Press Releases and Stories
2010
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Prof Nancy Ip at HKUST unravels signaling mechanisms in the brain - Breakthrough research published in prestigious molecular neuroscience journals
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is pleased to announce that it has achieved yet another milestone in molecular neuroscience research.
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HKUST Physicist Prof Penger Tong Named Fellow by American Physical Society
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is pleased to announce that Prof Penger Tong, Professor of Physics, was named a 2010 Fellow by the American Physical Society (APS).Prof Tong was cited by the APS for his “insightful experiments to elucidate interesting new physics…and for
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HKUST Professor Emeritus elected Academician of Academia Sinica Prof Jerry Wang champions biochemical research in protein kinases to combat Alzheimer's
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is pleased to announce that Prof Jerry H C Wang, Professor Emeritus and former Head of the Department of Biochemistry, has been elected as an Academician of Academia Sinica, Taiwan, by the 28th Convocation of Academicians
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HKUST Subsidized by Hewlett Packard (HP) to Explore New Approaches to Measure Effectiveness of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Teaching
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has received a grant of US$150,000 to participate in HP Catalyst Initiative, a global social innovation program designed to develop more effective approaches to worldwide education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM
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HKUST Students Win Gold with Scientific Breakthrough at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Competition at MIT
Students of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have won gold at the 2010 International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition (iGEM) held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) last month, with scientific breakthrough made.
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HKUST Reaps Largest Number of Awards Among Hong Kong's Tertiary Institutions in Ministry of Education Award for Research Excellence
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has reaped two First Class and three Second Class awards in the Awards for Research Excellence in Natural Sciences presented by the Ministry of Education. This is the biggest harvest among Hong Kong’s tertiary institutions.
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Unmanned Helicopter Designed by HKUST Postgraduate Students Make Unprecedented Autonomous Flight across World's Deepest Canyon
Two engineering students at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) – Mr Frank WANG and Mr Jianyu SONG – have succeeded in putting their self-designed unmanned helicopter on an unprecedented autonomous flight across the world’s deepest canyon – the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon,