
On May 20, Cheng Jing, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) and Chair Professor of the School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, served as the keynote speaker for the tenth lecture of the general elective course -- Medical Frontiers and Challenges. The lecture was hosted by Cao Xuetao, President of Nankai University.Cheng has long been engaged in biotechnological research related to basic medicine and clinical medicine, and has made significant contributions and innovations in

On June 13, Tianjin Eye Hospital and Tianjin Eye Hospital Optometric Center Co., Ltd. jointly donated RMB 30 million to Nankai University and set up the Development Fund of Institute of Ophthalmology of Nankai University, in a bid to support the development of the Institute. Cao Xuetao, President of Nankai University, Mei Zhihong, Deputy Director of Tianjin Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, Wang Lei and Chen Jun, Vice Presidents of Nankai University, and Wang Yan, Director of Tianjin Eye

Recently, the research team led by Prof. Xu Jingjun, Prof. Chen Zhigang and Prof. Zhang Xinzheng of Nankai University achieved significant progress on terahertz topological photonics in collaboration with the team led by Prof. Roberto Morandotti of National Research Council of Canada. Based on the SSH-type microstructure, they demonstrated for the first time nonlinear generation and topologically tuned confinement of THz waves in a wedge-shaped lattice formed by an engineered lithium niobate chi

Recently, two research teams led by Prof. Zhang Tao and Prof. Wu Shi’an from the College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, collaborated to publish a paper titled MST1 Mediates Neuronal Loss and Cognitive Deficits: A Novel Therapeutic Target for Alzheimers Disease on the online journal of Progress in Neurobiology, whose findings for the first time suggest that MST1-mediated synapse loss is an essential mechanism of cognitive deficits and neuronal loss for Alzheimers disease (AD) and could be a

On May 21, Liu Zhongfan, a member of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Director of Beijing Graphene Institute and Peking University Boya Chair Professor, gave the tenth lecture of “Opportunities and Challenges of Materials Science”, a general elective course of Nankai University. The theme of the lecture is Graphene: A Material Striving for New Progress.Liu reviewed the development of carbon materials and introduced the concept and structure of graphene, highlighting the broad prospect of its a

Recently, the Chinese Ministry of Education announced the list of national and provincial first-class undergraduate majors of 2021. Nankai University has added 14 national-level and 29 provincial-level first-class undergraduate majors.Up to now, 56 NKU undergraduate majors have been included in the list of national first-class undergraduate majors, with new additions including Logic, Business Economics, Actuarial Science, International Politics, Social Work, Chinese Language International Educat

The research group led by Prof. Wang Weichao of the College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, Nankai University, for the first time realized ultra-low temperature (-40℃ - room temperature) ozonolysis with zero energy consumption on the ternary oxide catalyst mullite YMn2O5. The application of this achievement will provide technical support for the decomposition of new atmospheric pollutant ozone in ultra-low temperature environment, and play a role in such fields as commercial a

On May 22, Nankai University and the SCOLAR Network jointly organized the Second Nankai University “Model SCO” online with the theme of “Building an Integrated Ecosystem of Digital and Traditional Economies Within the SCO Region”. Zhang Ning, Deputy Director of the Office of International Affairs of Nankai University, and Victoria Khu, Chair of SCOLAR Network, delivered opening speeches at the event. A total of 24 Nankai students from six schools covering 14 majors participated.The students took

On June 9, Cao Xuetao, President of Nankai University, and Wang Wurong, Vice President of Tencent, discussed and exchanged views on the “New Cornerstone Researcher Program” online. Wang Lei, Vice President of Nankai University, attended.Wang Wurong outlined the “New Cornerstone Researcher Program” in terms of funding fields, investment scale, project characteristics and funding scale, organizational structure, application requirements, etc. She said that Nankai University boasts a profound found

Recently, Geng Huan, a postgraduate of the College of Mathematics of Nankai University, stood out from more than 1,000 contestants of over 140 colleges and universities around the world, and claimed championship of the Munich Re Cup Actuarial Mathematics Competition 2022, a top-tier global competition.At 14:00, May 8, 2022, all the contestants were engrossed in solving mathematical questions testing their knowledge of probability theory, the theory of interest and actuarial mathematics as well a

As May 18th marks the International Museum Day, Nankai University put online the “Digital Exhibition of Select Cultural Relics from Nankai University Museum” , presenting its first batch of 21 relics.These culture relics in the digital collection span a period of about 8,000 years from the Neolithic Period to the Ming and Qing Dynasties and range from pottery, bronze and porcelain to other types.The digital collection combined flat display with dynamic presentation and with 3D scanning technolog

On May 14, the Research Center for Ancient Japanese History was launched during the Seminar on Research Methods and Subjects of Ancient Japanese History in the New Era, which was jointly held by the Japan Institute of Nankai University and the Chinese Society of Japanese History.Yang Dongliang, professor of Nankai University and president of the Chinese Society of Japanese History, and Liu Xiaofeng, professor of Tsinghua University and head of the Ancient History Branch of the Chinese Society of

On May 14, the ninth lecture of Medical Frontiers and Challenges, a general elective course of Nankai University, was held. Professor Wu Tangchun, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Dean of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science Technology, came to Nankai University and gave a talk on environment and health, highlighting the research frontiers and challenges of public health and preventive medicine. He shared his insight on causes of air pollution diseases,

Recently, Nankai University research fellow Niu Zhiqiang has won the honor of Distinguished Young Scientist of the 6th Chinese Chemical Society (CCS) - Evonik Chemical Innovation Award for his achievement of developing new strategies for regulation of positive micro nano structure and negative surface interface, which realized the construction and smart design of high-performance aqueous rechargeable Zn batteries.Niu Zhiqiang, as a well-known scholar in the field of Applied Chemistry, has long b

On May 10, the NKU teaching and research team for research-oriented teaching (hereinafter referred to as the teaching and research team) held a special seminar for undergraduates with the theme of Inquiry-based Learning Based on P-MASE Model.At the meeting, the leader of the team introduced the construction background, basic structure, configuration and application of the P-MASE model and expounded its five elements, namely P-Problem, M-Method, A-Analysis, S-Solution and E-Evaluation. The leader