Press Releases and Stories

2016

Press Releases
Recognition
HKUST Confers Honorary Fellowships on Four Distinguished Leaders
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) held its annual ceremony for the award of Honorary Fellowships today. Officiating at the ceremony were the Honorable Andrew Liao Cheung-sing, Chairman of HKUST Council, and Prof Tony F Chan, President of HKUST.
Press Releases
Cell Biology, International
Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine Dr Randy Schekman Explains Secretion of Large Particles and miRNA at HKUST 25th Anniversary Distinguished Speakers Series
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) hosted the 25th Anniversary Distinguished Speakers Series on 27 May, featuring Dr Randy Schekman, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine 2013. The event was well received by students, faculty members and guests from HKUST.
News
Bonding, Health
Come and Get Free Fruits
To support IPO students during examination period and provide them with more vitamin C plus dietary fiber under examination pressure, free fruits will be distributed to IPO students.
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Science, International
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Prof William E Moerner Shares Insights on the Development of Super-resolution Microscopy at HKUST 25th Anniversary Distinguished Speakers Series
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) hosted the 25th Anniversary Distinguished Speakers Series on 16 May, featuring Prof William E Moerner, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 2014. The event was well received by students, faculty members and guests from HKUST.
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Recognition, Teaching and Learning
HKUST Presents Common Core Course Excellence Award
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) held the fourth Common Core Course Excellence Award Presentation Ceremony today in recognition of outstanding common core courses.
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Social Science, International
Celebrated Harvard Historian Prof Niall Ferguson Offers Advice to the Next U.S. President at HKUST 25th Anniversary Distinguished Speakers Series
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) hosted the 25th Anniversary Distinguished Speakers Series today, featuring Prof Niall Ferguson, Laurence A Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and Visiting Profes
News
Award, Recognition, Research
Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM) Students Won the IPO Best Research Award 2015/16
Students of the MPhil/PhD program in Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM) won the Interdisciplinary Programs Office (IPO) Best Research Award 2015/16 which recognizes the outstanding achievements of research students and fosters the overall quality of research education in the Univ
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Big Data, Innovation, Research
HKUST Establishes Laboratory on Big Data for Bio Intelligence
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.