Forecasting the next COVID-19
Princeton disease ecologist C. Jessica Metcalf and Harvard physician and epidemiologist Michael Mina say that predicting disease could become as commonplace as predicting the weather.
Tackling COVID-19: Dr Ben Underwood
Ben Underwood’s expertise in delivering clinical trials became highly prized last year, as he worked on a vaccine trial the whole world was watching.
Can’t draw a mental picture? Aphantasia causes blind spots in the mind’s eye
If you were asked to draw a picture of your grandparents’ living room from memory, could you do it?
University of Chicago to celebrate Center in Beijing’s 10th anniversary
The University of Chicago will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its Center in Beijing with a series of virtual events in January 2021 highlighting...
Climate change: threshold for dangerous warming will likely be crossed between 2027-2042
The threshold for dangerous global warming will likely be crossed between 2027 and 2042 – a much narrower window than the Intergovernmental Panel...
Applications open for 2021 Lemann Brazil Research Fund
The Office of the Vice Provost for Research is pleased to announce the opening of applications to the Lemann Brazil Research Fund.
Hong Kong Shue Yan University Launching Two New Commerce Undergraduate Programmes
Hong Kong Shue Yan University has launched two new commerce undergraduate programmes, namely
LU study reveals student interns and employers prefer face-to-face interaction to work-from-home internships
The COVID-19 outbreak has created upheavals for everyone. Working from home (WFH) has become a new normal and is not expected to end even after the pandemic.
HKBU deploys new AI-enhanced COVID-19 alert system
Researchers at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) have integrated artificial intelligence (AI) technology with BU-Trace, the COVID-19 alert system (the System) they have developed.
Funding success for Greater Bay joint lab in big data
The Greater Bay Area Joint Laboratory of Big Data Imaging and Communications (Joint Lab) has been established by the Department of Electrical Engineering and...