News Express: UM receives donation of over 1,400 specimens
新聞快訊：澳大獲贈逾千四珍貴標本
澳大獲贈逾千四珍貴標本
UM receives a donation of over 1,400 specimens
澳大獲贈逾千四珍貴標本
澳門大學澳門研究中心舉行“生物多樣性的傳承：Dr. Emmett R. Easton標本捐贈儀式”。是次捐贈的標本由依思騰博士（Dr. Emmett R. Easton）在90年代於澳大任教期間，在澳門野生生態環境中收集得來，具有研究澳門生態環境演變的價值。
在捐贈儀式上，澳門東亞大學公開學院同學會會長汪爾達代表依思騰將標本捐贈予澳大，並由澳大副校長馬許願（Rui Martins）代表接收。馬許願向依思騰和該同學會致送感謝狀，並由汪爾達及該同學會理事長雷志江代表接收。
是次捐贈的1,491個標本，包括1,135種乾燥標本和356種浸液標本。澳大澳門研究中心客席助理教授梁志文表示，經初步檢查，捐贈的標本中至少有一種或以上的物種在澳門已不復存在，這批30多年前的珍貴標本將為澳門的物種研究提供重要實證。
依思騰90年代在澳大退休時，已向澳大圖書館捐贈了數百份標本收藏。退休後居住在美國的他，希望再將手中的珍貴標本捐贈予澳大。在澳門東亞大學公開學院同學會的聯繫及協調，以及澳大校友及發展辦公室、澳大伍宜孫圖書館的支持下，相關標本已順利運抵澳大。
出席捐贈儀式的嘉賓還包括澳大圖書館館長吳建中、校友及發展辦公室主任林鈺儀等。
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UM receives donation of over 1,400 specimens
The Centre for Macau Studies (CMS) of the University of Macau (UM) held the ‘Legacy of Biodiversity: Dr. Emmett R. Easton’s Specimen Donation Ceremony’. The specimens donated by Dr Emmett R. Easton were collected from Macao’s wild environment during his tenure at UM in the 1990s. They are invaluable for studying the evolution of Macao’s ecological environment.
At the donation ceremony, Vong I Tat, president of the University of East Asia Open College Students’ Association (UEASA), presented the specimens to UM on behalf of Dr Easton, and Rui Martins, vice rector of UM, accepted the specimens on behalf of the university. Martins also presented certificates of appreciation to Dr Easton and UEASA, which were received by Vong and Loi Chi Kong, president of the Executive Committee of UEASA, respectively.
The donation includes 1,491 specimens, of which 1,135 are dried specimens and 356 are fluid-preserved specimens. Leong Chi Man, adjunct assistant professor in CMS, said that after preliminary examination, at least one or more species among the donated specimens were found to no longer exist in Macao. The specimens, collected over 30 years ago, will provide important evidence for the study of species in Macao.
Upon his retirement in the 1990s, Dr Easton had already donated hundreds of specimens to the UM Library. Now residing in the United States, Dr Easton recently wished to donate his remaining specimens to UM. Facilitated by UEASA and supported by the UM Alumni and Development Office and the UM Wu Yee Sun Library, the specimens were successfully delivered to the university.
The ceremony was also attended by Wu Jianzhong, university librarian of UM, and Cindy Lam, director of the Alumni and Development Office.
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