Working under Assistant Professor Marek Mutwil, a group of twenty-three SBS students from the module BS1009 have built and launched www.fungi.guru, a new informational resource for studying fungi.
Meet Kow Zi Shan, CoS Science Communications Trainee
In this interview, we speak to Kow Zi Shan, a former science communications #SGUnited Trainee with the College of Science and alumna of the Asian School of the Environment. Now embarking on a new journey as a Transmedia Science Writer with the Singapore Science Centre, she recounts her experience during her short but meaningful time as part of the communications team in CoS.
Unravelling Uromodulin: On the helical reconstruction of proteins
As part of a team of researchers, Assistant Professor Wu Bin and PhD student Xu Chenrui of the School of Biological Sciences and the Institute of Structural Biology, have made a landmark discovery, mapping the three-dimensional atomic structure of the protein uromodulin for the first time.
Swallow the Surgeon! Creating Pollen-Based Microrobots
A group of researchers led by Associate Professor Richard Webster have created a microrobot made entirely out of pollen.
Making & Tinkering Exhibition on 11 & 12 Dec 2020
This year, the annual NTU College of Science Making & Tinkering Exhibition will be held on 11-12 Dec 2020. More than 15 Science and Technology projects done by NTU students in the last few months for the Making & Tinkering course will be featured (see project...
Conservation Work Through Targeted Online Advertising – The Case of the Saiga Antelope
With the use of online advertising and news coverage, Assistant Professor Janice Lee, Dr. Hunter Doughty and co-authors bring to light the potential of strategic online advertising as a tool for promoting more sustainable consumer choices.
A Question of Nature or Nurture: how early-life stress can be mitigated by environmental enrichment
In their latest research, Assistant Professor Rupshi Mitra, Dr Akshaya Hegde and Shruti Suresh of Team Resilieo delve into the applications of environmental enrichment as a curative approach.
Strength in Numbers: Research Amidst a Pandemic
With the help of several computers, the internet, and 285 undergraduate students, Assistant Professor Marek Mutwil’s data-sequencing project has opened up a whole new realm of possibilities in the field of antibiotic research.
Two CoS faculty members win the John Cheung Social Media Award
Our warmest congratulations to Associate Professor Kimberly Kline and Dr Fedor Duzhin for winning the John Cheung Social Media Award for their innovative use of social media in teaching.
Professor Tan Choon Hong Elected Fellow of the Singapore National Academy of Science
Our warmest congratulations to Professor Tan Choon Hong, Chair of the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences on his conferment as Fellow of the Singapore National Academy of Science.