HKUST In The Media
A research team led by LIFS Assoc. Prof. Tuan Anh NGUYEN has recently made significant progress in understanding miRNA biogenesis by developing a massively parallel dicing assay to investigate human DICER, which functions similarly to plant DCL1. Their findings are published in the journal Nature Plants.
In an article on HK extending record rain warnings as storm Podul skirts the city, it was mentioned that HK will likely see significant increases in its maximum hourly rainfall due to continuous global temperature rises, according to climate projections modelled by a team of scientists, including ENVR/MATH Chair Prof. Jimmy FUNG.
The "Mainland-HK-Macao High-Level University Presidents Roundtable" was hosted by the China Association of Higher Education and co-organized by HKUST. The event also witnessed the inauguration of the "Alliance of Open Life Science," with P Prof. Nancy IP as one of the co-chairs, a HK office hosted by HKUST and a secretariat based at Fudan University.
HKUST has signed a MoU with C.H.M.T. Peaceful Development Fund Management Limited (CHMT), marking a pivotal moment in accelerating new energy innovation through industry-academia-research collaboration, in line with the carbon neutrality ambitions in the nation’s 14th Five-Year Plan.
In an article on the strict customer identification rules mandated in HK's new stablecoin law, Institute for Financial Research Head of Administration and Asst. Director Prof. TANG Bo was quoted as saying that such rules are overly strict and could hinder efforts to acquire users.