ACADEMIA
Thai Oncologist Wins ESMO Women For Oncology Award
Emeritus Professor Sumitra Thongprasert was recognized for being a role model to other women oncologists and for her distinguished career.
International Genomics Project Recognized At 2016 Eureka Awards
The FATHOM5 project, which involves the large scale genomic sequencing of human cells, was recently announced a winner at Australia's Eureka Awards.
Korean Startup Among Bayer’s Grants4Apps Accelerator 2016 Winners
Vital Smith, a Korean startup specialising in technology for diagnostic devices, was one of four winning teams from Bayer's global open innovation program.
Japan, South Korea Dominate Asia’s 75 Most Innovative Universities List
South Korea and Japan each boast 20 entries in the Reuters Top 75: Asia’s Most Innovative Universities ranking.
BGI Establishes Asia-Pacific HQ In Queensland, Australia
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute will serve as BGI's R&D and commercialization headquarters in the region.
The University Of Tokyo Only Asian Uni In ARWU Top 20
The University of Tokyo is back in the top 20 for this year’s Academic Ranking of World Universities report, after climbing up one spot from 21st position last year.
10 Things You Learn Only After Starting Medical School
Your medical school experience may not exactly be like an episode of Scrubs, but it's still going to be a satisfying five-year journey.
Interdisciplinary Research Encouraged, But Draws Less Funding
While interdisciplinary studies provide a new approach to solving complex problems, this does not always translate into funding.
Should Asian Universities Offer The US-style Liberal Arts Degree?
Asia is starting to embrace the American style liberal arts education, writes Daniel Soo, a third-year student from Yale-NUS, Singapore's first liberal arts college.
