In October, (from left) Seow, designer/illustrator; Taahira, producer; Ho, director; He, director of photography showcased their project at the International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film in Germany. PHOTOS COURTESY OF LAHORE LANDING TEAM
Newsmakers
From Lahore to New York
From dealing with scheduled blackouts to food poisoning, four tenacious storytellers went through thick and thin to illuminate the lesser-known side of Pakistan.
In August 2018, Assoc Prof. Shirley Ho (CS'02) received two awards — the Hillier Krieghbaum Under-40 award and the Women in Education Leadership Award. PHOTO: BEVERLY CHEW
WKWSCI Scholar Wins Prestigious Hillier Krieghbaum Under-40 Award
Associate Professor Shirley Ho (CS’02) is the first scholar from an Asian university to receive the prestigious Hillier Krieghbaum Under-40 Award.
Chan, who has been a business journalist for 18 years, has ascended the editorial ladder from starting as a business reporter to now an executive editor of an online and print publication. PHOTO: SHABANA BEGUM
Veteran Business Journalist Wins Big at SGX Awards
Chan Chao Peh (CS’00) clinched the ‘Story of the Year’ award at the inaugural SGX Orb Awards.
Pang Xue Qiang and Chong Kai Yan (both CS'17) put a twist on Singapore’s history by retelling it through love stories. PHOTO: LOH YUN JIN
Telling Stories Through Love
Chong Kai Yan and Pang Xue Qiang (both CS’17) bagged a Yale-NUS grant to portray Singapore’s history in a different light.
Our Eyes For Life team members pose for a photo with volunteers Ken Tong and Claudia Tay (both centre) from the Singapore Optometric Association. PHOTO COURTESY OF: OUR EYES FOR LIFE
An Eye for Serving
With the simple desire to serve the community, four WKWSCI undergraduates embarked on a Final Year Project that brought free eye screenings to Tampines residents.
The research paper on “Phubbing” was featured in The Straits Times, The New Paper and Lianhe Zao Bao earlier this year. PHOTO CREDITS: JUDE TAN
Spotlight on “Phubbing”
Alumna Clarice Sim (CS’06, MSc’09) and her students from Singapore Polytechnic shine the spotlight on “Phubbing” in Singapore.
Framing is key when it comes to taking photos of food, Daniel Ang says. Even a simple dish can take him a while to find the best angle. PHOTO: ZENG SHIYA
From Food To Fame
With up to three million readers a month, local food blogger Daniel Ang (CS’03) shares with us his decade-long journey of chasing his passion.
Rachel Chia co-authored “Imprints of Singapore Law” while completing her Final Year Project in early-2017. PHOTO: JOVI HO
Imprints of a Fresh Graduate
Within six months from her graduation, Rachel Chia (CS'17) clocked a major milestone. She co-authored a recently-published book on the history of Singapore law.
Lynette Teo at Google Australia where she spent a week undergoing training as part of the Digitize programme. PHOTO COURTESEY OF: LYNETTE TEO
Clicking With Data
Once a public relations major, Lynette Teo (CS’16) forayed into the world of data analytics and has never looked back since.
As a Deputy Director of Media Relations for the Land Transport Authority, Aaron Chong (MMC’11) is always keen to help the public understand public policies better. PHOTO COURTESY OF: AARON CHONG
Spearheading Communications Leadership
As the Deputy Director of Media Relations at the Land Transport Authority, Aaron Chong (MMC’11) is part of a growing pool of Master of Mass Communication Programme graduates leading communications teams in the public sector.
Associate Chair of Academic, Dr Mark Cenite, and Professor Chris Cummings both gained recognition for their teaching at the Nanyang Awards Ceremony this year. PHOTO: WKWSCI
Wee Achieve
At the annual Nanyang Awards this year, both Associate Chair Dr Mark Alan Cenite and Assistant Professor Chris Cummings from WKWSCI clinched awards for their outstanding teaching.
Low, 34, is based in Singapore as ICANN’s Asia-Pacific Hub as vice president and managing director. He oversees global stakeholder engagement. PHOTO: CLARISSA LIM
Global Talk
Earlier this month, ICANN Vice President Low Jia Rong (CS’07) spearheaded a global internet governance summit in India. The former diplomat and multilinguist shares the thrills of working in the international circuit.- 1 of 2
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