Dr. Pao-Kuan Wang, Distinguished Research Fellow of the Research Center for Environmental Changes, has been appointed Director of the Center, effective from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015.

Dr. Long-Fang Chen, Research Fellow of the Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, has been appointed Director of the Institute, effective from October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2017.

Dr. Horng-Luen Wang has been promoted Research Fellow of the Institute of Sociology, effective on September 23, 2014.

Dr. Tze-Shiou Chien has been promoted Research Fellow of the Institutum Iurisprudentiae, effective on September 23, 2014.

Dr. Yu-Yueh Tsai has been promoted Associate Research Fellow of the Institute of Sociology, effective on September 23, 2014.

Dr. Peter Zarrow has been appointed Adjunct Research Fellow of the Institute of Modern History, effective on September 22, 2014.

Dr. Ovid J.-L. Tzeng has been appointed Adjunct Research Fellow of the Institute of Linguistics, effective on October 1, 2014.