by sdm_admin | Apr 22, 2024 | Stories
A Touch of Authenticity Professor Thomas Chung’s rural romances # SustainableCity # LocalCountryside # CulturalConservationPhoto courtesy of interviewees Amy Li " Professor Thomas Chung (Photo: Amy Tam) Fascinated by space and matter since he was a boy,...
by sdm_admin | May 24, 2022 | Stories
Hearing the Sound of Silence AI-based sign language learning cultivates a more inclusive world # ReducedInequalities # SocialInclusion # SignLanguage Jenny Lau " Professor Felix Sze (right) and Mr Cheng Ka-yiu lead CUHK’s research team to develop an automatic...
by sdm_admin | May 24, 2022 | Stories
The Future is in Our Hands Professor Amos Tai talks grassroots sustainability and environmental education # PlantBasedDiet # SustainabilityEducation Interview by the Communications and Public Relations Office " Tell us a bit about your research. What does it...
by sdm_admin | May 24, 2022 | Stories
Our Pledge to Mother Earth CUHK commits to carbon neutrality by 2038 # CarbonNeutrality # UniversitySocialResponsibility # CUHKCarbonNeutral2038 Amy Li " We live in a world whose temperatures have already risen by 1.1-1.2°C above pre-industrial levels. We...
by sdm_admin | Feb 26, 2021 | Chinese Version, Stories
開卷的禮物 文 資訊處 English Version Share this story 莊國棟和Peter Ferretto將閱讀習慣帶給弱勢兒童 根據最新的「全球學生閱讀能力進展研究」調查，香港的小學生在閱讀及學習方面的動機、興趣和信心得分都較低。該調查於2016年在四十三個地區進行，香港的家庭閱讀能力排名是最低的，因為香港家長自己對閱讀的興趣不大，其中只有13％的父母會讀書給孩子聽。研究也顯示，在鼓勵休閑閱讀的家庭中成長的孩子日後將成為高效的學習者，換句話說，家庭閱讀能力低對青少年會產生十分不良的影響。 令閱讀變得有趣...
by sdm_admin | Feb 26, 2021 | Chinese Version, Stories, Stories
偵測無聲殺手 文 資訊處 English Version Share this story 中大基因工程團隊找出及早發現香蕉病菌新法 在非洲肆虐超過二十年的香蕉病菌，令大量香蕉枯死，香港中文大學研發了一種全新偵測方法，可以快速及早發現它們。此方法由中大的基因工程團隊研製，他們於2019年在美國波士頓舉行的「國際遺傳工程機器設計世界賽」大型學術交流會議中榮獲金獎。團隊由十二位來自生物醫學學院、生命科學學院和生物醫學工程系的跨學院本科生組成，研究項目名為「香蕉救星：細菌性凋萎病菌的快速檢測」。...
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