Spotlight - 2020
December
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26 Statements on Gastric Cancer Prevention Featured on Cover of Gut
Date: 2020/12/23
Gastric cancer is the fifth most commonly occurring cancer, and the third leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Helicobacter pylori is known to be the leading cause of gastric cancer. ... Read more
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NTU Faculty Awarded National Chair Professorships and Academic Awards
Date: 2020/12/23
We would like to congratulate Professor Wen-Chang Chen (陳文章) and Dr. James Chih-Hsin Yang (楊志新) for being honored with the Ministry of Education’s 24th Annual National Chair Professorship Awards, as well as ... Read more
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NTU Guides Fall and Winter Precautionary Measures Starting December 1
Date: 2020/12/8
As fall turns to winter, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to worsen globally. On November 18, the nation’s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced it would launch the "Fall and Winter COVID-19 Prevention Project” on December 1 ... Read more
November
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NTU Celebrated Its 92nd Anniversary
Date: 2020/11/23
At its 92nd anniversary celebration ceremony, NTU granted honorary doctorates to Bruce C.H. Cheng (鄭崇華) and Jensen Huang (黃仁勳), as well as presented awards to eight distinguished alumni and outstanding students. ... Read more
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NTU Moved up in THE World University Rankings 2021 by Subject
Date: 2020/11/13
In the latest World University Rankings 2021 by subject released by Times Higher Education (THE), NTU has 9 out of 11 subject areas entered the ranking list, among six of which climbed significantly ... Read more
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NTU Rose to 40th in THE World Reputations Rankings
Date: 2020/11/13
In the World Reputation Rankings 2020 survey recently released by Times Higher Education (THE), NTU was ranked 40th, improving significantly from the 51-60 band last year ... Read more
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NTU Collaborates with AI Labs on Drug Repositioning and Simulation Database to Find Cure for COVID-19
Date: 2020/11/2
NTU, National Yang Ming University and Academia Sinica, with funding from MOST, have joined forces with Taiwan AI Labs to repurpose existing drugs for new applications using the latter’s COVID-19 collaborative platform. ... Read more
October
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NTU Alumnus and Distinguished Chair Professor K. J. Ray Liu elected as 2021 IEEE President-Elect
Date: 2020/10/14
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) elected Professor K. J. Ray Liu of the University of Maryland as its 2021 IEEE President-Elect ... Read more
September
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When Hepatitis E meets Hepatitis B
Date: 2020/9/21
The research team at NTU, led by Prof. Jia-Horng Kao and late Professor Ding-Shinn Chen, established a database of 2,666 chronic hepatitis B patients in a continuing cohort tracking study at NTU Hospital that has spanned over 15 years. In this study antibody and antigen tests for hepatitis E virus are conducted. It is found that hepatitis E virus infection ... Read more
August
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Helping Children in Need: NTU GMBA Gives Back amid COVID-19 Crisis
Date: 2020/8/25
NTU GMBA Program partnered with the Yun Yun Charity Promotion Association to raise funds for the mentally-challenged children in Taoyuan who have been most affected by the recent COVID-19 pandemic. ... Read more
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NTU and KU Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement to Further Collaborations
Date: 2020/8/25
NTU and Kyoto University (KU) signed a strategic partnership agreement online on August 5, pledging to join hands in furthering mutual collaborations in interdisciplinary and international research. ... Read more
July
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NTU Women’s Volleyball Team Wins 2nd Straight Championship
Date: 2020/7/27
After a fierce back-and-forth battle, the NTU Women’s Volleyball Team won the 2nd straight championship at the final of the University Volleyball League, successfully retaining the title from the previous year. ... Read more
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NTU Sheds Light on the Development of Children’s Flu Vaccine
Date: 2020/7/10
A team led by Prof. Chi-Tai Fang (方啓泰) identified the causes for inconsistent flu vaccine trial results, shedding new light on the design of future vaccines. Their findings were published in Nature Communications. ... Read more
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NTU Holds Appreciation Tea Party to Honor Donors
Date: 2020/7/10
NTU hosted an appreciation tea party to celebrate the substantial support of its donors. The generosity of the donors has made it possible for the university to maintain its outstanding performance in all fields. ... Read more
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Tropical Marine Biodiversity on Decline, Find NTU and International Team
Date: 2020/7/1
Associate Prof. Chih-Lin Wei (魏志潾) of NTU’s Institute of Oceanography and an international research team found that the declining tropical marine biodiversity may worsen markedly due to anthropogenic global warming. ... Read more
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NTU Rises by 3 Places to 66th in 2021 QS World University Rankings
Date: 2020/7/1
In the 2021 QS World University Rankings released on June 10, NTU climbed three places from 69th to 66th, the best ranking so far, remaining the only Taiwanese university listed among the world’s top 100 universities. ... Read more
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Business Representatives Invited to Discuss Post-Pandemic Recruitment
Date: 2020/7/1
To make its talent cultivation plan more relevant and to help students cope with workplace changes, NTU organized a symposium and invited business representatives to discuss industry needs and expectations for future hires under the impact of the pandemic. ... Read more
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First USR Report Issued: “Propelling into the Future by Practicing Sustainability”
Date: 2020/7/1
NTU released its first USR Report on June 23, detailing the university’s concrete actions in campus governance, education, research, services, as well as the blueprint for continuously fulfilling USR in the future. ... Read more
June
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NTU Professor Co-Authors International Guidelines for Research on EMT
Date: 2020/6/22
NTU Prof. Ruby Yun-Ju Huang (黃韻如) co-authored the international guidelines for research on epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT), a crucial mechanism during early embryo development. She was the only Taiwanese scholar among the contributing co-authors. ... Read more
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NTU’s Class of 2020 - You Are One of a Kind. Congratulations to You All!
Date: 2020/6/15
NTU held the 2020 Commencement at the Sports Center on June 6. Despite the smaller number of attendees allowed for the event due to COVID-19, the attending graduates and parents were as excited and invigorated. ... Read more
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Fishing and Global Warming Affect Fish Spatial Dynamics and Sustainability
Date: 2020/6/8
An NTU-NTOU team found that fishing-induced age truncation and warming temperatures drive marine fishes into uneven spatial distribution and weaken their sustainability. This study was published in Nature Communications on May 26. ... Read more
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Updates on NTU’s Building Access Control Policy (Starting June 8)
Date: 2020/6/8
Starting June 8, visitors are only required to tap their ID cards for record keeping without temperature check before building entry, and the access control stations staffed by NTU personnel will be removed. ... Read more
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Updates on Building Access Control and Epidemic Resource Management
Date: 2020/6/2
Starting June 2, NTU will loosen the restrictions on building access control, and non-NTU members will not have to present a work/visitor pass or fill out the NTU COVID-19 Prevention Form before building entry. ... Read more
May
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NTU-Sinica Team Makes Predicting Conduction in Nanostructures Easy
Date: 2020/5/25
The last 20 years have seen a revolution of nanomaterials. An NTU-Sinica team applied complex networks to explore and make conduction in nanostructures easy. Their work was published in Nature Materials this April. ... Read more
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NTU to Lift Restrictions on Gathering Size on Campus Starting June 1
Date: 2020/5/25
Under strict compliance with the daily anti-COVID-19 instructions, NTU will lift the restrictions on gathering size (100 people indoors; 500 people outdoors) and make further relaxations starting June 1. ... Read more
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NTU to Relax Anti-COVID-19 Measures on Gatherings and Others
Date: 2020/5/12
As COVID-19 is under stable control in Taiwan, NTU will relax its measures against the pandemic. Starting May 18, classes, meetings, and club activities of 100 participants or fewer can be held physically on campus. ... Read more
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NTU Signs Letter of Intent with TAISE to Promote Sustainable Development
Date: 2020/5/11
NTU and the Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy (TAISE) signed the “Letter of Intent on Sustainable Development Cooperation” this March to promote sustainability in the context of higher education. ... Read more
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Art Settlement Planning: NTU Breathes New Life into Historical Buildings
Date: 2020/5/11
To pass down the heritage of its historical buildings in the nearby neighborhoods, NTU will invite faculty, students, artists, and locals to join discussions on the development of a blueprint for a local art settlement. ... Read more
April
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NTU-TKU Team Advances Typhoon-Related Flood Forecasts by 2 Days
Date: 2020/4/30
A research team led by NTU and TKU applied AI technology to develop a model capable of predicting flood patterns and total rainfall two days in advance. Their study was published in ature Communications this last April. ... Read more
March
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NTU to Enforce Access Control on Main Campus Starting March 30
Date: 2020/3/27
Starting March 30, NTU will enforce access control on the main campus to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Only seven entrances remain accessible. Please bring your NTU ID cards with you for campus entry. ... Read more
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NTU Enforces New Measures for COVID-19 Response on Campus
Date: 2020/3/19
Closely monitoring the COVID-19 outbreak, NTU has raised its level of alert and introduced new measures on access control, move to distance learning, facility closures, and suspension of large gatherings on campus. ... Read more
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Distance Learning Begins on April 6 for Courses of 100 Students or More
Date: 2020/3/17
Due to escalating coronavirus concerns worldwide, NTU will upgrade its epidemic preventive measures again and move all courses enrolled by 100 students or more to distance learning on April 6. ... Read more
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NTU Azalea Festival Goes LIVE Online for the First Time
Date: 2020/3/12
The Opening Ceremony and Department Expo of the 2021 NTU Azalea Festival are going to be held online during the weekend of March 14-15. Watch the ceremony and join the expo LIVE online! ... Read more
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COVID-19 Preventive Measures Upgraded to Ensure Campus Safety
Date: 2020/3/2
NTU has decided to upgrade its COVID-19 preventive measures starting from March 2. These practices will be reviewed and possibly updated two weeks later according to outbreak development. ... Read more
February
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NTU Library Publication Receives Special Award from Okinawa Times
Date: 2020/2/24
NTU Library and the University of the Ryukyus collaborated in publishing an anthology of Ryukyu Kingdom’s historical materials, which won the editors and the library the Special Award of the Okinawa Times Book Awards. ... Read more
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Bioinspired Nanostructure “NanoMuscle” Featured as Cover Story of Nanoscale
Date: 2020/2/21
A team led by an NTU associate professor of applied mechanics constructed NanoMuscle, a bioinspired molecular-muscle-like structure, with DNA origami. The study was featured as cover story of Nanoscale. ... Read more
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Gift Made to Build Dr. Chen Wen-Chen Incident Memorial Square at NTU
Date: 2020/2/18
Dr. Chen Wen-Chen Memorial Foundation and the interested parties on and off campus launched a fundraising campaign to build a memorial square for the Chen Wen-Chen (陳文成) Incident, and presented a gift of NT$11 million to NTU on Feb 17, 2020. ... Read more
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NTU Team Develops Novel Method for Rapid Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Date: 2020/2/10
An NTU-NTUH research team has developed a rapid breast cancer diagnosis method with a potential for clinical point-of-care testing. The study was published and featured as front cover in Analytical Chemistry (Jan, 2020). ... Read more
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NTU System Members to Delay 2020 Spring Semester by 2 Weeks
Date: 2020/2/3
To prevent the spread of the epidemic caused by 2019-nCoV and in line with national policy for epidemic prevention, the three member universities of NTU System have deliberated and agreed unanimously to postpone the opening of the 2020 Spring Semester by two weeks to March 2, 2020. ... Read more
January
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Facing the Wuhan Coronavirus
Date: 2020/1/30
To all the NTU colleagues and students：While facing the Wuhan Coronavirus pandemic, the University administrator would make the following announcement and require all the faculty, staff, and students follow the required procedures. ... Read more
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D-School Facilitates International Exchange and Community Engagement
Date: 2020/1/17
In Dec 2019, NTU D-School hosted an international exchange event for students from local schools and a senior high school in Japan to learn from one another and share examples of community engagement. ... Read more
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Accurate Prediction of Liver Cancer Risk in Patients with Hepatitis B
Date: 2020/1/17
An NTU research team applied a novel biomarker to optimize liver cancer risk prediction for patients with hepatitis B. This finding was published in prestigious medical journal Gastroenterology in Dec 2019. ... Read more
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Social Work Professional Dr. Shu-Chiung Liu Wins Purple Ribbon Award
Date: 2020/1/17
Dr. Shu-Chiung Liu (劉淑瓊), Associate Professor of NTU’s Department of Social Work, received Purple Ribbon Award for her long-term dedication and contributions to the promotion of child and youth welfare. ... Read more
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NTU Professor Receives 2019 Science & Technology Contribution Award
Date: 2020/1/17
Prof. Yih-Min Wu (吳逸民), a pioneer in earthquake early warning research and Chairman of NTU’s Department of Geosciences, received Outstanding Science & Technology Contribution Award on Dec 12, 2019. ... Read more
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Science Monthly Donates Digital Content to NTU at 50th Anniversary
Date: 2020/1/17
Taiwan’s oldest popular science magazine, Science Monthly, recently celebrated its 50th anniversary by donating its digital version’s right of use to NTU’s Center for the Advancement of Science on Dec 27, 2019. ... Read more
