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2022-02-16Headlines
NCU, the First University that Advocates Sustainable Development, Declared to Attain 100% Carbon Neutrality in 2050.
As the first university in Taiwan that set “sustainable development” as its main goal of education and research, National Central University (NCU) has been actively responding to the international consensus on sustainability—net zero emissions. At the forum of “Sustainable and Decarbonizing Technologies” held on Feb. 16, NCU President Dr. Jou Jing-Yang took the initiative to declare that NCU is estimated to attain 50% carbon neutrality on campus in 2030 and 100% in 2050.
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2022-02-15Academic News
INSPIRESat-1: Spacecraft Co-developed by Taiwanese, American, and Indian Research Teams Launches and Begins Commissioning.
INSPIRESat-1, a small satelite co-developed by Taiwanese, American, and Indian research teams, was successfully launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India on Feb. 14, 2022, Taiwan time. Flight control teams at National Central University (NCU) in Taiwan, as well as at the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU Boulder) in the US, and the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) in India successfully received signals transmitted by the spacecraft in the afternoon of that day, indicating that the satellite had powered on and was functioning normally. This is the very first time that a payload developed by a Taiwanese academic organization shared the same spacecraft with a payload sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the USA. It is also the first time that a Taiwanese research team officially collaborated with the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology in India.
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2022-01-18Academic News
Professor Wang Chien-Chia's Team Discovered Key Evidence for the Evolution of an Enzyme Used in Translation. The Research Was Published in Nucleic Acids Research.
Professor Wang Chien-Chia and Indonesian doctoral student Titi Rindi Antika in the Department of Life Sciences at National Central University have dedicated themselves to decoding genetic information and successfully discovered key evidence for the evolution of the translation enzyme aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase (aaRS). The result was published in Nucleic Acids Research, a leading international journal with an impact factor of 16.971. This research result has not only taken the translation of the genetic code one step forward but also benefited the treatment of relevant diseases.
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2022-01-13Academic News
Astronomers Witnessed the Explosion of A Dying Red Supergiant Star for the First Time. NCU’s Lulin Observatory Participated in the Survey.
Assistant Professor Yen-Chen Pan at the Graduate Institute of Astronomy, National Central University (NCU), participated in the international project "Young Supernova Experiment (YSE)". Participants of the project observed the entire dying process of a red supergiant from its dying mass-loss episodes to its explosion, and the result was published in The Astrophysical Journal early this year. The Lulin One-meter Telescope (LOT) at NCU’s Lulin Observatory was also used in this joint observation mission. Its main contribution was surveying the early-stage variation of luminosity after the supernova exploded. This significant achievement was also covered by CNN.
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2022-01-07Headlines
Dr. Rick Tsai Was Awarded the NCU Honorary Doctorate for His Unparalleled Contributions
Dr. Rick Tsai, vice chairman and chief executive officer of MediaTek, Inc., was awarded the honorary doctorate of National Central University for his dedication to upgrading the semiconductor industry, integrated circuit design, and the telecommunications industry for decades in Taiwan. Dr. Tsai has demonstrated his talent in international management; he has a profound influence on the technology industry in Taiwan.