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U.S. PATENT TRI-LEAFLET MECHANICAL HEART VALVE

Lu Po-chien’s Invention Bless Patients of Heart Disease Last month U.S. patented the “tri-leaflet mechanical heart valve” (TLMHV) invented by Professor Lu Po-chien (Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering), an unprecedented achievement of TKU. Henceforward, Professor Lu, the patent’s owner, will be entitled to the legal prohibition of the production, sale, use, or importation of the same or similar products, enjoy more protection of his right internationally, and be able to seek for cooperation with other entrepreneurs.

LANYANG CAMPUS’S FOUR DEPARTMENTS FINALIZED COURSES DISPLAY DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS

Already approved by Ministry of Education, the four departments of the two colleges at Lanyang Campus start recruiting this summer. Course-plans have passed the examination of school’s course committee. Many brand new courses will develop individual departments’ distinctive characteristics and educate elites of the 21th century.

HSU CHING: STUNNING SINGING AND PERFORMANCE

NEW COURSE OF GLOBAL TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTION NEXT SEMESTER

A new course “The Impact of Global Technological Revolution in the 21th Century” will be added into “field of natural science (including life science)” in the core courses. This course will be arranged along with “Three Scientific-technological Revolutions and Spatio-temporal Universe.” Division of Instructional Technology, responsible for making teaching materials for the new course, indicates that this new course is extended from “Three Great Revolutions,” emphasizing the impact of the fast technological development in the 21th century; its contents will be divided into four parts: “the impact of global environment and energy,” “the impact of bio-technology,” “the impact of information technology,” and “the impact of micro-system and nano-technology.” While understanding the process of technological development, students are expected to understand its impact on human civilization.

TAIWANESE FEMALE PAINTERS EXHIBIT 90 WORKS WITH DIVERSE STYLES

“Taiwanese Female Painters Joint Exhibition” was open at 10 a.m. last Friday (May 13) at Carrie Chang Fine Arts Center. Among the 26 participants, 13 artists attended the opening ceremony, including 83-year-old noted artist, Tan Su-chih.

RESULTS OF THE ELEVENTH STUDENT UNION AND CONGRESS ELECTION :

The results for the 11th Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of the Student Union Election finally emerged last Thursday (May 12). Tien Nien-hong (Sophomore, Aerospace Engineering) and her running mate Huang Kuan-ting (Sophomore, Banking and Finance) beat Yang Yu-teng (Junior, Decision Making) and Lee Kuang-ying (Sophomore, Banking and Finance) and won the seats of chairperson and deputy chairperson with 3187 votes.

LU KUANG-CHUNG WON THREE GOLDEN MELODY AWARDS

The finals of the Golden Melody Awards took place from 6pm on May 6 in the Student Activity Center. After four hours of intense competition Lu Kuang-chung (sophomore, Electrical Engineering) emerged as the biggest winner, bagging three prizes for best solo singing, best original music, and best arrangement.

FOUR DEPARTMENTS STAGED FOREIGN LANGUAGE DRAMAS

WATER SPORTS CONTESTS CALL FOR SWIMMERS THIS SATURDAY

Last month in the nationwide University Games the swimming team of Tamkang University won four gold, two silver, and two bronze medals. To find more swimming lovers to improve skills together, the Office of Physical Education is holding a set of campus-wide water sports contest this Saturday (May 21) from 9am in the natatorium complex. The contestants are divided into three categories: students A (members of the swimming team), students B (other students), and the staff of the University.

DEPT. OF ACCOUNTING MOST GENEROUS IN BLOOD DONATION