The College of Science welcomed back its generations of alumni and their families during the NTU Alumni Homecoming 2022 on 15 October 2022. Faculty and volunteers organised a series of classroom demonstrations and activities for alumni and their families to learn about the latest discoveries by the College of Science and the impact that science has on their everyday lives.
To the naked eye, the surface of our skin and scalp generally appears clean and free of any other living organism. However, under the magnified scrutiny of a microscope, the surface of our skin is teeming with microscopic life. Our skin and scalp provide a rich...
Congratulations to Lim Jiaqi Alyssa, a Year 4 undergraduate pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences at NTU School of Biological Sciences (SBS) who has been recognized by the Global Undergraduate Awards (UA) 2022! She is a Highly Commended entrant and the Regional Winner for Asia in the Education category.
Congratulations to Jerry Tan Wei Heng, a Year 4 undergraduate pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences at NTU School of Biological Sciences (SBS) with Minor in Psychology who has been recognized by the Global Undergraduate Awards (UA) 2022! He is a Highly Commended entrant and the Regional Winner for Asia in the Medical Sciences category.
NTU researchers have realized a long-elusive phase of matter, the 3D Chern insulator, using a photonic metamaterial. We discuss this breakthrough with SPMS PhD student Liu Guigeng.
This year, we are proud to share that there are six undergraduates from the School of Biological Sciences at Nanyang Technological University who rank in the top 10% among all submissions in their category for the Global Undergraduate Awards (UA) 2022! UA is cited as the ultimate championship of high-potential undergraduates and often referred to as a “junior Nobel Prize”.
Established in 2000 by the Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, the Ta-Shue Chou Lectureship Award is dedicated to the memory of the Institute’s late director, Professor Ta-Shue Chou, who was a passionate synthetic organic chemist. The Award...
Congratulations Vijay Varsheni from the School of Biological Sciences on her award as the Overall Winner for the 2022 Discover URECA Poster Competition in the Medical and Biomedical Sciences category. She has been selected to showcase her research online at the...
Driven to bring the SBS alumni community together, the newly elected AA committee has successfully recruited more members on board the AA, who will be helping in 3 different pillars – Events, Business Development and Publicity & Publications consisting of 3 Chief Exco & 10 Exco members. We can look forward to see more fun and helpful events for alumni and students that involve collaborations with the Career Advancement Office, Biological Sciences Undergraduate Club (BS Club) and the Biology Graduate Students Club (BGSC).
Growth of the Amazon rainforest in our increasingly carbon-rich atmosphere could be limited by a lack of phosphorus in the soil, new research shows. The study, published in the journal Nature, was carried out by an international team led by Brazil’s National Institute of Amazonian Research (INPA), the University of Exeter, and Nanyang Technological University.