Rocking the Boat for Good
Shaking up the status quo is at times necessary in order to level the playing field for all people; it has also been a lifelong calling for Royal Dutch Shell’s Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Ms Lyn Lee (Arts and Social Sciences ’89).
A Heroine for all Humanity
The 2004 Boxing Day tsunami launched Ms Selly Amalina Muzammil’s (Arts and Social Sciences ’09) lifelong mission to fight hunger globally. The NUS Alumni Awards 2019 winner talks about her passion to save and transform lives.
The Gift Of Music
The Ho Hwee Long Music Score Commission Fund ensures that school bands have a wider selection of newly-commissioned, royalty-free musical compositions to perform with.
The Evolution of Eldercare
Nursing homes need to respond to the changing social and healthcare needs of our seniors, and a multi-agency team featuring researchers from NUS has risen to the challenge.
Nursing a Dream
A pioneering advocate of breastfeeding here in Singapore, Mrs Doris Fok (Arts and Social Sciences ’78) had to overcome several challenges in her bid to promote a practice that holds physical, psychological and emotional benefits for both mothers and infants.
NUS Day of Service 2019
The fourth NUS Day of Service saw many repeat volunteers as well as those who participated for the first time. It was another Saturday well spent helping those less-fortunate, and doing our part for our environment!
Driven to Give
The experience of giving back during her undergraduate days inspired Ms Gwendolyn Thong (Arts and Social Sciences ’10) to make volunteerism an integral part of her life.
The Road from Wastefulness to Zero Waste
Just what is required of us in the bid to reduce our carbon footprint, so as to ensure a sustainable future? Mr Bu Fan (Design and Environment ’07) looks at how far we still have to go in order to make this a reality.
Planting Seeds of Good
A new community development learning programme seeks to engage NUS students in social causes.
Lighting Up Lives
Mr Fairoz Ahmad (Arts & Social Sciences + USP ’06) let an experience from a trip to Aceh, Indonesia, after the Boxing Day tsunami transform him into a changemaker that — through his organisation Chapter W — empowers rural Indonesian women to become entrepreneurs.
Hands On, and All Heart
A passion for developing the potential of youths has spurred Mr David Wang (Business + USP ’08) to establish the 33 Capital Student Exchange Award.
Built to Last
As NUS strives to create a smarter, safer and more sustainable campus, TheAlumNUS looks at the thinking behind the spirit of continuous evolution on Kent Ridge and speaks to some of those who are helping to make this happen.