𝐅𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 | 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗡𝗠 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁: 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵
In this new series Dr Rosemary Overell (NUS Communications and New Media, CNM) discusses the impact of the AI tool on academics, research and teaching with Dr Subhayan Mukerjee (NUS CNM) and Mr Jonathan Sim (NUS Philosophy). For more FASSTalk podcasts go to: https://bit.ly/FASSTalk-Spotify.

Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:

1. The Need for a Singapore ‘Blue Plan’ to Help Protect the World’s High Seas
Science Communications and Outreach Lead at the Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions and the Tropical Marine Science Institute, and FASS alumna, Audrey Tan (NUS Sociology, '13) argues for consideration of a “national blue spaces management plan similar to…Green Plan 2030,” which harnesses the efforts of various agencies towards the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. https://bit.ly/TODAY-SgBluePlan-Mar2023

2. Interconnected Worlds Wins Axiom Business Book Silver Award
Interconnected Worlds written by Professor Henry Yeung from NUS Geography has won the Silver Medal in the Business Theory category at the Axiom Business Book Awards. https://bit.ly/42tDuUF

3. Nurturing Change Agents to Serve the Community
In commemoration of World Social Work Day 2023, two passionate NUS Social Work students – Freddy Ow Yong and Jean Loo – share their aspirations in choosing social work as a career and profession. https://nus.edu/3Tsp5Ed

4. NUS Chinese Studies Celebrates 70th Anniversary
NUS Chinese Studies is having a year-long slate of events to commemorate their 70th Anniversary. This included a symposium that discussed the future of Chinese education in Singapore and how it might respond to current trends and technology. https://bit.ly/3mUSafo

5. From Houses on Stilts to Eco-Houses: Insights from Lazarus Island
Dr Hamzah Muzaini (NUS Southeast Asian Studies) takes a retrospective look at Lazarus Island, a site recently slated for tourism developments, and encourages planners to incorporate lessons from former islanders’ coexistence with nature. https://bit.ly/3FHsiKa

6. Amid Fears of Radicalistion via Gaming, Parents Need to Step Up and Listen to their Children
NUS Philosophy’s Jonathan Sim says there’s a need for adults to have a genuine interest in what their children do and try out gaming platforms for themselves to better understand the human needs underlying their motivations for gaming. https://bit.ly/NUSPhilo-JSim-CNA-Gaming

7. FASS Alumnus wins SPH Media Journalism Award
The Straits Times journalist Ng Keng Gene (NUS Political Science,’20), has been named the Young Journalist of the Year at SPH Media’s annual English, Malay and Tamil Media Group (EMTM) awards, “for his work across the topics of housing, religion and conservation.” This year’s EMTM awards was the first where judges outside of the SPH organisation – including Dr Natalie Pang (NUS Communications and New Media) – were part of the awarding panel.⁠ https://bit.ly/SPHjournalismawards2023

8. SEMINAR | The Wonders of Language and Linguistic Research: On Some Typological Properties of English and (Modern and Classical) Chinese (25 March 2023)
This NUS Chinese Studies seminar features Professor James Huang (Harvard University) will discuss some properties that distinguish Modern Chinese from English and Classical Chinese. https://bit.ly/40soWmk

9. BROWN BAG WEBINAR | Crisis, Resilience and Morality in Tambora and Krakatoa (31 March 2023)
Dr Faizah Zakaria from NUS Malay Studies will provide insights into perspectives and resolutions for volcanic disasters through unpacking eyewitness accounts of Tambora and Krakatoa. https://bit.ly/3lApxnq

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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:

1. Beyond the Classroom: Geographic Knowledge in a Smart City
Experience how Megan Lim, Year 3 Geography Undergraduate, applied the skills and knowledge she picked up at FASS during her internship at the Smart Nation and Digital Office (SNDGO), under the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). https://bit.ly/3nhyhPC

2. FASS Maintains Strong Position in 2023 QS World and Asia Rankings
All majors offered by FASS continue to be placed high in the 2023 QS World and Asia rankings, with Art History, Geography and Sociology positioned in the top 10 worldwide. https://bit.ly/40OrECK

3. Introducing National Junior College Students to Singapore Governance
Deputy Head of NUS Political Science Associate Professor Bilveer Singh spoke to second-year National Junior College (NJC) students about politics in Singapore, its evolution, current state and future outlook, as well as the issues, trends and movements shaping its development. https://bit.ly/NUS-PSCI-NJC-Outreach

4. What Does It Mean to be Ethnically Chinese in Singapore
University Professor Wang Gungwu (NUS History) recently presented at a Yale-NUS College and Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre talk about the history, heritage and identity of the Chinese in Singapore. http://bit.ly/3nwJcFm

5. Sociology, Malay Studies and Music
Alumnus Faris Ridzuan (NUS Sociology, ‘14) and current Masters student with NUS Malay Studies has made waves in the music scene and won accolades at numerous international music competitions this year. https://bit.ly/3Zr75LV

6. Carbon Scorecards for Individuals, ESG and Supply Chain Resilience
At the recently held Wee Cho Yaw Business Forum, Associate Professor Alberto Salvo (NUS Economics) shared keen insights in favour of the implementation of carbon scorecards for all. https://bit.ly/WCYBizForum-CarbonScorecard

6. From STEM to STEAM
Meet Jia Ying (NUS CHS Year 2), who is pursuing a major in Chemistry and minor in English Literature, and simultaneously serving as Vice President and Secretary of NUS Stage and President of NUS Amplified. https://nus.edu/3nuKkcG

7. WEBINAR | Red Flags: Habeas Corpus Litigation between Madras and Singapore, c. 1948 – 1952 (31 March 2023)
Dr Kalyani Ramnath (University of Georgia) is discussing the legal encounters of six dockworkers banished from Singapore and detained in India in 1948 in this NUS South Asian Studies webinar. https://bit.ly/3nvkFAq

8. PANEL DISCUSSION | New Work in Chinese Buddhist Studies (04 April 2023)
Dr Jack Chia (NUS History) will be moderating the conversation about new work on Chinese Buddhist Studies by students and recent graduates in this joint NUS Chinese Studies, Wan Boo Sow Research Centre and NUS History session. https://bit.ly/3lQPqPM

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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:

1. FASS in New Docuseries: “The Exiles…”
A just-released two-part Channel NewsAsia series on the post-war deportations by Britain and Australia of Asian seamen who had served the Allies during World War II features leading academics including FASS’ Dr Donna Brunero (NUS History), Professor Tim Bunnell (NUS Geography and NUS Asia Research Institute) and Dr Suriani Suratman (NUS Malay Studies). https://bit.ly/CNA-Exiles-1.

2. Stepping into the World of Social Work
Aspiring students learned more about NUS Social Work’s degree programmes, student life and the profession through Department-led events, such as a community walk and social work carnival. https://bit.ly/3KzY6np

3. FASS Alumna Becomes First Singaporean Winner of Olivier Award
Alumna Anjana Vasan (NUS Theatre Studies, '19) has added another award to her growing list of accolades, this time an Olivier (considered an “Oscar” in London Theatre) for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for playing Stella Kowalski in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ by Tennessee Williams. https://bit.ly/NUS-TS-AnjanaVasan-OlivierAward

4. Finding Authenticity in Academia and Beyond
From uncertainty to fulfillment — follow the inspiring journey of Associate Professor Lin Weiqiang (NUS Geography) as he pursues his passion for academia and transport systems. https://bit.ly/3KyQ7qz

5. On the Pulse: Remembering Better
In a Channel NewsAsia documentary on dementia featuring healthcare experts, Dr Steven Pan, Director of NUS Psychology’s Learning Sciences Laboratory, offers strategies for learning that enhance one’s ability to remember. https://bit.ly/NUSPsych-DrStevenPan-CNA

6. The Undergraduate who Founded Earth School Singapore
Year 4 Bachelor of Environmental Studies major with minors in Global Studies and Economics Cassandra Yip-Lee relates her experience so far with establishing a “youth-run non-profit organisation that aims to promote environmental conservation through making quality, science-based environmental education accessible and affordable to children and youths in Singapore.” https://bit.ly/BES-CassandraYL-profile

7. OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS: Master of Social Sciences in Communications
Find out more from our NUS CNM post-graduate students as they share their thoughts on the Master’s programme and their experience with NMC5325: Crisis Communications and Leadership. Application for January 2024 intake is currently open — apply by 31 May! https://bit.ly/NUS-MSocSci-Communication

8. What Happens if Padang is Made a UNESCO Heritage Site?
Dr Hamzah Muzaini (NUS Southeast Asian Studies) notes in The Straits Times that a UNESCO Heritage status for the Padang might safeguard some aspects of Singapore’s colonial and pre-colonial history. https://bit.ly/3K9nW08

9. NEW BOOK | The Currency of Truth
Dr Emily Chua (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) argues that news in China works less as a medium of mass communication than as a kind of currency used to advance positions and build connections. https://bit.ly/3nOgH6g

10. PERFORMANCE | The Vault: SOS (8 April 2023)
NUS Theatre and Performance Studies is collaborating with Centre 42 to showcase a performance by TS3103: Theatre Lab students. The show is a response piece to Tan Tarn How’s “The Lady of Soul and Her Ultimate ‘S’ Machine”. http://bit.ly/3mcCeF9

11. EXHIBITION | HSA1000 Poster Symposium (10 – 14 April 2023)
Students pursuing the CHS Common Curriculum course HSA1000: Asian Connections are showcasing their knowledge of Singapore’s neighbourhoods in a poster symposium. https://bit.ly/HSA1000-PosterSymp

12. INFORMATION SHARING |The Master Series: Green Economy (10 April 2023)
NUS SCALE and NUS Environmental Studies will be hosting a Masterclass on Urban Energy and a Fireside Chat on Urban Sustainability and Development, featuring prominent faculty members and alumni. http://bit.ly/3GjRfvP


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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:

1. New Book on Tackling Challenges of an Ageing Singapore
Co-edited by NUS Social Work’s Emeritus Professor S. Vasoo and Associate Professor Srinivasan Chokkanathan as well as Associate Professor Bilveer Singh (NUS Political Science), “Singapore Ageing: Issues and Challenges Ahead” has just been launched by PM Lee Hsien Loong: https://bit.ly/3o6GDtZ. Also watch Assoc Prof Singh elaborate on the origins of the book on Channel NewsAsia: http://bit.ly/41jdzOb.

2. Our Rising Media Star
Find out more about alumna Anjana Vasan (NUS Theatre Studies ‘19) who most recently added an Olivier for Best Actress in a Supporting Role to her growing list of accolades. http://bit.ly/3Gx0wki

3. Connecting Globally
Zhang Yuhui, a double major in Quantitative Finance and Economics who is also pursuing minors in German Language Studies and Business Analytics, explains just how invaluable her participation in NUS’ Student Exchange Programme with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) has been for her. https://bit.ly/nus-chs-sep-zhangyuhui

4. Empowering Young Female Graduates for the Workplace
The Women’s Professional Development Programme organised by NUS Centre for Future-ready Graduates brought 40 female undergraduates on a journey of mentorship and experiential learning to develop key skills for future workplace success. https://bit.ly/41eTcSg

5. NUS Scores Double Awards for Efforts in Promoting Mental Well-being
NUS won the overall Wellbeing Organisation of the Year Award and NUS President Professor Tan Eng Chye was conferred the Wellbeing Leader Award 2023 at the inaugural WorkWell Leaders Awards. https://bit.ly/NUS-wellnessawards

6. SEMINAR | Traditional Rice Varieties and the Politics of Agricultural Development in Tamil Nadu (14 April 2023)
Anjana Ramkumar (Cornell University) is presenting about the impact of an ongoing project on the cultivation of traditional rice varieties in Tamil Nadu in this NUS South Asian Studies session. https://bit.ly/3o3G97P

7. NUSS PROFESSORSHIP LECTURE | Literary Encounters: Reading Across Cultures (18 April 2023)
NUS Chinese Studies alumnus Professor Tan Tian Yuan, who now teaches at University College, Oxford University, will discuss examples of cross-cultural readings, ranging from Ezra Pound’s fascination with classical Chinese poetry to Voltaire’s eighteenth-century rendition of an old Chinese drama. https://bit.ly/nuss-prof-lecture

8. RESEARCH REVIEW | Area Journal Club on “Moral Motives”
Dr Nina Powell (NUS Psychology) will lead a critical reading of research that highlight the importance of inferred motives for moral judgments and show how motive inferences are connected to judgments of actions, intentions and character. https://bit.ly/nus-psy-npowell-moralmotives

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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:

1. Why Study Anthropology?
NUS Sociology and Anthropology's Assistant Professor Canay Ozden-Schilling and Dr Ivan Kwek, and students responding to burning questions on studying Anthropology at NUS. https://bit.ly/NUSAnthropology-About

2. Overseas Fieldwork: Experiencing Thai Art
As part of the NUS Southeast Asian Studies course on Thai Drawing and Painting (SE3224), 20 students joined Associate Professor Irving Chan Johnson on a field trip to Thailand to experience sites of traditional art in Bangkok and the surrounding provinces. https://bit.ly/43EsRz7

3. Assessing Human Behaviour
Ms Cindy Ng-Tay, Director of Melrose Home and NUS Social Work alumna (B.Soc.Sc, ’03 and M.Soc.Sc, ’11), provides insights on what can lead parents to act violently against their own children in a CNA Special podcast interview. https://bit.ly/3UPck7l

4. On Lifelong Learning Today
Jonathan Sim (NUS Philosophy) relates his experience teaching working professionals and the elderly and discusses the insights he has gained as a result in this Times Higher Education feature. https://bit.ly/lifelonglearning-insights

5. CFG Launches Ambassador Programme
Meet the inaugural members of NUS Centre for Future-ready Graduates (CFG) conNectUS Ambassador Programme, aimed at enabling students to share their career and self-development insights to the wider NUS community of professionals. https://bit.ly/3UR8afk

6. WEBINAR | Chickpeas to Cook & Other Stories: Real Stories about Real Women (21 April 2023)
Nilanjana Sengupta is presenting in this NUS South Asian Studies webinar about the gendered perspective on the lives of women in some smaller communities of Singapore who are delicately balancing community demands in a rapidly changing city. https://bit.ly/3mLeGHH

7. SEMINAR | Cinema in China Prior to World War I (27 April 2023)
Dr Xu Meimei (Nanjing University) will discuss the political, social and cultural role that cinema played in China before the first World War in this NUS Chinese Studies seminar. https://bit.ly/41JaiIh

8. LECTURE | The New AI Tools in Our Lives (4 May 2023)
NUS College Vice Dean (Academic Affairs) and FASS alumnus, Associate Professor Loy Hui Chieh (NUS Philosophy, ’98) is delving into the benefits and drawbacks of utilising generative artificial intelligence in this NUS Alumni Relations and NUS School of Continuing and Lifelong Education (SCALE) presentation.

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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:

1. Finding Home: the Value of Community
Zohra Abdul Rahim, year 4 double major in Political Science and Malay Studies has applied her FASS experience to crystallising two guiding principles for herself: consider nuance from different perspectives and choose to work where she is allowed to engage closely with people. https://bit.ly/Zohra-FindingHome

2. Athlete, Scholar & True Crime Fan
Meet Evangeline Foo (NUS College and NUS CHS) who is doing it all: pursuing a degree in Psychology as well as minors in Asian Studies and Data Analytics, representing Team Singapore in bowling, and preparing for a career with the Home Team as a Ministry of Home Affairs scholar. https://bit.ly/3V6ipfz

3. NUS Researchers Propose Ways to Enhance Workfare for Low-income Singaporeans and their Families
Key recommendations by Associate Professor Irene Ng (NUS Social Work), Dr One EeCheng (NUS Economics) and research assistant Tan Zhi Han (NUS Social Service Research Centre) include the restructuring of the Workfare income Supplement scheme. https://bit.ly/3N9loSu

4. Singaporean Geraldine Heng Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Alumna Professor Geraldine Heng (English and Philosophy), a pioneer of early global studies and pre-modern race studies, has been elected to the prestigious Academy for her contributions to the study and research in Humanities and Arts. https://bit.ly/prof-geraldineheng-aaas

5. CNM Industry Networking 2023
Media and communications professionals, along with faculty, students and alumni of NUS Communications and New Media met to discuss the value and practice of social networking in communications today.⁠
https://bit.ly/NUS-CNM-Industry-Networking-2023

6. SEMINAR | SRN Policy Outreach: Inequality, Social Inclusion, and the Social Compact
Featured speakers at this Singapore Research Nexus session include Professor Jessica Pan (NUS Economics), Associate Professor Hyekyung Choo (NUS Social Work), Dr Renyi Hong (NUS Communications and New Media) and Dr Senhu Wang (NUS Sociology and Anthropology). https://bit.ly/3oIoR0i

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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:

1. Come for the FASS@CHS Open House 2023!
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn about our wide array of departments and programmes, experience university life, and engage in discussion with our award-winning professors about your future. Join us on 13 May 2023! https://chs.nus.edu.sg/openhouse-2023

2. Beyond Sushi and Umami
Find out how Associate Professor Hendrik Meyer-Ohle and Associate Professor Emi Morita from NUS Japanese Studies curate an immersive, experiential pedagogical experience that brings to life the politics, culture, history and religion of Japan through the lens of culinary culture. https://bit.ly/nus-jps-immersivelearning

3. Reimagining Workfare to Uplift Low-wage Families
Dr Ong EeCheng (NUS Economics) and Associate Professor Irene Ng (NUS Social Work) and their reimagination of the Workfare Income Supplement to improve the plight of Singapore’s workers. https://bit.ly/nus-reimagining-workfare

4. Anthropology and the Future
With growing interest in the study and understanding of the diversity of human experience and cultures, NUS has converted its well-established Anthropology courses into a full-fledged major. https://bit.ly/nusanthro-future

5. Analysing the Primary 1 Registration Exercise
Associate Professor Vincent Chua (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) comments in a Straits Times article how the current enrolment exercise can reinforce pre-existing inequalities in Singapore. https://bit.ly/3ALjDUr

6. On the Creative Evolution of Singlish
Psycholinguist and cognitive scientist Dr Cynthia Siew (NUS Psychology), who is building a network map of Singlish words, weighs in on this discussion about Singapore Colloquial English. https://bit.ly/44oSPqp

7. SEMINAR | Making Necessity Relevant (04 May 2023)
Dr Shawn Standefer (National Taiwan University) will be presenting the different conceptions of necessity in this FASS Language and Linguistics Research Cluster session. https://bit.ly/3LOrAOK

8. SEMINAR | Physical Punishment in Singapore: Prevalence and Contextual Factors Related to its Use from Parents’ and Young Adults’ Perspective (10 May 2023)
Dr Cheung Hoi Shan (National Institute of Education) will examine the implications of harsh discipline by unpacking two mixed-methods studies involving parents and young adults who experienced physical punishment during childhood. https://bit.ly/410Ksi6

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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:

1. BE SURE to JOIN US at FASS@CHS Open House 2023
What does #NUSFASS have to offer? Head to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences@College of Humanities and Sciences (FASS@CHS) Open House this Saturday and meet our lecturers and students! A full and exciting line up of tours, booths, informative talks, immersive learning experiences, and performances await you. https://bit.ly/3nS41LV

2. FASS Honours Alumni for their Profound Impact on Community and Nation
The 2022 Distinguished Arts and Social Sciences Alumni award recipients include a prominent banker, an influential unionist, a passionate social worker, a dedicated civil servant and policymaker, and a celebrated actor and respected voice in the arts and culture. https://bit.ly/3Bf4aw4

3. The New AI Tools in Our Lives
Associate Professor Loy Hui Chieh (NUS Philosophy and Vice Dean of academic affairs at NUS College) affirms the need to consider our humanity in the growing presence of Artificial Intelligence in a lecture hosted by NUS Alumni. https://bit.ly/3HZhqZD

4. Uncovering the Secrets of a Ryokan
Associate Professor Chris McMorran (NUS Japanese Studies) worked 14 hours a day at a traditional inn in a Kyushu onsen town for a year, and six other inns, as part of research for ‘Ryokan: Mobilizing Hospitality in Rural Japan’. https://bit.ly/4534Nqn

5. What is Interdisciplinary Learning?
Year 2 CHS student Ha Lam Hai, who majors in Life Sciences and minors in Bioinformatics and Public Health, explains the flagship features of CHS in a nutshell. https://bit.ly/3VSWyIZ

6. UNIQUE EXPERIENCE | 360imx Immersive Learning (13 May 2023)
Engage with cutting edge technology in NUS Libraries’ 360imx. Take a tour through the Civic District of Singapore and go on an adventure across mangroves to coral reefs. Presentations run from 9 am to 5 pm. Space is limited and entry is exclusively for FASS@CHS Open House guests. Check schedule now! https://bit.ly/3ptNuyb

7. SEMINAR | Living Arrangements and Social Support among Older Singaporeans (21 June 2023)
In this NUS Social Service Research Centre webinar, Associate Professor Feng Qiushi (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) will address the questions: Why is social support often positively associated with health among older Singaporeans? Are older people more likely to feel isolated if they live alone? https://bit.ly/3VQTDRh

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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:

1. Preparing for Uncertainty: Discovering CHS
A steady stream of prospective students and their families invested their Saturday (13 May 2023) into exploring their future education and career possibilities at the FASS@CHS Open House 2023. https://bit.ly/42P3r0I

2. A Special Salute to our Student Body!
Led by the FASS Student Ambassadors (SAs), and members of FASS Club (NUS Students’ Arts & Social Sciences Club) and 18 other FASS-based student societies, our students helped make FASS@CHS Open House 2023 a successful engagement of prospective students. https://bit.ly/3ogKcOr

3. Dedication, Commitment and Resilience
The steadfast commitment of FASS and NUS Overseas Colleges alumna Cordillia Tan (NUS English Language and Linguistics, ’20) to her father’s car workshop now has the business running like a well-oiled machine. https://bit.ly/3o5jqbS

4. Paving the Way for Sustainable Fashion
Desiree Chang (NUS Communications and New Media) partnered other NUS undergraduates to start up a thrift store, joining the charge in sustainable fashion and inspiring a new wave of eco-conscious consumers. https://bit.ly/3o1K0mn

5. Tackling Population Challenges? Be Bolder
Ho Kwon Ping, FASS alumnus (Economics, History and Political Science, ’78) and 1st SR Nathan Fellow, suggests that Singapore’s large community of foreign workers could be a future source of permanent residency or citizenship. https://bit.ly/42zs2GJ

6. Where are you Going?
In collaboration with students from NUS Communications and New Media, FASS presents a student takeover video project that highlights the reasons prospective students should join us. https://bit.ly/3pDVXyO and https://bit.ly/3nS41LV

7. SEMINAR | Flexible Capital User Costs and Investment Dynamics with Non-Convex Adjustment Costs (23 May 2023)
In this NUS Economics seminar, Dr Eugene Tan (University of Toronto) taps on firm-level micro-data from India to show the high variability of user cost of capital in and across firms. https://bit.ly/3BuGkwm

8. SEMINAR | Rational Exuberance and Asset Bubbles (23 May 2023)
Professor Vijay Krishna (Pennsylvania State University) will unpack how asset bubbles develop due to buyers displaying rational exuberance in the absence of bad news during this NUS Economics presentation. https://bit.ly/3Wc9R7t

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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:

1. Looking Out for the Less Fortunate
Year 2 CHS undergraduate Fiqri Nur Haziq Abu Bakar unveils his motivations and aspirations behind his decision to major in both Social Work and Public Health. https://bit.ly/431LVq0

2. NUS Economics Alumnus on 2023 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia List
Vinay Palathinkal has been a successful executive in the financial industry since 2018, and is now leading investments in Southeast Asia for venture capital fund The Fintech Fund. https://bit.ly/3WA2tmT

3. Why Does Everyone Think They are Middle Class?
The IPS Social Lab's Associate Professor Tan Ern Ser (also of NUS Sociology and Anthropology) and Ms Sim Kai Lin answer this question and suggest that individuals be content with a ‘good enough’ life or learn to look at success in ways beyond material attainment. https://bit.ly/3ODJyp3

4. How Do I Prove my Innocence?
Year 3 undergraduate Lim Le Ming (NUS Political Science) comments on the impact of generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, on the relationship between students and educators. https://bit.ly/3IDJphE

5. Disability and Food Couriers
Dr Renyi Hong (NUS Communications and New Media) delves into the complicated relationship between persons with disabilities and food delivery jobs in Singapore. https://nus.edu/42YXCxq

6. SEMINAR | One Story, Two Channels: Historical Memories, Transregional Resonance, and the Chinese Translation of Emergency (27 May 2023)
NUS Chinese Studies and Wan Boo Sow Research Centre bring together Jeremy Tiang (Author of ‘State of Emergency’) and translators Lim Woan Fei and Chen Si’an to present on the motivations of their translingual and transnational collaboration. https://bit.ly/3IG3Bj3

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𝐅𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧𝐢 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐠, #𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫
Alumna Shirley Wang (NUS Theatre Studies and Innovation and Design Programme '21) discusses the interdisciplinary path she has taken all through school and now in her career, with Associate Professor Robin Loon (NUS Theatre Studies). https://bit.ly/FASSTalk-Alumna-ShirleyWang

Greetings and welcome back to the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:

1. 32 Pages — Co-authoring Stories of Possibilities with our Children
Fresh graduates Chloe Ng (NUS Geography) and Tamara Tan (NUS Psychology) tell us why they established an organisation with the mission to improve the emotional resilience of children through literacy. https://bit.ly/3rOzuQF

2. RESEARCH | Insights into Singapore's Civic District
Dr Imran Tajudeen (NUS Malay Studies) and archaeologist Emeritus Professor John Miksic (NUS Southeast Asian Studies) share their insights on the historical, architectural and cultural richness of Singapore's Civic District. https://bit.ly/47e25iK

3. SCHOLARSHIP AWARD | Fueling a Passion for Classical Chinese Poetry
Wang Yuhui, 2023 Margaret Wang Memorial Master’s Scholarship recipient, and his hope to contribute to the scholarship and understanding of the Chinese diaspora and overseas Chinese literature with his research on classical Chinese poetry in Singapore. https://bit.ly/3O9hesP

4. 20th Singapore Model United Nations Conference Draws 400 Students from the Region
Students from more than 20 secondary schools, pre-university and tertiary institutions in Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region gathered at the NUS Political Science Society-organised event to debate pressing global developments and issues. https://bit.ly/3XQDNqB

5. PODCAST | FASSTalk New Episode: #Interdisciplinarity Through School and Career
Alumna Shirley Wang (NUS Theatre Studies and NUS Innovation and Development Programme ’21) discusses the interdiscipinary path she has taken all through school and now in her career, with Associate Professor Robin Loon (NUS Theatre Studies). https://bit.ly/FASSTalk-Alumna-ShirleyWang

6. Students Rise to the Occasion at Annual National Economics and Financial Management Challenge
The annual competition, organised by the NUS Economics Society since 2007, attracted participation from more than 200 pre-tertiary students representing 14 schools in Singapore. https://bit.ly/3pZQuTH

7. NUS-CHS CASE COMPETITION 2023 | Are You Concerned About Our Digital Dependency?
Come and pitch your ideas and solutions toward countering digital dependency to our competition partners EY and the Media Literacy Council. Form a team with at least one current CHS student and register by 7 August 20023 at: https://bit.ly/3ODXgIb. For more information, join the Telegram group: https://t.me/+Ros2gdCVOrA2ZDk1.

8. WEBINAR | Power of Data Analytics and AI for Positive Change
Dr Subhayan Mukerjee (NUS Communications and New Media) discussed how data analytics and AI technologies can be deployed to produce and deliver benefits for all in a Smart Nation Singapore webinar he presented recently. https://bit.ly/3OonCh9

9. Affected by Ethnic Sentiment, Some Singaporeans Fail to Recognise National Interests
A new book by Chairman of the Middle East Institute, former Singaporean diplomat and NUS Political Science alumnus (’76), Mr Bilahari Kausikan, seeks to help people understand international relations better. https://bit.ly/3DA9Vp6

10. UPCOMING LECTURE | Ergativity, Finiteness and Control (4 August 2023)
Leading scholar in the area of Distributed Morphology, Professor Jonathan David Bobaljik (Harvard University), will be speaking at this FASS Language and Linguistics Research Cluster hybrid event. https://bit.ly/3OCLBcK

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Greetings and welcome back to the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:

1. Join the FASS Student Ambassador Corps TODAY!
This is a call for students with strong leadership skills, excellent academic performers as well as deeply committed to empowering the FASS community. Apply to be a FASS Student Ambassador today! https://nus.edu/47dHjQg

2. The Cleansed Hearts Initiative Honours Workers
FASS undergraduate Nabil Zulkefly (NUS Social Work and NUS Sociology and Anthropology) and his devotion to lifting the spirits of NUS campus' cleaning team. https://bit.ly/45m4BBL

3. UK Band’s Controversial Kiss Achieved Something Few Have in Malaysia
Contrary to what members of British band The 1975 may have thought of their same-sex kiss during a performance in Kuala Lumpur, Dr Serina Rahman (NUS Southeast Asian Studies) says, the act in reality only hurts those living by Malaysia’s laws. https://bit.ly/45fTkmh

4. RESEARCH | The Extended Identity-Optimism-Support (IOS) Model
Associate Professor Jia Lile (NUS Psychology) aims to expand his research into understanding the Singaporean national identity, and explore group identity and explore how people may cooperate in groups under conditions of threat and uncertainty towards collective success. https://bit.ly/4511Dmx

5. SCHOLARSHIP | Two-Year Master of Social Science Research Scholarship Opportunity
NUS Political Science is inviting applications to an M.Soc.Sci Research Scholarship funded by a Social Science and Humanities Research Fellowship for a project entitled “After Victory: Governance Outcomes, Political Stability, and Institutional Reform in East and Southeast Asia.” Application deadline: 1 November 2023. https://bit.ly/3QqYojN

6. BOOK LAUNCH | Two Books by Associate Professor Wong Sin Kiong (12 August 2023)
NUS Chinese Studies and the Wan Boo Sow Research Centre for Chinese Culture is hosting ‘Wu Lien-Teh Revisited: The Nanyang Intelligentsia and Modern Medicine in China’ and ‘Revolution, Personalities, and Society: Perspectives on the Chinese in Southeast Asia” https://bit.ly/3DQOsZq

7.LECTURE | The Story of Bai Yan & Evolution of Gewutuan in Singapore and Malaya: 1930s – 1060s (14 August 2023)
Through NUS Libraries’ collection of Bai Yan’s personal papers, Dr Yao Soo Ei (NUS Chinese Studies) will trace the evolution of gewutuan in Singapore, and see how the vernacular form of Chinese popular culture contributed to the growth of the local arts and entertainment scene. https://bit.ly/3OBPf5w

8. EVENT | Temenggong Zhong Yuan Festival ,中元节 (19 August 2023)
Temenggong Artists-in-Residence invites the public to the Temenggong Zhong Yuan Festival (中元节) organised in partnership with FASS on Saturday, 19 August 2023, 6 - 10 pm, at 28 Temenggong Road, Singapore 098775. https://bit.ly/3s0dWAF

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Greetings and welcome back to the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:

1. Transformative Adventures: Field Studies in Geography: Southeast Asia
NUS Geography students – Nicholas Hong (Year 3), Nur Husna Faqihah (Year 3) and Adib Amali (alumnus, ’23) – relate their memorable experiences and profound lessons learnt across remote parts of Thailand. https://bit.ly/44c3W50

2. Singaporean who Speaks 11 Languages should Inspire even those who Struggle with our Mother Tongue
FASS Assistant Dean (Undergraduate Studies) and Deputy Director of NUS Centre for Language Studies Dr Daniel Chan argues that the example of 23-year-old polyglot Jonas Fine Tan should move us to start our own language learning journey. https://bit.ly/47BrIdj

3. To Avoid Getting Stuck in an Echo Chamber
Meet Regina Lai (CHS Year 2, Environmental Studies major and Music and Society minor) who hopes to discover more interconnections between the arts, society and the environment. https://bit.ly/3sf4CJw

4. RESEARCH | ‘Temple Tracks: Labour, Piety and Railway Construction in Asia’
Using ethnographic methods and a historical perspective, Professor Vineeta Sinha (NUS Sociology and Anthropology), critically outlines the interlink of railway construction in colonial and post-colonial Asia, as well as the anthropology of infrastructure and transnational mobilities with religion. https://bit.ly/3KITj2H

5. SCHOLARSHIP | MA Research Scholarship (NUS History)
NUS History is inviting applications for a two-year MA RS for a project entitled “Sinospheric Subjects: Chinese Singaporeans, China, and Taiwan, 1978-1990”. The application deadline is 1 November 2023. https://bit.ly/3QH1Cjc

6. WEBINAR | A.I. 101: Understanding ChatGPT & Other A.I. Tools for Students | S.U.R.E. (17 August 2023, 7-8 pm)
In this special National Library Board, Singapore webinar, NUS Philosophy’s Jonathan Sim is presenting ways generative A.I. tools such as ChatGPT can be used creatively and responsibly in academic pursuits. https://bit.ly/3P0wiuF

7. LECTURE | The Utopian Impulse in Modern China (19 August 2023)
This NUS Chinese Studies, Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre and Wan Boo Sow Research Centre for Chinese Culture hybrid event will delve into the various utopian ‘imaginations’ of the late Qing and early Republican era. https://bit.ly/3scy1UC

8. FASS-CDE RESEARCH NETWORKING WORKSHOP | Urban Livability and Sustainability (23 August 2023)
This FASS and NUS College of Design and Engineering workshop brings together faculty members interested in developing interdisciplinary research collaborations in the field of urban livability and sustainability. https://bit.ly/3DYnnDt

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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are highlights for the week:

1. Bring Your Ideas to Life via the FASS Social Incubator Programme!
Got impactful ideas for society? Wish to collaborate with like-minded visionaries? Ready to change the world for the better? The Social Incubator Programme presents you with the ideal opportunity to act on your innovative plans and leave a positive mark on society today. Find out how to receive $10,000 seed funding and more. Sign up now! https://nus.edu/3KuV1og

2. FASS@Temenggong Zhong Yuan Festival 2023
The initiative aimed at cultivating greater awareness and understanding of the customs of the Hungry Ghost Festival was inaugurated by Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies Heng Swee Keat, and also featured a special lecture by Assistant Professor Jack Chia (NUS History). https://bit.ly/3QKQ0M9

3. Journeying Through Maritime Southeast Asia
As part of the new Southeast Asia Friendship Initiative, students from various NUS halls, residential colleges and houses were provided introductions to their selected countries of study via lectures and tutorials by NUS Malay Studies and NUS Southeast Asian Studies before embarking on their respective experiential study trips. https://bit.ly/3KSwMk3

4. On “The Inheritance That Almost Didn’t Exist”
Dr Donna Brunero (NUS History) provided keen historical perspective on the British economy in the late 1960s as it related to the global financial system and those of Singapore and the rest of Asia — in this CNA special. https://bit.ly/3E3kHom

5. FASS Appoints First Visiting Professor in Sikh Studies
As part of his appointment to the Visiting Professorship established in collaboration with the Central Sikh Gurdwara Board (CSGB), Associate Professor Jasjit Singh will be leading research and teaching courses in Sikhism and the Sikh way of life at NUS South Asian Studies, as well as presenting a workshop to the Singapore Sikh community, and a public lecture. https://bit.ly/3P9QZEm

6. RESEARCH | ‘Rights Refused: Grassroots Activism and State Violence in Myanmar’
Dr Elliott Prasse-Freeman (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) documents grassroots political activists who advocate for workers and peasants across Burma through the 2011-2021 “democratic transition”, the February 2021 military coup and the ongoing mass uprising against it. https://bit.ly/44pUQ4B

7. SEMINAR | ‘More Trade, Less Commitment: a New Turn in Russia-China Economic Relations (28 August 2023)
Hosted by the FASS Belt and Road Initiative Research Cluster, Dr Janis Kluge (German Institute for International and Security Affairs) discusses how economic cooperation between the Russia and China does not have the same depth of Russia’s previous ties with Western partners and is unlikely to be an equivalent substitute. Registration required: https://bit.ly/3sgSGXy.

8. WEBINAR | Brown Bag Seminar Series — ‘The Broader Political Significance of Houses of Worship…’ (7 September 2023)
Dr Nathanael Gratias Sumaktoyo (NUS Political Science) will draw from his analysis of surveys and data on mosques in Indonesia an understanding of just how houses of worship do not only serve social and economic functions, but also possess political significance. https://bit.ly/3E5rcHf

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