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Playing Fast And Furious In The Stock Market
Surprising insights into the role of high frequency traders and short sellers revealed by SMU Professor of Finance Ekkehart Boehmer’s research.
Helping Platform Businesses Thrive
SMU Assistant Professor Lin Mei studies the economics of platform-based business models such as online marketplaces.
The Internet Defender
Leading the fight against online troublemakers is computer security expert, SMU Visiting Professor Virgil Gligor.
A (Dino) Bone To Pick
Leo Tan, professor of biology at the National University of Singapore, was instrumental to the opening of Singapore's first natural history museum.
A Steady Hand At The Helm
When Singapore was struggling with the SARS outbreak in 2003, ex-director of medical services Tan Chorh Chuan had to make some difficult—but necessary—decisions.
CAS Professor Awarded 2016 Nikkei Asia Prize
Professor Jiang Lei, director of the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has been awarded the 2016 Nikkei Asia Prize.
Singaporean Elected As 2016 Associate Member Of EMBO
Professor Ng Huck Hui, executive director at the Genome Institute of Singapore, is currently the only Singapore-based associate member of the prestigious organization.
Indian Space Scientist Wins 2016 IAF Hall of Fame Award
Professor Udupi Ramachandra Rao, secretary of India’s Department of Space, was instrumental to the growth of the country’s satellite industry.
KAIST Engineers Win IEEE William R. Bennett Prize, Again
A team of electrical engineers based in South Korea have won the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers William R. Bennett Prize for a second time for their 2013 paper.
