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Pioneering Shenzhen: From farmland to city of future

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023
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He has witnessed China's dramatic transformation over the past decades brought about by the reform and opening-up policy.

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  • He has witnessed China's dramatic transformation over the past decades brought about by the reform and opening-up policy.
  • Shenzhen is a pioneering city that embraces change and offers fertile ground for aspiring entrepreneurs and designers, according to Kvan, and that is why he chose to start the school of design in the city.
  • Therefore, starting something new in Shenzhen is quite possible," he says.
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Labroots' CRISPR Conference Marks 6 years of CRISPR Engineering and Beyond - November 1, 2023

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Thursday, October 26, 2023
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YORBA LINDA, Calif., Oct. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Labroots, the leading scientific social networking website offering premier, interactive virtual and hybrid events and webinars, today announced its 6th annual event in the CRISPR Virtual Event Series, hosted on November 1, 2023. The free event runs the gamut of cutting-edge scientific breakthroughs and current research that promises to uncover the ever-evolving innovative approaches in sessions devoted to CRISPR Biology and Biotechnology, CRISPR in Diagnostics, and CRISPR in Disease Therapy.

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  • The free event runs the gamut of cutting-edge scientific breakthroughs and current research that promises to uncover the ever-evolving innovative approaches in sessions devoted to CRISPR Biology and Biotechnology, CRISPR in Diagnostics, and CRISPR in Disease Therapy.
  • CRISPR 2023 will bring together bioengineers, top scientists, research scholars, and key stakeholders who will deliver academic and industry perspectives on the accomplishments and promise of CRISPR-based techniques while sharing the latest intelligence in the field.
  • Dr. Xingyu Jiang, Chair Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the Southern University of Science and Technology, discusses microfluidics and CRISPR-Diagnostics/Therapy with a live Q&A session.
  • Now, you can also join our professional community on LinkedIn by being a part of the Genetics & Genomics group!

First Physicist of Chinese Nationality Honored with 2024 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize

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Thursday, October 26, 2023
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BEIJING, Oct. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Professor Qikun Xue, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, professor at Tsinghua University, and president of Southern University of Science and Technology, has been awarded the 2024 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize, the first physicist of Chinese nationality to win this honor. Together with Professor Ashvin Vishwanath from Harvard University, they were recognized "for groundbreaking theoretical and experimental studies on the collective electronic properties of materials that reflect topological aspects of their band structure."

Key Points: 
  • BEIJING, Oct. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Professor Qikun Xue, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, professor at Tsinghua University, and president of Southern University of Science and Technology, has been awarded the 2024 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize, the first physicist of Chinese nationality to win this honor.
  • This honor belongs to every researcher of the team, and to all Chinese scientists."
  • Professor Xue's groundbreaking discoveries have significantly advanced the field of physics, pioneering new pathways for global condensed matter research.
  • This discovery, published in a paper released in 2012, challenged the common understanding on high temperature superconductivity and proposed a unique and innovative perspective, manifesting the exploratory spirit of Chinese scientists.

First Physicist of Chinese Nationality Honored with 2024 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize

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Thursday, October 26, 2023
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BEIJING, Oct. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Professor Qikun Xue, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, professor at Tsinghua University, and president of Southern University of Science and Technology, has been awarded the 2024 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize, the first physicist of Chinese nationality to win this honor. Together with Professor Ashvin Vishwanath from Harvard University, they were recognized "for groundbreaking theoretical and experimental studies on the collective electronic properties of materials that reflect topological aspects of their band structure."

Key Points: 
  • Professor Qikun Xue from Tsinghua University and Professor Ashvin Vishwanath from Harvard University won the prize for their innovative breakthroughs in the research in topological quantum materials.
  • BEIJING, Oct. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Professor Qikun Xue, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, professor at Tsinghua University, and president of Southern University of Science and Technology, has been awarded the 2024 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize, the first physicist of Chinese nationality to win this honor.
  • This honor belongs to every researcher of the team, and to all Chinese scientists."
  • Professor Xue's groundbreaking discoveries have significantly advanced the field of physics, pioneering new pathways for global condensed matter research.

Shenzhen’s Guangming Science City Gathers International Scientists to Exchange Research Achievements and Academic Development Trends

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Monday, July 3, 2023
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Dozens of scientists from all over the world participated in the International Seminar on New Materials either offline or online on June 30, which was organized by Guangming Science City in Guangming District, Shenzhen Municipality, South China.

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  • Dozens of scientists from all over the world participated in the International Seminar on New Materials either offline or online on June 30, which was organized by Guangming Science City in Guangming District, Shenzhen Municipality, South China.
  • Shenzhen is one of the youngest cities in China, where Guangming Science City is synonymous with youth, vitality, openness, and diversity.
  • With a focus on the fields of life science, information, and materials, Guangming Science City is rolling forward the building of a series carrier of major science and technology innovation.
  • Guangming Science City is developing into a hub for scientific and industrial innovation with global influence.

Peking University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong Triumph at 10th ASC Finals, Claiming Top Prizes

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Thursday, May 18, 2023
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The 10th ASC Student Supercomputer Challenge (ASC) Finals recently concluded at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in Hefei.

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  • The 10th ASC Student Supercomputer Challenge (ASC) Finals recently concluded at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in Hefei.
  • In the virtual competition, the team from the Chinese University of Hong Kong emerged as the champion, while the teams from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, National Tsing Hua University, and Kasetsart University were recognized with the Application Innovation Award.
  • Over 300 teams from universities worldwide participated in the 10th ASC Student Supercomputer Challenge.
  • A collaborative effort by the Southern University of Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Qilu University of Technology, and the Chinese University of Hong Kong resulted in efficient optimization of random quantum circuit sampling simulation.

Countdown to the 10th ASC Student Supercomputer Challenge Finals!

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Monday, April 24, 2023
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ASC has a commitment to guide students in solving cutting-edge scientific tasks using supercomputers and to cultivate young talent.

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  • ASC has a commitment to guide students in solving cutting-edge scientific tasks using supercomputers and to cultivate young talent.
  • The focus of the 10th ASC finals will be on cutting-edge scientific issues, such as LLM, AI + science, and hydrological models.
  • To succeed in this challenge, participants must have a deep understanding of DeePMD's modeling process and optimize the training process with high-performance computing.
  • There is also a lot of excitement about the debuting teams of Shanghai University and Qilu University of Technology for making their first ASC finals appearance this year.

Setting the bar for economic growth

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Monday, March 20, 2023
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"The growth target is achievable in light of China's average annual GDP growth rate of 6.2 percent in the past 10 years.

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  • "The growth target is achievable in light of China's average annual GDP growth rate of 6.2 percent in the past 10 years.
  • China's economic rebound is having a significant positive spillover effect on the regional growth of Asia, Krishna Srinivasan, Director of the Asia and Pacific Department of the IMF, said.
  • Srinivasan further said during the International Finance Forum One-on-One Global Dialogue on March 3 that a 1-percentage-point increase in China's growth leads to a 0.3-percent growth in output level across Asia.
  • China's final consumption expenditure contributed more than 50 percent to domestic economic growth in 2022, which is low compared with developed countries.

APRU Appoints Professor Thomas Schneider as New Chief Executive

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Thursday, February 2, 2023
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The Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) announced today that it had appointed Professor Thomas Schneider as its new Chief Executive, effective January 1, 2023.

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  • The Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) announced today that it had appointed Professor Thomas Schneider as its new Chief Executive, effective January 1, 2023.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230202005513/en/
    In announcing the appointment, APRU Chair and Chancellor of UCLA Professor Gene D. Block said, “Professor Schneider will bring considerable skills, knowledge, and experience to his new role, and I am confident that he has the ability to lead APRU into its next phase.
  • A native of Germany, Professor Schneider studied at the University of Zurich, the University of Basel, and the École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris.
  • Professor Schneider was selected after an extensive global search by the APRU Search Committee led by Professor Rocky Tuan, Vice-Chair of APRU and Vice-Chancellor and President of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and search partner Perrett Laver.

"The Los Alamos Club:" New Report Details China's Efforts to Recruit Leading U.S. Department of Energy Scientists to Advance Defense Technology Programs for the People's Republic of China

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Thursday, September 22, 2022
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SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Strider Technologies, Inc. today released a new report detailing the People's Republic of China's decades-long recruitment of leading scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.

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  • Between 1987 and 2021, the report finds that at least 162 scientists who had worked at Los Alamos returned to the PRC to support a variety of domestic research and development programs.
  • Most concerning, 15 returnees worked as permanent staff members at Los Alamos.
  • Thirteen of the 15 former permanent staff members were recruited into PRC government talent programs.
  • While at Los Alamos, these scientists sponsored visiting scholars and postdoctoral researchers from the PRC and received U.S. government funding for sensitive research.