HKUST Genesis = 同創, Volume 15, Number 2

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[evdate 2004-03-15] Genesis Vol. 15 No. 2 Mar 2004

16.03.04 - HKUST Donors' Reception news_flash/en_news_flash.html#news5>

16.03.04 - New Student Hall Naming Ceremony news_flash/en_news_flash.html#news4>

15.03.04 - UST President Speaks on Revitalizing HK at Harvard Event news_flash/en_news_flash.html#news3>

15.03.04 - Orchestra's Concert to Support HKUST Enterprise Center news_flash/en_news_flash.html#news2>

10.03.04 - Art Exhibition to Raise Funds for the University news_flash/en_news_flash.html#news1>

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10 Best Lecturers, and the Rest: - Announcing the best lecturers, and revealing the best student tricks! <campus/campus.html>

President's Line: - What did Robotcop really say to the President? <quote/quote2.html>

How I Fell in Love with Another Language: - USTizens join legislator Audrey Eu to share top tips on language learning. <quote/quote.html>

A Day in the Net Life of USTizens: - Discover some ?e-mazing? facts and vignettes about web-surfing USTizens! <potpourri/potpourri.html>

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UST Scientists Honored with State Natural Science Award features/features.html> Prof Nancy Ip Named World-class Women Scientist Laureate features/features2.html> UGC Reaffirmed UST's Role and Strength features/features3.html> Life at New Student Hall features/features4.html>

10 Best Lecturers, and the Rest campus/campus.html> A Walk Through the UST Arts Festival campus/campus3.html>

USTizens Demonstrate Art of Fundraising community/community.html> Alumni Update community/community2.html> Awards & Accolades community/community3.html>

How I Fell in Love with Another Language quote/quote.html> President's Line quote/quote2.html>

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UST Scientists Honored with State Natural Science Award

Other stories: New Top Award for Nancy Ip <features2.html>

Reaffirmed Role for UST <features3.html>

Life at New Student Hall <features4.html>

For their distinguished contributions to advances in fundamental science, three UST professors were conferred the 2003 State Natural Science Award (SNSA), second class. The SNSA is the highest honor of its kind in China.

20 February 2004 certainly marks a personal milestone for Prof Nancy Ip (center), Head of the Department of Biochemistry, Dr Zikang Tang (right), Associate Professor of Physics, and his colleague Prof George Wong (left). The historic day culminated with them being presented their certificates of highest honor at the Great Hall of the People, in the presence of President Hu Jintao and the Premier Wen Jiabao. This moment will certainly become one that every USTizen is thrilled to recall!

The SNSA is China's most prestigious award in the field of natural sciences. The highly competitive selection exercise involves a three-stage review by panels of experts and the award committee. Out of the 28 projects shortlisted from more than 100 proposals in 2003, only one first-class SNSA award and 18 second-class awards were presented.

Prof Nancy Ip was presented the SNSA for her discovery of novel signaling mechanisms at the neuromuscular synapse.

Another award goes to Dr Zikang Tang, Associate Professor of Physics, and his colleague Prof George Wong, who worked together in developing room-temperature ultraviolet-emitting laser from a thin film of nano-structured semiconductor zinc oxide (ZnO).

Capturing the winners' sentiments in a first-hand interview, Genesis heard a resounding conviction beyond their shared excitement; the three are clearly all the more determined to focus on their research endeavours while hoping that Hong Kong will ascribe even more significance to the value of scientific research.

Related links: - Biotechnology Research Institute <http www.ust.hk/~bri/index.shtml> - Department of Biochemistry <http www.ust.hk/~webbich/2001/> - Department of Physics <http physics.ust.hk/department/main.php> - State Natural Science Award <http www.bhkaec.org.hk/country_f.htm> - Physics Web <http physicsweb.org/>

Prof Nancy Ip Named World-class Women Scientist Laureate

Other stories: UST Scientists Honored with State Natural Science Award <features.html>

Reaffirmed Role for UST <features3.html>

Life at New Student Hall <features4.html>

Hot on the heels of winning the nation's highest honor in natural science in February, Prof Nancy Ip, Head of the Department of Biochemistry, was honored with the world-class women scientist award by the "L'OREAL-UNESCO For Women in Science? program on March 8, making her the first honoree from Hong Kong.

There's always a reason to celebrate Women's Day, but this year there are three more good reasons; thanks to Prof Nancy Ip who recently became the first woman from Hong Kong, the first UST scientist, and the first Chinese to win this highest international honor in the field of Life Science.

Being one of the five global Laureates to represent the five continents for the 2004 "L'OREAL-UNESCO For Women in Science" program, Prof Ip is recognized for her seminal discoveries in the areas of neurotrophic factors and neuronal signal transduction. She has identified a number of novel neurotrophic factors and demonstrated how they activate specific receptor molecules on nerve cells. Her pioneering research has provided important insights into how these proteins affect the differentiation and maintenance of neurons during brain development. These studies have led to the identification of potential pharmaceutical agents for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.

Professor Ip's research also contributes significantly to a better understanding of the formation of synapses, the sites of communication between nerve cells or between nerve cells and target cells. Notably, her recent discovery of novel signaling mechanisms at the neuromuscular junction may provide important clues in the treatment of nerve-muscle disorders.

An elated Prof Ip shared with Genesis her excitement over this quintessential accolade, as well as the secret of her success as a scientist: "My philosophy is to work hard towards my goals and always strive for the best. I hope that my passion for research will inspire and encourage more students to dedicate their efforts towards the advancement of scientific knowledge."

With a simple upbringing as a local teenager who opted for science subjects during her secondary school years, it seemed completely natural for Prof Ip to take the path of science and research, as proven by her successful attainment of her Doctoral degree from Harvard University in 1983.

As a woman in science, Prof Ip hopes that her achievement will inspire more Chinese women to pursue scientific excellence with passion and dedication.

The L'OREAL-UNESCO For Women in Science partnership, now in its sixth year, aims to recognize the achievements of women scientists and raise the profile of women in science globally. Since the program's creation in 1998, 91 women scientists from 45 countries around the world have been recognized; 31 Award Laureates have been distinguished for the excellence of their research, and 60 Fellows have received encouragement in the pursuit of their careers.

The L'OREAL-UNESCO Award Laureates were selected by an international jury of 15 eminent members of the scientific community, led by Christian de Duve, Nobel Laureate in Medicine and Founding President of the Awards. Candidates were nominated by more than 800 prominent scientists from around the world.

Related links: - UNESCO's women policies <http www.unesco.org/science/women> - L'OREAL-UNESCO Award <http www.forwomeninscience.com>

UGC Reaffirmed UST's Role and Strength

Other stories: UST Scientists Honored with State Natural Science Award <features.html>

New Top Award for Nancy Ip <features2.html>

Life at New Student Hall <features4.html>

The message supporting UST's mission was contained in a January report by the UGC entitled, "Hong Kong Higher Education: To Make a Difference, To Move with the Times". It gave unequivocal support for our mission, including the principle of assisting "the economic and social development of Hong Kong by nurturing scientific, technological and entrepreneurial talents who will lead the transformation of traditional industries, and fuel the growth of high-value-added industries for the region".

One Force, Different Roles, Critical Mass According to President Chu, the report sees the Hong Kong higher education sector serving as the 'education hub of the region' in the form of an interlocking system: "In this way, the whole higher education sector is viewed as one force, but UST, like each of the other institutions, has its own role and purpose," he said.

The report also confirmed that the UGC has entrusted the University and two of our sister institutions, the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), with responsibility for providing research programs to "a significant number of students in selected subject areas", as well as maintaining our excellent standards in the provision of well-rounded undergraduate education.

"With an increasing number of undergraduates and research postgraduate students being nurtured at HKUST, we are well on the way to achieving the necessary critical mass in the cutting-edge areas in which we excel," President Chu confirmed.

High Impact President Chu went on to highlight some of the high-impact areas in which our University is already setting the pace and providing significant value to Hong Kong, academically, socially, and economically. These include:

* Nano science and technology * Environmental science and engineering * Internet technology and e-commerce * Logistics * Molecular neuroscience

Excellence and Collaboration In March, the UGC stated its preference for deeper voluntary collaborations between local universities in a report entitled "Hong Kong Higher Education: Integration Matters". The University welcomed the concept and is exploring closer voluntary cooperation with HKU and CUHK in both teaching and research.

The University also agreed with the report's statement that a merger between UST and CUHK should not be explored further for the present.

To recap President Chu's recent email to USTizens: "We all have to be aware that the higher education landscape is changing, bringing both opportunities and challenges. I am confident everyone at UST will help the University and Hong Kong rise to new heights together."

Related links: - The UGC <http www.ugc.edu.hk/index.html> - Hong Kong Higher Education: To Make a Difference, to Move with The Times <http www.ugc.edu.hk/english/documents/UGCpubs/policy document (e).pdf> - Office of the President <http www.ust.hk/~webopa/presoff/> - UST's High Impact Areas <http www.ust.hk/~webopa/strategy_plan/appendix/body.html>

Other stories: UST Scientists Honored with State Natural Science Award <features.html>

New Top Award for Nancy Ip <features2.html>

Reaffirmed Role for UST <features3.html>

Life at New Student Hall

On January 25, New Hall opened its doors to welcome the first group of students who will call the building "home".

New Hall, UST's sixth undergraduate hall, is located next to UG Halls II and IV. It provides an additional 594 bed-places on campus, and students are sure to enjoy a wonderful new culture and some great facilities during their residence.

To find out how they feel about their new abode and what the experience has been like so far, Genesis met two of New Hall's residents and invited them to share their views.

Unforgettable Event: Hundred People's Fruit Club Phoebe Lui (BBA Year 1), the newly elected chairperson of the fifth floor committee, was eager to share her thoughts about life in New Hall: "So far, the most unforgettable event for me was our first self-organized activity - Fruit Club. On that night, hall mates from different floors flooded to the 5th floor common room, and we ended up with over one hundred people enjoying the fruit and ice-cream we provided!"

Through organizing events like Fruit Club, Phoebe has gained first hand experience of the much talked about 'new hall culture': "Our hall mates and hall tutor actively participated in the preparation of Fruit Club," she said. "We showed what great solidarity and unity we have! Our floor committee has gone on to distinguish itself in the way it has promoted our organized activities. It's really hands on and everyone shares in the preparation. We usually make beautiful posters ourselves and stick them on different floors so as to encourage all our hall mates to join in."

Unique Social Organization The social organization of the new hall is quite different from that of other halls. Apart from every floor having its own committee, the two wings of the new hall also elect a committee each.

The role of the Wing Committees is to help residents choose representatives to manage various hall affairs. Every week, each Wing Committee also names a Sharing Session Coordinator, who is elected by the wing's residents to be responsible for coordinating the regular interactions that occur between the two wings each week.

The whole fabric of the building reflects the open and sharing nature of New Hall's culture, according to Kay Lee (Civil Engineering Year 2), a resident of the fourth floor. "Even its design and architecture are geared towards enhancing communications and interactions between the residents of each floor, and that's what helps make it such an interactive and vibrant place to live," he said.

Honored Names The two wings of the new hall will be known as the "Jockey Club Tower" and "S H Ho Tower" in honor of these generous donors who have been long-term and staunch supporters of the University. Along with the Government, the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust was a major contributor to the hall's construction costs, providing HK$12.5 million, while the S H Ho Foundation recently donated HK$10 million to the University's Library Enhancement Fund.

Related links: - Join the New Hall to create a New Hall Culture <http www.ab.ust.hk/sao/newhall/newhall_index.htm>

10 Best Lecturers, and the Rest

Other stories: A Walk Through the UST Arts Festival <campus3.html>

With 5,750 votes cast in the 2003/04 session, the VERTEX House II Students? Association 10 Best Lecturers election has become a truly university-wide event! And the winners of the 8th annual election, announced at a ceremony hosted by VERTEX on 12 February, were: (in alphabetical order of department)

Department of Accounting Prof Jong Hag Choi Prof K P Ramaswamy

Department of Computer Science Prof Andrew Horner Prof Long Quan

Department of Economics Prof Tridip Ray

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Prof Vincent Poon

Department of Information and Systems Management Prof Garvin Percy Dias Prof Inchi Hu Prof Mike So

Department of Mathematics Prof Shiu-Yuen Cheng

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"These awards mean so much because they come from the students," said Associate Vice-President for Academic Affairs Prof Peter Dobson, who joined President Chu and VERTEX House II Chairman Mr Keith Lam in awarding the 10 winners their commemorative plaques.

Prof Dobson also pointed out that one of this year's 10 best lecturers, Prof Quan, was a first-time winner, while five were members of what he called "the 21st century club". The five, Prof Horner, Prof Poon, Prof Ramaswamy, Prof Choi and Prof So have in fact been voted best lecturers every year this century! "Only another 97 years to go and they will have completed a remarkable feat," joked Prof Dobson.

In a short speech, each best lecturer expressed their gratitude to their students and colleagues, and all of them emphasized that the recognition they had achieved was the result of a greater team effort.

Related links: - Vertex House II <http ihome.ust.hk/~su_ugh2/> - Academic Affairs Office <http www.ust.hk/~webaa/acaff.htm> - Faculty Profile <http www-cgi.ust.hk/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/~webopa/faculty_profiles.cgi>

A Walk Through the UST Arts Festiva

Other stories: 10 Best Lecturers, and the Rest <campus.html>

Taking in the highlights of this eclectic campus rendezvous, brought to you by a stellar cast of homegrown talent!

From 26 February through 25 March, the annual HKUST Arts Festival is once again taking center stage on campus with its smorgasbord of programs ranging from concerts, drama and band music, to avant-garde theater.

Artistic Synergy Of the 10 performances, six are homebred at UST and the other four include invited guests and professional groups collaborating with the University's budding young artists. The synergies created by these efforts will truly enrich the arts scene and campus life at UST.

The Playback Theater workshop held on 11 March, for instance, was jointly presented by FM Theater Power and the HKUSTSU Drama Society. Another collaborative project is the joint performance staged by the Hong Kong Musical Theatre Federation and the HKUST Students' Union Dance Society.

Collaborations, either with professional groups or overseas universities, also enable UST students to reach out to other cultures and people who share their passion for the arts. A good example is the HKUST String Team. Since its inception in 1996, the Team has staged more than 30 performances, some of these held jointly with other tertiary institutions, including Shenzhen University, Renmin University, and Tsinghua University.

Campus Creativity The Center for the Arts (CFA) plays a crucial role in initiating and managing such partnership programs, as well as presenting a broad range of performances, workshops, and seminars.

The CFA's role also reflects the University's broader policy of providing an all-round education, the success of which, in terms of the arts, can be ascertained by the wide-variety of student cultural societies present on campus: these include the Film Society, Music Society, Visual Arts Society, Photography Society, Wind Ensemble, Drama Society, Chinese Orchestra, Band Society, Dance Society, String Team, and the University Choir.

Whether you consider yourself an artistic type or not, don't forget you can be a part of this journey too, by simply joining the audience: the UST Arts Festival - it's happening here and now!

Related links: - HKUST Center for the Arts <http www.ust.hk/cfa/program/index.html>

USTizens Demonstrate Art of Fundraising

Fundraising has become a shared mission for members of the university community. The success of the "Give To UST" program is just one recent example of how the phenomenon has taken off.

Now two new initiatives are on the horizon, both driven by faculty, staff, alumni, their friends and families who are all united not only by a desire to help UST grow, but by their considerable artistic talents!

Ting Pang-Hsin and Chen Chi Joint Calligraphy Painting Charity Exhibition

The Ting Pang-Hsin and Chen Chi Joint Calligraphy Painting Charity Exhibition is being held in the Library from 11 March to 30 April. The Exhibition features calligraphy by Prof Pang-Hsin Ting, Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Science (SHSS) and paintings by his wife, the celebrated artist Ms Chi Chen. All proceeds from this exciting event will be donated to the University. <community1a.html>

Orchestra's Benefit Concert to Support Enterprise Center On 23 May at 3:30 pm, the Staff Association and the Alumni Association will jointly present the "HK Chamber Orchestra Concert in Support of The HKUST Enterprise Center". The concert, which will be held at the stunning Kwai Tsing Theatre, aims to raise HK$100,000 for the construction of the HKUST Enterprise Center. <community1b.html>

Other stories: Alumni Update <community2.html>

Awards & Accolades <community3.html>

Alumni Update

Other stories:

USTizens Demonstrate Art of Fundraising <community.html>

Awards & Accolades <community3.html>

Fundraising Championship for MBA Alumni Trailwalkers HKUST alumni care not only for their alma mater, but the wider community too. 20 members of the MBA Alumni Association (MBAAA) finished a 100 kilometer hike along the MacLehose Trail last November, raising HK$200,000 for Oxfam. This is the third consecutive year that the MBAAA has won the Education Fundraising Championship at Oxfam's annual Trailwalker event.

New Year's Dance The HKUST Alumni Association (HKUSTAA) held its "Shanghai Night" ball on campus during the evening of 31 January, and nearly 100 alumni, students, faculty and staff participated in the glamorous event. Attendees also celebrated the inauguration of HKUSTAA's Shanghai Chapter, which was to hold its first meeting on February 26 at the Shanghai Cotton Club.

Honorable guests at the ball included Vice-President for Academic Affairs Prof Yuk-Shee Chan, who officiated, and President Emeritus Prof and Mrs Chia-Wei Woo. Singer Stephanie Cheng and the HKUSTSU Wind Ensemble gave splendid performances, and the evening reached a climax when guests, many dressed in "Shanghai-style", took part in an exciting auction, helping raise over HK$70,000 for the University.

Other affiliated alumni associations also held get-togethers at the start of the year. Members of the Computer Engineering Alumni Association enjoyed their annual dinner at the University Center on 31 January. The Computer Science Alumni Association held its inaugural dinner gathering at the Novotel Century Hong Kong on 7 February, while the MBAAA held its annual banquet at the Hong Kong Jockey Club on the same evening.

Related links: - HKUST Alumni Association <http e-news.hkustaa.org> e-News

Awards & Accolades

Prof Ka Ming Ng, Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering, has been elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)?the highest award the organization confers. AIChE, the leading professional body in its field, appointed 12 Fellows this year. Prof Ng is the only one of them from Hong Kong.

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) elected Prof Wilson Tang of the Civil Engineering Department an Honorary Member in recognition of his significant contributions to safety and reliability analysis in civil engineering, with emphasis on application to geotechnical systems. Honorary Membership is ASCE's highest award.

A team of five HKUST MBA students won The Marshall MBA Global Consulting Challenge 2004, hosted by the University of Southern California. The team beat competitors from six other top MBA schools, including Yale University and London Business School. The judges praised the team for providing practical, rigorously supported business solutions that also demonstrated out-of-the-box thinking.

Four Civil Engineering graduates have won awards from the Institution of Civil Engineers Hong Kong Association. Mr Shun Cheong Leung and Mr Ka Man Lam won Best Paper Awards in the Geotechnical and the Environmental Disciplines respectively. Mr Wing Chi Poon won a Merit Award in the Environmental discipline, while Mr Kin Man Leung also received a Merit Award for his paper in the Highways, Railways and Transportation discipline.

The HKUST VLSI design team - Prof Wing-Hung Ki, Prof Chi-Ying Tsui, and PhD graduate Dongsheng Ma - from the Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) Department won the Outstanding Design Award in the University LSI Design Contest organized by the 2004 IEEE Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference. Criteria for the award include performance of the design, novelty, reliability and quality of implementation, and additional special features.

EEE MPhil graduate, Miss Alexandra Wong, won second prize in the National Collegiate Research Competition (also known as the Challenge Cup) for her paper, "An Image Analysis Approach to Early Diagnosis of Ischemic Heart Diseases". The prestigious competition is organized by the Ministry of Education, the China Science Association, the National Youth League, and the National Student Union.

Other stories:

USTizens Demonstrate Art of Fundraising <community.html>

Alumni Update <community2.html>

How I Fell in Love with Another Language Other stories: President's Line <quote2.html>

Inspired by legislator Audrey Eu's February talk entitled "Learning to Learn English", hosted by the Language Centre, Genesis set out to gather tips from Ms Eu and two exchange students that will help USTizens improve their foreign language skills - the fun way, the romantic way, and the raucous way!

Read, Read, Read (And Run from Mum!) As a young girl, Ms Audrey Eu took her first English lessons at the communal dining table shared by her family and neighbors.

Adding an extra dimension to the concept of mother-tongue teaching, Ms Eu's mum instilled in her the importance of English by drilling her in grammar, and chasing her around that kitchen table brandishing a ruler whenever she threatened to make a mistake!

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Reassuringly, her expressive brilliance in English does not appear to be (solely) founded on the fact that her mother was the faster of the two of them!

"For me, Ms Eu says, "the best way to improve your abilities in English is to read, read, read. Read great literature, rousing speeches, anything you can get your hands on, just read." She then listed a wide selection of texts she would dip into during her school and university years for the packed Citigroup Lecture Theater audience, including novels by Ian Fleming and the speeches of Mahatma Gandhi.

Ms Eu's other Top Tips for Learning English

* Think in English whenever you can, even if that means daydreaming on the bus or in the doctor's waiting room. * Listen to music or language cassettes. You can do this while enjoying other pastimes like jogging. * According to Ms Eu's friend David Tang, the entrepreneur and owner of the Shanghai Tang store, acquiring a native English-speaking girlfriend or boyfriend can work wonders for your language skills!

Related links: - Audrey Eu <http www.audreyeu.org s website - Language Center learning resources Learning to Learn <http lc.ust.hk/~support/sa/audreyeu/audreyeu.htm> ,Ms Audrey Eu's talk at UST English pronunciation <http lc.ust.hk/~material/pl/index2.html> Cantonese listening <http lc.ust.hk/~sac/materials/cantonese/html/contents.html> Elementary business Putonghua <http lc.ust.hk/~material/bus_pth/>

- The Red Dragon <http lc.ust.hk/~sac/activities/english/reddragonfall03p.htm> Club - The Wind Ensemble <http ihome.ust.hk/~su_wind/>

President's Line Other stories: How I Fell in Love with Another Language <quote.html>

potpourri A Day in the Net Life of USTizens

Just as some USTizens are heading to bed for a good night's sleep, others are beginning to stir! But not to visit a club or karaoke lounge. Instead these nocturnal USTizens are booting up their computers and logging on to ICQ, email and the WWW to contact friends and family, conduct research assignments or simply surf the night away from the comfort of their dormitories.

With the help of ITSC, Genesis brings you a selection of intriguing facts about the e-habits of a campus community that is most definitely wired and ready to go places!

1. UST records up to 900 gigabytes (GB) of Internet traffic a day, with 40 GB of that traffic flowing between 3 am and 4 am. To contextualize this, the Wenyuange edition of Sikuquanshu (a royal collection of some 3,400 types of classical Chinese texts ) contains over 800 million characters or approximately 1.5 GB of data. So on an average day, USTizens produce enough Internet traffic to fill 600 volumes of Sikuquanshu!

2. Over 6 terabytes of data travel via Gigabit Ethernet campus backbone switches every day. You would need more than 1,500 DVDs to hold that much data!

3. Between us, USTizens send between 180,000 to 200,000 emails a day - imagine if they were written on paper! By all accounts, the number of mail items handled daily by the Hong Kong Post dropped about 7.5%, or by 300,000 items, between 2001 and 2002. Eco-friendly USTizens definitely contributed to the drop!

4. The volume of sent emails quadrupled to around 800,000 a day during the outbreaks of the Sobig and MyDoom viruses. Many of these were virus-carrying emails and most of them were blocked by the campus firewall system.

5. USTizens are fervent web surfers. Over 16,000,000 web page requests are made and over 170 GB of data are recorded daily - equivalent to us reading 16,000 copies of the 1,000 page 2004 Yellow Pages!

6. Notebook computers have become an increasingly important dormitory network connectivity tool. Of all hall machines, 47% are desktop PCs and 53% are notebook computers.

7. 9 out of 10 hall residents connect a computer to ResNet. The most popular usage period is from 10 pm - 2 am with the peak hour at around 12 am. Just what time do you guys go to bed?

8. There are about 20 km of fiber optics cable laid across campus to speed our daily e- traffic on its way. That's nine times longer than the length of Tsing Ma Bridge, which measures 2.2 km!

Candid Camera

Campus is the location of a veritable information explosion. As ITSC says, "Let the Net work for you."

Introducing Hong Kong's first "local-born" Robotcop, Robotcop III, made by UST for Hong Kong Police Force. Now, let our good cop be the host of the show

We have "heard" all about the election action throughout February on campus How about taking a "quiet" look through the eyes of Genesis photographers.

同創是由大學發展與公共事務處出版的網上刊物，旨在為科大成員提供互通消息的 園地。

Genesis is published online by the Office of University Development and Public Affairs to keep members of the HKUST community in touch with University news.

本期同創也許帶點'大奬專輯'的氛圍。這自然是出於科大人近日在各方面取得的的 '重量級'奬項與榮譽，也基於一份'一人得奬、眾人同興'的認同感！

在此除了拾人牙慧向各位得奬者說聲'恭喜'、慶賀他們的驕人成就之外，更想為一 間眞正有生命力的大學而喝采！

但凡是精彩的人和事，都無須太多引言和附註。編者還是就此擱筆吧。 editorial Board We propose calling this the "A Issue", not least due to all the top "Awards and Accolades" taking the lead in our features and columns; it is also in "Admiration" for USTizens who settle for nothing less than "A-grades", and a university that's truly "Alive".

There are those who live for awards, and those who die for awards. What's the difference - as long as you are alive?

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Senior Editor Clorie Ng

Editors Ivan Broadhead, Bosco Wong, Eliza Chan

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科大教授獲國家自然科學奬

葉玉如再奪國際殊榮 <features2.html>

科大角色獲確認 <features3.html>

新宿舍生活速寫 <features4.html>

科大三位教授憑著他們對基礎科學研究的卓越貢獻和成果，最近榮獲中國自然科學 領域的最高奬項 2003年度'國家自然科學奬'二等奬，足證科大擁有優秀的科研人 才和水平。

2004年2月20日對於生物化學系主任葉玉如教授〔圖中〕、物理學系副教授湯子康 〔右〕及同系的王克倫教授〔左〕而言，肯定是一個難忘的日子；在北京人民大會 堂隆重舉行的國家科學技術奬勵大會上，他們成為19位自然科學領域最高榮譽得主 的其中之三。國家主席胡錦濤及國務院總理溫家寶亦親臨頒奬禮，一同表揚及慶賀 得奬者的成就。

在2003年度，評審委員會在100多個項目中初選28項、經復評及國家科學技術奬勵 委員會審定後產生獲奬名單：一個項目獲國家自然科學奬一等奬，18個項目獲二等 奬。

葉玉如教授的'神經肌肉突觸新訊傳遞機制的鑑定'研究，及湯子康博士與王克倫教 授合作研究的'納米結構氧化鋅半導體ZnO薄膜的室溫紫外激光發射'項目，同獲國 家自然科學奬二等奬。

談到獲奬的感受，除了必然的興奮心情和感到莫大鼓舞外，三位教授幾乎異口同聲 表示，他們將會繼續專注於目前的研究項目，並希望香港的科研發展更進一步受得 到重視和提升。

- 科大生物技術研究所 <http www.ust.hk/~bri/index.shtml> - 科大生物化學系 <http www.ust.hk/%7Ewebbich/> - 科大物理學系 <http physics.ust.hk/department/> - 國家自然科學奬 <http www.bhkaec.org.hk/country_f.htm> - 物理學網 <http physicsweb.org/>

科大教授獲國家自然科學奬 <features.html>

科大角色獲確認 <features3.html>

新宿舍生活速寫 <features4.html>

葉玉如再奪國際殊榮

剛於2月底獲頒中國自然科學界最高榮譽的生物化學系主任葉玉如教授，於3月8日 再贏得有'女性諾貝爾奬'之稱的'L'OREAL 聯合國教科文組織世界傑出女科學家成 就奬'，成為首位獲此殊榮的香港女性。

今年三八婦女節，對於科大、香港、女性科學家而言，可{????}P時因葉玉如教授贏得 的世界級榮譽而'三方報喜'。憑著她在神經生物學研究方面取得的傑出成就，葉教 授連同其他四位從事生命科學領域研究的世界級女科學家分奪2004年度五大洲的地 區代表奬。這是香港女性首次問鼎該奬項，也是繼去年中國科學院院士、物理所研 究員李方華教授以後，中國女性第二度獲奬。

葉教授從事神經營養因子及神經訊號轉導等範疇的研究，發現了一系列新型神經營 養因子，並闡明這些蛋白如何用於神經細胞上的受體。這些成果有助理解神經營養 因子如何參與在神經細胞的分化及維持過程中，揭示其應用於治療神經退行性病變 疾患〔例如：老年癡呆症、巴金森氏症〕的可能性。

葉教授的研究亦大大提高了我們對神經肌肉突觸形成過程的瞭解。神經突觸是神經 細胞與其他細胞的訊息傳遞點。尤其値得一提的是葉教授最近在神經肌肉接點發現 了嶄新訊息傳遞機理，為治療不同類型的肌肉神經疾病提供重要?索。

葉教授接受同創訪問時除了分享雀躍的心情，也簡單直接地道出她成功的秘訣： '我的宗旨是追求卓越，盡力達到理想，希望我對科研的熱誠能夠引發和鼓勵更多 同學探索知識，投身科研事業。'

葉教授自中學階段選上理科，便順理成章地走上科研之路；直至後來赴美，於1983 在哈佛大學取得博士學位後，再回港獻其所學，同時繼續研究工作。

作為一位女性科學家，她希望藉這次獲奬能為中國女性帶來鼓舞，激勵她們投身科 研，勇於爭取自我的目標。

'L'OREAL 聯合國教科文組織世界傑出女科學家成就奬'由L'OREAL與聯合國教科文 組織(UNESCO)合辦，今年已是第六年舉辦，目的在於表揚女科學家的卓越成就及提 升她們的國際形象。自計劃於1998年成立以來，全球45個國家共有91位女科學家獲 奬，其中包括31位憑傑出科研成就獲得「傑出女科學家成就奬-，以及60位獲得 「青年女科學家奬學金-，以奬勵她們繼續從事科研事業。

奬項候選人由世界各地逾800名科學家提名，最後由15名科學界知名人士組成的國 際評選團從五大洲的代表中各選一位成就奬得主。評選團主席為諾貝爾醫學奬得主 及本奬項的創辦主席Christian de Duve。

- 聯合國教科文組織婦女政策 <http www.unesco.org/science/women> - L'OREAL 聯合國教科文組織傑出女科學家成就奬 <http www.forwomeninscience.com>

科大角色獲確認

科大教授獲國家自然科學奬 <features.html>

葉玉如再奪國際殊榮 <features2.html>

新宿舍生活速寫 <features4.html>

教資會在1月發表一份名為《香港高等教{????}共展所長{????}與時俱進》的報告中，全面 認同科大的使命：通過培育科技人才和企業家，帶領傳統工業轉型，推動區內高增 値工業，以促進香港的經濟與社會發展。

角色分工{????}同心同德 朱經武校長就這份報告作出回應時表示，報告反映香港高等教育將以緊密連繫的架 構，成為區內教育的樞紐；並說：'由此可見，整個高等教育界將會團結一致，而 科大亦跟其他友校一樣，有著獨特的角色和目標。'

報告又重申教資會委託科大及另外兩所友校(香港大學、香港中文大學)的重任： '在選定的學科領域內為相當數量的學生'提供研究課程，同時，科大亦繼續在提供 全面優質本科生教育上，維持卓越水平。

朱校長指出：'隨著本科生及研究生人數不斷增加，科大正朝向培育更多精英，進 一步發展本校擅長的高科技項目。'

力求精進 朱校長繼續提到科大多個精進項目，無論在學術、社會及經濟上已為香港帶來顯著 的效益，包括：

* 納米科技 * 環境科學及工程 * 互聯網技術及電子商貿 * 物流 * 分子神經科學

卓越與協作 教資會於3月發表的《香港高等教{????}院校整合{????}意義重大》報告，支持各大學展開 更深入的自願合作計劃；科大將繼續尋求與港大及中大加强緊密的協作，並認同報 告所指，現階段不應再進一步探討科大與中大合併的構思。

未來前景，就如朱校長近日發給科大人的電郵中所言：'大家都覺察到，香港的高 等教育界正面臨轉變，機遇與挑戰並存。我們深信，在過去12年卓越成就的基礎 上，科大上下一心，將可更上一層樓。'

- 大學教育資助委員會 <http www.ugc.edu.hk/chinese/documents/cugc_pubs.html>《香港高等教育： 共展所長 與時俱進》 - 科大精進項目 <http www.ust.hk/~webopa/strategy_plan/appendix/body.html>

新宿舍生活速寫

科大教授獲國家自然科學奬 <features.html>

葉玉如再奪國際殊榮 <features2.html>

科大角色獲確認 <features3.html>

2004年1月25日，位處本科生宿舍二座及四座旁的全新本科生宿舍〔下稱'新宿 舍'〕正{????}普}大門，迎接第一批入住的房客，讓他們置身共594個宿位及多種完善 設施的環境中，體驗寶貴的宿舍生活。

對入住新宿舍快將兩個月的同學而言，新居給他們的感受到底如何？入宿以來，他 們有什麼難忘的經歷和感受呢？

為解答以上問題，同創找來住在新宿舍的同學，分享他們對新居的感受。透過他們 的分享，相信能增加我們對'新宿舍文化'的了解。

入宿難忘事：百人水果會 被問及入住新宿舍以來最難忘的經歷時，擔任新宿舍五樓樓主，就讀工商管理學系 一年級的呂慧瑩便急不及待的說：'至今令我感到最難忘的事情肯定是我們樓會第 一次舉辦的水果會。那天晚上，住在不同樓層的同學湧到我們這一層的交誼室來， 最後竟有超過100人參與，把五樓擠個水洩不通。'

透過舉辦類似水果會的活動，呂同學坦言感受到所謂的'新宿舍文化'：'在籌辦水 果會那天，宿生和宿舍導師一同落力參與，使我們感受到大家十分團結。此外，新 宿舍的樓會在宣傳活動的手法上也是別出心裁的，我們會自製不同的海報，貼在各 層樓中，呼籲各層的宿生參與。'

住在新宿舍四樓，就讀土木工程系二年級的李鴻猷亦指出，新宿舍無論在設計和間 隔上都有助住在同一層樓宿生之間的接觸。

既有'樓會'，又有'Wing會' 其實，新宿舍內的社交組織亦與其他宿舍有所不同。新宿舍每層樓除了一個樓會以 外，亦在每一翼設有'Wing會'。'Wing會'代表全是由同學們選出，協助管理他們住 宿的各項事務，而且，'Wing會'最特別之處便是在每翼宿生當中，選出一名'分享 會統籌員'，負責每星期舉辦的分享會。

善長命名 新宿舍興建費用分別來自政府資助及私人捐獻。其中75%由政府承擔，另獲香港賽 馬會慈善信託基金慷慨捐贈1,250萬港元。為感謝香港賽馬會的捐獻，新宿舍其中 一翼將命名為'賽馬會樓'；另一翼則命名'何善衡樓'，以感謝何善衡慈善基金會於 2003年12月第二度捐贈1,000萬港元予本校，該筆款項將用作資助大學圖書館發展 基金。

- 加入新本科生宿舍 <http www.ab.ust.hk/sao/newhall/newhall_index.htm>

十大傑出講師 及其二三事

科大藝術節-現在進行式 <campus3.html>

翱峰社二學生會舉行的第八屆十大傑出講師選舉，2003/04年度總投票額達5,750 票，實為全校鼎力支持之盛事！翱峰於2月12日舉行的典禮上宣佈選舉結果： 〔學系英文名稱序〕

會計學系 崔鐘鶴教授 (Prof Jong Hag Choi) 華萬思教授 (Prof K P Ramaswamy)

計算機科學系 康立德教授 (Prof Andrew Horner) 權龍教授 (Prof Long Quan)

經濟學系 文才喋教授 (Prof Tridip Ray)

電機及電子工程學系 潘明昌教授 (Prof Vincent Poon)

資訊與系統管理學系 陳斯教授 (Prof Garvin Percy Dias) 胡膺期教授 (Prof Inchi Hu) 蘇家培教授 (Prof Mike So)

數學系 鄭紹遠教授 (Prof Shiu-Yuen Cheng)

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於頒奬典禮上，十位得奬者分別從朱經武校長、學術協理副校長杜家磊教授(Prof Peter Dobson)及翱峰社二學生會主席林子傑手上接過紀念奬牌。

杜家磊教授說：'得奬講師由學生選出，意義尤其重大。'

十位得奬講師之中，權龍教授是首次當選。另外有五位當選者，則被杜家磊教授笑 稱為'21世紀會'的成員，因為康立德教授、潘明昌教授、華萬思教授、崔鐘鶴教授 和蘇家培教授自本世紀第一個年頭至今每年都當選傑出講師！'只要再當選97個年 頭，就可以創下世紀壯舉。'

各當選講師在簡短致辭中，向學生與同僚致謝，並强調贏得認同，是群策群力的成果。

- 翱峰社二學生會 <http ihome.ust.hk/~su_ugh2/> - 學術副校長辦事處 <http www.ust.hk/~webaa/acaff.htm> - 科大教授簡錄 <http www-cgi.ust.hk/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/%7Ewebopa/faculty_profiles.cgi>

十大傑出講師 及其二三事 <campus.html>

把科大人的藝術細胞集合在一起，可以產生甚麼效應？今年的科大藝術節也許是你 切身體驗的良機。

由2月26日至3月25期間，科大展覽廳和香港賽馬會大堂搖身一變為一個百變舞台， 上演由多個科大學生組織和專業藝術團體擔綱的節目，包括中西音樂演奏會、戲 劇、樂隊音樂表演、前衛話劇工作坊等。

科大藝術節-現在進行式 創意組合 今年參與藝術節的10個團體當中，有六組來自科大，另外四個則是應邀演出的嘉 賓，或與科大學生合作的校外團體。校內校外精英藉著藝術節互相交流、砥礪，科 大的藝術氛圍與校園生活也因此更多姿多采。

例子之一，就是由好戲量和科大學生會劇社合辦，於3月11日舉行的'一人一故事劇 場工作坊'。另外還有香港音樂劇協會和科大學生會舞社的聯演。

科大藝術節的成功，證明表演藝術已逐漸在校園的土壤紮根，成為科大教育重要的 一環。表演藝術還讓科大學生接觸別的文化，以及結交其他同樣醉心藝術的年輕 人。科大學生會弦樂團就是好例子。1996年成立至今，弦樂團已演出逾30次，也曾 和深圳大學、人民大學、清華大學等高等學府同場演出。

創藝校園 科大藝術中心一直肩負推動校園藝術活動的角色，並不斷開展與專業團體的合作計 劃、舉辦藝術表演、工作坊、研討會等活動。

此等活動亦充分反映科大奉行的全人教育，單是專注於不同藝術的學生組織已超過 10個，從電影、音樂、視覺藝術、攝影、管樂、戲劇、中樂、搖滾樂、舞蹈、弦 樂、以至歌詠，都各有組合。

假如你正在尋找或培養自己的藝術細胞，又或是想呼吸一下文藝空氣，便要抓住此 時此刻。

- 科大藝術中心 <http www.ust.hk/cfa/program/index.html>

科大人發起藝術籌款

籌款已經成為科大成員上下一心，共同努力的目標之一。最近取得美{????}赤G的 '創未來，科大心'校內籌款活動便是最佳例子。

此間，科大社群再創新猷，發起兩項籌款活動，不但充分流露他們對支持科大成長 的熱誠，亦讓社會大眾有機會認識科大人的藝術細胞。

新琪書畫義賣聯展

圖書館於3月11日至4月30日舉行'新琪書畫義賣聯展'，由人文社會科學學院院長丁 邦新教授及夫人陳琪女士聯合展出他們的書畫佳作，並會把售賣展出作品所得的收 入，悉數捐贈予科大。 <community1a.html>

香港室樂團支持籌建科大企業中心演奏會 科大教職員協會及校友會將於5月23日攜手主辦'香港室樂團支持籌建科大企業 中心演奏會'，目標是為大學興建該中心籌募10萬港元經費。演奏會將於當日下午3 時半在葵青劇院舉行。 <community1b.html>

校友動態 <community2.html>

奬項與榮譽 <community3.html>

校友動態

科大人發起藝術籌款 <community.html>

奬項與榮譽 <community3.html>

毅行籌款稱冠 科大校友除關心母校外，工餘時{????}蝷{????}悀蔓q。20位科大工商管理碩士校友會成員 在樂施會主辦的'毅行者2003'中，完成了麥理浩徑全程100公里，並籌得超過20萬 港元，連續三年成為教育組最高籌款奬得主。

舞出新一年 科大校友會於今年1月31日在校園舉辦周年舞會'上海之夜'，近百名校友、同學及 教職員參與，副校長(學術)陳玉樹教授擔任主禮嘉賓，榮休校長吳家瑋教授伉儷亦 應邀出席，場面熱鬧，也為科大校友會上海分會的成立揭開序幕。

當晚除了歌星鄭融表演助興外，科大管樂團亦作即場演奏，更有為母校籌款的拍賣 環節，令整個晚會的氣氛推上高峰，籌款總額超過7萬港元。上海分會的第一個聚 會，亦於2月26晚在上海市棉花俱樂部舉行。

此外，其他屬會亦相繼於新年初舉辦聯歡活動，包括計算機工程校友會於1月31日 在校園大學中心餐廳舉行周年晚會；計算機科學系校友會在2月7日於灣仔世紀香港 酒店舉行首次周年晚會暨就職典禮，及工商管理碩士校友會於同晚在馬會設周年宴。

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奬項與榮譽

化學工程學系主任吳嘉名教授獲選為美國化學工程師學會之會士。該會在化學 工程界有專業領導地位；院士名銜則為協會之最高榮譽。在獲選的12名院士中，唯 吳教授是來自香港。

土木工程學系鄧漢忠教授獲美國土木工程師學會選為榮譽會員，以表揚他在土 木工程安全和可靠性分析技術上的貢獻，特別是這些技術在岩土工程系統方面的應 用；榮譽會員是美國土木工程師學會頒授的最高榮譽。

由五位科大工商管理碩士學生組成的隊伍贏得了美國南加州大學2004工商管理 碩士環球顧問挑戰盃，擊敗了其餘六隊來自世界著名學府的對手，其中包括美國耶 魯大學和英國倫敦商學院。評判給科大代表極佳的評價，稱許他們提供了實際、周 全的商業方案，表現出突破思維。

四位土木工程學系本科畢業生贏取了英國土木工程師學會香港分會的奬項。梁 順昌和林嘉汶分別囊括土力工程及環境學科之最佳論文奬；潘詠芝取得環境學科論 文優異奬，而梁建文則獲得公路、鐵路及運輸學科論文優異奬。

由科大電機及電子工程學系暨永雄教授、崔志英教授及博士畢業生馬東升組成的超 大型集成電路(VLSI)設計組，在美國電機及電子工程師學會(IEEE)亞洲及南太平洋 區設計自動化會議舉辦的'大學大型集成電路設計競賽'中，奪得傑出設計大奬。獲 這奬項的集成電路設計必須在效能表現、創新構思、可靠度、實用性及附加專門功 能等方面有卓越表現。

電機及電子工程系碩士畢業生王龍昂撰寫的論文'基於圖像分析的冠心病早期診 斷'，奪得第八{????}鎅磥j學生課外學術科技作品競賽'挑戰杯'亞軍。'挑戰杯'由教 育部、中國科協、共青團中央及全國學聯聯合舉辦。

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2月份，立法會議員余若薇應科大語言中心之邀作專題演講，分享她學習英語的心 得。同創趁此機會找來余若薇以及兩位交流生教教各位科大人學好外語的秘訣，從 間尺、情歌，以至麻雀，各師各法，同樣有效。

議員的白日夢 余若薇修來的深厚英語道行，啓蒙的地點原來是小時候家人與鄰居共用的大餐桌。 當時母親經常要她在餐桌前做英文習作，總之是苦練，假如出錯，飯桌上備有間尺 侍候。

不過，余若薇今天一口流利英語，可不是單靠嚴母的地獄式鍛練。'對我來說，'余 若薇說：'最好的方法就是盡量讀，文學名著、動人演辭，總之拿到手的便好好的 讀。'就在坐滿觀眾的花旗集團演講廳，余若薇一一列出她在學時期所讀過的東 西，從占士邦小{????}鴠怞a的演說，果然讀得夠博。

余若薇的英語秘笈

* 一有機會就用英語思考，即使是在巴士上或候診室裏發白日夢的時候。 * 多聽音樂或語言錄音帶，不妨在做其他課餘活動，好像慢跑時一起進行。 * 據余若薇引述她的友好，也就是企業家暨'上海灘'老闆鄧永鏗的看法，找個 母語是英語的男朋友或女朋友最湊效。

- 余若薇網站 <http www.audreyeu.org/> - 語言中心學習資源 余若薇與您分享學習英語心得 <http lc.ust.hk/~support/sa/audreyeu/audreyeu.htm> 英語發音 <http lc.ust.hk/~material/pl/index2.html> 粵語聆聽 <http lc.ust.hk/~sac/materials/cantonese/html/contents.html> 基本商業普通話 <http lc.ust.hk/~material/bus_pth/>

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網際公路一日遊

當科大人準備就寢造個甜夢時，有一班人正開始搞事！這班夜鬼並不是去唱K跳 舞，而是躲在寧靜舒適的宿舍內，啓動電腦打ICQ、發電郵給朋友和家人、上網找 資料做功課、或漫無目的地加入'遊網民族'。

同創得到科大資訊科技服務中心提供很多饒有趣味的資料，揭開科大校人的'e生 活'面貌。

1. 科大校園與外界聯繫的互聯網交通流量，每天高達9,000億字元(900 GB)，其 中400億字元是在零晨3至4時輸送。打個比喻說，一套文淵閣本《四庫全書》有8億漢 字(《四庫全書》是清朝宮廷收集3,400多種歷代典籍編篡而成)，大約相等於15億字 元的數據，那麼科大人平均一天製造的互聯網交通，足以填滿600套《四庫全書》！

2. 全球每天約有6兆字元(GB)的資訊穿梭科大校園的'10億位元以太網'網絡中 樞。若要儲存那麼多資料，需要超過1,500隻數碼影像光盤(DVD)！

3. 科大人每天互通18萬至20萬封電郵。試想想如果把這些電郵都寫在紙上會是甚 麼景象！香港郵政署在2001至02年度每日處理的郵件數量下降了7.5%，即少了30萬 件，著重環保的科大人，是你們的貢獻嗎

4. 在電腦病毒Sobig和MyDoom肆虐期間，校園網絡流通的電郵數目激增了4倍，高 達80萬封；這些電郵大都帶有電腦病毒，幸而它們大都被校園網絡的防火牆攔截下 來。

5. 科大人酷愛上網。他們每日共瀏覽超過1,600萬個網頁〔相當於1,700億字元的 資料〕。2004年版的香港《黃頁分類》厚約1,000頁，那麼科大人豈不是每天翻了整 本《黃頁分類》16,000次了！

6. 手提電腦已成為宿舍內重要的網絡連繫工具。宿舍內的電腦，47%是桌面電 腦，而手提電腦佔53%。

7. 10個宿友有9個是大學宿舍網絡系統(ResNet)的用家，最多人使用的時間是晚 上10時至零晨2時，高峰時段是午夜12時。科大人究竟甚麼時候才睡覺呢？

8. 為了提供更快速的信息通道，科大校園鋪設了長達20公里的光纖網絡，相等於 9條青馬大橋〔全長2.2公里〕的長度。

校園名副其實是一個資訊爆炸的地方，正如科大資訊科技服務中心的名言：'讓網 絡助你們一網打盡。'

首個在香港製造的機械警察'機靈先生三世'由科大一手製成，並馬上投身香港警隊 的防止罪案科；大家是否急不及待與他打個照面？

二月的校園幾乎到處都'聽得見'大選的脈搏；且看看同創攝影師捕捉的另一種大選 '聲音'。

編輯部

同創是由大學發展與公共事務處出版的網上刊物，旨在為科大成員提供互通消息的 園地。

Genesis is published online by the Office of University Development and Public Affairs to keep members of the HKUST community in touch with University news.

本期同創也許帶點'大奬專輯'的氛圍。這自然是出於科大人近日在各方面取得的的 '重量級'奬項與榮譽，也基於一份'一人得奬、眾人同興'的認同感！

在此除了拾人牙慧向各位得奬者說聲'恭喜'、慶賀他們的驕人成就之外，更想為一 間眞正有生命力的大學而喝采！

但凡是精彩的人和事，都無須太多引言和附註。編者還是就此擱筆吧。

We propose calling this the "A Issue", not least due to all the top "Awards and Accolades" taking the lead in our features and columns; it is also in "Admiration" for USTizens who settle for nothing less than "A-grades", and a university that's truly "Alive".

There are those who live for awards, and those who die for awards. What's the difference - as long as you are alive?

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