
The School of Physics of Nankai University led the Chinese team to participate in the 52ndInternational Physics Olympiad (IPhO) from July 10 to 17. The five members of the Chinese team, Xu Guowei, Yang Mingxuan, Liu Zirui, Li Qiancheng and Ren Yuqi, swept the gold medals, and won the top five places, putting the team first in the rankings. At the same time, Xu Guowei, Li Qiancheng and Yang Mingxuan won the first place in terms of overall score, theory test and experiment, respectively.The compet

This semester’s last lecture of Nankai University’s general elective course “Frontiers and Challenges of Medicine” was delivered on June 2. Prof. Zhao Yimin, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering , gave a lecture with the topic of “Past, Present and Future of 3R-Stomatology”. Cao Xuetao, President of Nankai University, hosted the course.Academician Zhao Yimin is giving a general education course for undergraduate students at Nankai UniversityWith a focus on “Replacement”, “Reconst

The 11thlecture of the General Education Elective Course Opportunities and Challenges in Materials Science was held on May 28. Yu Shuhong, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and outstanding chair professor of the University of Science and Technology of China, gave a lecture entitled Synthetic Chemistry of Inorganic Nanowires and Heterostructures.The diameter of a nanowire is as small as one ten-thousandth of that of our hair. Yu Shuhong used the example of hair to introduce nanowi

On June 1, Prof. Rao Zihe, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and former president of Nankai University, gave this semester’s last lecture of The Status Quo and Future of Bioscience, a general elective course of Nankai University. With the topic of Virus Invasion, Replication and Assembly, the lecture attracted more than 1,000 audience.When SARS broke out in 2003, the research group led by Rao Zihe set about studying the structural function of target proteins related to transcript

On March 31, 2022, an ordinary surrogate sow gave birth to 7 cloned purebred Landrace pigs after a gestation period of 110 days. These are cloned animals as a result of automated operations for the entire cloning process. The scientific research team of Nankai University realized the breeding of cloned pigs through whole-process robot automation, a groundbreaking achievement in the world.With the support of the Key Technologies RD Program of China, the scientific research team led by Prof. Zhao

On May 23, the Chinese Journal of Lasers announced the Top 10 China Optical Advances 2021. Two projects of NKU were chosen for the basic optical research category, namely Nonlinear Control of PT Symmetry and Non-Hermitian Topological States and The Realization of Nonlinear Huang-Kun-like Equation and Enhanced Nonlinear Effects at Terahertz Frequencies.Nonlinear Control of PT Symmetry and Non-Hermitian Topological States is a project of the research team led by Prof. Chen Zhigang and Prof. Xu Jin

On June 18, Wang Zhonglin, Foreign Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and advisory editor of eScience, attended the eScience Summit Forum – Lectures of Excellence hosted by NKU and gave a lecture entitled Electron Transfer and Transition in Interphase Contact-Electrification for NKU faculty and students. Chen Jun, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, NKU Vice President and Editor in Chief of eScience, attended and addressed the session.Starting from the physical mechanism

On May 27, Chen Kaixian, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, gave the 11th lecture of the general elective course entitled Frontiers and Challenges in Medicine at Nankai University. He introduced the frontiers and hot areas of biomedicine technology innovation as well as the development trend of biomedicine in China, and shared his experience in scientific research. The course was hosted by Cao Xuetao, President of Nankai University.The development of life sciences has undergone two

Change, creation, fusion! The 54th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO2022) kicked off at the Sports Center of Nankai University in Tianjin on the afternoon of July 10, 2022. Zhang Yuzhuo, Vice Chairman of China Association for Science and Technology; Zhang Gong, Mayor of Tianjin; and Gábor Magyarfalvi, President of the Steering Committee of the International Chemistry Olympiad, delivered video speeches. Nearly 1,000 participants from 84 countries and regions were gathered online. They will p

On May 25, Prof. Yan Xiyun, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, gave the fourteenth lecture of the general elective course The Status Quo and Future of Bioscience. Entitled Stories behind Nano Enzyme Discovery – the Contingency and Necessity of Scientific Discovery, the lecture attracted over 2,500 audience online.By raising three questions: what is nano enzyme? How was it discovered? Can it serve human health?, Yan shared the basic knowledge of nano enzyme from the definition of

Bacterial meningitis is one of the top ten causes of infection-related deaths worldwide which has high rates of morbidity and mortality in newborns and the elderly. Neonatal meningitis-causing Escherichia coli(NMEC) is the leading cause of meningitis in newborns worldwide. The brain was long regarded as a highly immuneprivileged site which would benefits for bacterial survival once they invade in the brain. However, recent studies showed that some cells in brain, including microglia and astrocy

The Second “World-class University Exchange Program” held by the Office of International Affairs of NKU in concert with the College of Computer Science, the College of Artificial Intelligence, and the College of Chinese Language and Culture, was officially opened on June 27. Li Yuelin, Director of the Office of International Affairs, presented and delivered an opening speech at the event. Deputy Director Zhang Ning moderated the opening ceremony. This year’s “World-class University Exchange Prog

On June 1, the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) was held in Geneva, Switzerland. The project COVID-19 Knowledge and Data Hub, headed by Prof. Gong Ke, former President of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations and Chair of the Academic Committee of Nankai University, was awarded the Champion of WSIS Prizes 2021 in Category 7 ICT Application: e-Science.The certificate of project COVID-19 Knowledge and Data HubRight after the World Health Organization (WHO)

The Optoelectronic Crystal Materials and Device Laboratory of the School of Physics of Nankai University recently produced an pale purple colored synthetic gemstone, a single crystal of Al2O3.Pale purple colored synthetic rough gemstoneThe single crystal of Al2O3 has a melting point exceeding 2,000 degrees Celsius and its Moh’s hardness is next only to diamond. It comes in a variety of colors as it has different components. Except for the red ones known as ruby, other colored Al2O3 are collectiv

The admission notice for Nankai University students enrolled in 2022 was officially released on June 25. This is the first gift to the freshmen, and also the first greeting of this century-old university to new students.The admission notice adopts the Nankai University color - Pale Purple as its overall color. It is the color of lotus flowers and reflects the noble character of NKUers and expresses the ardent expectations and good wishes for new NKU students.Cover of the express delivery package