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August 5, 2019
August 5, 2019
[National Geographic] Oldest Carving in East Asia Found. But Its Maker Is a Mystery
More than a hundred thousand years ago in what is now eastern China, an ancient human relative decided to carve a bit of bone. Surrounded by the fragmented skeletons of butchered animals, the ancient engraver chose a tidbit of rib hardened from its time under the sun and carved seven nearly parallel lines, highlighting them with a smear of vibrant ochre pigments.Now, these straight lines are ma...
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July 16, 2019
July 16, 2019
SDU Ranks 11th in ESI Ranking of Chinese Mainland Universities
On July 11, the latest ESI data by July 2019 was released by Clarivate Analytics. ESI (Essential Science Indicators) is one of the most important indicators used to evaluate the international academic level and the influence of universities and academic institutions worldwide. In the latest ranking, according to data collected from January 1, 2009 to April 30, 2019, Shandong University ranks 26...
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July 11, 2019
July 11, 2019
SDU, NTU Singapore Launch Joint AI Research Institute
An international joint research institute on artificial intelligence, jointly sponsored by Shandong Universityand Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore), was inaugurated on July 5 in Jinan, capital of East China's Shandong province.The institute is designed to pool famous universities and scholars from the United States, Canada, Australia, France and other countries to build a platfor...
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July 5, 2019
July 5, 2019
SDU appoints Samuel Ting as Honorary Dean
Samuel Chao Chung Ting, a Chinese-American scientist and Nobel Prize winner in physics, was appointed as honorary dean of the advanced technology research institute of Shandong Universityduring his visit to SU from June 28-30.Fan Liming, president of SU, presented the appointment letter to Ting. She noted that since 1994 when Ting visited the university for the first time, he has been working h...
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July 4, 2019
July 4, 2019
Prof. Xing Pengyao's Group Make Important Progress on Self-assembled Chiral Nanostructures
Recently, Prof. Xing Pengyao from School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of SDU made an important progress regarding the control over self-assembled chiral nanostructures from organic amphiphiles, which has been published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society with the title of“Occurrence of Chiral Nanostructures Induced by Multiple Hydrogen Bonds” [J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141...
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July 4, 2019
July 4, 2019
Prof. Samuel C.C. Ting Bestowed Honorary Dean of Institute for Advanced Technology, SDU
On June 28, Samuel C.C. Ting, the Nobel Prize winner in Physics, famous scientist and honorary professor of Shandong University, was appointed as honorary Dean of the Institute for Advanced Technology of SDU. Fan Liming, President of Shandong University, attended the appointment ceremony and awarded the letter of appointment to Professor Ting. Wang Qilong, the Executive Vice-president, presided...
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July 3, 2019
July 3, 2019
Prof. Xiang Fengning's Research Group Make Advances in Soybean Salinity Improvement and Revealing the Salt Stress Response Mechanism
Recently, a research article entitled A GmSIN1/GmNCED3s/GmRbohBs Feed-forward Loop Acts as a Signal Amplifier that Regulates Root Growth in Soybean Exposed to Salt Stress was published on the top journal The Plant Cell. Dr. Li Shuo is the first author; Dr. Wang Nan, Dr. Dandan Ji and Ms. Zhang Wenxiao are the co-first authors; Prof. Xiang Fengning is the corresponding author. The key laborato...
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June 30, 2019
June 30, 2019
The Project Global Integration of Chinese Ancient Books Made Contribution to Sino-Russian Relations
Recently, Chinese President Xi Jinping was awarded an honorary doctorate from St. Petersburg State University (SPBU) in St. Petersburg, Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the awarding ceremony and accompanied President Xi to an exhibition on the university's history with China.Associate Professor Maiatckii Dmitri from the School of Oriental Studies of SPBU, who is also the cata...