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January 2020 Issue

Living

Yale-NUS students create start-ups for positive impact amongst communities

Besides pursuing their academic passions, many Yale-NUS students also take on extra-curricular endeavours. Some of them choose to create their own start-ups in various fields that aim to make a difference to the world around them.

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Community

Interdisciplinary collaboration spurs new research findings 

Two Yale-NUS scientists, a behavioural neuroscientist and a mathematician, have successfully collaborated to apply computational geometry to the study of animal behaviour.


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Community

Peer observation - cultivating a culture of teaching excellence 

With a distinctive emphasis on interdisciplinary learning and teaching, Yale-NUS College values and celebrates teaching excellence. To this end, faculty members engage in peer observation to learn from and share ideas about teaching with each other.

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Learning

Yale-NUS ERT Arts Office facilitates science research at the College

Arts and sciences appear to be diametrically opposed subjects, but not at Yale-NUS. The Arts team in Yale-NUS Educational Resources & Technology department plays an important role in supporting the sciences on campus. 


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Living

Student Associates lead Athletics and Recreation Department fitness classes

Students at Yale-NUS have the opportunity to participate in various fitness programmes, organised by the Athletics and Recreation department. This year, students have stepped up to spearhead classes, broadening the range of offerings available to the College community.

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Living

Residential College activities nurture a sense of community 

Distinctive to Yale-NUS College is its residential programme, with all Yale-NUS students living on campus for the duration of their education. Students live and study within a close-knit community and have access to various events on campus.

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Community

Faculty members learn from one another at Faculty Mentoring Sessions

At Yale-NUS, there are both junior and senior faculty members with differing years of teaching or research experience. Each semester, specially curated Faculty Mentoring Sessions are organised for senior faculty members to help their junior colleagues grow and develop.

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Living

Teaching the science of computing through the art of narrative discourse 

A Yale-NUS course – Introduction to Computer Science – introduces students to the concepts and vocabulary of computing through the art of narrative discourse. Professor Olivier Danvy believes narratives are important to help explain computer science concepts.

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Giving

Paying it forward with education – The Jackie and Catherine Ng Study Award

In keeping with their life-long beliefs in education and the opportunities it provides, Mrs Catherine Ng and her late husband, Jackie, established the Jackie & Catherine Ng Study Award. The award has made a huge impact on the award recipients at Yale-NUS College. 

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