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Yale-NUS in the News

2020
15 Sep	Big push for interdisciplinary learning at NUS: Timely change but there’ll be practical challenges, experts say, TODAY, 15 September 2020
08 Sep	Depression, increased anxiety linked to COVID-19 news consumption, CNA, 8 September 2020
24 Aug	Performance determinants show European cities are delivering on climate mitigation, Nature, 24 August 2020
23 Aug	YOG helped Li feel rooted to nation, The Straits Times, 23 August 2020
14 Aug	获颁公共服务奖章 陈大荣让人们更认识我国历史与文化遗产 | Public Service Medal recipient Professor Tan Tai Yong deepens awareness of Singapore’s history and cultural heritage, Lianhe Zaobao, 14 August 2020
23 Jul	23 recipients of PSC scholarship proceeding with studies this year, The Straits Times, 23 July 2020
22 Jul	Why this Redskin likes Native American nicknames in sport, Washington Examiner, 22 July 2020
05 Jul	Uni students tap networks to help peers get internships, The Straits Times, 5 July 2020
04 Jul	‘Healing Labor’: Examining how Japanese sex work is woven into culture and economy, The Japan Times, 4 July 2020
04 Jul	Shipping disruptions may fuel spread of harmful alien species, The Straits Times, 4 July 2020
23 Jun	Changing society through eco books, The Straits Times, 23 June 2020
23 Jun	Commentary: The wrangling over rest days foreign domestic workers and their employers face in Phase 2, CNA, 23 June 2020
21 Jun	Weekends: Making sense of the China-India skirmish on the Line of Control, Money FM 89.3, 21 June 2020
21 Jun	Commentary: Here’s what months of food deliveries and takeaways have taught us, CNA, 21 June 2020
17 Jun	Grüne Investitionen schaffen mehr Arbeitsplätze | Green investments create more jobs, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 17 June 2020
16 Jun	India and China have their first deadly clashes in 45 years, The Economist, 16 June 2020
13 Jun	Commentary: The intractable tug of war between China and Hong Kong, CNA, 13 June 2020
04 Jun	为客工排忧解难 | Resolving issues for foreign workers, Lianhe Zaobao, 4 June 2020
02 Jun	Smart devices should space out vibrations to maximize user alert benefits, ScienceDaily, 2 June 2020
01 Jun	Heroes Unmasked: Art graduates raise funds, bring cheer to migrant workers through unique postcards, TODAY, 1 June 2020
01 Jun	‘Teaching Scholarship Award’ Recipient, Tamil Murasu, 1 June 2020
28 May	How the coronavirus stole time, Maclean’s, 28 May 2020
25 May	Chili crab, human activity and the environment – a Singapore book by youths explores their links and more, TODAY, 25 May 2020
19 May	Graduands urged to reimagine, create a post-COVID-19 world, CNA, 19 May 2020
18 May	True colors: Using X-rays to trace the evolution of insects’ structural colors, Phys Org, 18 May 2020
15 May	‘More authentic, personal’ with Yale-NUS online graduation, The Straits Times, 15 May 2020
04 May	Singapore Higher Education and COVID-19: An Early and Measured Response, International Higher Education, 4 May 2020
28 Apr	Dynamics of conflict during the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2018–2019, BMC Medicine, 28 April 2020
24 Apr	Lawrence Ypil: ‘Just because there’s some kind of drama, doesn’t automatically make it a poem’, CNN Philippines, 24 April 2020
24 Apr	A New World, The Business Times, 24 April 2020
22 Apr	Yale-NUS College scientists find bisulphates that curb efficacy of diesel engine catalysts, Scienmag, 22 April 2020
21 Apr	The afterlife of stuff, The Straits Times, 21 April 2020
20 Apr	Campaign to make workers feel welcome in housing estates, The Straits Times, 20 April 2020
16 Apr	Insight: Piracy in Southeast Asia, CNA, 16 April 2020
15 Apr	Fossil record analysis hints at evolutionary origins of insects’ structural colours, Scienmag, 15 April 2020
14 Apr	(冠状病毒19)前线医护人员压力大 可寻求免费辅导 | Frontline healthcare workers face pressure and can seek free counselling, Channel 8 News, 14 April 2020
13 Apr	Spirit of giving, The Straits Times, 13 April 2020
12 Apr	Go green amid Covid-19 circuit breaker, but with clean containers , The Straits Times, 12 April 2020
12 Apr	A Frame In Time, CNA, 12 April 2020
10 Apr	Coronavirus Economic Impact: SE Asia faces economic turmoil due to COVID-19, CGTN, 10 April 2020
06 Apr	Contact tracing – on which Singapore’s COVID-19 strategy rests, CGTN, 6 April 2020
03 Apr	Social trust in times of crisis, The Straits Times, 3 April 2020
03 Apr	(新冠肺炎) 医护人员压力大 专业心理医师 提供1对1心理辅导 | (COVID-19): Healthcare workers under pressure, professional psychologists provide 1-to-1 counselling services, China Press, 3 April 2020
03 Apr	Youthful passion for sustainable fashion, The Straits Times, 3 April 2020
01 Apr	Amyloid formation drives brain tissue loss in animal studies, Scienmag, 1 April 2020
31 Mar	Carbon Conundrum, CNA, 31 March 2020
30 Mar	Transformative Education, Facilitate Magazine, 30 March 2020
28 Mar	NUS, NTU and SMU let students write off grades for modules this semester, The Straits Times, 28 March 2020
27 Mar	Is your child a bully? How parents can spot the signs and what they should do, CNA, 27 March 2020
20 Mar	Inside the Secret World of Iridescent Animals, Discover Magazine, 20 March 2020
20 Mar	An Optogenetic Method to Study Signal Transduction in Intestinal StemCell Homeostasis, Science Direct, 20 March 2020
13 Mar	Teaching intelligence: how to take your classes online, Times Higher Education, 13 March 2020
11 Mar	How a “growth mindset” can lead to success, BBC Worklife, 11 March 2020
10 Mar	Cheeky otters are thriving in Singapore—and adapting quickly to big city life, National Geographic, 10 March 2020
05 Mar	Singapore excels at transparency while confronting spread of COVID-19, The Star, 5 March 2020
26 Feb	NUS-led study suggests mangrove forests provide cause for conservation optimism, for now, Scienmag, 26 February 2020
21 Feb	The search for new words to make us care about the climate crisis, The New Yorker, 21 February 2020
19 Feb	Rethinking US alliances and partnerships as insurance contracts, 19 February 2020
14 Feb	Nitrogen-fixing trees help tropical forests grow faster and store more carbon, Scienmag, 14 February 2020
12 Feb	How some butterflies developed the ability to change their eyespot size, ScienceDaily, 12 February 2020
07 Feb	“Battle for Singapore” to showcase nation’s wartime history, CNA, 7 February 2020
04 Feb	Butterflies can acquire new scent preferences and pass these on to their offspring, ScienceDaily, 4 February 2020
30 Jan	Airborne microbes link Great Barrier Reef and Australian continent, ScienceDaily, 30 January 2020
18 Jan	BYOC – that’s bring your own container, The Straits Times, 18 January 2020
16 Jan	Explainer: Volcanoes are erupting around the world — what makes them so dangerous and are they related?, TODAY, 16 January 2020
03 Jan	Look Ahead 2020: Environment — Food security to take centre stage while climate change activism forges ahead, TODAY, 3 January 2020

2019
29 Dec	Take a page out of these green books, The Sunday Times, 29 December 2019
27 Dec	城市农场走进大学校园 | Urban farming on university campus, Lianhe Zaobao, 27 December 2019
23 Dec	Commentary: Forget bamboo straws. Let’s name the elephants in the room of Singapore’s climate debate, CNA, 23 December 2019
12 Dec	Voter model examines how opinions spread between social networks, Physics World, 12 December 2019
10 Dec	Tropical carbon sink accelerated by symbiotic dinitrogen fixation, Nature, 10 December 2019
25 Nov	世界无肉日 本地大学宿舍试行新无肉餐计划 | International Meatless Day: Meatless meals at local university’s residential college, 8World, 25 November 2019
21 Nov	Microbes connect the earth, sea and sky, Nature Microbiology Community, 21 November 2019
17 Nov	Africans in Singapore find ‘a place like home’ in student society, church fellowship as their numbers slowly grow, South China Morning Post, 17 November 2019
08 Nov	Historian Tan Tai Yong’s lectures on Singapore launched as book, The Straits Times, 8 November 2019
07 Nov	Insight 2019/2020 – EP28 US-Taiwan Strategic Gamble, CNA, 7 November 2019
03 Nov	Sikh community may have to evolve and adapt, says Singapore professor, Business Standard, 3 November 2019
03 Nov	Philosophy in the wake of Empire pt. 1: The white way to think, ABC Radio National, 3 November 2019
28 Oct	Yale-NUS students can undertake internships to complete the final year research projects, Lianhe Zaobao, 28 October 2019
27 Oct	Gen Y Speaks: I work remotely. And it has been a blast, TODAY, 27 October 2019
26 Oct	Singapore researchers shed light on tackling Alzheimer’s, The Straits Times, 26 October 2019
21 Oct	‘If I can do it, so can you’, Berita Harian, 21 October 2019
10 Oct	Simmering inequity: a city’s worst heat hits low-income residents, Nature, 10 October 2019
06 Oct	Pair of shorts that is a man’s best friend, The Straits Times, 6 October 2019
02 Oct	The couples rethinking kids because of climate change, BBC, 2 October 2019
01 Oct	One For the Books , Singapore Magazine, 1 October 2019
30 Sep	Parashar Kulkarni on debut novel Cow and Company, fiction writing as therapeutic, and the language inequality in India, FirstPost, 30 September 2019
25 Sep	RI democracy at lowest point: Scholars, The Jakarta Post, 25 September 2019
25 Sep	Commentary: The Hong Kong rain on Beijing’s parade as China turns 70, CNA, 25 September 2019
24 Sep	Sand shortage: An overlooked environmental crisis?, CGTN, 24 September 2019
21 Sep	Hundreds turn up in red at Hong Lim Park for first Singapore Climate Rally, The Straits Times, 21 September 2019
09 Sep	Biodegradable plastic alternatives not necessarily better for Singapore, say experts, CNA, 9 September 2019
27 Aug	Unusual ‘quasiparticle’ in common 2D material, ScienceDaily, 27 August 2019
25 Aug	Singapore’s climate change dilemma: elevate or leave. What are the solutions?, South China Morning Post, 25 August 2019
24 Aug	Youth join fight against climate change, The Straits Times, 24 August 2019
23 Aug	American Girl’s China Dream, Lianhe Zaobao, 23 August 2019
20 Aug	Commentary: The deepening crisis over the Hong Kong protests, CNA, 20 August 2019
19 Aug	Reusable bags and straws a good start to the broader phasing out of plastic, The Business Times, 19 August 2019
17 Aug	The village with dolls but no children – and Japan’s existential crisis, CNA, 17 August 2019
13 Aug	Young activists planning ‘green dot’ gathering on Sept 21, The Straits Times, 13 August 2019
09 Aug	National Day Awards 2019, The Straits Times, 9 August 2019
03 Aug	Your passion isn’t waiting to be ‘found’. You need to develop it, The Business Times, 3 August 2019
01 Aug	This Yale-NUS Grad Rejected a Job at an MNC to Be a Farmer, CLEO Singapore, 1 August 2019
29 Jul	Drama set in cake – Malaysian author Yeoh Jo-Ann comes up with a winning recipe of a book, New Straits Times, 28 July 2019
23 Jul	IIT-Madras with global varsities works on urban resilience, Deccan Chronicle, 23 July 2019
21 Jul	Architect behind Petronas Towers, Cesar Pelli, dies, Asean Breaking News, 21 July 2019
19 Jul	The Pulse: The Hong Kong protests – what next?, CNA, 19 July 2019
15 Jul	The Art of Aphorism, The New Yorker, 15 July 2019
07 Jul	Q&A with Lawrence Ypil: “You go by the day and see if it pushes you to write a poem”, ABS-CBN News, 7 July 2019
30 Jun	The Meaning Of ‘Meaning’ And Mukula Bhatt, Swarajya, 30 June 2019
28 Jun	“我们的通识教育”第二届中国通识教育大会召开 – The second China General Education conference, SH China News, 28 June 2019
27 Jun	Trade triumph and geopolitics mark Singapore’s 200th anniversary, Financial Times, 27 June 2019
18 Jun	How to fall in love with the culinary arts, CBC Radio, 18 June 2019
17 Jun	No bell curve grading in national exams, most universities, The Straits Times, 17 June 2019
05 Jun	Evolution of Insect Iridescence: Origins of Three-Dimensional Photonic Crystals in Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea), Integrative and Comparative Biology, 5 June 2019
22 May	Pilot study opens new possibilities for AI to enhance cognitive performance, Phys.org, 22 May 2019
23 Apr	Wet and dry tropical forests show opposite successional pathways in wood density but converge over time, Nature, 23 April 2019
21 Apr	Why ‘Find Your Passion’ Is Such Terrible Advice, The New York Times, 21 April 2019
19 Apr	Commentary: The Notre-Dame the world needs, CNA, 19 April 2019
02 Apr	Singapore: A port city in search of a hinterland, The Straits Times, 2 April 2019
28 Mar	Education still a social leveller but it goes beyond grades: Ong Ye Kung, The Straits Times, 28 March 2019
22 Mar	All The Winners Of The St David Awards, Heart.co.uk, 22 March 2019
19 Mar	Riding the wave of climate issues, The Straits Times, 19 March 2019
13 Mar	Is there life on Mars? Kiwi scientists join the hunt, NZ Herald, 13 March 2019
12 Mar	Yale-NUS students get chance to go beyond liberal arts degree, The Straits Times, 12 March 2019
08 Mar	‘Cosmolanders’ and Singapore’s dual personality, The Straits Times, 8 March 2019
28 Feb	How rovers are searching for alien life in the desert, CNN, 28 February 2019
27 Feb	Tale of two port cities over two centuries, The Telegraph, 27 February 2019
27 Feb	Fresh graduates from NTU, NUS, SMU and SUSS earn $3,733/month on average, Human Resources Online, 27 February 2019
26 Feb	Crazy Rich Asians in early Singapore’s history, The Straits Times, 26 February 2019
23 Feb	Straight-A scholars for public service? Time to ‘catch up’ on how to pick talent, forum says, TODAY, 23 February 2019
22 Feb	The Future of Our Pasts Festival’s 11 events reveals little-known sides of Singapore, Lianhe Zaobao, 22 February 2019
22 Feb	Reimagining Singapore’s history through storytelling, TODAY, 22 February 2019
17 Feb	Festival explores lesser-known stories of Singapore’s past, The Straits Times, 17 February 2019
14 Feb	This is no valentine: the complexities of interracial dating for Asians in North America, South China Morning Post, 14 February 2019
04 Feb	The Future of Our Pasts Festival shares stories of the struggles of the common people in the 200 years of history, Lianhe Zaobao, 4 February 2019
31 Jan	Singapore shaped by port-city past: Historian, The Straits Times, 31 January 2019
29 Jan	Becoming Singapore – Episode 2 , Channel NewsAsia, 29 January 2019
28 Jan	Local arts and cultural activities helped open up new vistas for her, Lianhe Zaobao, 28 January 2019
27 Jan	Raffles who? 200 years since the British colonialist, Singapore would rather he disappear, South China Morning Post, 27 January 2019
27 Jan	Gen Y Speaks: Why I went from a meat-lover to a vegan, TODAY Online, 27 January 2019
22 Jan	When the world moves faster and faster, The Straits Times, 22 January 2019

2018
29 Dec	Drug cocktail that could delay ageing, The Straits Times, 29 December 2018
24 Dec	Commentary: Bicentennial can be a worthwhile endeavour, Channel News Asia, 24 December 2018
14 Dec	The Best of Books 2018, Foreign Affairs, 14 December 2018
14 Dec	Aiming for AI, machine learning jobs after school? Don’t just focus on tech, grads say, Channel NewsAsia, 14 December 2018
08 Dec	First local student accepted into Schwarzman Scholarship Programme: Hopes to become a voice for the disadvantaged, Lianhe Zaobao, 8 December 2018
08 Dec	Yellow fever: Cure needed, say Asian victims of sex prejudice, South China Morning Post, 8 December 2018
07 Dec	Why Trump’s economic protectionism won’t make America great again, Medium, 7 December 2018
07 Dec	How cities are failing to be inclusive – and what they can do about it, European Sting (originally from the World Economic Forum), 7 December 2018
02 Dec	Climate change negotiators gather in Poland, BBC, 2 December 2018
30 Nov	Risk elements help visual artist clinch grand prize at President’s Young Talents awards, The Straits Times, 30 November 2018
25 Nov	Plato, Buddhism and storytelling, ABC News Radio, 25 November 2018
19 Nov	The LBKM scholarship helps Yale-NUS student to experience overseas programmes, Berita Harian, 19 November 2018
14 Nov	Global Science: To the West and back again, eLife, 14 November 2018
14 Nov	Liberal arts admissions are less about privilege than motivation, Times Higher Education, 14 November 2018
12 Nov	43 Days, 5 Cities: two university students search for their roots, Lianhe Zaobao, 12 November 2018
08 Nov	In Search of the True Dao, The New York Review of Books, 8 November 2018
08 Nov	Yale, Yale-NUS look to strengthen partnership, Yale Daily News, 8 November 2018
21 Oct	Commentary: Instead of robots or commodities, why not treat foreign domestic workers like fellow human beings?, Channel NewsAsia, 21 October 2018
20 Oct	Founders’ Memorial to go up on 5ha Bay East Garden site, The Straits Times, 20 October 2018
18 Oct	Correcting the image of society – Acehnese youth shows how to deal with misconceptions, Berita, 18 October 2018
18 Oct	NUS starts new endowed fund in honour of former president Tan Chorh Chuan, The Straits Times, 18 October 2018
15 Oct	Foreign domestic worker writes poems to destress, Lianhe Zaobao, 15 October 2018
08 Oct	President’s Young Talents exhibition: Digger deep for inspiration, The Straits Times, 8 October 2018
07 Oct	Gen Y Speaks: What does it mean to love Singapore?, TODAY, 7 October 2018
01 Oct	Trailblazers, Yale Alumni Magazine, Sep/Oct 2018
01 Oct	Opportunity to study medicine after liberal arts, Tamil Murasu, 1 October 2018
13 Sep	The Making of Modern Japan, BBC, 13 September 2018
06 Sep	Tan Tai Yong: Good historians should examine details honestly, Lianhe Zaobao, 6 September 2018
04 Sep	Education in Colombia is still very stratified, El Tiempo, 4 September 2018
17 Aug	Hold on to values Singapore was built on: President, The Straits Times, 17 August 2018
15 Aug	Pushing limits to achieve a first, The Straits Times, 15 August 2018
12 Aug	Language is not a barrier: Non-Chinese students head to China for experiential learning, Lianhe Zaobao, 12 August 2018
10 Aug	Scientists solve open theoretical problem on electron interactions, Phys.Org, 10 August 2018
20 Jul	Viewpoint: Meeting automation head-on, Mount Desert Islander, 20 July 2018
17 Jul	Trust and Leadership: The Art of the US-India Nuclear Deal, The Diplomat Magazine, 17 July 2018
12 Jul	‘Find Your Passion’ Is Awful Advice, The Atlantic, 12 July 2018
04 Jul	Scientists use CRISPR to tweak butterfly wing color, change wing scale surface structure, Scienmag, 4 July 2018
02 Jul	Japan and India Are Better Off Aligned Than Allied, The Diplomat Magazine, 2 July 2018
26 Jun	Polymer Clay Jewelry, Anyone? Meet Singapore-based clay jewellery brand rae-clay, Marie France Asia, 26 June 2018
26 Jun	The Ignorant Do Not Have a Right to an Audience, New York Times, 26 June 2018
21 Jun	An Interview with Philosopher Robin Zheng, The Philosopher’s Eye, 21 June 2018
21 Jun	The mistake people make when trying to find their passion in life revealed in study, Newsweek, 21 June 2018
06 Jun	Empathy will help the world change course on climate change, Eco-Business, 6 June 2018
04 Jun	Yale-NUS double degree in liberal arts and law programme helps graduates gain broader perspective, Lianhe Zaobao, 4 June 2018
03 Jun	Graduates appreciate being able to study various disciplines at Yale-NUS College, Berita Harian, 3 June 2018
28 May	Buddhist groups step up reminders to followers to avoid releasing animals on Vesak Day, The Straits Times, 28 May 2018
28 May	Immerse into the virtual world, experience the reality of depression, Lianhe Zaobao, 28 May 2018
28 May	Second batch of Yale-NUS graduates bridge gap between liberal arts and sciences, The Straits Times, 28 May 2018
10 May	Palawan’s indigenous food, forests threatened, Inquirer.net, 10 May 2018
07 May	Writers’ Series discusses storytelling with a human side, The Jakarta Post, 7 May 2018
07 May	Commentary: Improve welfare of foreign domestic workers to prevent ‘care drain’, Channel NewsAsia, 7 May 2018
05 May	Seven Decades of Independent India: Ideas and Reflections review: Not a critical assessment, The Hindu, 5 May 2018
22 Apr	Commentary: A liberal arts education in Singapore and the usefulness of ‘useless’ knowledge, Channel NewsAsia, 22 April 2018
19 Apr	If we don’t act now, the largest animal alive in 200 years will be the domestic cow, Wired.co.uk, 19 April 2018
12 Apr	Leaping into the spotlight, The Straits Times, 12 April 2018
09 Apr	Commentary: Maids’ overtime pay is long overdue, Channel NewsAsia, 9 April 2018
03 Apr	Experts for preservation, but split on intermediate option, The Straits Times, 3 April 2018
25 Mar	Ong Keng Yong: ASEAN must guard against geopolitical influence, Lianhe Zaobao, 25 March 2018
20 Mar	Five new species of frogs identified in museum collections, Phys.org, 20 March 2018
20 Mar	Comic creators’ foray into fantasy, The Straits Times, 20 March 2018
19 Mar	Powering Progress Together 2018 continues discussions on more and cleaner energy, Rappler, 19 March 2018
19 Mar	Discussion on public health, The Straits Times, 19 March 2018
15 Mar	Don’t push us, China says to Trump’s demand for US$100 billion cut in the Sino-US trade gap, South China Morning Post, 15 March 2018
14 Mar	Graduate under-employment rises as more take to the gig economy, The Business Times, 14 March 2018
13 Mar	How China could play a role in a Trump-Kim meeting, CNBC, 13 March 2018
12 Mar	Will data dominate in the future?, Lianhe Zaobao, 12 March 2018
08 Mar	Shell brings thought leaders together to discuss solutions to future energy challenges in Asia, ACN Newswire, 8 March 2018
07 Mar	Top anthropology schools in 2018 by region, Top Universities, 7 March 2018
01 Mar	Desert-dwelling bacteria offer clues to habitability on Mars, Astrobiology Magazine, 1 March 2018
27 Feb	9 in 10 graduates from Yale-NUS College’s first cohort employed within six months, The Straits Times, 27 Feb 2018
26 Feb	Higher starting pay for university graduates, more in freelance work: Survey, The Straits Times, 26 Feb 2018
23 Feb	Poor smart contract coding exposes millions of dollars in Ethereum, ZDNet, 23 Feb 2018
23 Feb	Journey of self-discovery, The Straits Times, 23 Feb 2018
22 Feb	Students’ petition to use sustainable oil draws 8,000 signatures, The New Paper, 22 Feb 2018
17 Feb	Going beyond 1819: How well do Singaporeans know the history of Singapore?, Channel NewsAsia, 17 Feb 2018
13 Feb	5 things I did that led me to an internship at Google, Tech in Asia, 13 Feb 2018
11 Feb	Creative capital, The Straits Times, 11 February 2018
05 Feb	Responding to the rise of extremist populism, OUP Blog, 5 February 2018
30 Jan	World Academic Summit 2018: full programme announced, Times Higher Education, 30 January 2018
28 Jan	Yale-NUS undergraduates part of team that finds two theoretical physics models to be equivalent, Phys.org, 28 January 2018
26 Jan	China’s Urbanisation Programme, The Straits Times, 26 January 2018
26 Jan	Asean, India celebrate 25 years of relations, The Straits Times, 26 January 2018
24 Jan	Child of mixed heritage learns Teochew opera as part of her university research paper, Lianhe Wanbao, 24 January 2018
23 Jan	East by Southeast: Three challenges for India’s ‘Act East’ policy, Business Standard, 23 January 2018
23 Jan	No cause for concern over otter population in Singapore: Experts, Channel NewsAsia, 23 January 2018
21 Jan	Amber Carpenter on Animals in Indian Philosophy, History of Philosophy, 21 January 2018
20 Jan	Commentary: He did it his way, one year into Donald Trump’s presidency, Channel NewsAsia, 20 January 2018
19 Jan	Does Debt Pay? China and the Politics of Investment in Sri Lanka, The Diplomat Magazine, 19 January 2018
19 Jan	Eco-campus life @Yale-NUS College, Pure Magazine, 19 January 2018
17 Jan	Yale-NUS College Again Taps Hakuhodo Singapore for Admissions Campaign, Branding in Asia Magazine, 17 January 2018
17 Jan	Yale-NUS, Duke-NUS launch tie-up for liberal arts students keen to study medicine, The Straits Times, 17 January 2018
09 Jan	Happiness and activism in the Anthropocene, Planet Forward, 9 January 2018
07 Jan	Three emerging young architects to watch, The Straits Times, 7 January 2018
07 Jan	Han Yong May: The different facets of history, Lianhe Zaobao, 7 January 2018
07 Jan	New book series on the Sikh Heritage in Pakistan, Pakistan Christian Post, 7 January 2018
06 Jan	NUS ex-president gets uni’s highest title, The Straits Times, 6 January 2018
05 Jan	Please Mind The (Curiosity) Gap, Asian Scientist, 5 January 2018
01 Jan	Singapore to mark 200th anniversary of Raffles’ arrival, The Straits Times, 1 January 2018
01 Jan	Cafe culture helps National University of Singapore hit new heights, Times Higher Education, 1 January 2018

2017
29 Dec	The five philosophers who will shape global politics in 2018, Quartz, 29 December 2017
28 Dec	Commentary: Asia’s growing impact on global higher education, Channel NewsAsia, 28 December 2017
20 Dec	Beetles’ Shiny Shells For Camouflage, Not Display , Asian Scientist, 20 December 2017
14 Dec	China builds up troop numbers close to Indian border flashpoint as soldiers prepare for first winter near Doklam, South China Morning Post, 14 December 2017
12 Dec	New Yale-NUS president Tan Tai Yong visiting Yale, YaleNews, 12 December 2017
10 Dec	Duo launch platform to link alumni to schools, The Straits Times, 10 December 2017
21 Nov	Yale-NUS graduate awarded prestigious Rhodes Scholarship, The Straits Times, 21 November 2017
21 Nov	Hormones Control Eyespot Size in the Butterfly Bicyclus anynana, Entomology Today, 21 November 2017
18 Nov	Commentary: Ambitious Asia trip for a US president leaves region longing for more, Channel NewsAsia, 18 November 2017
17 Nov	Yale-NUS College, Surbana Jurong collaborate on Smart City in a Campus, Berita Harian, 17 November 2017
15 Nov	The Confucian roots of Xi Jinping’s policies, The Straits Times, 15 November 2017
10 Nov	Commentary: The Indo Pacific, a security diamond, a 10-year Quad?, Channel NewsAsia, 10 November 2017
10 Nov	The Beijing show over, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping push their own world trade orders at Apec, South China Morning Post, 10 November 2017
08 Nov	If Beijing Can Declare Health Emergency To Control Pollution Why Can’t Delhi?, News18.com, 8 November 2017
07 Nov	Author clinches first and second prize in the Malay short story category at Golden Point Award, The Straits Times, 7 November 2017
01 Nov	Western philosophy is racist, Aeon, 1 November 2017
31 Oct	Commentary: Trump to Asia – still America’s Pacific century?, Channel NewsAsia, 31 October 2017
28 Oct	Improving video capabilities of driverless cars, new algorithm removes rain streaks, Lianhe Zaobao, 28 October 2017
24 Oct	Joint China-Asean naval exercise a way “to build trust”, TODAY, 24 October 2017
22 Oct	300 volunteers distribute groceries to needy Woodlands residents as part of Blessings-to-All Day, The Straits Times, 22 October 2017
19 Oct	Butterfly wings inspire a better way to absorb light in solar panels, The Verge, 19 October 2017
17 Oct	Commentary: Timely to review our opt-out organ donation policy, Channel NewsAsia, 17 October 2017
16 Oct	Wound healing, calcium signaling, and other novel pathways are associated with the formation of butterfly eyespots, BMC Genomics, 16 October 2017
14 Oct	90% of Yale-NUS College’s first batch of graduates found employment or were pursuing post-graduate studies, Lianhe Zaobao, 14 October 2017
11 Oct	Commentary: Focus on preventing bullying, instead of how frequent it occurs, Channel NewsAsia, 11 October 2017
11 Oct	Doklam redux: Winter is coming, Business Standard, 11 October 2017
10 Oct	The Growing Urgency of Youth Radicalization in Sri Lanka, The Diplomat Magazine, 10 October 2017
09 Oct	Learning life lessons through sweat and toil, The Straits Times, 9 October 2017
08 Oct	Is Singapore ready for dual citizenship?, The Straits Times, 8 October 2017
08 Oct	From hawkers to millionaires, they all queued up, The Straits Times, 8 October 2017
08 Oct	New voting bloc shows its clout, The Straits Times, 8 October 2017
06 Oct	1,000 Chinese soldiers reportedly still in Doklam a month after border stand-off ended, South China Morning Post, 6 October 2017
03 Oct	China’s real reasons for enforcing North Korea sanctions: Trump, Party Congress, CNBC, 3 October 2017
02 Oct	Interview with NUS president: NUS ‘always looking for new ways of learning, teaching’, The Straits Times, 2 October 2017
29 Sep	A Few Lessons on Making Art for the End of the World, Canadian Art, 29 September 2017
22 Sep	“India Is Our Brother, China Is Our Friend”: Navigating Great Power Rivalry in Southern Asia, War on the Rocks, 22 September 2017
21 Sep	Work on shy kids’ social skills, not just their poor vocabulary, The Straits Times, 21 September 2017
19 Sep	What’s with Nazis and Knights?, The Huffington Post, 19 September 2017
18 Sep	Scientists Can Now Repaint Butterfly Wings, The Atlantic, 18 September 2017
17 Sep	Commentary: Is private higher education in Singapore a ‘second chance’ option?, Channel NewsAsia, 17 September 2017
13 Sep	Some Islands Will Rise: Singapore in the Anthropocene, Project Muse, 13 September 2017
11 Sep	BRICS declaration: What China’s stance on terrorism reflects, Business Standard, 11 September 2017
06 Sep	China Recalibrates Carbon-Trading Plan, Beijing Bulletin, 6 September 2017
30 Aug	Lessons learned in tense China-India border row but it will cast a long shadow, analysts say, South China Morning Post, 30 August 2017
30 Aug	How transit affects job seekers: The first and last mile to the station make all the difference, USC News, 30 August 2017
30 Aug	Trump wants China to fix North Korea, but it isn’t going to happen, CNBC, 30 August 2017
28 Aug	These Adaptations Give Insects a Survival Advantage, National Geographic, 28 August 2017
28 Aug	Forgot where you parked? Airport’s got you covered, The Straits Times, 28 August 2017
27 Aug	The love for Malay literature has brought youth to Yale-NUS, Berita Minggu, 27 August 2017
25 Aug	Bigger state role in pre-school education welcome, The Straits Times, 25 August 2017
19 Aug	Trump’s Confederate Fallacies, Huffington Post, 19 August 2017
19 Aug	Chinese Thought Process, Kids with Anxiety, Screen Cleaning, BYUradio, 19 August 2017
16 Aug	Launch of new book “Liberalism Disavowed: Communitarianism and State Capitalism in Singapore”, Lianhe Zaobao, 16 August 2017
16 Aug	From pupil to teammate at the SEA Games, The New Paper, 16 August 2017
10 Aug	Here’s Why China’s President is Big on Confucianism Right Now, Top of Mind, 10 August 2017
10 Aug	Sustainable Singapore Movement: Less talk, more action needed, Eco-Business, 10 August 2017
09 Aug	Making the arts a national asset, The Business Times, 9 August 2017
07 Aug	Indonesian Cave Reveals Nearly 5,000 Years of Tsunamis, Eos Earth and Space Science News, 7 August 2017
04 Aug	Yale-NUS taking in record 248 students, The Straits Times, 4 August 2017
02 Aug	US schools miss Chinese philosophy, China Daily, 2 August 2017
30 Jul	Preparing our first graduates for their next step, Times Higher Education, 30 July 2017
20 Jul	Why the US doesn’t understand Chinese thought – and must, The Conversation, 20 July 2017
16 Jul	Seeking more flexibility, The Star Online, 16 July 2017
10 Jul	Back Sikkim stand-off: What explains China’s coercive diplomacy, The Smart Investor – Business Standard, 10 July 2017
07 Jul	Gerard Ee, Klaus Schwab receives honorary doctorates from NUS, Berita Harian, 7 July 2017
07 Jul	World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab and Charity Council Chairman Gerard Ee awarded honorary doctorate, Lianhe Zaobao, 7 July 2017
06 Jul	NUS Commencement 2017, Vasantham, 6 July 2017
06 Jul	NUS Commencement 2017, Channel NewsAsia, 6 July 2017
06 Jul	Charity Council chairman Gerard Ee, World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab get honorary doctorates from NUS , The Straits Times, 6 July 2017
05 Jul	Preserving the open society, Yale Alumni Magazine, July-August 2017
03 Jul	Duterte, Year One, New York Times, 3 July 2017
03 Jul	The road to flexibility in changing majors, The Straits Times, 3 July 2017
30 Jun	World insight: faculty development in a young, international institution, 30 June 2017, Times Higher Education
27 Jun	Why Singapore’s first liberal arts college teaches a different kind of skill, 27 June 2017, GovInsider
23 Jun	Homeland Jewels: 10 Singaporean authors you should be aware of, 23 June 2017, Marie France Asia
21 Jun	Ex-poly student to study at Yale as part of NUS tie-up, The Straits Times, 21 June 2017
19 Jun	An Educated Core, Harvard Magazine, July-August 2017
12 Jun	Higher Education for a Post-Growth World, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 12 June 2017
06 Jun	Will China replace the US to assume leadership in global governance?, Asia Pacific Daily, 6 June 2017
03 Jun	Why Trump’s climate decision won’t stop the world , The Hill, 3 June 2017
30 May	Nearly half of Yale-NUS pioneer grads have job offers, The Straits Times, 30 May 2017
06 May	Founding President Pericles Lewis: Yale-NUS model of education starting to have an influential impact, Lianhe Zaobao, 6 May 2017
05 May	The undergrad who started a coding academy, TODAY, 5 May 2017
05 May	Yale-NUS prides itself on keeping debates civil: Outgoing president, TODAY, 5 May 2017
01 May	Indigenous myths carry warning signals of natural disasters, Green Watch, 1 May 2017
24 Apr	The leadership void on climate change, Eco-Business, 24 April 2017
28 Mar	Meatless in Singapore, The Straits Times, 28 March 2017
27 Mar	Upcoming poetry readings in Singapore that will tell heartfelt stories of migrant workers, SG Now, 27 March 2017
26 Mar	New president named, The Star, 26 March 2017
23 Mar	A democratic quadrilateral in Asia?, Gateway House, 23 March 2017
20 Mar	Yale-NUS and Hakuhodo Singapore team up to create the college kingfisher mascot, Campaign Brief Asia, 20 March 2017
15 Mar	Yale-NUS College picks new president Tan Tai Yong, The Straits Times, 15 March 2017
09 Mar	Human creativity needs to outsmart the robots, says Allianz GI manager, eFinancialCareers, 9 March 2017
08 Mar	Why international scholarship programmes are flocking to Asia, Times Higher Education, 8 March 2017
24 Feb	A heart for people and community, The Straits Times, Scholars Choice III, 24 February 2017
02 Feb	World insight: a challenging time for cosmopolitan education, Times Higher Education, 2 February 2017
24 Jan	Multi-party political system in which parties align along sinister lines could ruin S’pore: Ye Kung, TODAY, 24 January 2017
24 Jan	Asia-Pacific region digests US TPP withdrawal, ABC News, 24 January 2017
18 Jan	First Swede to receive a prestigious award to study in China, Vi i Vasastan, 18 January 2017
14 Jan	Big Changes ahead in key rules of global order: Ng Eng Hen, The Straits Times, 14 January 2017
11 Jan	Yale-NUS College student takes part in dementia research, Lianhe Zaobao, 11 January 2017
07 Jan	The value of research in the social sciences, The Straits Times, 7 January 2017
04 Jan	Understanding graphene-semiconductor Schottky contacts, Semiconductor Today, 4 January 2017
03 Jan	Experiences at Yale-NUS College, El Pais, 3 January 2017

2016
27 Dec	World Insight: Building a study abroad programme that works, Times Higher Education, 27 December 2016
08 Dec	The Medaka Fish’s Fear Response: Same Same But Different, Asian Scientist, 8 December 2016
06 Dec	A first: Yale-NUS student wins Schwarzman scholarship, Yale Daily News, 6 December 2016
27 Nov	Diversity 101: Let’s talk about social issues, The Straits Times, 27 November 2016
21 Nov	Citizen Science and the Case Study of Smooth-coated Otters in Singapore, BFM: The Business Radio Station, 21 November 2016
13 Nov	The wonders of being a millennial, Berita Harian, 13 November 2016
10 Nov	The US Elections 2016, BFM 89.9, 10 November 2016
09 Nov	Writing up a storm of success, Youth.SG, 9 November 2016
03 Nov	Studying Alzheimer’s With Mutant Worms, Asian Scientist, 3 November 2016
02 Nov	Women writers here are emerging into the spotlight, TODAY, 2 November 2016
01 Nov	Yale-NUS College on sports exchange trip to National Taiwan Ocean University, Yam News, 1 November 2016
28 Oct	Science is a key part of a good liberal arts education, Times Higher Education, 28 October 2016
24 Oct	New worm strain to facilitate study of Alzheimer’s disease, EurekAlert, 24 October 2016
11 Oct	Bounded depths of rationality and implementation with complete information, Science Direct, 11 October 2016
02 Oct	Eco Safe Roads, Kathmandu Post, 2 October 2016
30 Sep	The Making of Future Citizens, WakeForest Magazine, 30 September 2016
28 Sep	She dropped out of law school and founded 3 startups. And she’s only 22., Tech in Asia, 28 September 2016
20 Sep	The Sikhs in Singapore, Asia Samachar, 20 September 2016
19 Sep	World insight: reinventing student admissions in Singapore, Times Higher Education, 19 September 2016
10 Sep	Gay across the Taiwan Strait, Taipei Times, 10 September 2016
05 Sep	Singapore Reflections, Inside Higher Education, 5 September 2016
31 Aug	Singapore is Spending Millions to Become a Capital of Creativity, Travel + Leisure, 31 August 2016
24 Aug	Singapore, Nature, 24 August 2016
29 Jul	PM’s US visit will cement an enduring friendship, TODAY, 29 July 2016
26 Jul	7 Instagrammable buildings in Singapore to look out for, SG Asia City Online, 26 July 2016
24 Jul	World insight: designing experiential learning at Yale-NUS College, Times Higher Education, 24 July 2016
24 Jul	The world’s a stage, The Sunday Times, 24 July 2016
12 Jul	The 2009 claims that changed dynamics in the S. China Sea, The Straits Times, 12 July 2016
08 Jul	Liberal arts education: Lessons from Singapore, The Straits Times, 8 July 2016
27 Jun	Should Asian Universities Offer The US-style Liberal Arts Degree?, Asian Scientist Magazine, 27 June 2016
23 Jun	Yale-NUS conference draws participants from across the United States to campus, YaleNews, 23 June 2016
16 Jun	Students get taste of liberal arts in Yale course, The Straits Times, 16 June 2016
27 May	World insight: liberal arts education is booming, just not in the US, Times Higher Education, 27 May 2016
10 May	Innovation in international higher education: Yale-NUS experience, Daily FT, 10 May 2016
09 May	Yale-NUS adopts Latin honours system, The Straits Times, 9 May 2016
05 May	Fighting climate change from the ground up, Eco-Business, 5 May 2016
29 Apr	Learn locally to think globally, Times Higher Education, 29 April 2016
29 Apr	Why I love Yale-NUS, Yale Daily News, 29 April 2016
29 Apr	The death of comfortable education, TODAY, 29 April 2016
20 Apr	Track climate pledges of cities and companies, Nature, 20 April 2016
02 Apr	Yale-NUS College: Singapore’s first liberal arts college, EduNation, Issue 10, April 2016
01 Apr	Adaptation, Yale Alumni Magazine, Mar/April 2016
24 Mar	World insight: does an academic start-up live up to expectations?, Times Higher Education, 24 March 2016
16 Mar	Thinking deep and broad, The Straits Times, 16 March 2016
11 Mar	Pupils of the world, China Daily Asia, 11 March 2016
11 Mar	Singapore emerges as varsity hub, China Daily Asia, 11 March 2016
07 Mar	What’s new at local unis this year, The Straits Times, 7 March 2016
04 Mar	Learning across boundaries, The Straits Times, Scholars’ Choice III, 4 March 2016
04 Mar	A breath of fresh air, The Straits Times, Scholars’ Choice III, 4 March 2016
29 Feb	Semester at sea buoys learning for undergrads, The Straits Times, 29 February 2016
19 Feb	Paper shines light on lit and humanities at Yale-NUS, Yale Daily News, 19 February 2016
19 Feb	World insight: Banging the drum for liberal arts in East Asia, Times Higher Education, 19 February 2016
12 Feb	Yale-NUS College joins research which finds that secondary forests are able to sequester carbon at a faster rate, Lianhe Zaobao, 12 February 2016
10 Feb	Benefits of re-growing secondary forests explored through international collaboration, Science Codex, 10 February 2016
01 Feb	Spin dynamics in an atomically thin semi-conductor, Phys Org, 1 February 2016
31 Jan	Bridging gap with migrant workers, The Sunday Times, 31 January 2016
27 Jan	Yale-NUS students gained fruitful internship experiences, Lianhe Zaobao, 27 January 2016
25 Jan	Global report reveals dire state of fisheries, worsening air pollution, ScienceDaily, 25 January 2016
24 Jan	Singapore should continue building brand of trust, success: Balakrishnan, Channel NewsAsia, 24 January 2016
14 Jan	Strategic constraints keep risk of China-US conflict low: Expert, TODAY, 14 January 2016
14 Jan	These 9 Singaporean Startup Founders Are Still Studying, Now What’s Your Excuse?, Vulcan Post, 14 January 2016

2015
15 Dec	Paris climate agreement good for more than the environment, The Straits Times, 15 December 2015
08 Dec	Climate change is going to make inequality even worse than it already is, The Washington Post, 8 December 2015
25 Nov	Community Collaboration, Pro Audio Asia, November 2015
14 Nov	Iceland’s leader goes bird-watching on visit here, The Straits Times, 14 November 2015
12 Nov	Tea and harmony: Cultural sips for kids, The Straits Times, 12 November 2015
08 Nov	An interest in interdisciplinary studies that taps on the East and West, Berita Minggu, 8 November 2015
22 Oct	Yale-NUS College extends reach of liberal arts’ ‘forbidden fruits’, Times Higher Education, 22 October 2015
20 Oct	Perspectives from Asia on the aims of education, The Straits Times, 20 October 2015
19 Oct	Are Asian students really less creative than those in the West?, Times Higher Education, 19 October 2015
18 Oct	US education levels ‘stagnating’ owing to poor record on minorities, Times Higher Education, 18 October 2015
16 Oct	American Liberal Education Is Happening in Singapore, The Atlantic, 16 October 2015
13 Oct	Higher ed leaders attend Yale-NUS campus inauguration events, Yale Daily News, 13 October 2015
12 Oct	Yale-NUS College should not be carbon copy of US college to succeed: PM Lee, Channel NewsAsia, 12 October 2015
12 Oct	Academics: Liberal arts education can nurture students’ sensitivity towards a diverse society, Lianhe Zaobao, 12 October 2015
12 Oct	Reuniting science and the liberal arts, The Straits Times, 12 October 2015
12 Oct	Yale-NUS celebrates opening of its permanent campus, YaleNews, 12 October 2015
06 Oct	Yale-NUS College looking to recruit new deans, The Straits Times, 6 October 2015
01 Oct	Drivers Of Change, Singapore Magazine – Singapore International Foundation, Issue 4, Oct–Dec 2015
25 Sep	Yale-NUS President’s Speaker Series: From salesman to chief of globally successful Hyflux, The Straits Times, 25 September 2015
22 Sep	Yale-NUS College reviews Common Curriculum, Lianhe Zaobao, 22 September 2015
11 Sep	Architours offer a peek at features of future buildings, Lianhe Zaobao, 11 September 2015
10 Sep	More undergrads taking fast track to master’s degree, The Straits Times, 10 September 2015
09 Sep	American Writers Festival in Singapore, TODAY, 9 September 2015
09 Aug	Asia and the future of the liberal arts, Huffington Post, 9 August 2015
03 Aug	Exciting times at the six varsities, The Straits Times, 3 August 2015
03 Aug	NUS: Presenting top-notch facilities for scientific research, the arts, The Straits Times, 3 August 2015
01 Aug	What students today see lying ahead, The Straits Times, 1 August 2015
22 Jul	PSC Chairman Eddie Teo: Public service needs people from different background to handle diverse demographics, Lianhe Zaobao, 22 July 2015
22 Jul	Table tennis ace scores PSC scholarship, The Straits Times, 22 July 2015
19 Jul	Support for bright students, The Straits Times, 19 July 2015
02 Jul	Story of SEA Games grit: Bronze-medal waterskier Kalya Kee competed against doc’s orders, Yahoo News, 2 July 2015
23 Jun	Almost 200 students from various countries form the Class of 2019, Berita Harian, 23 June 2015
03 Jun	The rise of liberal arts colleges in Asia, Forbes, 3 June 2015
27 May	Taking a gap year to make the most of one’s youth, Lianhe Zaobao, 27 May 2015
03 May	Singapore professionals return to help create new models of university education, Lianhe Zaobao, 3 May 2015
24 Apr	Children’s club explores holistic education, Berita Harian, 24 April 2015
23 Apr	Despite setbacks, Yale-NUS campus back on track, Yale Daily News, 23 April 2015
22 Apr	Male, female students in Yale-NUS can soon share suites, The Straits Times, 22 April 2015
20 Apr	Yale-NUS, NUS and UT Austin study sheds new light on graphene, Channel NewsAsia, 20 April 2015
18 Apr	Yale-NUS students hold carnival to thank construction workers, The Straits Times, 18 April 2015
16 Apr	First Yale-NUS cohort declares majors, Yale Daily News, 16 April 2015
09 Apr	Two years in, Yale-NUS sets itself apart, Yale Daily News, 9 April 2015
08 Apr	Yale-NUS to offer new double degree, Yale Daily News, 8 April 2015
08 Apr	LGBTQ activism finds home at Yale-NUS, Yale Daily News, 8 April 2015
05 Apr	Clues to evolution on the wings of butterflies, The Sunday Times, 5 April 2015
01 Apr	Does College Have a Future After All?, The Daily Beast, 1 April 2015
20 Mar	Campaign hopes for Tasmanian tobacco-free generation law, Yahoo! News, 20 March 2015
11 Mar	Harini published her poems at a young age, Tamil Murasu, 11 March 2015
07 Mar	Yale Goes to Asia, Barron’s Magazine, 7 March 2015
02 Mar	Global Exposure, The Straits Times, Scholars’ Choice III, 2 March 2015
02 Mar	Committees to recommend changes to Yale-NUS curriculum, Yale Daily News, 2 March 2015
26 Feb	Yale-NUS, Yale students compare notes on organizations, Yale Daily News, 26 February 2015
23 Feb	Roots of international law in 1603 incident off Changi, The Straits Times, 23 February 2015
21 Feb	Digging up our history, The Straits Times, 21 February 2015
30 Jan	Book project to highlight Sikhs’ contributions to S’pore, tabla!, 30 January 2015
29 Jan	Yale-NUS to hold first student elections, Yale Daily News, 29 January 2015