Latest@Yale-NUS | March 2019

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March 2019 Issue

Community

Charles ‘Chip’ Goodyear discusses protectionist policies and their effects

On 21 February, Yale-NUS College had the honour of hosting Mr Charles ‘Chip’ Goodyear, who delivered a lecture on tariffs and other protectionist policies as part of Yale-NUS President’s Speaker Series, a lecture series designed to allow the community to engage with some of the brightest academics and practitioners on contemporary issues of today.

Community

New Dean of Students Robert Wessling

New Dean of Students Robert Wessling, who took office in February, looks forward to working with students to build and improve Yale-NUS College’s unique culture, and create a home where members of the community feel valued and inspired.

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Community

A month of celebrating Singapore’s history

The month-long The Future of Our Pasts Festival (TFOOPFest) ended successfully on 17 March, attracting a total of 4,800 attendees across 21 different events held at various locations in Singapore.

Learning

Yale-NUS scholarship holders continue to pursue their passions after graduation

In the first installment of the Yale-NUS seniors series, three scholarship recipients share their post-graduation plans.

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Learning

Students publish papers alongside their professors

At Yale-NUS, students have many opportunities to work with faculty members on high-level research, gaining early exposure to the field of academia. This is largely due to the College’s low faculty to student ratio and the focus on experiential learning.

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Community

Building resilience against tsunamis

Yale-NUS faculty from the science and humanities disciplines have teamed up to create a Virtual Reality for Disaster Resilience (VR4DR) platform where experts can have a realistic view of earthquake and tsunami prone neighbourhoods in Padang, Indonesia.

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Community

Get up close and personal with the Yale-NUS community

On 9 March, Yale-NUS College opened its doors to the public as part of NUS Open Day 2019. Prospective students had the chance to get up close and personal with members of the Yale-NUS community.

Learning

Yale-NUS senior awarded inaugural Bartell Prize for capstone research

Ernest Tan has received the inaugural Bartell Prize awarded at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies’ Human Development Conference for his research on sand mining.

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Living

Encouraging conversations on diversity and inclusion

Yale-NUS College’s Diversity Week 2019 brought together members of the College community in a series of events and activities that initiated conversations on gender, accessibility, society and identity, as well as challenging accepted norms and differences.

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