Department of Life Science 生命科學系

Director Shy-Meeng Wu from the Department of Life Sciences, Director Ching-Huang Liu from the Department of Atmospheric Sciences and assistant Shu-Ling Hsiao from the Department of Life Sciences will participate in an academic exchange visit. The delegation, consisting of four members, is scheduled to visit the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and Kapiʻolani Community College from February 5 to 13, 2025. In addition to the scheduled visits, the delegation will also assess the academic progress of Chung Wei-Hsuan, a graduate student from the Department of Life Sciences. Through meetings, visits, and discussions, the visit aims to strengthen collaboration with relevant departments.

The Asian Productivity Organization (APO) hosted the "Capacity Development Workshop on Soil Carbon Visualization" from October 1 to 4, 2024, in Tsukuba, Japan. Dr. Szu-Meng Wu, the Director of our department, was invited to participate. Participants included experts and practitioners from various APO member countries. The workshop focused on introducing and testing soil carbon visualization models...

The Inter-Island Sustainability Educational Program by the University of the Ryukyus fosters international collaboration to address Pacific Island issues like energy, environment, and culture. Ke-Ni Chang participated in the 10-day Okinawa program, engaging in lectures, fieldwork, and cultural exchanges.

Taiwanese and Japanese students were mixed into groups to explore the relationship between environmental factors such as light, temperature, humidity, and soil characteristics with the chlorophyll content and morphology of plant leaves.