A secure future: Prof Asma says the next generation must be nurtured from young because the sciences are an important component of the economy. File photo
MALAYSIA must start nurturing the next generation of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professionals from young because the sciences are an important component of the economy.
Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM) president Prof Datuk Dr Asma Ismail (pic) said Covid-19 is proof that individuals and industries in the sciences are spared the negative economic repercussions resulting from the pandemic.
“Businesses in general are impacted but corporations that have science, technology and innovation as their foundations are shielded, with some actually recording a growth.
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Effecting positive change: Lam’s experience as a flood victim spurred him on to devise a water production system with his teammates.
A PHD candidate’s experience of coping with floods and the resulting effects on daily life led him to come up with a solution to Malaysia’s clean water problem.
Together with two other researchers, Lam Jia Yong from Universiti Putra Malaysia, Norfazliana Abdullah from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, and Mohamad Fakhrul Ridhwan Samsudin from Universiti Teknologi Petronas designed an automated self-powered water treatment and monitoring system for drinkable water production.
The team worked together on this project during the 2020 Young Scientists Network-Academy of Sciences Malaysia (YSN-ASM) Chrysalis programme, and subsequently won the Best Team Award for the Chrysalis Award.
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The Aaron J. Meyer Foundation owns two houses on Gorham Street, Aaron’s House for males and Grace’s House for females, both of which provide living arrangements for students who have gone through addiction rehabilitation programs.
The University of Wisconsin released a statement Monday that the Associated Students of Madison’s legislation to create a COVID-19 Student Relief Fund cannot legally go forward.
The legislation up for a vote in ASM Tuesday proposes a COVID-19 Student Relief Fund to aid students with housing costs such as rent and utilities. The fund would be created with money from segregated fee reserves, which would be allocated to the Tenant Resource Center to distribute to students with a prioritization on those who do not qualify for federal aid.