The Stewards of Solidarity
Outgoing NUS Alumni Advisory Board Co-Chairperson Mr Johnny Tan Khoon Hui (Science ’82) and new Co-Chairperson Mr Seah Cheng San (Engineering ’82, MBA ’92) reflect on why a united alumni community matters, how they have worked to strengthen it, and what lies ahead.
A Nose For News
The new editor of Singapore’s oldest — and only — Tamil newspaper, Mr T Raja Segar (Science ’88) gets candid about his boots-on-the-ground approach and how the media can stay relevant in the digital age.
Weighing the Consequences of AI in the Workplace and Society
Safeguards against AI and the challenges of regulating the unknown provided much food for thought during a panel discussion on “The Intersections of Code and Conscience – AI Ethics and Governance”.
How to Thrive in a Tech-driven world
In an interview with The AlumNUS, Dr Ning Ye (Computing ’11), Robotics Machine Learning Engineer at Tesla, shares some nuggets of advice on how to thrive in a tech-driven world.
Building Better Bots
How Dr Ning Ye (Computing ’11) is tapping on machine learning to make robots more effective partners.
“I want to help people to start companies and be wildly successful”
As a boy, Associate Professor Benjamin Tee wanted to invent to solve problems. At university, he learnt how to turn those inventions into successful businesses. Now, he is teaching others – including NUS alumni – to do the same.
Writing the Next Chapter of Herstory
As we commemorate International Women’s Day (8 March), The AlumNUS looks at the perspectives shared by some of the powerful and inspiring female role models we have featured in past issues.
Seeing Eye to Eye with AI
Adapt to — and don’t fight — generative AI. That was the message experts had for audiences of a recent talk organised by the NUS Office of Alumni Relations.
Rewriting the Family Rulebook
NUS alumni Mr Darius Cheung (Engineering ’04) and Dr Shannon Ang (Arts and Social Sciences ’15) shared their insights at Institute of Policy Studies’ annual flagship Singapore Perspectives conference, exploring the hopes, fears, expectations of youths in relation to family life.
Breaking Barriers
Dr Chao Wu (Engineering ’04) is many things: a first-generation Chinese immigrant, data scientist, and—most recently—elected legislator in Maryland.
A Researcher's Path to Global Impact
His mother died when he was young and growing up, he did not attend Singapore’s conventional top schools. But today, NUS alumnus Dr Izzuddin Aris (Science ’10) is a Harvard-based academic and researcher of global renown. He sheds light on his journey to success.
Surgeon Innovator: “I love mentoring others to juggle medicine and innovation”
Dr Rena Dharmawan (Duke-NUS ’11) who received the NUS Alumni Awards for Outstanding Young Alumni in 2023, derived great joy during the year from seeing innovators and entrepreneurs emerge from a “Shark Tank”-style programme she started.