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NUS Biodiversity Crew- Birders meet – young David Tan chances upon Ben King in Central Park, New York 15 May 2013
- Donation to university will fund grad student scholarships and honours projects 11 May 2013
- Tea-drinking FTTAs recycle! 9 May 2013
- Registration is now open for LSM4263 – Field Studies in Biodiversity (deadline 07 Jun 2013) 9 May 2013
- Volunteer help with discus fish surveys at Aquarama, 30 May – 02 June 2013 (UK student’s research project) 8 May 2013
- Road resurfacing works from mid-May at Lower Kent Ridge Road 8 May 2013
- Fri 03 May 2013: 3.00pm @ S1A SR: Tang Qian on “Origin and spread of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica” 30 April 2013
- Undergrad part-time field/lab assistants wanted (Apr – Dec 2013) 29 April 2013
- Current research strengths in Environmental Biology (or what the Biodiversity Crew is doing) 25 April 2013
- FTTAs at digital literacy classes! 24 April 2013
- Raffles Museum Toddycats
- Shifting specimens! 15 May 2013
- “Lessons to a child, from Mother Nature” – Toddycat Sean Yap’s relationship with nature 13 May 2013
- Exploring Singapore’s biodiversity – reflections of a Canadian exchange student at NUS 9 May 2013
- Join the Youth for Ecology Dialogues on Saturdays 4, 11 and 18 May 2013: 8 am to 1pm! 3 May 2013
- “Pulau Ubin – facts and discussion” – Tue 30 Apr 2013: 7.00pm – 9.30pm @ NUS LT27 26 April 2013
- The Otter Cycling Trail v2.0 – Of herons, storks, owls, otters and stories galore 26 April 2013
- Otterman speaking at “Our Heritage in Nature” on Sat 11 May 2013: 9am-12:30pm (updated: free admission!) 16 April 2013
- Programme details for our gig in June – “Science on Saturday” for NUS FoS alumni 4 April 2013
- Calendar 2013 27 March 2013
- Faces of the collection – photos from the Raffles Museum Last Hurrah! tours 21 March 2013
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Kwek Yan featured in Straits Times and Today
Plant Systematics Lab member Chong Kwek Yan presented the results of his doctoral research project earlier this month and was featured the Straits Times and Today last Saurday! Text to ST article Natural greenery ‘key to diverse wildlife’ – Grace … Continue reading
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Alumnus features green consciousness
Professors Leo Tan, Peter Ng and Chou Loke Ming are amongst the many academics featured in the April Issue of Alumnus, highlighting the effort made in ensuring environmental sustainability in NUS. They share their personal philosophies and reflections on the journey of … Continue reading
Dr Francis Seow discusses his love for stick insects in Berita Minggu
Translation of Berita Harian article on Dr Francis Seow (7 April 2013) by Martyn Low. STICK AND LEAF INSECTS Because of a deep interest, a colorectal specialist is willing to frequently enter forests to look for his favourite insects By FARID … Continue reading
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So long and see you soon!
Its been a hectic last month for the museum and the curtains have finally fallen over the public gallery. As a last swan song, the museum threw its doors open from 18 to 22 March during the Last Hurrah! Presented … Continue reading
Powerful painkiller from cobra venom
Powerful painkiller from cobra venom NUS researchers develop painkiller 20 times stronger than morphine – David Ee JUST one bite from a king cobra kills a fully grown man in hours. But the snake’s lethal venom could one day kill … Continue reading
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RMBR staff recognised in 2012′s NUS Quality Service and Faculty of Science Awards
Cheers are around us here in the Department of Biological Sciences as staff bag nine out of 20 faculty-wide spots for 2012’s NUS Quality Service and NUS Faculty of Science Awards! From RMBR alone, collections manager Kelvin, curator Siong Kiat, Scientific … Continue reading
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Spotlight on Singapore Big Year, a year’s worth of bird race!
Text to article Winged fancies Record 265 species spotted during first-ever S’pore Big Year, a year-long bird-spotting race – Grace Chua As 2012 waned, a motley group of birders with cameras, binoculars and field scopes craned their necks at a … Continue reading
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EYE ON SINGAPORE; Biodiversity in the Singapore story
Is there a place for Biodiversity in the Singapore Story? EYE ON SINGAPORE; Biodiversity in the Singapore story Grace Chua THE other day, as I stood drying my hands in a Botanic Gardens bathroom, I saw a crimson sunbird flitting … Continue reading
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Workshop on Marine Ecosystems and Biodiversity of the South China Sea (31st July – 4th August 2012)
In a series of workshops on Managing Potential Conflicts in the South China Sea (SCS) starting from 1990, several Technical Working Groups (TWG) were formed, each dealing with specific topics that needed to be addressed to promote the spirit of … Continue reading
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