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Dr. Roger D. Kornberg on "The Expression of Genetic Information"
Prof. Kornberg, the Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry, 2006 visited National Tsing Hua University and presented a public lecture on December 23rd. This was the second public lecture featuring Nobel Laureates on NTHU campus in the last two months. Like all previous public lectures given by Noble Laureates, Dr. Kornberg attracted a large and attentive audience that overflow the auditorium.......<<More>> |
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University Advisory Committee Met to Chart the Course of Development
The University Advisory Committee, consisting Academicians Fang-sen Wang, Yih-yuan Li, Hsiang-Tsung Kung, Kenneth K. Wu, Johnsee Lee, Frank Hsia-San Shu, Way Kuo, Pien-Chien Huang, Chao-Shiuan Liu, Ovid J.-L. Tzeng as well as Mr. Bruce CH Cheng, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Delta Company met with NTHU administrators and the in-coming President Lih-Juann Chen on December 22nd to review the projects implemented to promote NTHU toward a world-class institution of higher learning and research. ......<<More>> |
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12/25 Ching-Wu Chu Awarded NTHU Honorary Distinguished Chair Professorship
On December 8th a ceremony was held to honor Dr. Ching-Wu (Paul) Chu as a Honorary Distinguished Chair Professorship. President Wen-tsuen Chen presided over the ceremony and presented Dr. Chu with the Letter of Appointment. After the ceremony, Dr. Chu gave a lecture entitled "A Possible Approach toward Room Temperature Superconductivity."......<<More>> |
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12/23 President Chen Elected Vice President of AEARU
Representing NTHU, President Wen-Tsuen Chen along with Secretary General Professor Mao-Jiun Wang recently attended the 15th Annual General Meeting and the 25th Board of Directors Meeting of Association of East Asian Research Universities (AEARU) which was held from December 2nd to the 4th at Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan. AEARU is a regional organization founded in 1996 to promote academic exchange and cooperation among major research universities in the region. While at the meetings, President Chen and Professor Mao helped design activities and conferences for the coming two years. Also at this past meeting President Chen was elected vice president of the AEARU.......<<More>> |
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12/22 Noble Laureate Astounds NTHU Audience
Dr. Harald zur Hausen, 2008 Noble Laureate in Medicine was invited to Taiwan to stir audiences with his lecture "Papillomaviruses in Human Cancers". The doctor was a guest of the Wen Shi Jen Foundation and gave lectures at various locations from November 26 to December 1, stopping by NTHU on November 30. Dr. Hausen's lecture at NTHU attracted a large audience of faculty and students as well as scientists from the greater Hsinchu area. After his lecture, a very lively question and answer session was held. It was clear from the questions raised that the audience in attendance was highly read on Dr. Haussen's work.......<<More>> |
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12/03 Professor Decorated with School Honors
On November 11th a joint ceremony was held at Casa de Socrates to recognize new faculty's research accomplishments along with those who made important contributions to the manufacturing industry. Two senior faculty members Professor Jyh-Shing Jang, Department of Engineering and Professor Mao-Jiun Wang, Department of Industrial Engineering were selected as recipients of the Distinguished Award for Successful Collaboration with the Manufacturing Industry. Associate Professor Ray-Kuang Lee, Department of Electrical Engineering, Associate Professor Mei-Chih Hu, Institute of Technology Management and Business, Professor Tsung-Cheng Tsai, Department of Economics, Associate Professor Ta-Jen Yen, Department of Material Science and Associate Professor Huang-Yin Tsai, Department of Mechanical Engineering were the proud recipients of the Outstanding Research Award for New Faculty.......<<More>> |
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11/24 NTHU Ascends Further in World University Rankings
The London Times special issue on education, Times Higher Education Supplement (THES), announced its 2009 world university rankings. It is with great pride that NTHU is happy to report our steady improvement in this world university ranking. In 2008, NTHU ranked 281st, this year we have moved up to 223rd. From a longer perspective, since NTHU started to receive special funding from the Ministry of Education in 2006 the university's overall performance has been astonishing. In 2006 the university ranked 343rd which is 111 places below where we stand today.......<<More>> |
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11/10 NTHU Gets Lion's Share of Ministry of Education's Prestigious Awards
The lists of the 13th National Chair Professorship Award and 53rd Academic Award recipient were announced October 9th. Professor Chien-Hong Cheng from the Department of Chemistry won the national chair professorship and Professors Meng-Kiat Chuh, Department of Mathematics, Chen-Chi M. Ma, Department of Chemical Engineering and Tsong-Ping Perng, Department of Material Science won the ministry's academic award. NTHU is very proud of them and congratulate them on their achievements.......<<More>> |
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11/09 Serving Humanity through Humility – NTHU's Volunteer Corps Continue their Summer Service in Africa and South East Asia
During the past summer, seven volunteer teams went to Nepal, Ghana, Indonesia, Tanzania, as well as China to serve local populations in various capacities and to learn from them. Each team selected a special service that they believe was most needed in their target area and recruited accordingly. In addition, to ensure quality of service and cultural awareness all volunteers were required to go through a pre-departure workshop.......<<More>> |
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10/30 Former President Chao-Shiu Liu Recognized at Ceremony Presided by President Ma Ying-Jeou
On September 15th President Ma Ying-Jeou presented former NTHU President Chao-Shiu Liu with the Irder of Chiang Chung-Cheng with Great Cordon for his outstanding contributions to Taiwanese society. In addition, Chao-Shiu Liu was also honored with the Dr. Mei-I-Chi Honorary Distinguished Chair by President Wen-Tsuen Chen. Also in attendance at the ceremony was madam Ming-Sai Liu, Vice-President of Academic Sinica Chao-Han Liu, former NTHU President, Dr. Chun-Laung Liu, and President Tsong-Ping Perng of Uan Ze University as well as Vice-Presidents Shih-Lin Chang, Ming-Chuen Yip and Chia-Wei Li.......<<More>> |
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09/30 NTHU Choir Won the First Prize at International Choir Festival
NTHU Choir recently attended the 10th annual Vivace International Choir Festival held in Veszprem, Hungary where they performed a selection of Taiwan aboriginal music. The choir's outstanding vocal ability, melodious harmony and exquisite sound brought down the house and received the 1st prize of Critics' Choice. ......<<More>> |
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09/30 Faculty and Students Rushed to Offer their Help to Typhoon Morakot Victims
Typhoon Morakot hit Taiwan on the 7th of last August and wrought devastating damages to the southern part of the island. The wind was strong but it was the record-breaking rainfall, peaking at 2,777mm that brought the havoc of floods and mudslides. One mudslide buried the entire village of Hsiao Lin, killing almost all of the villagers. The fatalities were estimated at more than six hundreds and property damage exceeded NT$110 billion. While the government had mobilized a large rescue force, faculty members and students at NTHU were also quick in getting themselves organized and travelled to the affected areas with materials they themselves had donated and solicited. The first group of volunteers left Hsinchu on the 13th and they were followed by three more groups that travelled south to villages and townships to offer their help and compassion.......<<More>> |
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09/30 Five Young and Brights Won The Wu Ta-You Memorial Award
The Shaw Prize Foundation announced the laureates for its 2009 Shaw Prize at a press conference in Hong Kong on June 16. Academia Sinica Academician and former NTHU President Frank H. Shu won the prize in astronomy for his outstanding achievements in theoretical astronomy as well as for his significant contributions to humanity. This is the second major international prize that Prof. Shu has received since this May when he was presented with the Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal, the highest honor presented by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.......<<More>> |
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09/24 Two Groups of Faculty and Staff Visited Top Universities in Japan and Korea
In the spirit of learning from one's peers, NTHU sent two groups of faculty members and administrative staff to visit leading universities in northeastern Asian. The first group, led by Vice President Ming-Chuen Yip and Secretary-General Mao-Jiun Wang, visited Osaka University, Nara Women's University, University of Tsukuba in Japan and Seoul National University in Korea during their week-long study tour (July 26 - Aug. 2 ). The second group, led by Vice President Shih-Lin Chang and Dean Wei-Chung Wang of the Office of International Affairs also went to Osaka, Nara and Seoul universities but they also visited Nagoya University and Yhee-Hwa Women's University.......<<More>> |
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09/04 Former NTHU President Frank H. Shu Won the 2009 Shaw Prize
The Shaw Prize Foundation announced the laureates for its 2009 Shaw Prize at a press conference in Hong Kong on June 16. Academia Sinica Academician and former NTHU President Frank H. Shu won the prize in astronomy for his outstanding achievements in theoretical astronomy as well as for his significant contributions to humanity. This is the second major international prize that Prof. Shu has received since this May when he was presented with the Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal, the highest honor presented by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.......<<More>> |
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09/04 NTHU Launched the First Distinguished Advisor Award
NTHU has recently set up a new program to honor professors who have made outstanding contribution in student mentoring. In the morning of June 5, 2009, President Wen-Tsuen Chen hosted the first award ceremony in the International Conference Room. This year’s awards went to Professors Ite A. Yu from the College of Sciences Undergraduate Curriculum, Angela Yu-Ping Hsu from the Department of Foreign Language and Yuh-Chang Sun from the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences.......<<More>> |
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09/01 Novatek and NTHU Collaborate to Develop "Advanced System IC Chip"
NTHU and Novatek signed a collaborative research agreement on July 22, 2009, to develop a forward-looking technology, System on a Chip (SoC). Novatek is the sponsor of NTHU's newly installed System on a Chip Laboratory and the joint effort is expected to combine resources from industry and university to engage in a long-term collaboration to develop advanced technologies.......<<More>> |
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08/20 Bringing Sunlight to Where Nature Fails to
Can glorious rays of dawn and gentle light of the setting sun be seen in the long winter in the North Pole and Northern Europe? Can a cool cloudy day and the blue sky of northern countries be experienced indoor? Yes, there is a new lighting technology promising you the magnificent ambience only seen in science fictions!......<<More>> |
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07/29 Professors Chien-Neng Liao and Jay Cheng Won the Academia Sinica Research Award
The Academia Sinica Research Award for Junior Research Investigators is given to young researchers whose publications are innovative, significant and have intellectual depth to make a lasting impact in their fields. Awards are presented in three categories: Mathematics and Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; and Humanities and Social Sciences. The award is considered a high honor in academic circles due to its rigorous selection process. NTHU is proud to announce that Professors Chien-Neng Liao from the Department of Materials Science and Jay Cheng from the Department of Electrical Engineering have garnered this prestigious award.......<<More>> |
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06/19 "Up, up and away in my beautiful, my beautiful balloon."
A team composed of members from NTHU, the National Space Organization (NSPO), National Central University (NCU), and National United University (NUU) have worked together on a gamma-ray space telescope—the Nuclear Compton Telescope (NCT) project of the Space Science Laboratory at California, U.C. Berkeley. The instrument and technology developed in this project will lead the way for the next generation NCT gamma ray astronomy, benefiting high energy astrophysics development and enhancing our understanding of the universe.......<<More>> |
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06/18 Big Wins at the Intercollegiate Athletic Games
The gold was truly brought home in this year's National Intercollegiate Athletic Games. NTHU attended six of the twelve events receiving eight gold medals, two silvers and five bronzes. The school came in eighth overall out of the 162 participating universities. That position moves up to third if one does not count the schools whose focus is on physical education.......<<More>> |
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06/17 NTHU Library Has the Most Comprehensive Collection of Publications on the Diauyutai Campaign
Diauyutai, a group of uninhibited islets off the northeast coast of Taiwan is hardly noticeable on a conventional map. Since the 1970s, however, it has become a hot spot and contended territory among the countries of this region. In terms of land size, it is less than seven square miles. It has no inhabitant except seagulls. Many countries in the region, however, claim sovereignty over these islets. Such claims and counter-claims had sparked a few diplomatic confrontations among nations such as Taiwan, China, Japan as well as the U.S. The Diauyutai issue is yet to be resolved; it might erupt again anytime. Since its first eruption, however, it had significantly changed the courses of life for many Taiwanese youths who were studying in the United Sates in the1970s when the campaign took on the air of a Chinese patriotic movement against the Japanese expansion.......<<More>> |
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06/16 Renowned Author Chi Kang Donates Precious Manuscripts and Documents
In the 007 film series Agent Bond always completes impossible missions while managing to spark a few romances along the way. Author of The Rolling Liao River, Mr. Chi Kang also had three close woman friends years ago when he was a member of the resistance force in Manchuria, but his romance did not end as romantically as Bond's did due to his obligations as a revolutionary.......<<More>> |
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06/08 Developing the Ultra High-density Magnetic Recording Media and Sputtering Targets Hard Drive Technology
Classic films in high resolution, digital photographs capturing precious moments of our life, music that moves our heart, these are a just a few things that people wish they could keep forever. However, did you ever have to delete that classic TV series to make space for wedding photos, or trash your collection of oldies for new pop music, and all because your hard drive is reaching its storage capacity? To better store audio-visual data, Professor Chih-Huang Lai of the Department of Materials Science is leading a team of researchers in collaboration with China Steel and ThinTech Materials Technology (TTMC) to develop a piece of advanced storage technology.......<<More>> |
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06/04 Former President Frank H. Shu Won the 2009 Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal
The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) has recently awarded its highest honor, the Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal to Dr. Frank H. Shu, former president of NTHU for his lifetime achievements and contribution in the field of astronomy. An award ceremony will be held in mid September in Millbrae, California.......<<More>> |
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06/04 "Passing on the Torch of Love" — Ms. Zhuang's Inspiring Story
It is too often that we take for granted the things which come most naturally to us. Our sense of sight is perhaps the most basic and overlooked of these. The prospect of suddenly waking up one day with little or no eyesight would be a horrifying experience for anyone. How would you be able to cope? Could you even continue the life you once knew? These are the same questions that computer science senior Ms. Zhuang Jin-jie had to face one day when she suddenly learned she was losing her eyesight.......<<More>> |
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06/08 Mr. T. J. Tseng Receives the Distinguished Alumni Award
Mr. T. J. Tseng graduated from the Department of Physics in 1972 and the Graduate Institute of Physics in 1974. He is currently the president of two major companies, Unimicron and Subtron. Despite the demands of his work, Mr. Tseng remains an avid supporter of his alma mater. In addition to actively participating in many academia-industry collaborative projects, he has also made a number of generous contributions to the university and society in general.......<<More>> |
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05/19 Dr. Yong-fen Hsieh Won the Distinguished Alumni Award
Dr. Yong-fen Hsieh graduated from the Department of Materials Science in 1981. In 1983, she graduated with her masters from the Institute of Materials Science before further obtaining her Ph.D. from the same institute in 1987. During her time at NTHU, she function analytical research in semiconductor metal contact systems. She has been recognized as Distinguished NTHU Alumni this year has more than two decades of contribution to the electronic materials industry and academia.......<<More>> |
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05/12 Celebrating the 98th Anniversary of Tsing Hua and the 53rd Birthday of NTHU
The arrival of spring heralds the celebration of Tsing Hua's founding and the birthday of NTHU. The festivities stretched a total of seven days, from April 20th to the 27th, with a number of special events that painted the campus red. The highlight of the week's celebration was without doubt the anniversary ceremony held at the university auditorium on the 26th where faculty, students joined with the returned alumni and invited guests to honor students, staff and alumni whose accomplishments have greatly improve the reputation of National Tsing Hua University.......<<More>> |
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04/20 A Woman For All Seasons: Hsin Ling's Inspirational Story
Miss Shen Hsin-Ling, a freshman at the Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, is unlike many of her classmates. At her young age, she has already compiled a very impressive record of volunteer service and entrepreneurial accomplishments. Her enthusiasm to support people-in-need has touched the hearts of many and inspired even more. Hsin-Ling's story has been included in social studies textbooks that are widely used in elementary and junior high schools throughout Taiwan.......<<More>> |
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04/17 Nobel Laureate Dr. Chen Ning Yang Returned for Lectures and Seminars
Dr. Chen Ning Yang, the first Chinese to win the Noble Prize in Physics is currently the Mei I-chi Honorary Distinguished Chair Professor at NTHU. Born in Anhui, he was educated within the Tsing Hua educational institutions, from grade school to graduate school. He entered the graduate program at University of Chicago in l944 and received his doctoral degree in 1948. For the discovery of parity nonconservation of weak interaction, he and Prof. Tsung-Dao Lee were presented with the Noble Prize in l956 and both become the hero of the Chinese people all over the world.......<<More>> |
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04/16 NTHU Launches Special Programs to Help Stimulating the Economy
While common wisdom would suggest that an increase of investment is needed to pull us out of the current economic crisis, we here at NTHU have another idea. As an institution of higher education, we believe that the quality of human resources is as vital as financial capital for a healthy economy. Therefore, as responsible citizens, the faculty members at NTHU have designed an educational program to reinvigorate the work forces by providing them with the opportunity to take courses, attend lectures and update their professional knowledge and skills.......<<More>> |
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04/15 Five of NTHU Professors Won the NSC's Outstanding Research Awards
National Science Council recently announced the recipients of the prestigious "Outstanding Research Award" and five of our productive and accomplished professors are among the list of forty from seventeen universities and research institutes. While NTHU does not have the highest number of winners, if we factor in the size of faculty, we do have the highest ratio of faculty member winning this national award among all the institutions honored by the National Science Council!......<<More>> |
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04/15 We Aced NCTU in the Mei-Chu Game This Year!
Mei-Chu Game, the famous annual intercollegiate game between NTHU and NCTU was instituted in l969. It has become, since its inauguration, one of the most important events on both campuses and in the entire Hsin Chu community. Students and faculty alike placed a great deal of premium on winning the competition and the right to boast their athletic finesse. As it usually occurs in early March, it is also played like a rite of spring that revives both campuses from the winter doldrums.......<<More>> |
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04/15 Nobel Laureate Dr. Albert Fert Captivated Att endees in Two Lectures
Last January French Physicist and Noble Laureate, Dr. Albert Fert gave two stirring lectures to a packed house at NTHU. Dr. Fert received the Nobel Prize for his discovery of a new physical phenomenon, the Giant Magneto-Resistance (GMR) in 2007. He is currently a professor at the Unversite de Paris-Sud and director of a joint physics research laboratory between the French National Scientific Research Center and the Thales Group.......<<More>> |
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04/15 President Chen Reviewed the State of the University and Sketched Plans for the Future at the New Year Celebration
More than thousand people, including many retired colleagues returned this year to participate in NTHU's Chinese New Year Celebration on Feb. 3rd. The atmosphere was joyous, warm and festive as people enjoyed various events and exchanged Happy New Year greetings.......<<More>> |
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03/04 Chemistry Professor Sue-Lein Wang Received the Outstanding Scholar Award
The National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) chemistry professor Sue-Lein Wang won the Outstanding Scholar Award from the Foundation for the Advancement of Outstanding Scholarship for her exceptional achievements in chemistry, inorganic structure and materials science. She will receive funding for five consecutive years.......<<More>> |
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02/06 NTHU Tops the List of Taiwanese University Ranking
As the number of universities increase around the world, institutes of higher education has entered a era of heated competition. Important issues include the "measurement" of education quality and academic excellence.......<<More>> |
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01/15 Construction Started for the New Learning Resource Center
On the 18th of December,2008, President Wen-Tsuen Chen and Mr. Miin-Chyou Wu, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Macronix International Co. jointly broke ground for the construction of a new learning resource center on NTHU campus.Former President Chng-Laung Liu and Mr. Ding-hua Hu, the former Chairman of the Macronix were also at hand to celebrate the project they started a few years ago.......<<More>> |
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01/15 Tsing Hua Continues to Advance in International Rankings
The British The Times Higher Education Supplement has recently announced its world university ranking. Amidst Taiwanese universities' falling trend, NTHU instead shows a significant climb of 53 notches from the 343rd place in 2006, 334th in 2007 to 281st in 2008.......<<More>> |
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