yale-NUS College From 28 to 31 January, Yale-NUS College celebrated its third Diversity Week, comprising a series of events aimed at increasing openness and inclusion among students, staff and faculty. This year, the series of events was themed “With...

31 January: Paying it forward with education – ...

By Jiang Haolie Recipients of the Jackie and Catherine Ng Study Award – Leanne (left) and Thet (right). Image provided by Tan Shan Min Just two generations ago, the education landscape in Singapore was vastly different – few believed in the power of education and fewer studied at university. Nevertheless, Mrs Catherine Ng, a firm...

28 January 2020: Yale-NUS professor teaches Com...

By Kelly Ng Professor Olivier Danvy teaching a computer science class. Image by Yasunari Watanabe for Yale-NUS College. At Yale-NUS College, students interested in Information Technology or Computing have the opportunity to acquire foundational skills through courses offered in the Mathematical, Computational and Statistical Sciences (MCS) ma...

24 January 2020: Peer Observation – cultivating...

By Akanksha Madan Interim director of the Centre for Teaching & Learning Dr Catherine Sanger conducting a workshop on peer observation of teaching. Image by Glen Ang for Yale-NUS College. With a distinctive emphasis on interdisciplinary learning and teaching, Yale-NUS College values and celebrates teaching excellence. To this end, faculty m...

21 January 2020: ERT Arts facilitates science r...

By Michelle Lee Mr Niki Koh, Makerspace Specialist, demonstrates how to use the laser cutter. The Fabrication Studio also contains 3D printers, sewing machines, and soldering and tinkering stations. Students can hang out in a dedicated ‘Thinking Space’ to discuss their ideas. Image by Darren Ang for Yale-NUS College. As part of the Educational R...

17 January 2020: Interdisciplinary collaboratio...

By Lim Tian Jiao Two Yale-NUS scientists, a behavioural neuroscientist and a mathematician, have successfully collaborated to apply computational geometry to the study of animal behaviour. Assistant Professors of Science Ajay Mathuru (Life Sciences) and Matthew Stamps (Mathematics), together with a third researcher, Ms Soo Go, have published the...

14 January 2020: Student Associates lead Athlet...

By Lim Tian Jiao Keith Yap (left) teaching a fitness class participant to use gym equipment. Image provided by Pan Jia Qi. Students at Yale-NUS have the opportunity to participate in various fitness programmes and initiatives, organised by the Athletics and Recreation department. This year, students have also stepped up to spearhead weekly class...

10 January 2020: Faculty members at Yale-NUS le...

By Kelly Ng Associate Professor of Professor of Social Sciences (Sociology and Public Policy) Anju Paul (second from left) with colleagues. Image provided by Yale-NUS Centre for Teaching and Learning. Faculty members at Yale-NUS College are talented and passionate teachers and researchers who hail from all around the world across diverse fields....

7 January 2020: Yale-NUS students create start-...

By Bilge Arslan Shania Mustika and Toby Limanto. Image provided by Charmaine Chua. Besides pursuing their academic passions, many Yale-NUS students also take on extra-curricular endeavours. Some of them choose to create their own start-ups in various fields that aim to make a difference to the world around them. Hinggi, which means cloth in Sumb...

3 January 2020: Residential College activities ...

By Akanksha Madan Students bonding together at ‘My Dream Elm Courtyard’. Image provided by Eda Semsioglu. At Yale-NUS College, students live, study and interact within a close-knit community and have access to various events on campus. Distinctive to the College is its residential programme, with all Yale-NUS students living on campus for the du...

31 December 2019: Student volunteering group Co...

Image by Ashbel Chioh for Yale-NUS College. By Kelly Ng On 16 September 2019, a small group of approximately 15 local and international Yale-NUS College students gathered in a classroom for a special class unlike any other in their regular curriculum – a Hokkien dialect workshop. Conducted by MDT Consultancy, the only People’s Association-accred...

27 December 2019: Leaving a Legacy – the Story ...

By Pertina Seah & Jenany Nathan Ms Rosie Wee, niece of Miss Siong Siew Woon and granddaughter of Mr Siong Keng Hoon. Image provided by Charmaine Chua. A well-loved teacher at Singapore Chinese Girls’ School until her retirement, the late Miss Siong Siew Woon was a strong believer in education. It was this belief that...

24 December 2019: On-campus music events give s...

By Lim Tian Jiao This semester, several on-campus events have given students a platform to showcase their musical abilities. In particular, two student-led initiatives, sofa sogood and Bread and Jam, are bringing live music to the Yale-NUS community for the second year running. sofa sogood is a casual music event held every other Friday...

20 December 2019: The Future of Our Pasts works...

By Kelly Ng TFOOP workshop titled ‘My Old Photos’. Photo provided by Yi Shien Sim. From October to December, Yale-NUS College organised a series of The Future of Our Pasts (TFOOP) workshops to help young Singaporeans engage in Singapore’s history through art and creative projects. The workshops are a continuation ofthe conversations on Singapore...

17 December 2019: Lunch Tag initiative helps Ya...

By Akanksha Madan What could be a warmer experience than bonding with members of your community over a nice meal? Endeavouring to give Yale-NUS students, staff and faculty a chance to connect over a meal, Lunch Tag is a student-led initiative that runs every semester. Any interested student, staff or faculty member can register...

13 December 2019: Using social theory to study ...

By Akanksha Madan Asst Prof Montefrio and students on the field trip to Gardens by the Bay. Image provided by Faith Becker. At Yale-NUS College, students have opportunities to explore and analyse environmental issues using social theories. This helps them learn how to apply social theories to real-world situations. In a course titled Social The...

11 December 2019: Yale-NUS faculty take part in...

By Michelle Lee Clockwise from left: Out of Joint: Power Crisis and the Rhetoric of Time by Associate Professor of Social Sciences Nomi Claire Lazar, Cow and Company by Assistant Professor of Social Sciences Parashar Kulkarni, and The Experiment of the Tropics by Lecturer of Humanities Lawrence Ypil. Image by Charmaine Chua for Yale-NUS College....

10 December 2019: Yale-NUS students win Hult Pr...

By Joshua Wong From left: Damon Lim, May Wang, Rachel Lim, Thaveesha Thenuwara. Image provided by Damon Lim. Beyond the classroom, Yale-NUS College students’ concern for bettering the world around them has borne fruit in a variety of innovative projects and social impact initiatives, some of which have received prestigious awards. These include ...

6 December 2019: Footnotes of History: Behind t...

By Kevin Low “A whirlwind of constant emails and calls, too many buzzing WhatsApp groups, and rushing around the island for outreach events, meetings and site recces.” That was how Ms Yap Zhiwen (Class of 2017) described the process of organising The Future of our Pasts Festival (TFOOPFest), a month-long public event organised by...

3 December 2019: The HomeWorks Project: Yale-NU...

By Wisha Jamal Contributing to the community and creating positive impact is a key priority within the Yale-NUS community. To do so, a group of Yale-NUS students, passionate about making a difference in the lives of others, has been working with local homeowners to better their living conditions. For the past few years, students from...

29 November 2019: Lim Ngee Khoon Study Award: T...

By Jiang Haolie At Yale-NUS College, many students requiring financial assistance to pursue a Yale-NUS education benefit from the support of need-based study awards that have been established through the generosity of various donors. One such award, the Lim Ngee Khoon Study Award, was established by Professor Tan Chorh Chuan, former Presi...

26 November 2019: Residential Colleges enrich l...

By Lim Tian Jiao Dinner at a Simmering Supper event. Image provided by Ms Munira Hyder-Adam. The clattering of pots and pans, the sound of knives against chopping boards, the aroma of home-cooked food wafting in the air: this is the scene of students preparing for a dinner in Saga College’s Simmering Supper Series. The...

22 November 2019: Specialised economics courses...

By Lim Wei Da Yale-NUS students in the Early Stage Private Equity Investing course, taught by Professor Michael Schmertzler via video conferencing. Image provided by Julian Chong (Class of 2021). At Yale-NUS College, students who are interested in economics can choose to take applied courses taught by industry experts. One such module is Early S...

19 November 2019: Yale-NUS students are second ...

By Kevin Low Lim Wei Da (Damon) and Lucy Kuo, two of the three team members who placed third in the essay competition. Image by Darren Ang for Yale-NUS College. On 18 November, Lucy Kuo (Class of 2020), Lim Wei Da (Damon) and Ng Yi Ming (both Class of 2021) placed as second runners-up...

15 November 2019: Yale-NUS students learn profe...

By Kelly Ng From time management, effective communication and crisis management to email etiquette and personal statement advice, students are picking up these important life skills through a series of lunch events at Yale-NUS College. These lunch events are part of the Life Skills Lunches organised by the College’s Centre for International &...

13 November 2019: Yale-NUS Visual Arts Society ...

By Lim Tian Jiao Photo by Yoon Sun Woo for Yale-NUS College. Every October, the Yale-NUS Visual Arts Society (VAS), a student organisation, organises Artober, a month-long series of visual arts-related activities open to the wider College community. Ranging from printmaking to pottery and museum exhibition tours to alumni sharing sessions, the ...

12 November 2019: Creating a Culture of Care at...

By Wisha Jamal Head of Counselling Mr Goh Zhengqin (left) and Counsellor-in-training Tara Dear. Image provided by Mok Wei Tong. According to research published by the American Psychological Association, declining mental health is becoming a growing problem on university campuses, with students facing problems such as depression and anxiety. To c...

8 November 2019: Yale-NUS collaborates with Yal...

By Akanksha Madan Professor Joanne Roberts, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Yale-NUS College delivering her welcome address. Image by Yale-NUS College. On 18 October 2019, eminent scholars from across the world gathered at Yale-NUS College to share their research relating to fertility and infertility from an interdisciplinary pers...

1 November 2019: New Environmental Science labo...

By Michelle Lee Photo by Vaness Kow for Yale-NUS College. Those with a phobia of insects, beware – there is a room on campus where all kinds of creepy-crawlies live, from stick insects to tarantulas. While its existence might haunt your nightmares, it is actually an important laboratory that provides a rich resource for researchers...

29 October 2019: Yale-NUS students make a diffe...

By Chloe Lim Image provided by Jared Ng The spirit of giving has always been important to members of the Yale-NUS College community. Hence students at Yale-NUS like Nur Hazeem Abdul Nasser (Class of 2022) and Frances Pek (Class of 2022) have made giving back to the local community a central part of their student...

25 October 2019: Harvard University Professor d...

Professor Daniel Ziblatt speaking at Yale-NUS College. Image by Hunter Davis for Yale-NUS College. By Harrison Linder On 9 October 2019, Eaton Professor of Government at Harvard University Daniel Ziblatt delivered the second annual Yale-NUS Lecture on Global Affairs, sponsored by Professor Saw Swee Hock. Prof Ziblatt’s talk, titled “How D...

22 October 2019: Yale-NUS College hosts Humanit...

By Wisha Jamal On 24 September 2019, Yale-NUS College, in partnership with the National University of Singapore (NUS), organised the Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) Collaborative Workshop. Held in the College’s Tan Chin Tuan Lecture Theatre, the event was attended by around 60 Humanities and Social Sciences faculty members from both institu...

18 October 2019: Students learn hands-on skills...

By Lim Tian Jiao Image by Lim Tian Jiao for Yale-NUS College. In Yale-NUS College, students and staff alike have opportunities to develop hands-on skills beyond the curriculum, without leaving the campus. A prime example of this is the “Wednesday Workshops”, a series organised by the Educational Resources & Technology (ERT) Department, targ...

15 October 2019: Yale-NUS Researcher received C...

By Wisha Jamal Dr Ng Li Fang at the laboratory. Image by Yale-NUS College. On 9 August 2019, Dr Ng Li Fang, Head of Laboratories at Yale-NUS College, was awarded the Commendation Medal (Pingat Kepujian) by the Prime Minister’s Office for her distinguished service. The Commendation Medal is a National Day Award that honours commendable...

11 October 2019: Yale-NUS students bring parkin...

By Bilge Arslan (PARK)ing Day is an annual international event that enables local community members to transform parking lots into creative public spaces for one day. In Singapore, the event is organised by the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and supported by the Singapore Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). This year’s (PA...

8 October 2019: Yale-NUS Women in Finance hosts...

By Akanksha Madan | Images provided by Yale-NUS Women in Business On 11 September 2019, Yale-NUS Women in Finance, a committee of the student organisation Yale-NUS Women in Business, hosted the third edition of their annual conference. The conference brought together panellists from Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, and Citibank ...

4 Oct 2019: Volume One: Yale-NUS alumni become ...

By Kevin Low “What is this speaking, who does it, why and how is this spoken?” This is how Mr Abdul Hamid bin Roslan (Class of 2017) would introduce his book to new readers. “This is a question whose tail eludes me. I have no answers.” Mr Hamid’s debut book of poetry, parsetreeforestfire, was...

1 October 2019: Prospective applicants get a ta...

By Akanksha Madan Image provided by Admissions & Financial Aid. During the week of 9 – 13 September 2019, Yale-NUS College welcomed over 100 prospective applicants to experience life as a ‘Kingfisher for a Day’ (KFAD). In its second edition this year, the programme gave participants the opportunity to spend time with a current Yale-NUS...

27 September 2019: Eminent husband-and-wife ant...

By Jiang Haolie Image provided by Charmaine Chua. Eminent anthropologists Professors Jean and John Comaroff, renowned for their joint work in African Studies and anthropology as a husband-and-wife team, were recently named Visiting J Y Pillay Professors at Yale-NUS College. The Professorship is part of the J Y Pillay Global-Asia Programme, which...

25 September 2019: Students embark on a diverse...

By Kelly Ng Every summer, Yale-NUS College students are offered the opportunity to pursue learning beyond the confines of the curriculum textbooks. In line with the College’s ethos of encouraging rigorous and global learning, the Yale-NUS Summer Research Programme (SRP) enables Yale-NUS students to pursue funded research projects, whether it may...

24 September 2019: Yale-NUS students win first ...

By Bilge Arslan A project by a Yale-NUS College team on improving the lives of refugees in Malaysia has won first place in a global student design ideas competition hosted by the University of New South Wales (UNSW), with Australian Red Cross, ARUP International Development, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Associat...

18 September 2019: Yale-NUS College wins sustai...

By Kelly Ng The Yale-NUS College Infrastructure, Safety & Security team, with Mr Dennis Aw fifth from left. Photo provided by the Yale-NUS College Infrastructure, Safety & Security Office. With the first semester of the new Academic Year 2019/2020 in full swing, the College grounds are stirring with bustling activity once again as studen...

17 September 2019: Students take on summer inte...

By Bilge Arslan Summer is a time when many Yale-NUS College students embark on different experiential learning programmes – be it summer school, research or internship opportunities, both locally and overseas. In this second part of our series on Summer Internships 2019, we spoke with three students who did summer internships in Singapore and ex...

13 September 2019: Students explore food sustai...

By Kelly Ng Image provided by Yeo Jing Ying. During the past summer, two Yale-NUS College students, Yeo Jing Ying and Coco Oan (both from the Class of 2022), embarked on a month-long travel fellowship to Japan to study food sustainability. The Travel Fellowship programme is a summer programme spearheaded by Yale-NUS College’s Centre for...

10 September 2019: 6th Yale-NUS Student Governm...

By Bilge Arslan The executive board of the current Yale-NUS Student Government. Image by Ashbel Chioh for Yale-NUS College. The Yale-NUS Student Government strives to represent all Yale-NUS students, abiding by the core principles of transparency, accountability, and efficiency. They act as a bridge between the administration and the students wh...

6 September 2019: Studying urban resilience in ...

By Michelle Lee From 14 May to 19 July 2019, a group of five Yale-NUS College students participated in a new summer programme titled Water, Green Infrastructure and Urban Resilience Summer Programme. They were led by Assistant Professor of Practice in Social Sciences (Urban Studies) Valentina Zuin and her teaching assistant Ernest Tan (Class of...

3 September 2019: Yale-NUS Afro Society (YAS) s...

By Chloe Lim The Yale-NUS Afro Society. Image by Darren Ang for Yale-NUS College. Receiving mentorship from industry professionals has always been regarded as a valuable opportunity for students at Yale-NUS, for them to gain insight on the working world and the new culture that comes with it. Students from the Yale-NUS Afro Society (YAS)...

30 August 2019: Gift supports students pursuing...

By Yip Jie Ying Yale-NUS students have a diverse range of interests both inside and outside the classroom, ranging from academic tutoring and mentorship to ecological and biology research. One of the ways in which students have explored these interests is through pursuing international experiences abroad – and for many, precious opportunities li...

27 August 2019: Yale-NUS student and alumni rep...

By Bilge Arslan From left: Ms Zhiwen Yap (Class of 2017), Ms Kathy Poh (Class of 2020), and Ms Clara Peh (Class of 2019). Image by Bilge Arslan for Yale-NUS College. This summer, one Yale-NUS student and three alumni participated in the 58th Venice Biennale (La Biennale di Venezia), one of the oldest and most...

23 August 2019: Broadening horizons and explori...

By Lim Wei Da Alexis at Make Cities Wild, an Arts Tropical event that focuses on art beyond a white cube gallery. Image provided by Alexis Chen. At Yale-NUS College, students have the opportunity to pursue summer internships locally or abroad for their personal and professional growth. Besides allowing students to broaden their horizons, interns...

20 August 2019: Yale-NUS students initiate Proj...

By Daryl Yang Image provided by Trybe. While waiting to matriculate at Yale-NUS College, Joshua Tay (Class of 2021) took on an unconventional job: he worked as a supervision staff at the Singapore Boys’ Hostel. While he was there, he realised that there was a lack of support for juvenile offenders after they left the...

16 August 2019: Making a difference outside the...

By Daryl Yang Yale-NUS students at Yishun Dam. Image provided by Asst Prof Valentina Zuin. Late last semester, when most students were spending time indoors studying for their final examinations, a group of students were out in the sun picking up garbage along the Yishun Dam. They were all taking a course called Water...

13 August 2019: Yale-NUS College welcomes the C...

By Melissa Wang The Class of 2023. Image by Yale-NUS College. On 8 August, Yale-NUS College officially welcomed the Class of 2023 at the First Year Assembly. The seventh intake of students comprised 246 exceptional students from 39 countries. Singaporeans continue to make up the largest pool of students in this year’s intake, hailing from...

6 August 2019: New batch of RCAs and DFs ready ...

By Chloe Lim The Dean’s Fellows for AY 2019/2020 together with Yale-NUS Associate Director of Residential Education, Andrew McGeehan (back row, far right). Image by Ashley Yong for Yale-NUS College. At Yale-NUS College, student residential experience is supported by various members of the College community. In the front lines are the Dean’s Fell...

2 August 2019: Alumni from Yale-NUS build on th...

By Kevin Low “I think it is quite a common assumption that scientists don’t have to be good at writing – nothing could be further from the truth!” said Ms Chan Li Ting (Class of 2017). “The committee chair for my thesis was an excellent writer, and had extremely high expectations for written work...

30 July 2019: Professor Steven Bernasek succeed...

By Dodi Yap Professor of Science (Chemistry) Steven Bernasek, the new rector of Cendana College. Image by Dodi Yap for Yale-NUS College. As part of their living and learning experience, all students in Yale-NUS College live on campus in one of three residential colleges (RCs), in which they stay for all four years of their...

26 July 2019: Leaving a place better than when ...

By Yip Jie Ying “Always leave a place better than when you found it.” This saying is one that Celeste Beh (Class of 2020) holds close to her heart, and it has motivated her to be actively involved in the Yale-NUS College community in various capacities, such as in the Student Government, the Tchoukball team...

23 July 2019: Humanities professors publish new...

By Melissa Wang Image by Yale-NUS College. Several faculty members from the Yale-NUS College Division of Humanities have recently published new books, particularly those who specialise in History. One such professor is Associate Professor Claudine Ang, whose research interest is in Vietnamese, Southeast Asian and modern Chinese history. Assoc P...

19 July 2019: Students embark on part-time inte...

By Lim Wei Da While most Yale-NUS College students take on internships during the summer, some students take on part-time internships during the semester to explore their professional and academic interests. Lucy Kuo (Class of 2020). Image by Yasunari Watanabe for Yale-NUS College. Lucy Kuo (Class of 2020) previously interned at Ashoka, an orga...

16 July 2019: Best of both worlds: Students par...

By Kevin Low “Being outdoors exposed me to another world that I never really interacted with in my day-to-day city life,” Crystal Yong (Class of 2019) noted from Juneau, Alaska, where she is currently volunteering for a research programme. “It made me appreciate nature and all that it holds more than I did before.” Crystal...

12 July 2019: Learning from arts practitioners

By Mathias Ooi Associate Professor Joan MacIntosh (fourth from left, back row) with students in the An Actor’s Journey class. Image provided by Cora Ceipek and Vasudha Kataruka. Last semester, Yale-NUS College students had the opportunity to take courses taught by two established arts practitioners – American stage actor Joan MacIntosh a...

9 July 2019: Yale-NUS’ In-Betweeners initiative...

By Dodi Yap The first In-Betweeners Network Panel, held on 19 February. Image provided by Foong Xiu Ting. College is rarely a place where one size fits all. At a school like Yale-NUS College, differences are anticipated as students come from various countries and backgrounds. Some differences, however, inevitably manifest as challenges that stud...

5 July 2019: Using the liberal arts and science...

By Michelle Lee Having access to a road is to have a gateway to the world. For people in the rural villages of Nepal, a safely constructed road – something we tend to take for granted – means access to markets, education, healthcare, and social community. But in Nepal, road construction can also complicate the...

3 July 2019: Learning outside the classroom: U...

By Daryl Yang Prof Chua Beng Huat (left) with Charlene Tan (centre) and Assoc Prof Erik Harms (right) in Orchard Road, Singapore, as part of a field trip for the Urban Singapore course. Image provided by Erik Harms. Over the past semester, Charlene Tan (Class of 2019) found herself in different parts of Singapore on...

2 July 2019: Students and alumni pursue creativ...

By Michelle Lee A scene from Flamingos, written and performed by Anthea Chua (Class of 2020) and Jirasiri “Numhom” Techalapanarasme (Class of 2019). Image provided by Ines Toa. The vibrant arts community within Yale-NUS College allows students to shine, whether in the visual arts, performing arts, or beyond. Some students and alumni also pursue ...

28 June 2019: Inaugural recipient of the Yale-N...

By Daryl Yang Image by Yale-NUS College Over the past four years, Ms Helena Auerswald (Class of 2019) has enjoyed cycling around Singapore as a way of exploring the city. Hailing from Washington DC in the United States of America, she graduated from Yale-NUS College in May with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Global...

25 June 2019: Yale-NUS Literary Awards recognis...

By Bilge Arslan Image by Yale-NUS College. Now into its third year, the Yale-NUS College Literary Awards is an annual event that celebrates the literary talents of Yale-NUS students in fiction, nonfiction, playwriting and poetry. All students at Yale-NUS College, including exchange students and those who are overseas for study abroad are welcom...

21 June 2019: Learning about China’s rise and t...

By Lim Wei Da Image provided by Lucy Kuo. In May 2019, journalist and Yale World Fellow Vincent Ni led a group of students from Yale-NUS College and Yale University to Cambodia to explore the rise of China and the future of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) through journalism. The trip was part of...

19 June 2019: New student organisations contrib...

By Daryl Yang Roosevelt Institute’s panel discussion on domestic workers’ rights in Singapore. Image provided by Vivien Su. When she was a first-year student at Yale-NUS College, Vivien Su (Class of 2021) realised that students in the community often came up with many great policy ideas, but there was no platform available to bring those...

18 June 2019: First Yale-NUS faculty member to ...

By Melissa Wang Photo provided by Andrew Hui. “Everyone will get rejected from publishers, jobs, grant agencies. I like the formula: repetition + mastery = transcendence.” This is the winning formula that Associate Professor of Humanities (Literature) Andrew Hui applies in his career as an academic; and it is one that has certainly worked for...

14 June 2019: Field Research course enables Yal...

By Bilge Arslan Setting up butterfly traps during the field trip to Pulau Ubin. Image provided by Asst Prof Michiel van Breugel. At Yale-NUS College, the curriculum offers a window of opportunity for both theoretical knowledge and field research, enabling students to gain a different perspective to their learning. Field Research is one of the...

11 June 2019: Yale-NUS Debate Tuition: Creating...

By Dodi Yap Image provided by Benjamin Goh. For many Yale-NUS College students, the College provides the avenue and opportunity to pursue their diverse interests. Students from the Yale-NUS Debating Society, however, also recognise that such opportunities can be extended to those outside the College community. From 2 February to 24 April, the So...

7 June 2019: Alumni in the arts find meaning in...

By Kevin Low “A young teenage participant shared that when she saw herself reflected in the mirrored surfaces of Robert Morris’ ‘Untitled’ (four mirrored cubes), she felt like she was the artwork, which made her feel worthy,” said Ms Tan Heng Yeng (Class of 2018). “That was a particularly moving moment for me.” Ms...

5 June 2019: Diversity and location of Yale-NUS...

By Denise Tan Exchange students exploring Batam, Indonesia. Image provided by Eman Ali. Last semester, Yale-NUS welcomed its largest cohort of exchange students since it first started classes. The batch of 45 students hailed from 24 institutions across 11 countries including American University, Oberlin College, Williams College, Universitat Pom...

31 May 2019: Georgette Chen Fellowship supports...

By Yip Jie Ying Photo provided by Zhala Sarmast. As a Founding Benefactor of Yale-NUS College, the Georgette Chen Trust – named after the famed Singaporean painter of the 1900s – supports various members of the College community through its philanthropy. At the College, the Trust supports the Georgette Chen Study Award for financially needy...

28 May 2019: Courses in Artificial Intelligence...

By Kelly Ng Associate Professor Robby Tan with his students Krzysztof Lis and Katherine Sun who took his Computer Vision and Deep Learning class. Image by Kelly Ng for Yale-NUS College. In recent years, the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been burgeoning across many industries, and presents new possibilities in areas from smartphone ...

24 May 2019: Yale-NUS students explore a variet...

By Bilge Arslan and Jeannie Tay Image provided by Adar Ng. Earlier this month, a group of eight Yale-NUS students put up a photography exhibition titled ‘Accretion’, featuring works using different methods of photography to explore a variety of social issues. Held from 2 to 11 May 2019 at Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film,...

21 May 2019: Championing a cause: students spea...

By Denise Tan Image provided by Nabilah Abdul Rahman. The Yale-NUS community has started several initiatives around the Yale-NUS campus in efforts to raise awareness on climate change and to promote environmentally sustainable living. From starting plant-based diets to organising pop-up thrift stores, students have been engaging in activities to...

17 May 2019: Learning about nature, place, and ...

By Lim Wei Da Image provided by Zhang Liu. Oak Spring, Virginia, the United States is the former home of philanthropists and renowned art collectors, Bunny Mellon and Paul Mellon (who graduated from Yale University in 1929). After Bunny’s passing, the Mellons’ estate, Oak Spring Farm, was turned into the Oak Spring Garden Foundation, whose...

15 May 2019: The Yale-NUS Kingfisher Awards rec...

By Dodi Yap | Images provided by the Yale-NUS Dean of Students’ Office Contributions at Yale-NUS rarely go unnoticed. From sports, special interests, community services to campus life, Yale-NUS offers many opportunities for individuals to contribute to the community while pursuing their interests. These contributions are recognised on both for...

13 May 2019: Yale-NUS Celebrates Graduation 2019

By Meddley BourdeauImage by Yale-NUS College. On 13 May 2019, over 1000 guests joined in the celebrations as the College marked the graduation of its third cohort of students at the Yale-NUS Graduation Ceremony 2019. Held at the National University of Singapore (NUS)’s University Cultural Centre, the event was attended by VIPs including Senior ...

10 May 2019: Liberal arts education prepares se...

By Denise Tan Annie Wang, a senior who will be working at GIC. Image provided by Tram Hoang. From diverse course offerings to opportunities and support provided by the Centre for International & Professional Experience (CIPE), a Yale-NUS liberal arts education has prepared many seniors for a career in the corporate world. Three graduating s...

8 May 2019: Yale-NUS faculty share best practic...

By Daryl YangImage provided by Jeannette Ickovics. On 20 and 21 April 2019, a group of Yale-NUS faculty travelled to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to attend Fulbright University Vietnam’s inaugural conference. Titled ‘New Approaches to University Education in Asia’, our faculty aimed to share the best practices that they have developed since Yale-NU...

7 May 2019: Senior capstones borne out of perso...

By Kelly Ng As they complete their degree programme at Yale-NUS College, all students will work on an independent piece of scholarly work, the capstone, in their senior year. Students will work with one or two faculty members to develop their chosen research topic in a structured, supportive and collaborative environment. Image by Saksham Mehrot...

3 May 2019: Class of 2019 graduates pursue dive...

By Daryl Yang Image by Ashbel Chioh for Yale-NUS College. Upon completing his undergraduate studies this May, Daniel Lok (Class of 2019, in photo above) will be headed to Silicon Valley in the United States for a training boot camp. The boot camp will prepare Daniel for his new job as a software engineer with...

2 May 2019: Experts share insights into pressin...

By Bilge Arslan Image provided by Ng Yi Ming. At Yale-NUS, students organise events that enable the community, both within and outside the College, to interact with a diversity of external speakers and panelists who are experts in their fields. Such events enable students to learn outside of the classroom by engaging in meaningful conversations...

30 April 2019: Yale-NUS Alumni Study Awards: A ...

By Denise Tan Photo by Ashbel Chioh for Yale-NUS College. The ties between Terence Wang (Class of 2020), Foo Zhewei (Class of 2019) and Associate Professor of Science (Life Sciences) Khoo Hoon Eng, Rector of Saga College, run beyond their hometown of Penang, Malaysia. In what Terence terms a “serendipitous connection”, both students are the...

26 April 2019: Yale-NUS students head to gradua...

By Michelle Lee For some Yale-NUS seniors, their educational journey is not stopping at graduation. Anandita Sabherwal, Tan Jia Hui, and Zhu Fangchen are among those whose love for learning led to plans to attend graduate school. Despite their different fields, all three share a passion for research and a desire to make a difference...

23 April 2019: From Singapore to Cambodia and C...

By Chloe Lim Students from the Class of 2019 have been hard at work on their capstones over the past academic year. The capstone project is a year-long in-depth research study that Yale-NUS seniors embark on in their chosen major and field of study. The capstone marks the culmination of the students’ learning experience at...

18 April 2019: Liberal arts education stands Ya...

By Michelle Lee The Yale-NUS Double Degree Programme with Law (DDP) is an innovative five-year programme that allows students to pursue both a liberal arts education and professional training in law. Offered jointly with the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Law, the inaugural batch of students graduated from the programme in 201...

17 April 2019: Yale-NUS recognises outstanding ...

By Bilge Arslan Image by Bilge Arslan for Yale-NUS College Yale-NUS students are a creative and talented group of individuals, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the visual and performing arts. This year, the Division of Humanities, in collaboration with the Arts Spaces Committee, launched the inaugural Arts Awards to celebrate the vibran...

12 April 2019: Eye-opening special seminars at ...

By Kelly Ng From 11 to 15 March 2019, six faculty and staff members from Yale University conducted Special Seminar classes for students at the Yale-NUS campus. Over five classes that were conducted on consecutive days, students had the opportunity to learn a highly specialised subject and/or skill from esteemed visiting Yale faculty. This year,...

9 April 2019: Ancient Epics course enables cros...

By Denise Tan Image provided by Carson Huang. This year, Associate Professor of Humanities (Literature) Mira Seo and her students navigated the Trojan War in the Iliad, followed Rama’s adventures in the Ramayana, and visited museums in the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) in the US. The trip to Philadelphia, which happened between 23 Februar...

5 April 2019: Outstanding in their fields: Alum...

By Kevin Low “Being able to inspire and encourage others to grow their own food makes me optimistic about the future,” said Ms Kimberly Hoong. She is one of a handful of Yale-NUS College alumni who have swapped their pens for ploughshares, joining Singapore’s small but burgeoning agricultural industry after graduating. Ms Hoong works...

3 April 2019: Residential faculty engage studen...

By Meddley Bourdeau Image provided by Yasmin Ortiga. From carefully curated museum trips to fine dining etiquette sessions, residential faculty at Yale-NUS College are creative with the manner in which they engage students beyond the classroom. The residential faculty programme at Yale-NUS College adds to the experiential learning experience for...

1 April 2019: Learning to lead and drive positi...

By Mathias Ooi Graduating seniors at the Leadership Symposium held on 13 March 2019 at the Yale-NUS Black Box Theatre, with keynote speaker Ms Stephanie Syptak-Ramnath (centre of photo), Chargé d’Affaires at the US Embassy in Singapore. Photo by Ashbel Chioh for Yale-NUS College. The Yale-NUS Centre for International & Professional Experi...

29 March 2019: Nurturing outstanding leaders th...

By Yip Jie Ying If you attended the recently concluded The Future of Our Pasts Festival organised by Yale-NUS College to commemorate the Singapore Bicentennial, you may have noticed First Storeys, a theatrical installation that examines the historical trajectory of housing in Singapore, with a focus on the resettlement during the 1950s to the 19...

26 March 2019: Building resilience against tsun...

By Denise Tan Yale-NUS faculty from the science and humanities disciplines have teamed up to create a Virtual Reality for Disaster Resilience (VR4DR) platform where experts can have a realistic view of earthquake and tsunami prone neighbourhoods in Padang, Indonesia. Using the observations made possible through this platform, research experts, i...

20 March 2019: The Future of Our Pasts Festival...

By Joshua Wong Panelists and moderators of the Project Creators’ Panel at the TFOOPFest launch. Image by Ashbel Chioh for TFOOPFest. The Future of Our Pasts Festival (TFOOPFest), which took place from 16 February to 17 March, was a chance for young artists around Singapore to showcase their work in reimagining Singapore history. Organised by...

19 March 2019: Yale-NUS senior awarded inaugura...

By Daryl Yang | Banner photo by Jennifer Mayo/University of Notre Dame Image provided by Ashley Rowland On 22 February 2019, Ernest Tan (Class of 2019) received the inaugural Bartell Prize awarded at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies’ Human Development Conference (HDC). An Urban Studies major, Ernest was awarded the prize for his c...

15 March 2019: Yale-NUS scholarship holders con...

By Michelle Lee One is a filmmaker. Another is going to be a teacher. A third will be working for Bloomberg as a financial analyst. What these three graduating Yale-NUS seniors have in common is that they are recipients of scholarships that have allowed them to pursue their passions throughout college and as they embark...

13 March 2019: New Dean of Students Robert Wess...

By Melissa Wang Image by Yale-NUS College. Since the inaugural cohort started classes in 2013, Yale-NUS College has had six batches of students and has “reached a critical moment in its evolution – no longer in the pioneer early days,” shared the new Dean of Students Robert Wessling. Dean Wessling, who took the helm in...

12 March 2019: Encouraging conscious conversati...

By Dodi Yap Image by Ashbel Chioh for Yale-NUS College Yale-NUS College’s Diversity Week 2019 brought together members of the College community in a series of events and activities that initiated conversations on gender, accessibility, society and identity, as well as challenging accepted norms and differences. The second edition of this ...

8 March 2019: Get up close and personal with th...

By Daryl Yang Image provided by Yale-NUS College Admissions & Financial Aid Office. On 9 March 2019, Yale-NUS College will open its doors to the public as part of NUS Open Day 2019. Throughout the day, prospective students will have the chance to get up close and personal with members of the Yale-NUS community. Instead...

5 March 2019: President’s Speaker Series: Charl...

By Meddley Bourdeau Chip Goodyear spoke on the benefits and costs of tariffs and other protectionist policies. Image by Yasunari Watanabe for Yale-NUS College. On 21 February, Yale-NUS College had the honour of hosting Mr Charles ‘Chip’ Goodyear, who delivered a lecture on tariffs and other protectionist policies as part of Yale-NUS President’s ...

1 March 2019: Students publish papers alongside...

By Chloe Lim At Yale-NUS College, students have many opportunities to work actively with faculty members on high-level research, gaining early exposure to the field of academia. This is largely due to the College’s low faculty to student ratio (about one to eight) and the focus on providing learning experiences beyond the classroom. As a...

26 February 2019: Yale-NUS’ first human library...

By Denise Tan Start-up representatives and participants at the Human Library event held at Yale-NUS Performance Hall. Image by Asher Chua for Yale-NUS College. The ‘library’ event that took place at Yale-NUS College on 22 January 2019 was different from what one would usually associate with a ‘book’ event. Instead of the usual informational boa...

22 February 2019: Making an impact in the field...

By Yip Jie Ying Established to support and nurture young academics as they participate in the College’s diverse curriculum and programmes, the J Y Pillay Fellowship is part of the J Y Pillay Global-Asia Programme, supported by philanthropic gifts from various corporations as well as individuals. The latest recipient of the Fellowship is Assistan...

20 February 2019: Yale-NUS Computer Science Pro...

By Joshua Wong Associate Professor Ilya Sergey won a Distinguished Paper Award at the POPL conference in January. Image by Yale-NUS College. Yale-NUS faculty are making a name for themselves on the international stage, proving that this small liberal arts college punches above its weight in the academic arena. Associate Professor of Science (Co...

19 February 2019: The Future of Our Pasts Festival

By Mathias Ooi and Joshua Wong Pang Wei Han (second from right) and the team behind Factory (Super)Women. Image provided by Joseph Nair. In support of the Singapore Bicentennial, Yale-NUS College is organising The Future of Our Pasts Festival (TFOOPFest) at various locations around Singapore from 16 February to 17 March. The month-long arts and...

15 February 2019: Yale-NUS prototypes a new “Sm...

By Kelly Ng Image by Saksham Mehrotra for Yale-NUS College In light of an increasingly digitised and knowledge-based economy, Singapore introduced its Smart Nation initiative, which aims to drive pervasive adoption of digital and smart technologies in the economy. As a college committed to innovation and the spirit to pioneer new ways of doing ...

12 February 2019: Inaugural Yale-NUS Teaching A...

By Kelly Ng Associate Professor Mira Seo (left) and Assistant Professor Ng Hui Khoon (right) are the inaugural winners of the Yale-NUS Teaching Awards. Image by Charmaine Chua for Yale-NUS College. As an intimate liberal arts college dedicated to undergraduate education, Yale-NUS faculty members are committed to achieving excellence in resear...

8 February 2019: Award-winning writer Amitav Gh...

By Kelly Ng Image by Ashbel Chioh for Yale-NUS College. From 15 to 17 January 2019, Yale-NUS College had the privilege of hosting award-winning writer, Dr Amitav Ghosh, for a series of talks and lectures. Dr Ghosh is the author of works such as the Booker prize-nominated Sea of Poppies, and his works have been...

1 February 2019: Global Workforce: Internationa...

By Kevin Low This article is part of a two part series looking at alumni working in foreign environments. Check out the previous piece from Dec 2018 featuring Singapore students working abroad. Transitioning to the working world can be challenging. Although Yale-NUS College’s international alumni have been living and learning in Singapo...

29 January 2019: The season of service: Yale-NU...

By Daryl Yang Image provided by Joel Yew. Instead of taking a break after completing her first semester at Yale-NUS, Saoirse Lighbourne (Class of 2022) was back in the classroom during the year-end term break. But this time, she was there not as a student but a teacher. Saoirse was volunteering for a holiday programme...

25 January 2019: Supporting students in the pur...

By Yip Jie Ying Santander Scholarship recipients. Image provided by Bozy Lu. When Wai Zi Ying (Class of 2022) was considering her college options last year, she was drawn to the dynamic energy of the Yale-NUS College community. During the Experience Yale-NUS Weekend, where she was invited to campus for a taste of what life...

24 January 2019: Student publications: A reflec...

By Kelly Ng With over 900 students from more than 60 countries across 6 continents enrolled, diversity is at the core of Yale-NUS College. This diversity ensures that Yale-NUS students have the opportunity to gain a more informed understanding of people of different races, ethnicity, national backgrounds, religions, cultures and beliefs. Reflect...

22 January 2019: FunOpenCulture’s inaugural Ser...

By Daryl Yang Yale-NUS staff and faculty at Willing Hearts (Soup Kitchen). Image by Wayne Xu for Yale-NUS College. 26 September 2018 was a seemingly regular Monday morning—but instead of heading to their desks, around 40 members of Yale-NUS College’s staff and faculty found themselves washing vegetables and packing lunches in an industrial buil...

18 January 2019: Yale-NUS students sow the seed...

By Daryl Yang Tuition classes are the modern go-to solution for students who need more help with their studies, but sometimes, the issue is more fundamental than that. To address this, a group of Yale-NUS students take time out every Friday night to run a literacy programme for primary school students from lower-income families in...

15 January 2019: Learn about scientific measure...

By Mathias Ooi Assistant Professor Stanislav Presolski (in green) with his students in the Instrumental Analysis with Laboratory course. From left: Lucy Davis, Nod Bunnag and Isaac Lee. Image provided by the Centre for Teaching & Learning. At Yale-NUS College, students can take an interdisciplinary science course named Instrumental Analysi...

11 January 2019: From food sustainability to re...

By Audra Ang When Yale-NUS College Professor of Science Brian G McAdoo and half a dozen students travelled to Thailand for a recent study trip, they were focused on one thing: food sustainability. Thailand was the perfect destination because of its complex environment and how it relates to food production and water resource management. The...

8 January 2019: Yale-NUS Women’s Football Team ...

By Kelly Ng The start of the academic year kicked off with the Inter-Faculty Games (IFGs), an annual sports championship where 11 faculties from the National University of Singapore (NUS) competed against one another in more than 20 sports. This year, 19 teams represented Yale-NUS College in the IFGs. The men’s and women’s swimming teams,...

4 January 2019: Yale-NUS Double Degree Programm...

By Jeannie Tay Image by Alyson Rozells for Yale-NUS College Daniel Ng (Class of 2019) from Yale-NUS College’s Double Degree Programme in Liberal Arts and Law (DDP), has been admitted to the Schwarzman Scholars programme, a highly selective leadership programme based at China’s Tsinghua University. Daniel, who reads Liberal Arts at Yale-NUS Coll...

28 December 2018: Scholarship opens up possibil...

By Denise Tan and Yip Jie Ying One of the hallmarks of a Yale-NUS education is the multitude of opportunities, both local and international, that is available to its students. As recipients of the Prima Scholarship at Yale-NUS College, students Shenali Nimanthini Wijesinghe (Class of 2021) and Jameela Silmi (Class of 2022), as well as...

21 December 2018: This is what philosophy looks...

By Daryl Yang At Yale-NUS College, faculty care deeply about their students and constantly seek new ways to teach their classes effectively. To support the endeavour, the College provides grants to help faculty develop innovative pedagogies and acquire associated instructional technologies for their courses. Two philosophy faculty members have ...

18 December 2018: Faculty and staff win literar...

By Mathias Ooi Four established writers within the Yale-NUS community have been awarded creative writing accolades both locally and abroad. Lecturer of Humanities (Writing) Lawrence Lacambra Ypil was awarded the Gaudy Boy Poetry Book Prize in September for his most recent work, THERE, a collection of poems that explores early 20th-century photog...

14 December 2018: Yale-NUS students intern at a...

By Kelly Ng Every summer, Yale-NUS students across all years take on internships within a range of industries, both locally and in different parts of the world. The internships are great opportunities to explore their professional and academic interests — as well as learn a little more about themselves. Michelle Lee (Class of 2019) did...

11 December 2018: Open borders & stories be...

By Daryl Yang Rea Maac (left) sharing her poetry writing experience at “Open Borders: Stories have no Boundaries” held at Saga College Rector’s Commons, Yale-NUS College. Image provided by Joel Yew. Rea Maac has been living in Singapore since 2010. In the early years, she was discouraged and sad because her friends and family ...

7 December 2018: Global Workforce: Singaporean ...

By Kevin Low This article is part of a two part series looking at alumni working in foreign environments. Look out for the next piece in Feb 2019 featuring international students working in Singapore. Starting a new job after graduation is a daunting task for many. Starting a new job in a foreign country is...

4 December 2018: Yale-NUS collaborates with Yal...

By Lim Wei Da Associate Professor Anju Mary Paul at the workshop. Image provided by Asia Research Institute. In September, Associate Professor Anju Mary Paul co-organised a workshop that brought together scholars researching patterns of multinational migration across migrant categories and regions, with a focus on journeys that originate, termin...

30 November 2018: International experiences and...

By Denise Tan Financial concerns were at the forefront of Lim Jun Rong’s (Class of 2019) mind when it came to selecting a university. Thanks to the Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Study Award those worries went away. The funding allowed him to attend Yale-NUS College, where he chose to pursue the Double...

27 November 2018: The 5th Yale-NUS Student Gove...

By Mathias Ooi Image provided by Yale-NUS Student Government. The fifth Yale-NUS Student Government was officially sworn in on 13 September 2018. Since taking office, it has made structural reforms and expanded its scope to include both new and existing priorities in areas like student life, alumni affairs, diversity and sustainability. The Stu...

23 November 2018: Yale-NUS College re-certified...

By Audra Ang The Yale-NUS College campus has received re-certification for its Green Mark Platinum award, the highest honour for ‘green’ buildings bestowed by Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority (BCA). Re-certification, a rigorous multi-step process that the College began preparing for in 2016, recognises its sustained pe...

20 November 2018: Yale-NUS faculty team designs...

By Daryl Yang Image provided by the Yale-NUS Centre for Teaching & Learning. Since interdisciplinary learning is an integral aspect of the Yale-NUS education for both students and faculty, many faculty members regularly observe their colleagues’ classes to enhance their own knowledge of diverse fields and improve their teaching methods. To f...

16 November 2018: Experiential learning in Chin...

By Lim Wei Da Image provided by Yeo Rui Qi. Over the summer, one group of Yale-NUS students went to China for a travel fellowship and another went to Greece for a writing fellowship with the goal of exploring a new horizon or academic pursuit. The Travel Fellowship and Writing Fellowship programmes are both offered...

13 November 2018: Mind the gap semester: Yale-N...

By Daryl Yang At Yale-NUS College, learning takes place both inside and outside the classroom. For some students, it can also go beyond the campus as they take time off from school to pursue their ambitions. Also known as a gap semester, this affords students the flexibility to explore their interests. Denise See (Class of...

9 November 2018: Yale-NUS professor and student...

By Daryl Yang Assistant Professor of Social Sciences (Environmental Studies) Angel Hsu recently co-authored a report urging national governments to step-up cooperation with subnational entities to fight climate change. The report, titled ‘Global climate action of regions, states and businesses,’ was part of a collaborative series of reports by o...

2 November 2018: First-year students hit the ro...

By Kelly Ng Image provided by Anindo Besaul. Every year, as part of the College’s flagship Week 7 Learning Across Boundaries (LAB) programme, first-year students, faculty and staff engage in learning projects of up to a week that explore themes of the Common Curriculum outside the confines of a traditional classroom. Week 7 LAB projects are...

30 October 2018: Yale-NUS students publish in p...

By Daryl Yang Three Yale-NUS students recently published a paper in the prestigious Astrophysical Journal, a rare achievement for undergraduates. Titled “Optical and Infrared Photometry of the nearby SN 2017cbv”, the paper deals with an explosion in the sky, also known as a supernova, or “SN”, that was detected in March 2017. “Coinci...

26 October 2018: Yale Economics Professor kicks...

By Daryl Yang Yale-NUS College hosted the inaugural Yale-NUS Lecture on Global Affairs on 11 September 2018, the first in a series of annual talks sponsored by Professor Saw Swee Hock. Delivered by Yale Professor of Economics Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, the lecture focused on what keeps people and countries poor. Image by Lu Zhaoyu Bozy...

23 October 2018: From hosting dinners to writin...

By Kelly Ng A fundamental quality that underscores a distinctively Yale-NUS College experience would be the residential model where students are required to stay in one of the three residential colleges (RCs), Cendana College, Elm College and Saga College for all four years of their undergraduate education. Within each RC, students play a key ro...

19 October 2018: Social sciences professors at ...

By Kelly Ng Over the past year, Yale-NUS College faculty covered a diverse range of topics in their authorial endeavours. Faculty members from the Social Sciences division have authored several upcoming books that look into human society and social relationships. Assistant Professor of Social Sciences (Anthropology) Zachary Howlett’s latest book...

16 October 2018: ‘Insights Into Identity’...

By Mathias Ooi Talk at Yale-NUS College featuring Maeve Coburn L’Oréal North America’s Senior Vice President and Head of Learning & Organization Development. Image provided by Regina Vanda. Five distinguished leaders from various fields across the globe visited Yale-NUS College last month to share their personal journeys of self-identity a...

12 October 2018: New summer academic partnershi...

By Kelly Ng For students of Yale-NUS College, summer is one of the best times to take learning on the road. From language study programmes and research projects, to classes and internships, students have their pick from a plethora of global opportunities at the Centre for International and Professional Experience (CIPE). Most recently, two new...

9 October 2018: Yale-NUS researcher wins Nation...

By Daryl Yang Assistant Professor of Science (Environmental Studies) Eunice Tan was awarded the prestigious National Geographic Society (NGS) research grant to study stick insects’ ecology and behaviour in the wild, which will be effective from 1 December 2018 through to 30 November 2019. One of the largest non-profit scientific and educational...

5 October 2018: From prep to plating: Yale-NUS ...

By Kevin Low Yale-NUS College has always encouraged students to take the unconventional path, and alumnus Kaushik Swaminathan took this philosophy seriously. For three months in his final year, Kaushik, a Global Affairs major, trained as a chef at a restaurant called Nouri, working three nights a week honing his culinary skills and preparing in...

2 October 2018: Yale-NUS student works to bring...

By Daryl Yang Image provided by Adila Sayyed Over the past summer, Adila Sayyed (Class of 2019) visited Washington DC to attend the Georgetown University Summer Workshop organised as part of the university’s Santander Partnership on Social Economy. She spent two weeks participating in programmes that introduced the key trends affecting social a...

28 September 2018: Philanthropy supports the pu...

By Daryl Yang Chia Yaim Chong (Class of 2020, left) and Ziyad Bagharib (Class of 2018, right), who played the two lead characters, rehearsing on the set of ‘Overtime’. Image provided by Ashley Mak When Myle Yan Tay (Class of 2019) and Nathaniel Mah (Class of 2020) began writing the musical ‘Overtime” in 2017, they weren’t sure...

25 September 2018: MOE Creative Arts Programme ...

By Daryl Yang Jolene Lum helping a student in a print making class. Image provided by Jolene Lum. Outside of her classes, Jolene Lum (Class of 2019) spends time at the Writers’ Centre as a Peer Writing Tutor. However, her involvement in creative writing education began even before she joined the Writers’ Centre....

21 September 2018: Sail & study: First Yale...

By Daryl Yang Image provided by Mike Weiss Rachel Tan (Class of 2019) is the first Yale-NUS student to pursue a full semester abroad out in the open sea through the SEA Semester offered by the Sea Education Association. An Environmental Studies major, Rachel first spent six weeks taking classes at SEA Semester’s campus in...

18 September 2018: A home away from home: the r...

By Courtney Carter and Julian Low Image by Yale-NUS College. As a fully residential programme, students at Yale-NUS learn together and from one another not just in the classroom, but also in communal settings. This living and learning environment provides an immersive experience for students, enabling them to explore different opportunities and ...

14 September 2018: Students explore major envir...

By Wen Kin Lim At Yale-NUS College, students collaborate with faculty to study environmental issues, both local and global, drawing upon the natural sciences, humanities, and social sciences in their work. Environmental Studies is one of the 14 majors offered at Yale-NUS, and one of courses under this major is Foundations of Environmental Human...

7 September 2018: New summer science fellowship...

By Daryl Yang Every summer, Yale-NUS students are afforded diverse opportunities to explore their interests. This year, several students had the opportunity to participate in new summer science research fellowships offered in partnership with Yale University and Harvard University. After spending a semester abroad in Yale University, Wang Jiayu...

4 September 2018: Drone Club and The Cosmoscie...

By Kelly Ng Campus life forms a key component of the liberal arts experience at Yale-NUS College. At Yale-NUS, there are over 50 student organisations that encompass a broad range of interest areas, from the arts, sciences, sports and cultural groups to social and community initiatives. One of the newest student organisations is the Yale-NUS...

31 August 2018: Sharon Ann Eravelly Scholarship...

By Daryl Yang To support outstanding students in pursuing their dreams with passion and contributing back to society, the Sharon Ann Eravelly Scholarship was established in memory of the late Sharon Ann Eravelly – or “Shaz” as she was affectionately known. Loo Zhao Xuan and Nabilah Binte Abdul Rahman. Image by Lynn Ee for Yale-NUS...

28 August 2018: Yale-NUS celebrates the inaugur...

By Kelly Ng Last semester, Yale-NUS College held the inaugural Kingfisher Awards to recognise the outstanding contributions of student leaders, student organisations and staff to the College community and the surrounding community. The event was held at the Yale-NUS performance hall and organised by the Campus Life team from the Dean of Students...

24 August 2018: Inaugural graduates from concur...

By Daryl Yang Two Yale-NUS students recently graduated from the five-year Concurrent Degree Programme (CDP) with the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH). Victoria Long and Jocelyn Lim (both from Class of 2017) each graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from Yale-NUS College and a Master in Public Health from the Yale School of Public Health....

21 August 2018: New mentors for Yale-NUS studen...

By Kelly Ng | Images provided by Andrew McGeehan and James Bromley Over the summer break, a new batch of Dean’s Fellows (DFs) and Residential College Advisors (RCAs) underwent intensive training to prepare for their roles as mentors and advisors for the Yale-NUS student body. The DF programme was incepted in Academic Year 2013/2014 to...

17 August 2018: Professional development progra...

By Daryl Yang Image by Yale-NUS College. At Yale-NUS College, a team of dedicated staff works closely with students on their professional and personal development. Known as the Centre for International & Professional Experience (CIPE), the office launched two professional development programmes over the past year. The Professional Developm...

13 August 2018: Yale-NUS College welcomes the C...

By Daryl Yang Image by Yale-NUS College. The Class of 2022 was officially welcomed by the Yale-NUS College community at the annual First Year Assembly on 10 August 2018. Comprising 250 students across 45 nationalities, this will be the sixth cohort joining Yale-NUS. For the first time, the College welcomed students from Afghanistan, Bosnia and...

8 August 2018: Yale-NUS Student emerges as Cred...

By Wen Kin Lim | Images provided by Aditya Karkera On February 9 2018, Aditya Karkera (Class of 2020) was named the 2018 Champion of the Credit Suisse HOLT Valuation Challenge. The HOLT Valuation Challenge is a competitive learning opportunity offered by Credit Suisse, a Swiss multinational investment bank and financial services firm, and Projec...

7 August 2018: Professors at Yale-NUS publish t...

By Wen Kin Lim As a liberal arts and sciences college, Yale-NUS encourages undergraduate learning through close student interaction with professors and leading scholars. In addition to this commitment to teaching, Yale-NUS professors also tackle important issues in the academic world through publishing their own writing and research. Faculty me...

3 August 2018: Spontaneous humour: Yale-NUS stu...

By Kevin Low From 15 – 18 March 2018, performers from Yale-NUS College’s improvisational theatre (improv) troupes participated in the Singapore Improv Festival 2018. Held at the Aliwal Arts Centre, the festival hosted a variety of shows and workshops over four days, with improv performers (known as improvisers) flying in from various countries i...

31 July 2018: Students learn about the history ...

By Kelly Ng | Image by Celeste Analeigh Beh Over the past summer, several groups of Yale-NUS College students travelled abroad with faculty members as part of the Learning Across Boundaries (LABs) programme. LABs are faculty-led or jointly led programmes by faculty and staff that allow faculty and staff to share their scholarship and expertise...

27 July 2018: Founding Benefactors of Yale-NUS ...

By Daryl Yang | Image provided by Bozy Lu The children of the late Khoo Teck Quee fondly remember their father’s oft-repeated advice to them when they were students: “Study hard and pass your exams.” In the eyes of his children, the elder Khoo was a strict father who recognised the value of education and...

24 July 2018: Yale-NUS Society for Academic Res...

By Daryl Yang | Images provided by George Wang Xing Hao On 24 March 2018, undergraduate researchers convened at Yale-NUS College for the inaugural Development in Asia Research Conference (DARC). Organised by the Yale-NUS Society for Academic Research (YNSAR), the conference is in line with YNSAR’s mission to promote undergraduate research of the...

20 July 2018: Students explore historical issue...

By Regina Marie Lee To learn about geometry and perspective, Xiao Linfan (Linda) (Class of 2019) was tasked to complete 1, 2 and 3-point perspective drawings, learn from online tutorials, and discuss the mathematical geometrical validity of the perspective drawing techniques she used. Through this, she learnt about the historical development of ...

17 July 2018: Yale-NUS community cook up a Sout...

Text by Jessica Teng Sijie | Images provided by Yale-NUS Southeast Asian Society On 18 April 2018, Yale-NUS students gathered in the Cendana Rector’s Commons, rolled up their sleeves and worked together to whip up Southeast Asian delicacies such as pad thai, cha kdav, nom plae ai, and sambal kangkong. Organised by the Yale-NUS Southeast...

13 July 2018: Becoming Sing-Fishers programme i...

Text and images by Courtney Carter In March 2018, the new Becoming Sing-Fishers programme took 43 first-year students to three locations around Singapore—Bukit Brown Cemetery, Geylang, and Emerald Hill—to learn more about Singapore’s history and culture. Each tour focused on a different perspective of Singapore not usually seen or discussed. Bot...

10 July 2018: How to make a difference to the w...

By Daryl Yang | Image provided by the Centre for International & Professional Experience From 14 to 18 May 2018, a group of students from Yale-NUS College and Pomona College gathered at the Yale-NUS campus for the Social Impact Bootcamp, a flagship programme by the Centre for International & Professional Experience (CIPE). Previously kno...

6 July 2018: Yale-NUS team emerges champion in ...

By Daryl Yang | Images provided by Wen Kin Lim On 5 March 2018, a team of Yale-NUS students emerged champions in the regional finals of Shell’s Imagine the Future Scenarios competition. The team, comprising Joshua Phua, Adila Sayyed, Benyamin Jamieson (all Class of 2019), Wen Kin Lim, Aditya Karkera and Ann Chen (all Class...

3 July 2018: New Dean of Faculty and Rectors be...

By Daryl Yang As Yale-NUS College moves into its sixth academic year, several faculty members will be taking on new responsibilities at the College from 1 July onwards. Students at Saga and Elm Residential Colleges will be welcoming new Rectors. Associate Professor of Science (Life Sciences) Khoo Hoon Eng will be taking over as the...

29 June 2018: Parents partner Yale-NUS through ...

By Yip Jie Ying | Images as credited Over the past few years, Yale-NUS College has benefitted from the generous philanthropic support of various individuals, foundations and corporations, all of whom are key stakeholders in the Yale-NUS community. Along with students, faculty, staff and alumni, parents are also integral to Yale-NUS, both for pla...

26 June 2018: The Yale-NUS Library: A place for...

By Julian Low | Images provided by Yale-NUS Library Most visitors who venture into the College’s Library often say that it looks like a stage set from the popular Harry Potter movies. With its ‘instagrammable’ interior of predominantly wood accents and warm lighting, the Library is a popular place for students and faculty to work...

22 June 2018: Yale-NUS students and staff volun...

Text by Kelly Ng | Images provided by Amanda Leong and Neil Chan In February and March 2018, some Yale-NUS students volunteered as musicians and chamber choir performers performed for the patients of Alexandra Hospital and migrant workers of HealthServe. Dean’s Fellow Neil Chan, who had organised both efforts, said, “My primary goal in organisin...

19 June 2018: Yale-NUS students recognised for ...

By Jessica Teng Sijie | Images as credited The Yale-NUS Writers’ Centre Literary Awards is an annual award that recognises students for their outstanding work in creative writing. Awards are given across four categories of creative writing: Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry and Playwriting. This year, Paul Jerusalem (Class of 2019) placed first in t...

12 June 2018: CAPE: Increasing political litera...

By Wen Kin Lim | Images provided by Joel Yew Wei Jie and Jiang Haolie Legislative procedures, judiciary rulings and political advocacy – these are complicated matters that involve an interconnected range of factors, stakeholders and issues. As the younger generation in Singapore reach an age where they can actively contribute to discussions on p...

8 June 2018: Class of 2018 graduates go into re...

By Regina Marie Lee | Images by Yasunari Watanabe Building on their experiences at Yale-NUS, some students from the Class of 2018 will be moving on to roles in research, working in think tanks and academia. Psychology major Joceline Yong (Class of 2018, in photo above) will be joining The Behavioural Insights Team to apply...

5 June 2018: Yale-NUS faculty and students part...

By Kelly Ng | Image provided by Professor Brian G McAdoo EnviroLab Asia is an environmental laboratory for cross-disciplinary research and experiential learning that links knowledge with practice. It aims to train students, faculty and staff to become active practitioners of change who develop sustainable and socially just policy-relevant soluti...

1 June 2018: Masters and Doctors: Yale-NUS alum...

By Kevin Low | Images as credited After graduating last year, the alumni from the inaugural Class of 2017 chose many different paths: some went on to find gainful employment in various organisations around the world, while some chose to pursue further studies in various fields, from literature to life sciences and medicine. In...

28 May 2018: Yale-NUS celebrates Graduation 2018

By Julian Low It seemed only yesterday that the Yale-NUS community celebrated the graduation of the inaugural student cohort from the Class of 2017. One year later, it is now time for the students of the Class of 2018 to spread their ‘kingfisher’ wings and embark on the next chapter of their lives. On 28...

25 May 2018: Using technology to do good: Yale-...

By Regina Marie Lee | Images by Yasunari Watanabe The technology sector is one of the industries that students from the Class of 2018 are going into after graduation. For Yong Kai Yi (Class of 2018, in photo above), this was an unexpected journey as she had originally intended to major in Literature or Psychology....

22 May 2018: Wu Hsioh Kwang Family scholarship ...

By Jessica Teng | Images as credited Recipients of the Wu Hsioh Kwang Family Scholarship and the Wu Hsioh Kwang Family Study Award with representatives from the Wu family. Image by Rachel Phoon. As one of Yale-NUS College’s Founding Benefactors, Mr Wu Hsioh Kwang has generously established the Wu Foundation Fund to support various college priori...

18 May 2018: From graduation to graduate school...

By Daryl Yang | Images by Yasunari Watanabe While many Yale-NUS seniors prepare to head into diverse careers in the next chapter of their lives, some have decided to continue pursuing their academic interests. After graduation, Sherice Ngaserin (Class of 2018, in photo below), a Philosophy major with a minor in Global Antiquity, will head...

16 May 2018: Exploring the narratives of purpos...

By Kelly Ng | Images by Yasunari Watanabe Visiting Professor of Social Sciences (Public Health and Psychology) Jeanette Ickovics who hosted the symposium titled ‘Purposeful Aging // Meaningful Endings: Art, Science and Innovation’. In the month of April, Yale-NUS College hosted two events that looked at prevalent issues in today’s ageing society...

15 May 2018: Opening of new laboratory to boost...

By Wen Kin Lim In April 2018, Yale-NUS College unveiled a new 7,000 square-feet research facility, called the Division of Science Research Laboratory @E6, which will support advanced research in molecular biology, neurobiology, developmental biology and ageing. Located at 5 Engineering Drive 1, a five-minute drive away from the main Yale-NUS cam...

11 May 2018: Making a difference from college a...

By Daryl Yang | Images by Bozy Lu Part of the Yale-NUS mission is to cultivate an ethic of service among Yale-NUS students, encouraging them to apply their liberal arts education to improve their communities and societies. Some graduating Yale-NUS students will be realising this through their post-graduation plans. Saza Faradilla (Class of 2018,...

8 May 2018: Students’ Yale-NUS experience culmi...

By Daryl Yang | Images as credited Over the past academic year, students from the Class of 2018 have been hard at work conducting research for and writing their capstone reports. The capstone is a year-long project that Yale-NUS students embark on in their final year to engage with research in their major and produce...

4 May 2018: Graduating Yale-NUS students head t...

By Wen Kin Lim As the second cohort of liberal arts students from Yale-NUS College approaches graduation, some of them will be pursuing their aspirations to become doctors or researchers at prestigious medical schools and research institutes locally and overseas. One such student is Jay Lusk (Class of 2018) who has been accepted to the...

2 May 2018: In Conversation continues with jour...

By Daryl Yang | Images provided by Saksham Mehtora Over the past semester, Yale-NUS College hosted two distinguished public figures as part of the ‘In Conversation’ dialogue series. On 21 February 2018, Mr Han Fook Kwang (pictured above), Editor-at-large at The Straits Times, a leading English daily in Singapore, spoke with students about the re...

30 April 2018: Undergraduate researchers presen...

By Daryl Yang | Images by Yasunari Watanabe Between March and April 2018, some students from the graduating Class of 2018 travelled abroad to present their capstone research at international conferences. The capstone is a component of the Yale-NUS curriculum that final-year students undertake with the guidance of a Yale-NUS faculty adviser. Stud...

27 April 2018: Legacy, the gift that keeps giving

By Yip Jie Ying & Joella Lopes-Lam | Images as Credited Having started many traditions at Yale-NUS College, including last year’s Senior Class Gift, Yale-NUS’s inaugural group of alumni – the Class of 2017 – came together in February this year to begin yet another tradition: Alumni Giving. Spearheaded by a group of ten Giving...

24 April 2018: Celebrating diversity and inclus...

Text by Kelly Ng | Images by Saksham Mehtora During the first week of April, the Yale-NUS community came together to celebrate the inaugural Diversity Week. Throughout the week, the Dean of Students (DOS) Office’s campus life team rolled out various initiatives to address multiple facets of diversity that are important and relevant to the...

20 April 2018: Expert faculty from Yale Univers...

By Wen Kin Lim | Images by Yasunari Watanabe In March, five professors from Yale University taught short, intensive seminar classes at Yale-NUS College, bolstering the repertoire of classes that the College offers. Over one week, their seminars covered topics ranging from environmental policy and Arabic literature to chamber music. All five semi...

18 April 2018: Yale-NUS students bond together ...

By Daryl Yang | Images provided by Saksham Mehtora and Lu Zhao Boyu On 28 and 31 March 2018, the Black Box theatre was buzzing with life as the Yale-NUS community was treated to a student production of ‘Mergers & Accusations’, the first of a trilogy of plays by acclaimed playwright Eleanor Wong. The play...

17 April 2018: Yale-NUS staff and faculty share...

By Daryl Yang | Images as credited From 25 March to 29 March 2018, several Yale-NUS staff and faculty attended the Asia-Pacific Association for International Education Annual Conference (APAIE) 2018 and shared their expertise in higher education. Drawing on their insights from the Yale-NUS experience, they presented on diverse issues in higher e...

13 April 2018: From college to consulting, Yale...

By Daryl Yang | Images by Yasunari Watanabe As the second batch of Yale-NUS students prepares for graduation, some among the cohort have found employment with companies in the corporate sector such as JP Morgan, Barclays, Oliver Wyman and L.E.K Consulting. Martin Vasev (Class of 2018) is one student who is heading to Oliver Wyman,...

10 April 2018: The Future of Public Health: Lea...

By Daryl Yang | Image by Saksham Mehtora Professor Jeannette Ickovics, Professor Sten Vermund and Professor Teo Yik Ying. On 19 March 2018, Yale-NUS College played host to leading scholars in public health at a panel discussion with the Deans of the Yale School of Public Health and the Saw Swee Hock School of Public...

6 April 2018: Gone but not forgetful: Alumni ke...

By Kevin Low | Images as credited The Class of 2017 alumni have embarked on the beginning of their careers or are navigating the avenues of further studies. But they have not forgotten their roots – many have returned to their alma mater to bring back some of the lessons from their experiences to the...

4 April 2018: Yale-NUS faculty member and stude...

By Daryl Yang | Images as credited Assistant Professor of Science Michael Gastner and Class of 2018 student Pratyush More. Image by Kimberly Hoong. A core aspect of the Yale-NUS model of education is its innovative curriculum that integrates knowledge across the disciplines. This emphasis on interdisciplinary thinking spans both classroom learni...

3 April 2018: Sustainability success stories: ...

By Daryl Yang | Images provided by Pang Wei Han From 26 February to 3 March 2018, high school students from Indonesia and Singapore gathered at the Yale-NUS campus for a one-week accelerator programme. Known as the Chili Padi Academy (CPA), the programme helps high school students by equiping them with the skills, emotional intelligence, and...

30 March 2018: Giving is not a zero-sum game

By Raynold Toh | Image by Lynn Ee Mr Collin Ang, Managing Director of digital marketing consulting group Decision Science Agency, keeps a verse from the Tang dynasty poem《将进酒》by Li Bai close to his heart: “天生我材必有用，千金散尽还复来”. Loosely translated, the verse suggests that each person is naturally endowed with certain talents; even...

27 March 2018: ‘Stories from the Dinner Table’ ...

By Courtney Carter Storytelling is a skill that can be learnt and practised. It can also build communities among people who see each other every day, but do not interact much. This is the central tenet of a new programme planned and hosted by Dean’s Fellow Mr Detmer Kremer. Supported by the Writers’ Centre and...

23 March 2018: Visiting faculty enrich module o...

By Regina Marie Lee | Images as credited As Head of Studies for Anthropology, Professor Inhorn mentors junior faculty and leads the capstone course for seniors. Photo by Yasu Watanabe. As a young institution, Yale-NUS often hosts visiting faculty who enrich the academic life on campus. They offer diverse modules, mentor younger faculty and spea...

20 March 2018: Yale-NUS student Jay Ong to debu...

By Kelly Ng | Images by Yasunari Watanabe and Jay Ong Yale-NUS student Jay Ong (Class of 2021) will debut two of his original saxophone compositions at the 18th World Saxophone Congress, which will be held in Zagreb, Croatia from 10 to 14 July 2018. Held since 1969, the international congress serves as a platform...

16 March 2018: Graduating students contribute t...

By Daryl Yang | Images by Yasunari Watanabe Many Yale-NUS students are passionate about serving the communities around them and some graduating seniors have decided to do so through their careers. One such student is Damian Lee (Class of 2018, above), who will be joining the Economic Development Board (EDB), a government agency under the Ministr...

13 March 2018: Following your heart in College:...

Text and Images by Kelly Ng At Yale-NUS College, all students take the Common Curriculum in their first three semesters of study. The Common Curriculum is a set of courses that introduces students to multiple modes of inquiry, from the fundamentals of human existence to many challenging issues of our age. By their third year,...

9 March 2018: Yale-NUS welcomes prospective stu...

By Daryl Yang On 10 March 2018, Yale-NUS College will be inviting prospective students to experience what studying and living at Yale-NUS is like. As part of NUS Open Day 2018, there will be a range of activities on campus for visitors to experience the vibrant community of learning at Asia’s leading liberal arts college....

6 March 2018: ComPact organises panel discussio...

By Daryl Yang | Image provided by Saksham Mehrotra On 17 January 2018, a panel discussion on migrant workers in Singapore was held at Saga College’s Lecture Theatre 1. Organised by Community Impact, or ComPact, a Yale-NUS student organisation dedicated to increasing the involvement of students in off-campus community service, the event featured ...

2 March 2018: Teaching Innovation Grant offers ...

By Regina Marie Lee | Images provided by Yale-NUS Centre of Teaching & Learning At Yale-NUS, students taking the popular Proof module have their peer feedback assigned, collected and distributed—all using automated software. Peer feedback is an important element in the course, as students often work in groups to complete mathematical proofs ...

26 February 2018: From graduates to Goldman: Ya...

By Daryl Yang | Image by Yasunari Watanabe Fatima Ezzahra Daif (left) and Colette Chiaranussati (right). Four Yale-NUS students will not be bidding each other goodbye after graduation as they will be joining the same company. Colette Chiaranussati, Fatima Ezzahra Daif, Tiffany Ip and Ajinkya Chougule (all from the Class of 2018) will be heading ...

23 February 2018: Faculty and Staff Giving impa...

By Raynold Toh | Images as credited Image by Jessica Sam. Last year, Yale-NUS faculty and staff came together to give back to Yale-NUS College by participating in the College’s Faculty & Staff Giving (FSG) campaign. Led by Giving Ambassadors from various departments across the campus, the annual campaign ended with a high percentage particip...

20 February 2018: Modelling human diseases: Yal...

By Daryl Yang | Image by Yasunari Watanabe Last December, Lim Chu Hsien (Class of 2018) published her first research commentary in the peer-reviewed Journal of Developmental Biology. Titled ‘Modeling Alzheimer’s and Other Age Related Human Diseases in Embryonic Systems’, the article (open access) proposed employing a multi-model approach that ta...

15 February 2018: Language tables at Yale-NUS c...

By Wen Kin Lim | Image by Saksham Mehrotra When you walk into the dining halls of Yale-NUS College during mealtimes, you will often hear a symphony of sounds, including a seemingly endless stream of laughter, debates, serious conversations and jokes. Most of the conversations are in English but if you listen closely, you can...

13 February 2018: New rules of international en...

By Daryl Yang | Image provided by the Environmental Law Students Association Professor Douglas Kysar (left) and Professor Daniel C. Esty (right) On 1 February 2018, Yale-NUS College hosted a talk titled “New Rules of International Environmental Law” featuring two distinguished environmental law experts from Yale Law School, Professor Daniel C. E...

12 February 2018: Trisha Craig: Producing liber...

By Dr Trisha Craig, Dean of International & Professional Experience Across the West, it is not hard to find evidence of the falling esteem in which the liberal arts are held. Parents fret that expensive degrees will produce little but mounds of debt. Politicians frequently offer them up as examples of what ails higher education,...

9 February 2018: Yale-NUS scholarship holders t...

By Daryl Yang | Images by Yasunari Watanabe Felicia Soh (left) and Cheryl Cosslett (right) As the Yale-NUS Class of 2018 counts down to graduation in May 2018, one student is readying herself for a career as a uniformed police officer with the Singapore Police Force. Felicia Soh (Class of 2018) is a Ministry of Home...

6 February 2018: Flying the Yale-NUS name high:...

Written by Kelly Ng During the Inter-College Games in February 2018, supporters of the Yale-NUS sports teams can now cheer by waving the brand-new Yale-NUS flag, which will be making its debut. Featuring two of the College’s key identity symbols – the Yale-NUS wordmark and Halcyon the College mascot, the Institutional flag is a significant...

2 February 2018: Yale-NUS alumni keep the spiri...

Text and images by Kevin Low Upon graduation, Yale-NUS alumni are required to move out of their residential colleges. International students tend to return to their home country, while many Singaporeans go back to living with their families: a common practice in land-scarce Singapore. Some Class of 2017 graduates, however, opted to keep the spir...

30 January 2018: Yale-NUS students conduct rese...

By Daryl Yang | Image provided by Tan Mei-Mei Over several months, Tan Mei-Mei (Class of 2018) travelled around Singapore in search of wild otters. Once thought to be extinct, the smooth-coated otter has become increasingly common in various regions of the country. “As part of my summer research project, I was involved in observational...

26 January 2018: Stephen Riady International Ex...

By Yip Jie Ying | Images as credited Image by Lynn Ee. The Stephen Riady Group of Foundations is dedicated to improving lives through philanthropy in areas such as education as well as humanitarian and social development. As one of Yale-NUS College’s Founding Benefactors, it has supported various programmes at the College through its generous...

23 January 2018: Staff and faculty bond over Lu...

By Kelly Ng In 2014, four Dean’s Fellows who previously studied at Yale University introduced the Lunch Tag initiative at Yale-NUS College with the aim of fostering a sense of community among students across all Residential Colleges and academic years. To do this, they paired students up randomly to meet over a meal of their...

19 January 2018: Yale-NUS student publishes gra...

By Wen Kin Lim | Images provided by Scott Lee Chua and Yasunari Watanabe Amidst the usual flurry of college assignments, economics problem sets and student organisation activities, Yale-NUS student Scott Lee Chua (Class of 2020) managed to find time to work on a book about his home country, the Philippines. The graphic novel, entitled...

17 January 2018: Exploring the frontier of scie...

By Daryl Yang | Image by Yasunari Watanabe Students at Yale-NUS College can major in 14 different majors which range from the humanities to the sciences. One of these majors is the Life Sciences major, which explores the mysteries of living things across all scales from the mechanics of protein ‘machines’, to the development of...

12 January 2018: New Dean of Admissions & F...

By Melissa Wang After admitting four classes since she joined the College in October 2013, Ms Laura Severin will welcome the Class of 2022 this August, in her new role as the Yale-NUS College Dean of Admissions & Financial Aid. Formerly the Director of the department, Ms Severin possesses a deep understanding of the needs...

9 January 2018: Yale-NUS students gain awarenes...

By Kelly Ng | Image by Saksham Mehrotra Yale-NUS College is a special place, which provides a well-rounded liberal arts education, both in and out of the classroom. Conceived with the fundamental focus of fostering students to be authors of their own experience, the College actively welcomes ideas proposed by students who are keen to...

5 January 2018: Yale-NUS faculty convene confer...

By Daryl Yang | Image by Yasunari Watanabe On 16 and 17 November 2017, Yale-NUS College welcomed historians and researchers in the field of Russo-Asian history for a two-day conference on the trajectory of the Russian Revolution in Asia. Titled ‘The Asian Arc of the Russian Revolution: Setting the East Ablaze?’, the conference was co-convened...

2 January 2018: Yale NUS students embark on a m...

Text by Kelly Ng | Images provided by Yale-NUS SCUBA Environments Association During the year-end break, a group of 15 students from Yale-NUS SCUBA Environments Association (YNSEA) went to Pulau Weh in Sabang, Indonesia for a marine conservation and scuba diving trip. Primarily, this pioneer expedition was aimed at giving students a first-hand e...

29 December 2017: Benefactors experience Yale-N...

By Daryl Yang | Images provided by NUS Development Office Yale-NUS students are afforded a wide range of unique opportunities in their pursuit of knowledge, and this is made possible through the generous support of donors and benefactors of the College. On 25 and 26 August 2017, the National University of Singapore (NUS) played host...

26 December 2017: Writers’ Centre hosts s...

By Courtney Carter | Image provided by Yale-NUS Writers’ Centre The symposium opened on 8 November 2017 with “Authors in the Open Air, A Reading”, at the Yale-NUS Amphitheatre, featuring writer Sharon Solwitz (left) and journalist and essayist Maggie Tiojakin (right). On 8 – 10 November 2017, the Yale-NUS College Writer...

22 December 2017: Turning Confusion to Clarity:...

By Daryl Yang | Image by Melissa Wang Despite their busy schedules teaching and working with students at Yale-NUS College, faculty members continue to contribute to the academic advancements in their fields, writing and publishing books to share their knowledge and research with the world. Assistant Professor of Humanities (Literature) Andrew Hu...

19 December 2017: New first-year programmes to ...

Text and images by Courtney Carter This academic year, Yale-NUS’ Dean of Students office and its three Residential Colleges (RCs) introduced two new programmes for first-year students to help them acclimate to the Yale-NUS living and learning environment – a course module titled Transitions and a foundational programme called Becoming Kingfisher...

15 December 2017: Yale-NUS students present com...

By Daryl Yang | Images provided by Evan Asava Aree Between 9 and 14 July 2017, Evan Asava Aree (Class of 2017) and Chen Haoran (Class of 2020) attended the 54th Annual Meeting of the Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation in Yucatan, Mexico. The duo was invited to present on a sampling model that...

12 December 2017: Yale-NUS student playwrights ...

Text and images by Kevin Low From 2 to 5 November 2017, local theatre production group The Second Breakfast Company staged two plays written by past and current Yale-NUS College students in a double billing. The Wedding Pig was written by alumna Chelsea Cheo Baoyun (Class of 2017), while Lemmings was the work of Myle...

8 December 2017: Building capstone projects on ...

By Regina Marie Lee | Images provided by Pareen Chaudhari and Lai Ying Tong Over the past summer, Yale-NUS students embarked on diverse of internships to develop their professional interests and skills. Some went away inspired to continue studying a specific area in their final-year capstone projects. After her exposure to the world of financial...

5 December 2017: In Focus: Thought leaders disc...

By Daryl Yang | Images by Yasunari Watanabe and Saksham Mehrotra A new lecture series titled “Singapore in Focus” was launched this year where experts on Singapore society and politics were invited to share their insights with the Yale-NUS community. The first speaker to inaugurate the series on 12 October 2017 was Professor Chua...

1 December 2017: Yale-NUS ballroom dancing team...

By Daryl Yang | Images provided by Yale-NUS Ballroom Dancing Team Over the past five years, many student organisations have sprouted in Yale-NUS College and one which has seen significant growth in terms of participation and achievements is the Yale-NUS Ballroom Dancing Team. Founded in the same year as the College itself, about one in...

28 November 2017: Alan Chan Study Award – Creat...

By Jiang Haolie | Image provided by Jessica Sam Growing up in the rural outskirts of Siem Reap, Cambodia, So Kuon (Class of 2021), the seventh child in a family of eight children, saw sheer hard work as the only way out of poverty. “When I was young, my family was so poor,” she recalled....

24 November 2017: The Unfolding 21st Century: a...

By Daryl Yang | Images provided by Yasunari Watanabe and Jolene Lum Xin Hui On 31 October 2017, Yale-NUS College played host to two renowned intellectuals as part of the President’s Speaker Series. The two speakers, Professor Tommy Koh and Dr Fareed Zakaria, spoke on the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. Professor Tommy...

21 November 2017: Learning about conservation b...

By Daryl Yang | Images provided by Aidan Mock During the mid-semester break, a group of students travelled to Danum Valley in Sabah, Malaysia, as part of their Conservation Biology course. Led by Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Jennifer Sheridan, the group conducted field experiments in Danum Valley. The project that Aidan Mock (Cla...

17 November 2017: Art History professor Nozomi ...

By Daryl Yang | Images provided by Nozomi Naoi On 4 March 2017, Assistant Professor of Humanities (Art History) & Georgette Chen Fellow Nozomi Naoi was recognised by the Takehisa Yumeji Studies Association (Takehisa Yumeji Gakkai) in Japan for her contributions to Yumeji studies in English language scholarship. According to the art history e...

14 November 2017: In Conversation: Students eng...

By Daryl Yang | Images provided by Ilya Katrinnada Binte Zubaidi and Saksham Mehrotra Over the past semester, Yale-NUS hosted two prominent thought leaders for a new dialogue series titled “In Conversation”. On 23 August 2017, former Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) Mr Viswa Sadasivan (pictured above) inaugurated the first dialogue of the se...

10 November 2017: Yale-NUS team applies multidi...

By Daryl Yang | Image provided by Maline Bungum Last summer, a team of Yale-NUS students spent two months in Hua Hin, Thailand with two students from the Yale University and Dean of International & Professional Experience Trisha Craig, as part of their involvement in the Cultural Heritage as Sustainable Development (CHASD) project with the...

7 November 2017: Students and faculty conduct r...

By Kelly Ng | Image by Bozy Lu Over the past few decades, the study of Quantum Information Science (QIS) has emerged as a field with startling potential to revolutionise science and engineering, and by extension, the way we live. Its roots stem from the 1990s when pioneers like Charles H. Bennett explored ways to...

3 November 2017: Out of the classroom with Week...

By Wen Kin Lim | Image provided by Jacob Jarabejo In a break from the usual classroom sessions, first-year students from Yale-NUS embarked on the College’s flagship Week 7 Learning Across Boundaries (LAB) programme from 26 September to 3 October 2017 which took them on different experiential learning journeys across Singapore and overseas. The W...

31 October 2017: Yale-NUS student selected as a...

By Wen Kin Lim | Images provided by Google Chandler Beyer (fourth from left) pictured together with other scholars of the Google Women Techmakers Scholarship In July 2017, Chandler Beyer (Class of 2020) was awarded the prestigious Google Women Techmakers Scholarship. Selected from amongst a strong pool of applicants in the Asia Pacific region, t...

27 October 2017: Yale-NUS hosts the ‘Internatio...

By Daryl Yang | Images as credited Image by Ilya Katrinnada bte Zubaidi. Between 18 and 20 August 2017, the Chinese Studies Council at Yale-NUS College hosted the ‘International Academic Conference on Philosophy and Technology in Early China’ in partnership with the Needham Research Institute and the Department of East Asian Studies at the Univ...

24 October 2017: Music and theatrical interplay...

Text and images by Yasunari Watanabe On 29 March, a dozen students abruptly marched into the Elm College dining hall and sat at a table lined with dinnerware. They then began to perform a sequence of tapping cups, scraping plates and waving chopsticks. This lunchtime performance was part of a course co-taught by Assistant Professor...

20 October 2017: Yale-NUS College welcomes 20 e...

Text and image by Courtney Carter This semester, 20 exchange students, who hail from 11 universities and colleges located in seven countries around the world, joined Yale-NUS College. These universities include Bocconi University, Leiden University, Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po), Paris-Sorbonne University, Swarthmore College...

17 October 2017: Between elves and the highway:...

By Daryl Yang | Images provided by Marcus Koe In June this year, two Yale-NUS College students embarked on a month-long journey across Iceland to study the connections between Iceland’s folklore and environmentalism. Rachel Ooi (Class of 2019) and Marcus Koe (Class of 2017) were working on a student-initiated research project as part of Yale-NUS...

13 October 2017: Of haikus and hymns: Students ...

By Daryl Yang | Image by Alyson Rozells Last semester, Sarah Kiu (Class of 2018) was reading familiar texts like the Song of Songs (Shijing) and the Book of Psalms, which she had earlier encountered in the Common Curriculum. At the same time, she also had the chance to read and study other religious texts...

10 October 2017: All in a day: Students put up ...

By Daryl Yang | Images provided by Leong Kit Ling Over two weekends in August 2017, two Yale-NUS student organisations organised events for students to create and produce art on canvas and in the black box theatre. For 24 hours from 10pm on 18 August 2017, the Yale-NUS Visual Arts Society (VAS) organised the second...

6 October 2017: Yale-NUS students take on diver...

By Daryl Yang | Image provided by Nicole Lim Summer is a time when many Yale-NUS students travel to different parts of the world to explore different cities or spend time experiencing different career options in preparation for graduation. This summer, three Yale-NUS students decided to take on internships in Singapore as they learnt what...

3 October 2017: Community-based student organis...

By Daryl Yang | Image provided by Yale-NUS Association for the Protection of Animals On 23 and 26 August 2017, Yale-NUS students embarked on four different visits to various community organisations around Singapore on an inaugural community trail. This was organised by ComPact, the Yale-NUS community service club, in collaboration with other com...

29 September 2017: Yale-NUS honours David Marsh...

By Daryl Yang | Images as credited The inaugural recipient of the David Marshall Scholarship is Christal Lim (Class of 2021). Image by Jessica Sam. In honour and memory of the late Mr David Marshall (1908-1995), a scholarship was launched this year in his name to support a deserving Yale-NUS student reading the five-year Double...

26 September 2017: Tackling climate change, Yal...

Text and images by Julian Low From left to right: Peter Lewis, Kaushik Swaminathan, Stephanie Chee, Professor Tan Tai Yong, Guadalupe Lazaro and Feroz Khan Over the summer break, five Yale-NUS students clinched honours in the inaugural Association of Pacific Rim Universities – New York Times (APRU – NYT) Asia-Pacific Case Competition 2017. Steph...

22 September 2017: Renowned Shakespeare scholar...

Text by Courtney Carter | Images by Julian Low On 10 August 2017, renowned Shakespeare scholar Professor Stephen Greenblatt presented two lectures at Yale-NUS College. The first, entitled ‘Age is Unnecessary: Shakespeare and the War between Old and Young’, was a public lecture that was part of the President’s Speaker Series at Yale-NUS. The othe...

19 September 2017: Seniors take on mentorship r...

Text and images by Wen Kin Lim As the new academic year moves into full swing and the Class of 2021 settles into their new home at Yale-NUS, first-year students now have a new source of support in their residential neighbourhood. This year, Yale-NUS College has introduced the Residential College Advisor role, or better known...

15 September 2017: Dirty hawker toilets, litter...

By Daryl Yang | Images by Marcus Koe Mr Baey shares with students of the ‘Better Policy Lab’ some of his personal experiences with behavioural insights. At the end of last semester, some students had the opportunity to present their innovative solutions to everyday problems to Member of Parliament and Parliamentary Secretary, Minist...

12 September 2017: Yale-NUS graduate learns mor...

Text by Julian Low | Images provided by Orange ASEAN Factory In May 2017, Toh Hui Ran (Class of 2017) was one of 24 participants who took part in the ‘Orange Factory’, a three-week intensive sustainability workshop designed for young professionals, entrepreneurs and students from the Netherlands and Southeast Asia. The workshop was part of...

8 September 2017: Student Associate Programme o...

Text and images by Yasunari Watanabe On the Yale-NUS College campus, students have the opportunity to gain work experience through a variety of roles, from assisting in research to conducting campus tours. Yale-NUS students can seek employment on campus through the Student Associate Programme (SAP), which offers employment in the form of work a...

5 September 2017: Yale-NUS student wins bronze ...

By Julian Low | Images provided by Benedict Chan For Benedict Chan (Class of 2021), the 29th edition of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur will always be extraordinary. Making his debut in squash for Team Singapore, Benedict won the bronze and gold medals in the Doubles and Men’s Team events respectively. The...

1 September 2017: FunOpenCulture events build b...

By Poon Yee Suan | Image by Wayne Xu At Yale-NUS, the spotlight is often on the diverse and vibrant student population and their myriad accomplishments. Nevertheless, the faculty and staff of Yale-NUS are not forgotten. These key members of the Yale-NUS community create and deliver the unique liberal arts curriculum within the residential colleg...

29 August 2017: Yale-NUS students learn diverse...

By Daryl Yang | Image by Yasunari Watanabe In an increasingly globalised world, the mastery of different languages is becoming essential to students who hope to embark on careers that span countries and continents. At Yale-NUS College, students are offered the opportunity to learn diverse languages such as Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Sansk...

25 August 2017: Philosopher and public intellec...

By Yip Jie Ying | Image by Jessica Sam Renowned philosopher and public intellectual Bryan Van Norden has recently been named the Visiting Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Professor at Yale-NUS College. The Professorship is supported by the Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple, one of the College’s Founding Benefactors. “I am deeply honoured...

22 August 2017: Yale-NUS students recognised fo...

By Daryl Yang | Image provided by the Military Justice Project Last semester, Daniel Ng (Class of 2018) and Amelia Chew (Class of 2017) received awards from the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Faculty of Law for their work in pro bono projects. To recognise their commitment and passion towards providing quality pro bono services,...

18 August 2017: New divisional directors to lea...

By Melissa Wang | Image by Yasunari Watanabe This academic year, two professors will assume the roles of Divisional Directors for the Science and Social Science Divisions. Professor Stephen Pointing, an environmental scientist, took over the baton from Professor Mark Bussell to helm the Science Division. Meanwhile, Visiting Professor John Driffi...

15 August 2017: Unexpected friendships in Yale-...

By Wen Kin Lim | Images by Christopher Tee and Weave for Yale-NUS Describing his experience during a Lunch Tag date, Christopher Tee (Class of 2017), a new Dean’s Fellow at Yale-NUS College, shared, “I remember that someone had interrupted our date while we were in the middle of it. We actually did not mind!...

11 August 2017: Yale-NUS College welcomes the C...

By Poon Yee Suan | Images provided by Weave for Yale-NUS College The Class of 2021 received an official welcome to Yale-NUS at the annual First Year Assembly on 11 August 2017. The new cohort comprised 248 students, representing 45 nationalities from all over the globe. Singaporeans continued to make up the largest pool of...

8 August 2017: Yale-NUS multilingual magazine T...

By Wen Kin Lim | Images provided by Xie Yihao and Minsoo Bae Inspired by the wide range of diversity and cultures on campus, some students at Yale-NUS College have published the College’s first multilingual magazine called Tones. The magazine, which is run entirely by students, provides an avenue for the student community to express...

4 August 2017: Inaugural Writers’ Centre Litera...

By Wen Kin Lim | Image by Melissa Wang In April this year, the Yale-NUS Writers’ Centre held its inaugural Literary Awards, recognising exceptional work of individual students and the accomplishments of the creative writing community at Yale-NUS College. Professor Robin Hemley, Director of the Writing Programme at Yale-NUS explained the motivati...

1 August 2017: Yale-NUS residential staff play ...

By Daryl Yang | Images provided by Aleithia Low A unique aspect of the Yale-NUS College education is the close-knit residential community. Students stay on campus for all four years of their college life in one of three residential colleges: Saga College, Elm College and Cendana College. This residential model creates nested communities in the...

28 July 2017: Rewarding academic excellence and...

By Yip Jie Ying (Class of 2019) | Images as Credited As Yale-NUS College celebrated its inaugural graduation, several prizes were awarded to some members of the Class of 2017 to recognise their outstanding achievements and contributions to the College. Generously supported by various donors, these prizes include awards for non-academic contribut...

25 July 2017: Remembering the yesteryears, Yale...

By Daryl Yang | Images provided by Sean Cham Sean Cham (third from left) together with friends at his photobook launch During the Singapore Art Book Fair 2017 held in April 2017, Sean Cham (Class of 2019) successfully launched his first photobook, titled Yesteryears. Featuring 50 photographs of places in Singapore that were culturally and...

21 July 2017: Dean’s Fellows: Guides and mentor...

Over summer, nine Dean’s Fellows (DFs) checked into Yale-NUS College and dived into intensive training as they geared up to take on their roles as guides, mentors and advisors for Yale-NUS students. At Yale-NUS, DFs serve as role models for students while contributing to the development of the College’s programmes and initiatives. Started since ...

18 July 2017: Observing high energy physics exp...

By Julian Low | Images provided by Dr Richard Breedon During recess week in February 2017, 12 Yale-NUS and NUS students visited several laboratories within the European Organization for Nuclear Research, which is more commonly known as CERN, to learn more about experimental particle physics. CERN is a research organisation that operates the larg...

14 July 2017: Bringing food and culture from ho...

By Wen Kin Lim | Image by Yasunari Watanabe Inside the warm and bustling kitchen of the Cendana College Buttery, members of the Yale-NUS College community were busy preparing classic Korean dishes and dancing to upbeat K-pop music. This warm and inclusive event held on 30 March, was hosted by Ms Nayoung Won, a Korean-American...

11 July 2017: Climate change in pictures – Yale...

By Melissa Wang | Images provided by Tom White Between 3 to 8 March this year, Yale-NUS College hosted renowned environmental photographer and curator James Delano, while he was in Singapore to lay the groundwork for a gallery exhibit. Students and faculty alike had the opportunity to have in-depth conversations with Mr Delano, and tap...

7 July 2017: Students share their journey in an...

By Wen Kin Lim | Images provided by Elson Ong and Tinesh Indrarajah On 1 March 2017, the Centre for International & Professional Experience (CIPE) at Yale-NUS College held its inaugural Leadership Symposium, the culmination of a multi-year programme for developing leadership skills. At the symposium, graduating students shared their leadersh...

4 July 2017: President Tan Tai Yong: An ethos o...

By Melissa Wang | Image by Weave for Yale-NUS College What is the relevance of liberal arts education for Asian development? – This was the question Yale-NUS College President Tan Tai Yong sought to address at his public lecture, organised by The HEAD Foundation on 26 April. President Tan, who officially took office on 1...

30 June 2017: Championing Education through Sch...

By Yip Jie Ying (Class of 2019) | Images as credited As Yale-NUS College celebrated the Graduation Ceremony of its inaugural cohort, two fresh graduates from the Class of 2017 looked back on their college experience and the generous philanthropy that kickstarted their journey of growth and learning here. They are Denise Ng and Andrea...

27 June 2017: Urban Studies Class Explores Comm...

By Daryl Yang | Image as credited Image by Rene Schwietzke via Flickr. For the past few months, Lim Se Ern (Class of 2018) has spent time in the Clementi neighbourhood conducting surveys and interviews with the residents there. This was part of a module she was taking called ‘Community Development: In Search of the Kampung...

23 June 2017: Professor by day, teammate by nig...

By Daryl Yang | Images provided by Asst Prof Jessica Hanser, Aleithia Low and Weave for Yale-NUS College Every Wednesday evening, Assistant Professor of Humanities (History) Jessica Hanser co-teaches a class with a student. However, instead of the classroom, this takes place at the dance studio. Together with Yale-NUS student Shanice Nicole Stan...

20 June 2017: Yale-NUS welcomes esteemed econom...

By Daryl Yang | Image by Aleithia Low As Yale-NUS College enters its fifth year, it is not only the pioneer class that will leave the college grounds. Some pioneering leaders of the College, including Founding President Pericles Lewis, have similarly passed the torch and left the College in the good hands of a new...

16 June 2017: Course on interface design for ti...

Text and Images by Yasunari Watanabe At Yale-NUS College, with its unique curriculum emphasis on interdisciplinarity, many course offerings lie at the intersection of multiple disciplines, even spanning the arts and sciences. ‘Interface Design for Time-Based Art Forms’ is one such course and was taught by Lecturer of Humanities, Dr Jingyin (Jon)...

13 June 2017: Yale-NUS students spearhead initi...

By Daryl Yang | Image provided by Madeline Tan Since January 2017, Yale-NUS students have a special meatless menu in all three residential dining halls once a week. This initiative was spearheaded by the Yale-NUS Association for the Protection of Animals (YAPAC), a student organisation that seeks to increase awareness about animal welfare issues...

9 June 2017: Inaugural Citizen Science Symposiu...

By Daryl Yang | Image provided by Yasunari Watanabe From 3 to 4 March 2017, Yale-NUS College hosted students, faculty and members of the public interested in the growing field of citizen science at the College’s inaugural Citizen Science Symposium. Featuring a range of talks and workshops, the event aimed to promote an understanding of...

6 June 2017: Yale-NUS student group aims to est...

By Wen Kin Lim | Images by Aleithia Low While other students were completing their final week of classes, Betty Pu (Class of 2020) was on a 17-hour flight to California, USA for an entrepreneurship conference at Stanford University. Selected as one of 35 international college students for the Asia-Pacific Student Entrepreneurship Society (ASES) ...

2 June 2017: Thank you President Lewis

By Julian Low On 29 May 2017, Yale-NUS College celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2017. Shortly after, the Yale-NUS community will bid adieu to Founding President, Professor Pericles Lewis who will be leaving the College upon completion of his five-year presidency term. On 1 July 2017, Professor Tan Tai Yong, the College’s Presiden...

29 May 2017: Celebrating Yale-NUS College’s ina...

By Julian Low Four years ago, Yale-NUS College welcomed its first cohort of students. From the temporary campus at Residential College 4 and pioneering runs of the Common Curriculum, to the vibrant residential life activities and co-curricular programmes on its new award winning campus, Yale-NUS has grown within a short span of time. Now,...

26 May 2017: Graduating seniors reflect on the ...

By Yip Jie Ying | Images as credited This year marks a significant milestone for Yale-NUS as the College celebrates the graduation of its inaugural cohort, the Class of 2017. In the midst of the celebrations, some graduating students have taken a step back to reflect on their time at Yale-NUS and the impact that...

23 May 2017: Students from Yale-NUS and SUTD te...

By Julian Low| Images provided by Nicholas Carverhill In early 2017, two students from Yale-NUS College and the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) collaborated on a joint project and emerged as one of the finalists in an international social innovation competition. Nicholas Carverhill (Class of 2017) and Jezamine Chua, an Archi...

19 May 2017: From suites to suits, Yale-NUS gra...

By Daryl Yang | Images as credited Having completed their four-year liberal arts degree at Yale-NUS College, some graduates of the pioneer class will be diving straight into the working world. While some such as Manas Punhani (Class of 2017) and May Tay (Class of 2017) will be joining multinational corporations such as global management...

16 May 2017: Nobel laureate Carl Wieman advocat...

By Wen Kin Lim | Images by Yasunari Watanabe On 28 April 2017, Nobel laureate and renowned educator Professor Carl Wieman presented a public lecture as a part of the President’s Speaker Series at Yale-NUS College. Prof Wieman is a physicist at Stanford University and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2001 for...

12 May 2017: Making social impact with the libe...

By Daryl Yang | Images as credited As the first class of Yale-NUS College prepares to graduate in a few weeks’ time, some students have committed themselves to applying their liberal arts education to meaningful careers in the social services or healthcare sectors. One such student is Daryl Tan (Class of 2017). A major in...

9 May 2017: Promoting healthy living at Yale-NU...

By Julian Low | Images by Weave for Yale-NUS College Between 6 and 12 March 2017, the third edition of Health and Wellness Week took place with a myriad of activities organised all over Yale-NUS College. Activities ranged from a sunrise yoga session, rock-climbing lessons, zumba dancing to neck, back and shoulder massages by members...

5 May 2017: Graduates from Yale-NUS’ first clas...

By Valerie Yeo | Images as credited Tara Dear and Ling Xi Min are amongst graduating students who will be taking up prestigious fellowship offers. Image by Aleithia Low As the pioneer batch of Yale-NUS students consider various post-graduation options, some of them will be taking up prestigious fellowship offers from organisations around the wor...

2 May 2017: Yale-NUS Students work with Skillse...

By Michelle Soto | Images provided by Dianne Araral, Callysta Thony and Monica Kim On 15 March 2017, three Yale-NUS students, Dianne Araral (Class of 2020), Callysta Thony (Class of 2018) and Monica Kim (Class of 2020) were featured on an episode of a local Chinese language show called ‘Hello Singapore’ for their work with...

28 April 2017: Building a legacy of Senior Clas...

By Baoyun Chelsea Cheo (Class of 2017) | Images as credited As Yale-NUS College prepares for the graduation of its first class this May, the Class of 2017 united for their final parting gift to the College community in February during the College’s inaugural Senior Class Gift (SCG) Campaign. Led by a committee of seven...

25 April 2017: Yale-NUS students hold first ‘Da...

By Julian Low | Images provided by Chandler Catherine Beyer On 18 March 2017, more than 50 participants from Yale-NUS took part in the first student led hackathon held at Yale-NUS College. Swarnima Sircar and Ross Rauber (both from the Class of 2019) were the key drivers of this event, which was aimed to improve...

21 April 2017: Graduates from Yale-NUS’ first c...

By Daryl Yang | Image by Weave for Yale-NUS College While Joan Danielle Ongchoco (Class of 2017, above) will be graduating from Yale-NUS College later this year with the rest of the inaugural class, her connection with Yale-NUS will continue as she heads to Yale University to pursue a PhD in Cognitive Psychology. “I was...

18 April 2017: Apes can’t ape: exploring the fr...

By Daryl Yang | Images as credited Prof Frans de Waal giving his opening address. Image provided by Yasunari Watanabe On 6 March 2017, renowned primatologist Professor Frans de Waal gave a public lecture as part of the President’s Speaker Series. Professor de Waal is a Dutch-American ethologist and biologist known for his work on...

16 April 2017: Sustaining an interest in sustai...

By Daryl Yang | Image by Aleithia Low As the pioneer batch of Yale-NUS students is set to graduate in May 2017, some of them will head to one of the College’s parent institutions to continue their studies. Chua Wan Ping and Xie Yihao (both Class of 2017) have been selected as the first two...

11 April 2017: Yale-NUS hosts annual weeklong a...

By Julian Low | Images provided by MWAW Committee Despite the rainy weather on 12 March 2017, there was no dampening the spirits of the students, staff and migrant workers who had gathered at Fort Canning Green. Games, a photo-booth and a light yoga session were just some of the activities that kept everyone entertained,...

7 April 2017: First graduating Yale-NUS class e...

By Daryl Yang | Images as credited Before members of the Class of 2017 could count down to their graduation from Yale-NUS College, they counted down to the deadline for their capstone projects. A unique aspect of the Yale-NUS curriculum is the original capstone project which all students undertake with the guidance of Yale-NUS faculty...

4 April 2017: Dr Stuart Strange on spirit mediu...

By Poon Yee Suan | Image by Aleithia Low Magic, mediums and mystics – themes found in the hit film Doctor Strange (2016) and in Yale-NUS College’s very own Dr Strange’s research and teaching. Like the film produced by Marvel Studios, Assistant Professor of Social Sciences (Anthropology) Stuart E Strange’s work explores issues around the...

31 March 2017: Broad Peak Global Engagement Int...

By Yip Jie Ying | Images as credited Over the summer of 2016, four students went on meaningful internship experiences around the world through the Broad Peak Global Engagement Internship Grant, established by Singapore-based investment firm Broad Peak Investment Advisers Pte Ltd and supported by the College’s Centre for International & Profe...

28 March 2017: Yale-NUS students in NUS varsity...

By Yasunari Watanabe | Images provided by Rachel Ong, Chua Wan Ping and Guo Hui Ping Home to 12 sports teams, Yale-NUS College encourages an active athletic culture among students. The College’s teams participate annually in the Inter-Faculty Games and Inter-College Games, which are both tournaments within the NUS community. However, Yale-NUS st...

24 March 2017: Yale-NUS students head for publi...

By Daryl Yang | Image provided by Joyan Tan While many of the graduating Yale-NUS students are in the thick of exploring their post-graduation options, some have their immediate career paths mapped out as they will be fulfilling their bond requirements from government scholarships they received prior to entering Yale-NUS College. Joyan Tan (Clas...

21 March 2017: Yale-NUS students present at Oxf...

By Daryl Yang | Image provided by Karen Ho Three Yale-NUS students – Karen Ho (Class of 2017), Min Lim (Class of 2018) and Ng Qi Siang (Class of 2019) – presented their research at a symposium organised by Trinity College at Oxford University. Titled ‘Conversations in Singapore History’, the one-day symposium aimed to bring...

17 March 2017: Yale-NUS bolsters tenure and fac...

By Melissa Wang | Image by Aleithia Low Since its inception, Yale-NUS College has placed great emphasis on building up a strong team of faculty who are committed to both research and undergraduate teaching. To augment existing efforts to strengthen the tenure process and faculty development, the College has appointed a new Associate Dean of...

9 March 2017: In anticipation of Open Day 2017

By Wen Kin Lim | Image designed by Min Lim This Saturday, 11 March, Yale-NUS College will welcome visitors for the NUS Open day, and the College has been abuzz with activity in anticipation. One of the biggest events held for prospective students, Open Day will exhibit many of the unique offerings of the Yale-NUS...

7 March 2017: Writer and Professor Robin Hemley...

Written by Wen Kin Lim | Image by Aleithia Low In November 2016, Professor of Humanities and Director of the Writing Programme Robin Hemley, presented at two international writing conferences in Hong Kong and Guangzhou, China. The first conference on 11-12 November in Hong Kong was a bilingual event that explored English and Chinese creative...

3 March 2017: Saw Swee Hock Study Award –...

By Yip Jie Ying | Images as Credited The Saw Swee Hock Study Award at Yale-NUS College was established in 2016 through a donation provided by Professor Saw Swee Hock, who is President’s Honorary Professor of Statistics in the Department of Statistics and Applied Probability at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Professorial Fel...

28 February 2017: YAAAS: Celebrating cultural d...

By Daryl Yang | Image provided by Yale-NUS African, African-American & Afro-Caribbean Society While Yale-NUS College is situated in Asia, students at Yale-NUS College come from diverse backgrounds that span more than fifty countries from six continents. This includes students of African descent and other regions such as the Middle East and t...

24 February 2017: Yale-NUS promotes a culture o...

By Daryl Yang | Image provided by National Youth Council On 21 January 2017, Cendana Vice Rector and Lecturer in Social Sciences (Global Affairs) Catherine Sanger was invited to speak at a panel organised by the National Youth Council, Singapore. The panel was part of the inaugural event for a programme called “What’s Going On...

21 February 2017: Yale-NUS Global & Public ...

By Daryl Yang | Image provided by Aleithia Low On 16 November 2016, the Yale-NUS Global & Public Health Alliance (YGPA) hosted a public lecture by Professor David L. Heymann, chairman of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Emergency Committee on the Zika virus. Professor Heymann is a professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at the London...

17 February 2017: Laurel Fantauzzo’s non-fictio...

Text and images by Yasunari Watanabe On the evening of 19 January, the College community came together to celebrate the launch of Writing Instructor Laurel Fantauzzo’s non-fiction book, The First Impulse: Notes on Love, Film, and Death in the Philippines in an event held at the Writer’s Centre. The book, printed by Anvil Publishing, is...

14 February 2017: Building a culture of nutriti...

By Daryl Yang | Image by Yasunari Watanabe On 3 November 2016, students, staff and faculty were busily doing squats around the College for the inaugural Yale-NUS Mass Squat Challenge. This was organised by a new student organisation called ‘BACON’ as part of the first Wellness Week. BACON loosely stands for ‘Building A Culture of...

10 February 2017: Students initiate independent...

By Daryl Yang | Image by Sherice Ngaserin, Joseph LaRose and Wayne Xu At Yale-NUS College, students not only have the opportunity to attend a diverse range of classes with their professors but can also initiate their own independent reading and research programmes. This allows students to delve into particular areas of interest under the...

7 February 2017 : Yale-NUS Infrastructure Offic...

By Wen Kin Lim | Images by Aleithia Low On 11 January 2017, the Yale-NUS Infrastructure, Safety & Security Office held a roadshow on Safety, Security and Environment. The event was attended by over 250 guests, including representatives from the Singapore Police Force, the Central Narcotics Bureau and the Yale-NUS Safety Committee. The Roads...

3 February 2017: Halcyon, the Yale-NUS mascot

By Jeannie Tay | Image provided by Public Affairs Four years after Yale-NUS College started its first class, the college now has a mascot to call its own. An idea initiated by students in 2015, the work on the development of a mascot to represent Yale-NUS took place over the past two years. While the...

31 January 2017: Shanice Stanislaus’ documentar...

Written by Yasunari Watanabe | Image provided by Shanice Stanislaus Shanice Stanislaus’ (Class of 2017) passion for dance drove her to capture, or archive, movements in film. In her documentary film Refugi, she explored how different people express themselves through the medium of dance. The film weaved together interviews and dance pieces of pe...

27 January 2017: Looking at the world from a di...

By Yip Jie Ying & Joella Lopes-Lam | Images as Credited To learn a language is to have one more window from which to look at the world (学一门语言，就是多一个观察世界的窗户). This Chinese proverb clearly resonates with students who dedicate numerous hours to learning languages from all over the world. With support from the Tan Chin Tuan...

24 January 2017: For Dr Jean Liu, love is an op...

By Daryl Yang | Image by Weave for Yale-NUS College In The Effect by Lucy Prebble, a doctor sought to discover whether two people could be made to fall in love using a love drug. This was precisely what Assistant Professor of Social Sciences (Psychology) Jean Liu did in her PhD research. “My research was...

20 January 2017: Swarthmore College President s...

By Wen Kin Lim | Image provided by Swarthmore College On 9 January 2017, Valerie Smith, President of Swarthmore College – one of the top liberal arts colleges in the United States – was at Yale-NUS College to give a talk to students on the relevance of a liberal arts education. President Valerie Smith is...

17 January 2017: Yale-NUS faculty & student...

By Daryl Yang | Image provided by Hrishi Olickel Hrishi Olickel (first from left), together with researchers from NUS at the 23rd ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security at Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria. Bitcoin may be a familiar name to some, but not many may have heard of blockchain. While Bitcoin is a form...

13 January 2017: Inaugural class takes on Concu...

By Daryl Yang | Image by Weave for Yale-NUS College While some students plan to enter the workforce upon graduation, others will be continuing their education in graduate schools. At Yale-NUS College, students have the opportunity to pursue a Masters programme with partner institutions to deepen their knowledge and skills in a specific field...

10 January 2017: Yale-NUS students win the pres...

By Melissa Wang | Image provided by Alex Pont In the last quarter of 2016, two Yale-NUS students brought home the top honours in the prestigious Procter & Gamble (P&G) Asia CEO Challenge. A business case competition and intensive training workshop, participants of the Challenge took on the role of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)...

6 January 2017: Yale-NUS students launch the fi...

By Wen Kin Lim | Images by Yasunari Watanabe On 18 November 2016, the Yale-NUS College Society for Academic Research (YNSAR) launched the inaugural Yale-NUS Undergraduate Journal, featuring the best undergraduate research across multiple academic disciplines at the College. Patrick Wu (2019), President of YNSAR, said the Journal’s main objective...

3 January 2017: Dr Anju Paul on why there is no...

By Daryl Yang | Images by Weave for Yale-NUS College On 5 August 2016, Assistant Professor of Social Sciences (Sociology and Public Policy) Anju Paul was the first faculty member to be nominated by the Orientation Committee to address the matriculating Class of 2020 at the First Year Assembly, an annual event held on campus...

30 December 2016: Dispatches from Abroad

By Callysta Thony & Joella Lopes-Lam | Images as credited Semester abroad programmes are enriching and highly rewarding experiences for students at Yale-NUS College, who return with stories and lessons to share with their peers back in Singapore. These trips provide valuable opportunities for students to pursue their academic interests while...

27 December 2016: First Agrarian and Food Studi...

By Melissa Wang | Image provided by Marvin Montefrio On 10 November, Yale-NUS College hosted the first Agrarian and Food Studies Mini-Conference in Singapore, a day-long interdisciplinary event that brought together academics from all over Singapore who do research and teaching on agrarian and food studies in Asia. Assistant Professor of Social ...

23 December 2016: Career services at Yale-NUS C...

By Jeannie Tay | Images by Yasunari Watanabe In six months, Yale-NUS College will be graduating its first class of students. As the College prepares for its first graduation event in 2017, the Career Services team (photo above) at the Centre for International & Professional Experience (CIPE) has been steadily intensifying its programmes, esp...

20 December 2016: Students discuss US politics ...

By Yasunari Watanabe | Image by Haroun Chahed The 2016 presidential election in the United States proved to be tumultuous, unpredictable and relevant for people around the world. Over the past semester, 18 students from Yale-NUS took a course on American Politics and the 2016 Presidential Election, taught by Dr Catherine Sanger, Lecturer, Social...

16 December 2016: New Dean of Educational Resou...

In December 2016, Yale-NUS College welcomed Mr Ronald Milne, Yale-NUS’ first Dean of Educational Resources & Technology (ERT). Dean Milne will lead the team in providing for the College’s ERT needs, and aims to proactively develop more robust capabilities to further support learning, teaching and research within the College in all four areas of ...

14 December 2016: Yale-NUS students fill gaps i...

Written by Wen Kin Lim | Image provided by Wayne Xu Dave Lim (Class of 2019) on a field survey at a HDB estate. Stacey Yuen (Class of 2017) was working on what seemed like just another college assignment for her Human Rights class. However, while searching for information on the 2013 Little India Riots,...

12 December 2016: Two students win Modern Aging...

By Clare Isabel Ee and Daryl Yang | Image provided by Modern Aging 2016 Rachel Quek (left) receiving her prize for topping the Modern Aging Short Film Contest When Rachel Quek (Class of 2018) returns to her home in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, she lives with her extended family – this includes her grandmother, granduncle, uncle...

9 December 2016: Music as passion and research ...

Written by Clare Isabel Ee | Images by Alistair Ryan By day, Steve Ferzacca holds two titles: Visiting Associate Professor of Social Sciences and Acting Head of Studies for Anthropology at Yale-NUS College. By night (and on weekends) he holds two more – member of the legendary 1960s Singapore band, The Straydogs, and songwriter and member...

7 December 2016: Yale-NUS Writers’ Centre hosts...

By Daryl Yang | Image provided by the Writers’ Centre Mr Vijay Seshadri reading from his Pulitzer-winning poetry collection On 11 November 2016, the Yale-NUS Writers’ Centre hosted two eminent writers, Vijay Seshadri and Nicole Walker, for the final instalment in this semester’s reading series. The two literary luminaries were invited as guests ...

5 December 2016: Yale-NUS student enters presti...

By Clare Isabel Ee | Images as credited Mollie Saltskog (Class of 2017) A member of the inaugural Yale-NUS Class of 2017, Mollie Saltskog, has been accepted to the second class of Schwarzman Scholars, a highly competitive master’s degree programme at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. She will enrol for the course in August 2017, soon after...

2 December 2016: Students by day, artists by n...

By Daryl Yang | Images as credited Lek Haokai with his band, Sphaeras. Image by Jeremy Hu, Bandwagon While most of his peers might be travelling over the summer break in 2017 to catch a breather from school, Lek Haokai (Class of 2018) will also be travelling – and not simply for leisure. Aside from being a...

25 November 2016: J Y Pillay Fellow attracted t...

Written by Nirali Desai | Image by Aleithia Low Established to allow Yale-NUS College to hire young academics who can help develop and participate in the College’s diverse curriculum and programmes, the J Y Pillay Fellowship is part of the J Y Pillay Global-Asia Programme, which is supported by philanthropic gifts from various corporations and...

22 November 2016: Students and faculty speak in...

Text and images by Yasunari Watanabe Al Lim (Class of 2019) reading a poem written in twin cinema form From 4 to 13 November 2016, Singapore’s literary scene was abuzz with readings, panels and events as part of the annual Singapore Writers Festival organised by the National Arts Council. This year, three students and two faculty...

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