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02 Jun 2011
Universiti Sains Malaysia
It was a 100 percent victory for Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) at the 22nd International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition (ITEX). The exhibition, held at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre also saw USM taking home four special awards.
02 Jun 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Professor Kaye Chon, Dean and Chair Professor of the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), has been honoured by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) with the UNWTO Ulysses Prize, a top honour which is also widely considered as the "Nobel Prize in Tourism".
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31 May 2011
Universiti Sains Malaysia
ASEAN countries should be allowed to manage the growth and development of the internet including the distribution of internet addresses in their own way.
31 May 2011
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) has forged collaborative ties with The Good Governance and Gender Equality Society (3G’S), a non-government association to explore further opportunities to develop research and project related to gender equity.
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27 May 2011
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Three students from the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology (FSKTM), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), were selected to represent UPM at the 2011 Malaysia Imagine Cup competition recently.
25 May 2011
Waseda University
The Information and Public Relations Section of the Waseda University Office of Information and Public Relations would like to announce the opening of official accounts on the social media (SNS) Facebook and Twitter, as well as on YouTube.
25 May 2011
Waseda University
Masayuki Ishii compares Japanese and Western approaches to aspects of life. Taking in both sports and the arts, he reflects on how different approaches can be equally advantageous in academia.
25 May 2011
Waseda University
7 Research Themes Selected for 3 Mid-/Long-Term Research Projects
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24 May 2011
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
IDRC lecture by development expert Todd Moss
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24 May 2011
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Ian Smillie traces his involvement in the struggle to halt conflict diamonds, which have fuelled African wars that cost millions of lives. He describes the campaign in his new book, Blood on the Stone: Greed, Corruption and War in the Global Diamond Trade, co-published by IDRC and Anthem Press.
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24 May 2011
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
By STEPHEN DALE Can women who experienced the most brutal impacts of decades-long civil wars in Latin America come to terms with their own pasts while helping to reshape the societies around them?
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24 May 2011
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
As more women participate in the workplace, inequality may be increasing, rather than decreasing. Speaking at IDRC’s head office in celebration of the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, Dr Shahra Razavi argued that gender inequality is pervasive, and that the lines between the private and public spheres are blurred.
17 May 2011
Waseda University
Ikuko Toyonaga, Waseda University, writes on the events in Egypt that heralded the beginning of the 'Arab Spring'.
12 May 2011
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Social Acceptance of Nanotechnology is an Essential Aspect of the Strategy For Research, Development, and Commercialization: An Interview With Masafumi Ata and Saori Ishizu at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology.
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04 May 2011
Institute of High Performance Computing, Singapore
Professor Wolfgang Johannes Reinhard Hoefer, from Singapore’s Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC) has been recognized by his peers as an authoritative pioneer in the field of microwave research. He will be receiving the prestigious "Microwave Pioneer Award" from the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques (MTT) Society.
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27 Apr 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has strengthened its efforts in nurturing hospitality graduates to address the growing demands of the hospitality and tourism industry in Hong Kong and the region.
18 Apr 2011
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
The impact of crude oil prices has far reaching impacts on the direct and indirect costs involved in rice production. Researchers have mapped crude oil, rice and soybean oil prices between 1970 and 2008 and demonstrate the implications of world crude oil prices on the agriculture sector, in particular on rice production.
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18 Apr 2011
Waseda University
Professor Osamu Soda of Waseda University examines how best to proceed with reconstruction in the areas affected by the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
18 Apr 2011
RIKEN
On April 12, Dr. Naoyuki Taniguchi, Group Director of RIKEN Advanced Science Institute was awarded the Japan Academy Prize for the following achievements.
15 Apr 2011
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
A Professor with the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Prof. Dr. Ahmad Ismail was appointed President of the Academic Officer of Universiti Putra Malaysia (PPAUPM) which came into effect March 3rd, 2011.
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14 Apr 2011
Universiti Sains Malaysia
The teaching and learning process (P&P) using the interactive smart board, an innovation by Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), can help overcome the problem of boredom, especially among school students.
14 Apr 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) warmly congratulated its alumna Ms Vivienne Tam for being honoured by Sing Tao News Corporation as the 2010 Leader of the Year in the Commerce and Industry/Finance category.
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14 Apr 2011
Toyohashi University of Technology
Prof. Shigeki Nakauchi of the Computer Science and Engineering Department, Toyohashi University of Technology, has received the 2011 Award for Science and Technology (Development Category) from Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology(MEXT).
08 Apr 2011
RIKEN
On 4 March 2011, Yuan T. Lee, winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, was inaugurated as a RIKEN Honorary Fellow at an award ceremony at Suzuki Umetaro Hall on RIKEN’s Wako Campus
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05 Apr 2011
Prince of Songkla University
Land once used for shrimp farming in Thailand has been rehabilitated by the planting of Nipa Palm trees. The project, initiated by a researcher at Prince of Songkla University, has shown that the trees can give high yields of sugar which can be converted into alcohol and used as an alternative energy source.
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04 Apr 2011
Waseda University
Jet lag poses a problem for athletes flying to international competitions. Sunao Uchida summarises the lessons learned in trying to reduce the negative impact of jet lag on athletes - lessons that are relevant to all air travellers.
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01 Apr 2011
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Artists should think of ways to diversify and widen the reach of their art products so that they can benefit the ‘bottom billion.’
29 Mar 2011
Toyohashi University of Technology
Prof. Mitsuteru Inoue, Department of Electrical and Electronic Information Engineering and 10 faculty members visited EEPIS, Electronics Engineering Polytechnic Institute of Surabaya, Indonesia in March 10-14.
28 Mar 2011
Universiti Sains Malaysia
USM Chancellor, His Royal Highness D.Y.M.M. Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Ibni Al-Marhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail has launched the book 'Transforming Higher Education For A Sustainable Tomorrow 2010 Laying The Foundation in USM'.
25 Mar 2011
Chiang Mai University
Chiang Mai University invites the submission of papers in response to its Annual 11th SEAAIR (South East Asian Association for Institutional Research) conference. Submissions may be on any topic related to university social responsibility. The abstract submission deadline is July 15th, 2011.

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Giants in history

Vietnamese surgeon Tôn Thất Tùng (10 May 1912 – 7 May 1982) developed a pioneering technique that reduced the risks and mortality rate of liver operations.
Michiaki Takahashi (17 February 1928 – 16 December 2013) was a Japanese virologist who developed the first chickenpox vaccine.
Maggie Lim (5 January 1913 – November 1995) was a Singaporean physician who promoted family planning and expanded the access to clinics to improve the quality of life for mothers and children in Singapore’s early days.
The founder of the Adyar Cancer Institute in India, Muthulakshmi Reddy (30 July 1886 – 22 July 1968), fought to uplift women and girls from impoverished situations.
Through her iconic stories featuring fictional scenes from the history of the Philippines, language teacher and academic Genoveva Matute (3 January 1915 – 21 March 2009) helped strengthen the Filipino identity.
Rajeshwari Chatterjee (24 January 1922 – 3 September 2010) was the first female engineer from Karnataka in India.
U Hla Myint (1920 – 2017) was a celebrated economist from Myanmar. Considered a prodigy, he was admitted to Rangoon University to study economics when he was just 14 years old. He went on to earn a Ph.D. at the London School of Economics (LSE).
Ali
Little is known about Ali, a teenager from Sarawak, Malaysia, who was chief assistant to the famous naturalist Alfred Wallace. Most of what is known comes from Wallace’s writings. Ali accompanied Wallace on expeditions throughout the Malay Archipelago from December 1855 to February 1862.
Indian scientist and physician Upendranath Brahmachari (19 December 1873–6 February 1946) is best known for creating a drug called Urea Stibamine, used to safely and reliably treat visceral leishmaniasis (or Kala-azar), a severe infection caused by the Leishmania parasite.
Sir Mokshagundam Srinivasa Shastry Vishveshwarayya (15 September 1860 – 14 April 1962) is widely regarded as India’s most outstanding engineer. In a career that spanned almost his entire life, Vishveshwarayya played a pivotal role in several engineering projects, including designing the Krishnarajasagara dam that is still the source of irrigation and drinking water for parts of Karnataka today.
Tsuneko (7 June 1933) and Reiji Okazaki (8 October 1930 – 1 August 1975) were a Japanese couple who discovered Okazaki fragments – short sequences of DNA that are synthesized during DNA replication and linked together to form a continuous strand.