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January 22, 2021
Coastal Clean-Up? Clean A Mangrove!
Malaysia is blessed with wide spans of mangroves lining our coastlines (Fig. 1). These emerald…
November 19, 2020
Calling All Cat Parents… This is for you!
Having a cat at home brings lots of joy and peace to our lives. This…
October 30, 2020
Addressing Domestic Violence During a Pandemic or Disaster Situation
On the 11th March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 global outbreak…
October 20, 2020
Terjemahan, Menterjemah dan Penterjemah
in Art
Acap kali anda mendengar perkataan terjemahan, apakah yang terlintas di fikiran anda? Bagaimana pula sekiranya…
September 30, 2020
DOES WEARING MASK PROTECT ME?
The recent outbreak of COVID-19 has become a world-wide catastrophe in this century. It is…
May 12, 2020
Folklor Masyarakat: Satu Kajian Motif Spotting Wayang Kulit dalam Filem “Wayang” (2008) dan…
Folklore atau cerita-cerita lisan merujuk kepada cerita-cerita fairy tales, lagenda, mitos, muzik, tarian, seni kraf…
April 13, 2020
Are we at war?
How metaphors frame our understanding of COVID-19 “Nous sommes en guerre ”, declared French President…
March 28, 2020
“She’s Just A Girl And She’s On Fire!” USM’s International Women’s Day Celebration…
It is the month of the year again where the colour purple (or fuchsia or…
March 13, 2020
Teater “Sarah” arahan Halimi MN: Satu Penelitian Terhadap Konflik Agama dan Falsafah Ketuhanan
in Art
“Sarah” sebuah drama yang ditulis oleh Sasterawan Negara Datuk Noordin Hassan yang mengisahkan sebuah percintaan…
November 25, 2019
Orange The World: Leaving No One Behind through Activism against Violence Against Women
I would like to bring the attention of readers of Simply Speaking to the significance…
September 20, 2019
‘Edge of Chaos’(Complexity) Enhances Performance
in Science
Operational complexity enhanced performance in Malaysia Electrical and Electronics (E&E) Manufacturing industry. The finding surprised…
August 21, 2019
A Nexus Approach to Water, Energy and Food Sustainability
A balancing act of utilising the three critical resources for sustaining life. Water, energy, food…
August 01, 2019
Abundance: The Future is Better Than You Think
It’s not about being scarce but it’s about accessibility. Imagine the world with sufficient water,…
July 17, 2019
A Conversation with Dr Siti Khayriyyah Mohd Hanafiah (Kye) - the winner of…
in Video
A conversation with Dr Siti Khayriyyah Mohd Hanafiah (Kye) — the winner of FameLab 2018.…
July 10, 2019
Up Close with Profesor Datuk Asma Ismail, FASc
in Video
"USM has always believed that the True North of the university is to be able…
June 19, 2019
Kaduk leaves come under USM’s research spotlight
in Science
THE leaves of kaduk have traditionally been used by the Kelantanese to treat hypertension.
May 31, 2019
Moving towards smarter food packaging methods
THE manufacturing sector is moving towards the 4.0 Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0). This will eventually…
May 28, 2019
When Kanban Meets Scrum…
in Science
A SIMPLE Kanban (Japanese for signboard) board saved the day for employees of an IT…
May 28, 2019
Breath-in medication for TB is viable
in Science
A RESEARCH group from the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, USM, in collaboration with the School…
May 28, 2019
Blocking harmful sunrays with ZnO
in Science
WITHOUT sunlight we are dead. Plants can’t grow and we don’t get the oxygen that…
May 28, 2019
A dedication to the mindful scary, fierce teachers
in Education
A dedication to the mindful scary, fierce teachers – of teaching people or educating human…
May 26, 2019
Turning fish waste into bioplastics
WHILE most of us know that fish contains a high protein content, it is however…
May 26, 2019
Hello, how are you?
in Science
A simple yet important question to foster a culture of caring towards struggling parents of…
May 24, 2019
A ‘bone to pick’ with trauma injuries
in Science
AS a little girl who was brought up by parents with medical background, the hospital…
May 16, 2019
What caused heart defects in unborn babies – antidepressants or genetics?
in Science
A pilot genetic study identifies several gene variations potentially involved in the formation of heart…
May 02, 2019
Get up and about with ExerHunt
in Art
MOST Malaysians are married to a sedentary lifestyle, thanks to enormous desk jobs that bog…
April 24, 2019
#BalanceforBetter, because we ALL matter
This year Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) celebrates its 50th anniversary since its inception. This month…
