SDG11
Sustainable Cities and Communities

Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard local natural areas and the world’s cultural and natural heritage, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and sustainable transport systems, and reduce the number of homeless people in vulnerable situations.

Adaptive Evolution’s Five Key Genes for the Han People

The Taiwanese population consists of indigenous and Han people. The Han people, who began immigrating to Taiwan from China more than 400 years ago, form the majority of Taiwan’s population today. Few studies have investigated the genetic mutations in the ancestors of the Han Taiwanese over their thousands of years

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Service Learning During the Pandemic: Implementing NYMU’s School Anthem

Photo provided by Dr. Wei-Ming Chen The New Taipei City Wanli Beach Dingliao Beach cleaning activity co-organized with the Taiwan Environmental Information Association in December 2018 (Photo provided by the Assistant Team of Yangming Campus)   In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020, National Yang-Ming University (NYMU; which merged

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Expanding Summer Free Clinic Service in Remote Areas

Yang Ming’s Oral Hygiene and Medical Service Corps spend the entire summer vacations every year to provide free oral consultations and health education for children in areas with insufficient dentist resources Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the availability of screening for oral cancer in Taiwan is steadily decreasing.

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