[MEDIA RELEASE] E-estidotmy: Going Digital in Communicating Science

What was formerly known as estidotmy, a collaboration with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and Utusan Malaysia, is now e-estidotmy, a virtual platform to promote the sciences. The website is a collaborative effort between the Academy, the Young Scientists Network- the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (YSN-ASM), Science Media Centre Malaysia, National STEM Association and Pusat STEM Negara.

[FEATURE] FameLab: Explaining Science in Three Minutes

The most prestigious science communication championship will kick start with application submission by the end of this month and Virtual heats in June before advancing to FameLab National Final to compete for the most coveted title ‘World’s Best Science Communicator’ at the FameLab International Championship in November this year.

[FEATURE] Women in STEM: Overcoming Challenges

To inspire the next generation of women STEM leaders, and to celebrate and learn from those who have paved the way in this area, four distinguished female STEM icons were invited to share about their journey and experiences in STEM in an online webinar titled 'Women in STEM: Igniting passion, inspiring leadership’, in conjunction with International Women’s Day on March 8.

[MEDIA RELEASE] ‘PANAS! Climate Change Stories in Malaysia’ Project Launched

Science Media Centre (SMC) Malaysia, in collaboration with British High Commission Kuala Lumpur and EcoKnights, invites Malaysian journalists, writers and content creators to produce local Malaysian stories on climate change in the ‘PANAS! Climate Change Stories in Malaysia’ project.

[OPINION] Creating Better Environments For Women Scientists

11 February marks The International Day of Women and Girls in Science which recognizes the critical role women and girls play in science and technology. One of the biggest takeaways from the 2020 pandemic is that the sciences is the field to watch. We need to ensure that governance and opportunities for women scientists are on the same spectrum as their male counterparts.

[MEDIA RELEASE] World Cancer Day 2021: Empower Communities for Cancer Prevention – Academy of Medicine Malaysia

The Academy of Medicine of Malaysia (AMM) wishes to take the opportunity this World Cancer Day to highlight another important battle happening in hospitals across Malaysia amidst our fight against the Covid-19 pandemic: The battle against cancer.

[OPINION] Addressing mRNA Vaccine Safety and Efficacy Concerns – Young Scientists Network

There has been a number of concerns highlighted about the messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine over the last few weeks. As young Malaysian scientists, we would like to delve into the science or technology behind the mRNA vaccines in the hope that it would provide a more wholesome understanding of the technology.

[OPINION] Key Measures to Reduce the COVID-19 Raging Fire – Dr Amar Singh

Many individuals and groups have voiced suggestions to manage our raging COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia. However, few appear to have been considered. Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS summarised five key measures critically needed to take to help put out the COVID-19 raging fire in our nation.

[MEDIA RELEASE] Trust The Shot: The Petri Dish’s awareness campaign on vaccinations

To counter the spread of misinformation and a lack of public awareness on vaccinations, The Petri Dish launched a campaign named TrustTheShot which seeks to collate credible and science-based information on vaccines and disseminate this information to the public.

[OPINION] “Is the COVID-19 vaccine safe?” – Dr Khor SK

“Doc, I don’t trust the Covid-19 vaccine because it’s too rushed. Normally, vaccines take 7-10 years to research.” Dr Khor SK in his opinion piece reassures that the Covid-19 vaccine is as safe as possible, with only one year of effective and accelerated research.