National University of Singapore

Teddy Bears Make You Friendlier -- and Maybe Healthier

Matthew Hutson | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Magical Thinking, Loneliness, Teddy Bears, Anthropomorphism, National University of Singapore, Teddy Bear Study, Antisocial, Anti-Social-Behaviour, Science News
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Given that isolation increases stress and cortisol production, and that petting dogs reduces blood pressure, the researchers suggest that touching a teddy bear might make you not just happier and nicer but healthier too.

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A Small But Solid Victory for Liberal Education

Jim Sleeper | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Liberal Education, Yale University, National University of Singapore, Richard Levin, Singapore, The Chronicle of Higher Education, New Haven, College News
Jim Sleeper

The Yale-NUS college train has left the station, according to this spin, and while some dissidents may have hoped to derail it by dancing a dance of protest, those who understand how the world really works will now get on with doing that work.

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Amanda M. Fairbanks

Yale Goes Global

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda M. Fairbanks | Posted 05.31.2011

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NEW YORK -- The classic liberal arts curriculum, long made available at Yale University's New Haven, Conn., campus, is about to traverse the Pacific O...

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'PhotoSketch' Program Converts Doodles Into Photos (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shi-Min Hu, Photo Sketch, Tsinghua University, Siggraph, Photosketch Download, Tao Chen, Ming-Ming Cheng, Ping Tan, National University of Singapore, Ariel Shamir, Photosketch, Video, Technology News

*See photos and video below* ZDNet calls PhotoSketch, a new web-based program developed by a group of students in China, "quite possibly the cooles...

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Business Schools Go Beyond Case Studies, Embrace Studying Abroad

New York Times | James Flanigan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Southern California universities have long led the nation in the number of students enrolled from other countries. Now the universities' business prog...

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