News & Stories

2019

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Big Data, Data Science, Data, Knowledge and Information Management
Go with the Flow to Fix Health Woes
Prof. Jin Qi, Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering & Decision Analytics Freshly announced in the budget three weeks ago, a new HK$10 billion stabilization fund has been earmarked to soothe Hong Kong’s manpower-starved public medical sector.
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Education, STEM Education, Women / Gender
Equality a Given that Stems from Birth
Professor King Chow, Director of Interdisciplinary Programs Office A study on boys' and girls' ability in mathematics has placed a centuries-old argument in the spotlight: are men and women created equal, and do they perform equally in math-related subjects?
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Women / Gender
Gender Equality Pays Dividends All Round
Prof. Jane Zhang, Assistant Professor, Division of Social Science As we all know, International Women's Day aims to raise awareness about the struggles of women the world over and to honor their achievements.
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Recognition, Award, Staff Development
HKUST Presents Long Service Awards 2019
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) held its annual Long Service Award Presentation Ceremony today to honor faculty and staff members who have served the University for at least 20 years.
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Youth Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship, Student Innovation, Innovation
Now You Can Always Be On Time
Have you ever struggled to catch a minibus to or from campus? It’s why a new “Finding Mini” app has been developed by HKUST alumni Jason Yuen, Simon Tsang, and current student Gash Tsui.
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Discovery, Research and Technology, Scientific Computation, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Biochemistry
HKUST Scientists Discover How RNA Polymerase II Maintains Highly Accurate Gene Transcription with High-Performance Computing
Scientists from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have recently uncovered the mechanisms of how RNA polymerase II performs intrinsic cleavage reaction to proofread RNA transcriptions, shedding light on how mis-regulation of accurate transcription can lead to diseases incl
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Innovation, Research and Technology, Cosmology
HKUST to Build the First Quantum Optics Camera in Greater China to Advance Knowledge in Astrophysics and Cosmology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) will build a new kind of camera – using a new approach of quantum optics to detect previously undetectable signals from billions of light years away.  The camera is set to help solve unanswered questions in astrophysics and cosmology
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Donation
Opening of Karen Lee Student Mentoring Center to Foster Supportive Culture
School of Business and Management of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST Business School) celebrated the opening of the Karen Lee Student Mentoring Center (“Center”), which is purpose-designed for student mentoring activiti