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ASEAN’s Bountiful Harvest – More on Black Soldier Flies (about 33 mins into the video)

CNA Video-on-demand feature: Explore a side of the regional bloc not often seen by outsiders as our two Channel NewsAsia correspondents Jackson Board and Pichayada Promchertchoo delve into issues that are close to the hearts of the ASEAN people – innovation and entrepreneurship; nature and conservation; communities and culture; textiles; as well as agriculture and food security.
How flies and maggots are being bred to eat your food waste and keep Singapore clean

CNA News: Imagine a packet of char kway teow which has seen better days. It’s a gloomy colour and is literally crawling. There are maggots devouring what is a perennial Singapore dish. The messy result of this invasion resembles some kind of scientific experiment. And actually that is precisely what it is.
Indonesia, Singapore lead deep-sea expedition to West Java

The Straits Times: A team of explorers set off on a pioneering deep-sea expedition, hoping for a glimpse of an area where no man has ventured. Led by Professor Peter Ng from Singapore and Dr Dwi Listyo Rahayu from Indonesia, the multinational team of 30 researchers, scientists and support staff will give daily updates of the dredging – a first for any expedition – as they scour through depths that hold the greatest diversity of animals.
Using insect army to fight food waste

The Straits Time: Black soldier flies are bred to eat discarded food, their larvae turning waste into plant fertiliser. This is a project supported by Temasek Foundation Ecosperity, led by Professor Rudolf Meier and Dr Nalini Puiamoorthy, to tackle the food wastage problem that is facing Singapore.
Father frogs stand guard over eggs for two months

The Straits Times: K. S. Seshadri, a PhD student with Dr Frank Rheindt, have discovered another devoted frog father – one which spends close to two months egg-sitting his charges, rarely leaving the bamboo hollows where the eggs are hidden.
A Channel News Asia documentary on NEWater

Watch Prof Gong Zhiyuan and teams contribution to the NEWater success story. The documentary ‘Blueprint for Survival’ was broadcast on 17 Jan 2018
Long Service Award

A Long Service Award presentation ceremony was held on 17 Jan 2018 at the Department, where Prof Yu Hao presented the Award to staff with service above 5 yrs, celebrating and recognising their dedicated service and contributions to the University all these years.

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