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BEST PAPER AWARD
Assistant Professor Dr Eaw Hooi Cheng | Head of Department, Accounting and FinanceReceived the Best Paper Award with the selected presentation entitled, "Intention to Invest in Green Stock among Malaysian Working Adults" at the 1st International Conference Symposium on Green Sustainable Technology and Management ICGSTM 2022 on 12 & 11 June 2022.
BEST PAPER AWARD
Assistant Professor Dr Dazmin Daud | Faculty of Business and ManagementWon Best Paper Award for his paper entitled, "Mediating Effect of Goal Acquisition on the Relationship Between Personal Factor and Self-Directed Learning" at the International Academic Symposium of Social Science 2022 on 5 July 2022.
GREEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND GREEN FINANCE PRACTICES: AVENUE FOR SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS STARTUPS IN ASIA
Assistant Professor Dr Hafiz Muhammad Ali | Head of Praxis, Industry and Community EngagementLaunched a book as an editor in collaboration with Emerald Publishing entitled, “Green Entrepreneurship and Green Finance Practices: Avenue for Sustainable Business Startups in Asia”.
AWARDED THE "PHD MOBILITY: RESEARCH STAYS IN FRANCE GRANT"
Kong Ianne | Doctor of Philosophy (Science)Congratulations to Kong Ianne for being awarded the "PhD Mobility: Research Stays in France Grant" under the supervision of Assistant Professor Dr Pui Liew Phing. The PhD Mobility is inclusive of flights and a €4500 allowance for three months, from 22 August to 16 December 2022.
EFFECT OF RICE (ORYZA SATIVA L.) CERAMIDES SUPPLEMENTATION ON IMPROVING SKIN BARRIER FUNCTIONS AND DEPIGMENTATION: AN OPEN-LABEL PROSPECTIVE STUDY
Assistant Professor Ts Dr Tan Chung Keat | Faculty of Medicine and Health SciencesCongratulations to Assistant Professor Ts Dr Tan Chung Keat for his recent publication entitled, ‘Effect of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Ceramides Supplementation on Improving Skin Barrier Functions and Depigmentation: An Open-Label Prospective Study’ in Nutrients (Impact Factor 2021 = 6.706, Tier 1 Journal in Nutrition and Dietetics) in collaboration with Nexus Wise Sdn. Bhd.
CYTOKINES, CXCL10 AND CCL2 AND KYNURENINE METABOLITES, ANTHRANILIC ACID ACCURATELY PREDICTS PATIENTS AT RISK OF DEVELOPING DENGUE WITH WARNING SIGNS
Professor Dr Shamala Devi A/P K.C. Sekaran, FASc | Faculty of Medicine and Health SciencesCongratulations to Professor Dr Shamala Devi A/P K.C. Sekaran, FASc for her recent publication entitled, ‘Cytokines, CXCL10 and CCL2 and Kynurenine Metabolites, Anthranilic Acid Accurately Predicts Patients at Risk of Developing Dengue with Warning Signs’ in The Journal of Infectious Diseases (Impact Factor 2021 = 7.759, Tier 1 in Infectious Diseases).
BEST INNOVATION & COMMERCIALIZATION AWARD
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences team | Faculty of Pharmaceutical SciencesThe Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (FPS) team led by Assoc Prof. Dr Mogana Sundari Rajagopal, Assoc Prof Dr Palanirajan Vijayaraj Kumar and Mr Hardave Singh Bhall, won the Best Innovation & Commercialization Award for their invention (Pharmcare Sanitizer Spray). The team developed a skin friendly, moisturising sanitiser spray with 99.9% antiseptic properties. The product was commercialised through the Laurent Bleu Medical Clinic, whereby the feedback and response of the product was overwhelming.
AWARDED WITH PROFESSIONAL TECHNOLOGIST
Ts Chan Chiew Chuen | LecturerAwarded with Professional Technologist by the Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT) on on 29 June 2022.
APPOINTED AS MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF SENATE
Assistant Professor Dr Leong Choi Meng | Head of Programme, PhD and DBA ProgrammesAppointed as Member of the Board of Senate for the Malaysian Association of Company Secretaries (MACS).
1ST RUNNER UP IN THE US POTATOES COOKING COMPETITION 2022
Abdelaziz Youssef Mohamed Elsayed and Goh Wai Hong | Diploma in Culinary ArtsCongratulations to Youssef and Wai Hong for being the 1st Runner Up in the US Potatoes Cooking Competition 2022, under the supervision of Assistant Professor (Chef) Loke Hoi Weng and Assistant Professor (Chef) Mohamad Fadzly Che Omar. The competition was held at UOW Malaysia, KDU Glenmarie Campus, Shah Alam and our winners brought home a cash prize worth RM2,000.
