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  • Prairie Research Institute signs MOU with National Taiwan University to advance research on energy, water solutions

    Aug 13, 2026 1:15 pm by Analicia HaynesPartnerships
    A leadership delegation held meetings with National Taiwan University counterparts during a visit to Taipei on June 29, and held a ceremony where U. of I. Chancellor Charles L. Isbell, Jr., National Taiwan University President Wen-Chang Chen, PRI Executive Director Praveen Kumar, and WCDR Director Chun-Chieh Wu signed a memorandum of understanding. Images

    A leadership delegation held meetings with National Taiwan University counterparts during a visit to Taipei on June 29, and held a ceremony where U. of I. Chancellor Charles L. Isbell, Jr., National Taiwan University President Wen-Chang Chen, PRI Executive Director Praveen Kumar, and WCDR Director Chun-Chieh Wu signed a memorandum of understanding.

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    • A leadership delegation held meetings with National Taiwan University counterparts during a visit to Taipei on June 29, and held a ceremony where U. of I. Chancellor Charles L. Isbell, Jr., National Taiwan University President Wen-Chang Chen, PRI Executive Director Praveen Kumar, and WCDR Director Chun-Chieh Wu signed a memorandum of understanding. Images

    The Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the Center for Weather and Climate Disaster Research at National Taiwan University recently formalized a long-time research partnership, paving the way for practical solutions to environmental and advanced technology infrastructure challenges.