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A multidisciplinary team of researchers from NUS has created a first-of-its-kind all-organic plant e-skin for continuous and non-invasive plant monitoring. Complementing this innovation, the team also developed a digital-twin plant monitoring system to translate the data collected from the plant e-skin into a visualisation of the plant’s physical characteristics in real-time, paving the way for efficient decision-making in crop breeding and precision farming.
Research
An ageing society is not a distant problem about old people; we need to change how we age – these are some valuable insights shared by Prof Andrew Scott, a global bestselling author and world-leading expert on the economics of longevity, during a talk at NUS organised by the Health District @ Queenstown. Prof Scott also recently published his latest book - “The Longevity Imperative: Building a Better Society for Healthier, Longer Lives”.
General News
This second instalment of a two-part series on the Southeast Asia Friendship Initiative explores how students on trips led by Eusoff Hall, LightHouse, and Sheares Hall learnt about UN Sustainable Development Goals in Southeast Asia. From natural resource management in Chiang Mai to eco-tourism and innovation in Vietnam, these trips offered participants a unique opportunity to learn about and contribute to diverse sustainability practices across Southeast Asia.
Sustainability
The HumanITy Challenge 2024 was an exciting showcase of tech-driven solutions to tackle pressing sustainability issues. Hosted by the Department of Information Systems and Analytics at NUS Computing, the Challenge attracted around 170 students from across Singapore to innovate and address critical challenges impacting our planet.
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At his first National Day Rally speech, PM Lawrence Wong spoke about the changes to the Gifted Education Programme (GEP). Assoc Prof (Practice) Terence Ho, from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS, expresses that if the revamp of the GEP is done well, the programme’s benefits can be multiplied across schools, expanding opportunities and allowing more children to realise their potential in various domains.
On August 14, the World Health Organization declared mpox a global public health emergency, its highest level of alert. Following the announcement, the deadlier clade 1b mpox has been detected in Thailand and Sweden. This latest global emergency highlights the challenge of coordinating an effective response, says Prof Hsu Li Yang, Vice Dean of Global Health and Programme Leader of Infectious Diseases from the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at NUS.
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