
On November 18, Ian Ruthven, a senior professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science at the University of Strathclyde, UK, delivered an academic report entitled Life transitions as an information behavior process: supporting life changes with informationto the facultiesand students of the Business School of Nankai University.Professor Ian Ruthven pointed out that human life (including family roles, social roles, work types, work positions, etc.) is not always stable, and there w

Recently, the team of Zeng Wanwen, a lecturer of College of Software, Nankai University, has made important progress in predicting gene expression and interpreting non-coding variation. The research results were published in Nature Machine Intelligence, a sub-journal of Naturewith impact factor of 15.508,under the title Reusability report: Compressing regulatory networks to vectors for interpreting gene expression and genetic variants .The genome-wide association study (GWAS) is an effective res

On December 1, the Conference of Asian University Presidents (the Conference) was successfully held online. Professor Gong Ke, director of the Academic Committee of Nankai University and dean of the Institute of Ecological Civilization attended the Conference on behalf of the University.Hosted by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), the Conference has invited 81 university presidents from 20 Asia-Pacific countries and regions including China, Australia, and South Korea to dis

On December 6, the National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences (NOPSS) officially announced the list of major projects approved by the National Social Science Fund of China in 2021, in which Nankai University has received approval for six major projects.The six projects areResearch on Major Issues of Constructing an Independent and Controllable Modern Industrial System under the Economic Conditions of a Big Country,Research on Financial Structure Optimization and High-quality Technologica

On November 29, the inauguration ceremony of Haihe River Laboratory of Materials Green Creation and Manufacturing was held in Nankai District. Liao Guoxun, mayor of Tianjin, and Cheng Jinpei, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and professor of the College of Chemistry at Nankai University jointly unveiled the plaque. Liao Guoxun granted Cheng Jinpei the letter of appointment as the director of the Laboratory. Ma Shunqing, executive vice mayor of Tianjin, Wang Weidong, vice mayor of T

Recently, Contemporary Logistics in China: Systemic Reconfiguration and Technological Progression, edited by Modern Logistics Research Center of Nankai University and published by Springer(a world-famous technology publishing company), is officially released worldwide. The report is the first and only English report on the development of Chinas logistics industry that has been published overseas. Published in 11 consecutive issues and downloaded nearly 100,000 times, it has become an important w

On November13, the founding ceremony of Yisheng College - the seventh Smart CollegeatNankai University, was held at the Faculty of History. Wang Xinsheng, vice president of Nankai University, delivered a speech at the ceremony.Prof. Wang set out the significance of the Colleges educating mode, based on the development of higher education at home and abroad, features of contemporary higher education and the goals of talent cultivation. In his remarks, he encouraged students to keep pursuing bette

The Chinese Academy of Sciencesannounced its resultsof the biennial election of addedacademicians on 18 November. Bu Xianhe,a professor at School of Material Science and Engineering, Nankai University, was elected as the academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.Recommended by Nankai University, Prof. Michael Grätzel, a part-time professorat the College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, was elected as the foreign academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.Prof. Bu has l

On November 20, the inaugural meeting of Siyuan College, the 8th Smart College of Nankai University, was held. Theheads from Nankai University Eye Hospital(Tianjin Eye Hospital), School of Medicine and Facultyof Historyattended. The first batch of mentors appointed by Siyuan College and the first batch of students joining the College, over 50 in number,from different schools and departments of Nankai University participated.Siyuan College is committed to improvingpeoples health, and further expl

On November 19, “Physics Today”initiated by teachers and students oftheSchool of Physics, Nankai University,cameto its 500thlecture. Professor Xu Jingjun, executive vice president of Nankai University, expressedhis congratulationsin person.Also,as the keynote speaker of the 500thlecture, he gave a report entitled Low-Light Nonlinear Optical Effect at Micro-nano Scale and Its Application.On November 19, “Physics Today”initiated by teachers and students oftheSchool of Physics, Nankai University,ca

The Teaching Excellence Summit, with the theme of “Building Knowledge,Transforming Skills”, wassuccessfully held from November 16 to 18jointly by Nankai University and Times Higher Education. Nearly 50 leaders and renowned experts and scholars from 32 world-renowned universities and higher education institutions in 13 countries and regionscontributed wonderful ideas and suggestions in their extensive and in-depth discussions online and offline. Among them, 5speakers ofNankaiUniversityattended th

2021 National Higher Education Symposium on Innovation and PracticeofResearch-Oriented Teaching (hereinafter called the National Higher Education Symposium) was held at Nankai University. Over 3000 faculties, students and representatives frommore than100 institutions and organizations such as Peking University, Tsinghua University, Nankai University, Tianjin University, Harbin Institute of Technology, Chaoxing Group, etc. virtually attended the symposium.At the opening ceremony, Song Gaimin,pres

On November8, the Young Scholars Innovation Alliance (the Alliance) of Nankai University was established.President Cao Xuetao presented the nameplates to the first Alliance members, Vice president Wang Lei chaired the ceremony, and Ge Molin, academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences and professor of Chern Institute of Mathematics, and Zhou Qilin, academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences and professor of College of Chemistry, attended the event.President Cao congratulated on the establishment

On October 30, the Inauguration Ceremonyof Chongdao Academy of Nankai University was held atthe College of Chinese Language and Culture. Wang Xinsheng, vice presidentof Nankai Universityattended and delivered a speech. Heads of the Office ofAcademic Affairs, the Office ofInternationalAffairs, the College of Tourism and Service Management, International Education College and the College of Chinese Language and Culture attended in person, and guests from co-sponsors including Tianjin Conservatory

Tianjin Municipal Education Commission (TMEC) recently published the awarding results of 2021 Tianjin Municipal Teaching Teams and the 15th Tianjin Municipal Renowned Teachers. The teaching team headed by Prof. Hu Zhaoling from School of Economics, and the teaching team headed by Prof. Deng Xiaoqiang from School of Mathematical Science wereawardedas TianjinMunicipalExcellentTeaching Teams. Prof. Qiu Xiaohang from College of Chemistry, and Prof. Fan Xiaoyun from School of Finance, were awarded as