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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) celebrated the opening of the HKUST The Big Data for Bio Intelligence Laboratory which is dedicated to designing data analytic solutions for big data in biology and healthcare to advance knowledge and improve people’s living. The HKUST The Big Data for Bio Intelligence Laboratory, located in HKUST, will be co-directed by Prof Qiang Yang, New Bright Professor of Engineering, Chair Professor and Head of Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and Prof Yang Wang, Chair Professor and Head of Department of Mathematics. The Laboratory aims to become a leading laboratory in the research of big data for biological intelligence and to bridge the knowledge gap between academics and practitioners.

Interview of Ansh NASTA, Green Team member

Prof Nancy Ip, Dean of Science, The Morningside Professor of Life Science and Director of the State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences as a Foreign Honorary Member.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is hosting the grand physics competition in Asia – the 17th annual Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) – for the first time in Hong Kong in the largest scale ever.  This is also one of the many activities celebrating HKUST’s 25th Anniversary.

"Hold On, Put Efforts" (HOPE) aims at assisting students to relieve examination stress and challenges in a more adaptive and soothing manner.

Sleep plays a vital role in good health and well-being. There are several factors that could affect the quality of your sleep. Among all, snoring can affect the quality of your sleep and that of your family members and roommates. A HKUST professor recently invented an adjustable pillow to monitor sleep quality, helping people sleep well without interruptions. According to Professor Zhang Qian, Tencent Professor of Engineering and Chair Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at HKUST, snoring could indicate sleep apnea. More than 3,000 people worldwide die of sleep apnea-related issues every day. More than 90% of people who snore have breathing issues at night and could develop sleep apnea, which is a sleep disorder in which a person has one or more pauses in breathing or shallow breathing while asleep.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) announced the appointment of Prof Kar Yan Tam as Dean of the School of Business and Management (HKUST Business School). Prof Tam, a top-notch information systems scholar specializing in big data and electronic commerce, firmly believes that academic research should be intellectually challenging and practically relevant. He has been playing an active role in promoting academia-business collaboration projects and start-ups at the University. Among the founding faculty members of the HKUST Business School, Prof Tam has demonstrated a strong spirit of innovation at HKUST, pioneering signature initiatives including the highly acclaimed Global Business (GBUS) Program and taking the lead in launching the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program – the largest undergraduate research program in Hong Kong.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Mr Ian Francis Cluny Macpherson, CBE, OBE, OStJ – Secretary-General of the University’s Planning Committee in its incipient stage, and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Administration and Business following its establishment – on 14 April 2016 in Hong Kong. Mourning the passing of Mr Macpherson, HKUST President Prof Tony F Chan said, “Mr Macpherson was a devoted contributor to HKUST in its embryonic stage, a strong pillar in the early days of our University’s development, and for sure, will always be a forever friend of HKUST. Without the culmination of his unfailing efforts with other key founding members of the University, HKUST will not possess what we have achieved today. The University and I would like to extend our deepest condolences to Mr Macpherson’s family.”