“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.
Historical Storyteller: An Amazing 2023
Historical storyteller, public speaker and guest lecturer Shawn Seah (Arts and Social Sciences ’10) was feted with three awards in 2023 – including an Outstanding Young Alumni Award during the prestigious NUS Alumni Awards event. He reveals what he found most challenging during the year.
Thriving in Best Form
Creating — and maintaining — a safe, caring environment for the students and staff of NUS is a collective effort undertaken at all levels of the University.
Up, Up and Away
July marks the start of a new era for NUS in more ways than one — for its graduands, who are about to enter the “real world”; for students and faculty, who can expect innovative developments on the academic and research front under new leadership; and for its alumni, who have a new leader to rethink the way they engage with their alma mater.
Choose Your Own Adventure — And Choose Well
When it comes to navigating our Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous (VUCA) world, it is vital to reflect on our goals and values — and having a roleplaying game mindset might help too, says Dr Adrian W J Kuah.
The Next Chapter Awaits
As he moves into his new role, Mr Bernard Toh (Architecture ’84), the outgoing Director, Office of Alumni Relations (OAR), NUS, looks back on challenges faced and triumphs achieved.