2 unis deputy presidents bag prestigious science & tech medal

Two university deputy presidents bag prestigious science and tech medal



Professor Barry Halliwell (left) of the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University's Professor Freddy Boey both received the President's Science and Technology Medal from President Tony Tan Keng Yam on Wednesday, Sept 25, 2013. This is the first time that more than one person has won the medal since it was elevated to presidential status in 2009. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE

Deputy presidents of two universities here each took home a prestigious medal at the President's Science and Technology Awards on Wednesday evening.

Professor Barry Halliwell of the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University's (NTU) Professor Freddy Boey both received the President's Science and Technology Medal from President Tony Tan Keng Yam. This is the first time that more than one person has won the medal since it was elevated to presidential status in 2009.

The panel described Prof Halliwell as a "world-leading expert" on his work on free radicals, and Prof Boey was recognised for his bioengineering patents, such as a biodegradable stent for heart bypass operations.

Six scientists and engineers also received accolades including the President's Science Award and the President's Technology Award.

~News courtesy of Straits Times~

南大校园里 德士“下楼梯”

南大校园里　德士“下楼梯”



一辆德士不知何故停在南大校园中央一段宽阔的梯阶间，众人协力把它推下楼梯。（图／互联网）

南大校园昨天早上出现了惊奇的一幕，一辆德士不知何故停在校园中央一段宽阔的梯阶间，引来众人驻足围观。

德士“停放”位置是南洋理工大学拉惹勒南国际关系学院第S4-A座和电机电子工程系第S1-A座之间的一段梯阶。

这段梯级从南洋道（Nanyang Avenue）通往南大South Spine停车场，供行人使用。

据了解，50多岁的德士司机应该是从南洋道往南行驶，要转入停车场，却过早右转，结果误驶下了楼梯，受困在楼梯中央。

《联合早报》

NTU to offer free online courses to engage wider audience

NTU to offer free online courses to engage wider audience

FROM next year, you do not have to be a Nanyang Technological University (NTU) student to attend lessons by the world's best business teacher, Professor Vijay Sethi. The 53-year-old information technology expert will be among three professors from the university to offer free online courses for the first time.

NTU, which is partnering United States-based online education company Coursera, is the second local university after the National University of Singapore to announce plans for massive open online courses, or Moocs for short. Worldwide, more than 80 universities, including Stanford, Brown and Yale, offer free courses through Coursera.

NTU's president, Professor Bertil Andersson, said the university aims to engage a wider international audience through Moocs. "We recognise there is rising interest globally for open online courses by top universities, including leading Asian universities like NTU. By making several of our courses accessible to anyone from anywhere in the world... hopefully more will be enticed to come and study here."

Prof Sethi, who earlier this year beat business dons from 31 countries to be named the "world's best business educator" by the Economist Intelligence Unit, will teach a course in e-commerce and technology. It is the same course he delivers to master's students at the Nanyang Business School, but teaching it online will mean doing some things differently.

~News courtesy of Straits Times~

南大宿舍频出窃案 女学生失数千元财物

南大宿舍频出窃案　女学生失数千元财物



陆小姐说，桌上和地上的手提电脑、手机和现金都不翼而飞。（摄影／林成源）

2名大学女生熟睡中，窃贼敢敢闯入房间，偷走4500元财物！

南大学生宿舍最近频频发生窃案，据南大校刊《南洋纪事报》报道，近几个月就发生了4起窃案，学生痛失数千元财物，气得报警。

据报道，8月13日，一名交流生的iPhone5和50元现金遭学生偷窃。事隔不到一个月，偷窃事件于大前天再度发生。

受害者陆小姐（20岁，大一学生）接受本报访问时说，她和室友在上个星期五晚上没有将房间大门上锁，因此让小偷有机可乘，趁她们熟睡时，在深夜溜进房间偷走了手提电脑、手机和现金。

《新明日报》

New $30 million 3D printing research centre

New $30 million 3D printing research centre for NTU

Doctors in Singapore could soon be printing human skin, corneas and heart tissue, and saving lives as a result.

The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is building a new $30 million research centre for additive manufacturing which will house some of the latest 3D printing machines available. When the centre opens in May next year, it will also have what is likely to be Singapore's first bioprinter which is a machine capable of producing real human tissue, layer by layer.

The research centre called the NTU Additive Manufacturing Centre will be funded by the Economic Development Board.

In order to grow the pool of talent needed to feed the growing additive manufacturing industry, NTU is also introducing PhD and masters' degree programmes specialising in this area in August. Students under both programmes will contribute to the research conducted at the centre.

~News courtesy of Straits Times~