Tag: -Past Years-

WIP with Dr. Catelijne Coopmans & Prof. Brian Rappert

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The Revelation Fixation:

The Apollo Moon Landings

Dr. Catelijne Coopmans & Prof. Brian Rappert

9th October 2014, 6pm

Level 1 Common Lounge

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We are working on a book about obsession with dramatic revelations. The claim that the Apollo Moon Landings were faked is an excellent case. Some people argue that if you look at the original videos and photos closely, they ‘reveal’ that the landings were faked. For us, the interesting question is not: “who’s right and who’s wrong?” or “how can the same evidence lead to radically different interpretations?” Rather, it is: what can we learn from this case to understand the pull of revelation in social and political life? Such revelation involves making secrets known, and making previously hidden aspects of the world accessible to all. In this seminar, we will discuss the merits of this new question. We also address the challenge of trying to say something different about a phenomenon that is usually discussed in the same way.

Fellow’s Tea with Dr. Lau Tang Ching

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Tembusu College Fellow’s Tea

Dr. Lau Tang Ching

5pm, Wednesday

1st October 2014

Master’s Common Lounge,

Level 3, Residential Block

Refreshments will be served.

Only 30 seats available!

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Hosted by Dr Celine Coderey

Dr Lau Tang Ching is a senior consultant at the Division of Rheumatology, National University Hospital. He is also a Tai Chi practician and holds a graduate diploma degree in acupuncture (Singapore). His main research interest are in osteoporosis, pharmacoeconomic evaluation and evidence-based medicine.As a senior practician, Dr Lau has enriched opinions on how Tai Chi might work with the perspective of a rheumatologist.

During this tea session, Dr Lau will talk about Tai Chi in the context of Traditional Chinese Medicine, as compared to Conventional Medicine, and the Singapore goverment’s attitude and policy regarding the legitimate practice of Tai Chi as preventive medicine. He will also provide you with some hands-on Tai Chi moves.

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Tembusu Alumni, Tan Ming Jiang & Youk Keunhee, win at SMRT & NUS Enterprise hackathon

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From the 29th till the 31st of August, this year, Youk Keunhee and Tan Ming Jiang — both alumni of Tembusu College — alongside 2 other teammates participated in a hackathon organized by SMRT & NUS Enterprise. This being their first hackathon, they joined with the hope of learning more about hacking for solutions. As part of the contest, they were given problem statements by SMRT in five categories — Buses, Trains, Taxis, Commercial and Open — and had to solve any one of these over that weekend. Since the issue of taxis is very close to their hearts, their group decided to devote their energies to that problem.

Even though neither Keunhee nor Ming Jiang are coders, they pitched in not just in the technological aspects, but also in the marketing aspects. All of their work culminated in a 3 minute presentation of their prototype. The results of their work will soon be felt by us all, as the group will soon be working together with SMRT on implementing their idea.

Student’s Tea with Ms. Pooja Nansi

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Tembusu College Student’s Tea

Ms. Pooja Nansi

7.30pm, Thursday

18th September 2014

Level 1 Common Lounge

Refreshments will be served.

Only 30 seats available!

Pooja Nansi is an educator and poet who believes in the power that speech and performance can lead to the written word.Her first collection of poetry “Stiletto Scars” was published in 2007 at the Singapore Writer’s Festival. She has performed and conducted workshops in several educational institutes both locally and abroad such as Kuala Lumpur and London, with individuals of different ages to try and make poetry projects such as “Speechless” with the British Council, where she worked in conjunction with poets from London, Ireland, Taiwan, The Philippines, Malaysia and Vietnam and engaged in a month long tour of the UK to explore issues surrounding freedom of speech. She is most passionate about using poetry a a platform to raise awareness about issues close to her heart and her favourite description of herself is attributed to Filipino poet Siege Malvar who called her a “poetry and pumps diva”,

Voyage the Singapore Science Centre’s exhibition, Island Adventurer

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Voyage the Singapore Science Centre

10am – 1pm, Friday

26th September 2014

Bus leaves Tembusu drop-off point at 10am sharp.

Registration is compulsory.

Please register at: dev-tembusu-nus.pantheonsite.io by 16 Sep 2014

Join Professor Tommy Koh and Dr John van Wyhe for a special tour of the Singapore Science Centre’s exhibition Island Adventure: Alfred Russel Wallace and the Quest for the Origin of Species! This exhibition, curated by Dr van Wyhe, is about the life of great naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, his voyage to the Malay Archipelago and his discovery of the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection.

Fellow’s Tea with Mr Elvis Hoxhaj

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Tembusu College Fellow’s Tea

Mr. Elvis Hoxhaj

3.30pm, Monday

29th September 2014

Master’s Common Lounge,

Level 3, Residential Block

Refreshments will be served.

Only 30 seats available!

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Hosted by Dr. Catelijne Coopmans

Mr. Elvis Hoxhaj is one of the leading activists in the LGBT movement in Albania, a movement whose emancipatory politics have made it one of the pioneers in Europe because of its strong focus on awareness raising through education and art. Mr Hoxhaj has also participated in, and managed, several international human rights projects in collaboration with the Council of Europe, United Nations, and the Swedish Institute. He’ll be happy to talk with you, among other things, about the human rights situation for LBT people in Albania as well as the Balkans in general, and to discuss innovative methods of activism that rely on creativity.

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Fellow’s Tea with Mr Anthony Tan

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Tembusu College Fellow’s Tea

Mr Anthony Tan

4pm, Tuesday

30th September 2014

Master’s Common Lounge,

Level 3, Residential Block

Refreshments will be served.

Only 30 seats available!

Please register at : dev-tembusu-nus.pantheonsite.io

Hosted by Dr Kelvin Pang & Dr Kuan

Anthony is currently Deputy Secretary (Policy) at the Ministry of Health and concurrently Special Assistant to Mr Lee Kuan Yew. A career bureaucrat, he has served in various capacities prior to his current role.

He graduated from NUS in 1997 with a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Political Science. He also attended the Stanford Sloan Programme in 2005.

Anthony will be sharing his experience in healthcare, especially the challenges in negotiating key healthcare policies such as Medishield Life and Pioneer Generation Packages with the various stakeholders. Come prepared with your question and session of frank sharing and exchanges!

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