Yale NUS College

Press Releases

2020
24 Sep	Scientists discover why tarantulas come in vivid blues and greens
12 Aug	Yale-NUS alumnus receives Fulbright Singapore Student Program award
02 Jun	Smart devices should space out vibrations to maximise user alert benefits and minimise distractions
29 Apr	Artist-in-Residence: When Going Means Staying
22 Apr	Yale-NUS College scientists identify bisulphates that reduce the efficacy of diesel engine catalysts
15 Apr	Researchers from Yale-NUS College and University College Cork uncover evolutionary origins of structural colours in insects
29 Feb	95% of Yale-NUS College graduates find employment within six months
30 Jan	Yale-NUS College launches Artist-in-Residence programme
29 Jan	Yale-NUS College professor proves interconnectedness of Great Barrier Reef and Australian continental landmass ecosystems via airborne microbes

2019
14 Nov	The Future of Our Pasts workshops help young people engage in history through personal narratives
17 Oct	Research by Yale-NUS College identifies treatment of metabolic dysfunction as a potential therapy for Alzheimer’s disease
14 Oct	Yale-NUS College pilots capstone internship programme for students
16 Apr	Yale-NUS announces first Vice President of Engagement
28 Feb	9 in 10 Yale-NUS graduates find employment within six months
14 Feb	Yale-NUS College and NUS School of Computing introduce concurrent degree programme

2018
22 Oct	Yale-NUS researchers discover drug cocktail that increases lifespan
11 Sep	New colour-generation mechanism discovered in “rainbow” weevil
14 Aug	Six students from Yale-NUS College’s Class of 2022 to pursue Liberal Arts and Medicine Pathway
10 Aug	Yale-NUS scientist and collaborators solve 65-year-old open theoretical problem on electron interactions
28 Jun	“Find your passion” may not be the best advice after all
24 Apr	Yale-NUS co-hosts first MENASA NASPA conference in Singapore
20 Mar	Five new species of frogs identified in museum collections
27 Feb	First cohort of Yale-NUS graduates highly sought after in the marketplace
29 Jan	Yale-NUS undergraduates part of team that finds two theoretical physics models to be equivalent
16 Jan	Yale-NUS and Duke-NUS launch new liberal arts and medicine pathway

2017
04 Dec	Beetles’ bright colours used for camouflage instead of warning off predators as previously thought
21 Nov	Yale-NUS student named 2018 Rhodes Scholar
15 Nov	Yale-NUS College and Surbana Jurong team up to test-bed next generation of smart city solutions
20 Sep	Building social communication skills in shy children helps with peer likeability
03 Aug	Yale-NUS College welcomes its largest student intake to date
29 May	Yale-NUS Celebrates First Cohort of 119 Graduands
24 Apr	Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman to speak at Yale-NUS College symposium on STEM education in the region
06 Apr	Yale-NUS College hosts inaugural Best Practices for Student Support symposium
14 Mar	New President for Yale-NUS College
03 Mar	Yale-NUS College hosts renowned primatologist Frans de Waal to discuss human versus animal intelligence

2016
29 Nov	Yale-NUS College professor’s discovery of alarm response in medaka fish furthers analysis of fear
24 Oct	Yale-NUS researchers and collaborators from partner institutions develop new worm strain to facilitate study of Alzheimer’s Disease
19 Aug	Launch of Singapore’s inaugural Sustainable Solutions Network (SSN) conference to promote collaboration and develop environmental solutions
13 Jul	Yale-NUS College founding president not to seek second term when his presidency concludes in May 2017
03 Jun	Yale-NUS hosts symposium on Globalising the Liberal Arts
17 Mar	Yale-NUS College announces new Dean of Faculty and senior faculty appointments
05 Feb	Yale-NUS College professor collaborates with researchers around the world to explore benefits of re-growing secondary tropical forests
01 Feb	Spin dynamics in an atomically thin semi-conductor

2015
11 Nov	Yale-NUS College welcomes two distinguished scholars as named professors
07 Oct	Yale-NUS hosts inaugural Symposium on International Liberal Education and marks campus opening with Singapore’s Prime Minister Mr Lee Hsien Loong
27 Aug	Yale-NUS students initiate platforms for community discussions on current affairs, economic matters and urbanisation
22 Jun	Yale-NUS College welcomes over 190 students to the Class of 2019
14 May	Yale-NUS College Launches New Concurrent Degree with Yale School of Public Health
20 Apr	Yale-NUS, NUS and UT Austin researchers establish theoretical framework for graphene physics
06 Apr	Yale-NUS College Launches New Concurrent Degree with Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
23 Feb	International writers share perspectives on controversial books
14 Jan	Renowned chemist Steven Bernasek joins Yale-NUS College as new Science Divisional Director
02 Jan	Two Nobel Laureates to give public lectures in early-2015

2014
27 Oct	Prestigious book prize awarded to Yale-NUS Professor
19 Aug	Yale-NUS students launch Model ASEAN conference
30 Jul	Yale-NUS College expands tertiary level education in Art
17 Jun	Yale-NUS College welcomes more than 170 new students to the Class of 2018
14 May	Inaugural NGO Bootcamp kicks off at Yale-NUS College
02 Apr	Two new Rectors appointed at Yale-NUS College
24 Mar	Yale-NUS College announces Yap Kim Hao Professorship in Comparative Religious Studies
06 Mar	Yale-NUS College welcomes Visiting Professors from Yale University

2013
18 Sep	Banco Santander establishes scholarships at Yale-NUS College with US$800,000 gift
04 Sep	Yale-NUS College launches President’s Speaker Series
27 Aug	Yale-NUS College marks inauguration as Singapore’s first liberal arts college
16 Jun	Yale-NUS College welcomes inaugural class exceeding 150 students
26 Apr	50-strong faculty to teach at Yale-NUS College when it starts
13 Feb	Top Yale scholars on teaching stints to Singapore’s first liberal arts college

2012
17 Dec	After two highly selective rounds, next application deadline of Singapore’s first liberal arts college approaches
09 Nov	Singapore’s first liberal arts college outlines innovative Common Curriculum
27 Jul	Yale-NUS College receives strong support from Singapore’s education community
06 Jul	Yale-NUS College breaks new ground in Singapore and Asia
30 May	Yale-NUS College announces the College’s inaugural President and leadership team
05 Jan	Yale-NUS College to offer two new degree programs in Law & Environmental Studies

2011
22 Nov	Yale-NUS College announces Governing Board
11 Apr	Singapore Prime Minister launches Yale-NUS College
31 Mar	NUS and Yale to establish Singapore’s first liberal arts college