Money the root of our happiness
A study by SMU Associate Professor of Psychology Christie Napa Scollon published in the Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology last year found that…
Double-the-funds boost for arts, heritage groups
Speaking at the sidelines of the opening of the Singapore Writers Festival at SMU on Friday, Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth…
Don't wave placards, offer solutions instead
SMU President Professor Arnoud De Meyer said that the university should be a neutral place where people listen to one another and engage with those…
Getting students to pay it forward
Singapore's six universities each have their own views about how best to stir the student conscience. Some, like SMU, mandate community service to…
Real-time mobile analytics: Making sense of the urban world
What attracted SMU Associate Professor of Information Systems Archan Misra to mobile sensing research was the potential for it to help individuals…
ISCA sponsors SMU Accounting Challenge 2013
The inaugural SMU Accounting Challenge 2013 was sponsored by the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants. Organised by the School of Accountancy…
Six events to make time for
As part of the Singapore Writers Festival, of which SMU is the main venue partner, panellists Colin Goh, Joshua Ip and Faith Ng will discuss the use…
Unveiling the familiar in a strange place
As part of the Singapore Writers Festival, of which SMU is the main venue partner, Kim Young-ha will take part in a panel discussion titled The…
FB and the giraffe business
Academic Director of SMU Executive Development Dr Michael Netzley said that social-media fatigue is a very real concern for more mature platforms…
Values 'should be taught, not left to be caught'
SMU is in the midst of drawing up its own values-based programme, known as SMU LifeLessons. The initiative, announced in May, will cut across student…