News & Stories
2007
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HKUST Researchers Make Another Breakthrough Discovery that Decodes the Secret of Schizophrenia
Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have made another major discovery that paves the way for finding an effective treatment and prevention of schizophrenia, which affects about one in 100 of the general population.
This is the first time in the scientific world that positive selection has been observed for any schizophrenia related gene. In population genetics, positive selection occurs when natural selection favors a form of gene and therefore frequency of the selected form of gene continuously increases.
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HKUST Professor Remedied Underground Pollution in Denmark
Prof Irene Man-Chi Lo of the HKUST’s Department of Civil Engineering has just been honored with a prestigious international award in the environmental field. This is the first time a Hong Kong Chinese scientist has helped find a solution to underground pollution on Danish soil, and she is one of only three Chinese recipients ever to have received this honour since the award was established in 1968.
Prof Lo, Associate Professor of HKUST’s Civil Engineering Department, along with her former PhD student and her research partners in Denmark has been selected by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) for the 2007 Samuel Arnold Greeley Award. This prestigious award is presented by the Society to recognize Prof Lo and her research group on their outstanding paper “Field Monitoring of a Permeable Reactive Barrier for Removal of Chlorinated Organics,” in the February 2006 issue of the Journal of Environmental Engineering. The award was presented on 15 May 2007.
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Rosy Prospects for Graduates Highest Monthly Salary hits $67,000
More than 99% of graduates from the Class of 2006 had found jobs, started businesses or begun further studies by late 2006, according to a survey conducted by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST).
Average gross monthly income has increased to HK$12,421, up 8% over the previous year, with the highest individual monthly salary reaching $67,000.
Of the 1,549 respondents, 85% found full-time jobs; 12.5% were furthering their studies, while only 1.5% were engaged in temporary or part-time work. The full-time employment rate recorded an increase of 6% compared with the previous year.
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HKUST Breaks Into a Gallop with The Hong Kong Jockey Club Enterprise Center
The research and development capability of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) receives a major boost today (Tuesday) with the opening of The Hong Kong Jockey Club Enterprise Center (the Center).
To accommodate its ever-widening circle of research and development activities, HKUST needs to expand physically. The construction cost of the center, with a total gross area of 10,000 square meters is more than $160 million, half of which was provided by the Government and the other half came from a donation from The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust. In recognition of the Trust's staunch support, the Center is named in its honor.
The Center will enable the University to better fulfill its mission of contributing to Hong Kong's economic development through applied research and technology transfers. It will also help HKUST cement stronger ties with business and industry.
