NUS Instant Messaging on desktop or browser

This is a useful tool for consultation since both staff and students can use their existing NUS userid and passwords and function within a closed network without spam adverts wasting your time.
You can download and install the desktop client on Windows (follow instructions here) or Mac (download Messenger 7.0.2) or simply use the [...]

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Job offer: Full-time TA position in Biodiversity & Ecology

FULL-TIME TEACHING ASSISTANT (TA) FOR
LIFE SCIENCES UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
The Department of Biological Sciences is inviting applications for the post of Full-Time Teaching Assistant (FTTA) in Life Sciences undergraduate courses, in the field of Biodiversity and Ecology.
Candidates should preferably possess an Honours Degree but exceptions may be made for degree holders with relevant expertise and [...]

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“Conserving Moving Targets”

Conserving Moving Targets: How to Deal with Dynamic Species and Landscapes?
by Peter Leimgruber
Monday, 23rd Nov 2009
Time : 1.30pm to 3.30pm
Venue : S2-04-11 (Seminar Room 1) Map – http://tinyurl.com/map-nusdbs
Host : Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz,
Terrestrial Ecology Lab
About the talk – Traditional conservation strategies rely heavily on protected area approaches that attempt to conserve species and their habitat within a [...]

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DBS Got Talent!

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Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) by Marvin Gaye

“Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)” was the second single from Marvin Gaye’s 1971 album, What’s Going On.

Lyrics
“Oh, mercy mercy me
Oh, things ain’t what they used to be
No, no
Where did all the blue skies go?
Poison is the wind that blows
From the north and south and east
Oh, mercy mercy me
Oh, things ain’t [...]

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Mongabay interviews Richard Corlett

“Hunting across Southeast Asia weakens forests’ survival, an interview with Richard Corlett,” by Jeremy Hance. Mongabay.com, 08 Nov 2009.

Thanks to Ria Tan, WildSingapore News for the alert!

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The Straits Times: Peter Ng and the Dodo

“Crab expert leads charge on climate: Prof Peter Ng and the Dodo,” by Chang Ai-Lien. The Straits Times, 07 Nov 2009 – link, pdf. Peter Ng’s mission is to build bridges between specialists in diverse disciplines.

PROFESSOR Peter Ng’s idea of heaven is to don his rubber booties and wade knee-deep in muddy swamps, trawling through [...]

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Mousedeer and Giant Clam articles in Nature Watch (Hons 2008/9)

Neo Mei Lin (Marine Lab) and Marcus Chua (Systematics & Ecology Lab) have written about their study subjects – giant clams and mousedeer – in the latest issue of Nature Watch 17(2), Apr-Jun (2009).
The magazine, published by the NatureSociety (Singapore) [NSS], just came in the mail today, after great anticipation and it’s [...]

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