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Erich Hester: Effect of Floodplain Inundation on River Pollution in Taiwan
During his Fulbright year Dr. Erich Hester cooperated with his host, Angela Lin and discovered opening up the floodplain can be effective to help break down medical chemicals in the river. Integrating floodplain management into the existing infrastructures can potentially improve the efficiency of the water treatment system. Dr. Hester
Looking at Modern Art in Cambridge and Around
This project, “Picturing Animals in Paris: Manet’s Bestiary and Naturalism” was conducted from August 2015 through July 2016, and made possible by the generous research grant from TUSA (Top Universities Strategic Alliance), Ministry of Education, of Taiwan, in association with Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University, as well
Becoming an Insider: My Journey in Taiwan’s Social Welfare Movement
This past year has been a whirlwind of changes for me. When I first landed in Taiwan, I only had a surface-level understanding of its people and culture. I had just finished a year-long program in China and was excited to experience something different. At the time, I
Michelle Phillips: Repairing (and Exploiting) the Underclass Image
Michelle Phillips spent her Fulbright year in Taiwan to research on the maid trade system and compares it with the one in Hong Kong. Because of her multilingual background, she can act as a bridge between employers and domestic workers. After trust was built with the domestic workers, she successfully
Andrew Paulsen: Implementing Eastern Pedagogical Approaches to Teaching Math in Urban High Schools
Paulsen received Fulbright ‘Distinguished Awards in Teaching’ Scholar to research eastern mathematics pedagogy. Conducting most of his research on hundreds of classroom observations throughout Taiwan. Including Taiwanese teaching techniques, education policy, and culture, and offered recommendations on how to implement these ideas in urban schools throughout the United States. Andrew
Pei-Fen Chang: Effectiveness of the Occupation-Based Cultural Heritage Intervention
With the accelerating of an aging society, more and more people experience relocation in their late life. Dr. Pei-Fan Chang examined occupation-based cultural heritage intervention techniques for older adults who experienced recent relocation to see whether the occupational adaptation improves their quality of life. Pei-Fan Chang is an associate professor
An Excuse to Get Started: Reflections on My Taiwan Fulbright Fellowship Experience
I once listened to an interview with a famous artist, who when asked if she cared whether people knew something about the original influences in her work, replied: “Well, it’s nice if they know, but it doesn’t really matter. Those things were just an excuse for me to
Valerie Holton: Collaborative Curiosity: Designing Community-Engaged Research
Dr. Valerie Holton taught a course on community-engaged research (CEnR) at National Taiwan University during her Fulbright year. Together, she and her students learned how to collaborate and generated new knowledge on building a healthier community. Outside of the classroom, Valerie was able to interact with local people in Taiwan
Julia Andrews: China Roar: Painting Societies and the Creation of Modern Chinese
Julia Andrews received her PhD from University of California at Berkeley, and she is a Distinguished Professor of History of Art at Ohio State University. While Dr. Andrews was in Taiwan, she was on a cross strait fellowship based in Academia Sinica in the Institute of History and Philology.
中國哲學、東方宗教與生態永續－ 當代宗教生態學的新課題
環境和生態危機的克服，需要的不只是知識和技術，還需要信念、規範和實踐，並將人類與物種和自然重新連結。啟蒙以來的現代化思維獨尊人類主體性，割裂人與自然世界整體之關聯。中國哲學和東方宗教不具此一主客分立、獨尊人類主體(主宰性)的特性。
