From May 28 to 29, a delegation led by Bayissa Leta Danno, president of Ambo University in Ethiopia, visited ShanghaiTech University. Wu Qiang, deputy party secretary, and Jiang Ge, deputy party secretary and vice president, warmly welcomed the guests. The two sides engaged in in-depth exchanges on inter-university cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).Bayissa Leta Danno in the midd...

A recent study offers a promising step toward improving the performance of silicon-based photonic devices, which are key components in modern optics, communications, and quantum technologies. This study was conducted by the team led by Assistant Professor Shen Xiaoqin from the School of Physical Science and Technology (SPST) at ShanghaiTech University. By applying an ultra-thin molecular laye...

In May 2025, the Collaborative Global Student Challenge, hosted by Babson College, concluded successfully. The competition attracted 3,530 students from 30 member institutions in 22 countries. It is completed in two phases: a local university-based competition, followed by a global competition among the top-placing team(s) from each institution. After months of preliminary and regional rounds...

On May 27, the Shaw Prize Foundation announced the list of 2025 Shaw Laureates in Hong Kong. Wolfgang Baumeister, director of the Cryo-Electron Microscopy Facility and distinguished adjunct professor at the iHuman Institute of ShanghaiTech University, and emeritus director of the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Germany, was awarded the Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine 2025 for his p...

High cholesterol is a major risk factor for atherosclerosis, heart disease, and stroke. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), over 4.4 million people die annually from cardiovascular diseases linked to high cholesterol, posing a significant public health challenge. Understanding how the body regulates cholesterol levels is crucial for disease prevention and drug development. Sterol Reg...

On May 16, after a cell collection procedure lasting five hours, Zhou Wenkai successfully completed a hematopoietic stem cell donation. He became ShanghaiTech’s first donor and Shanghai’s 716th, offering a lifeline to a patient in need.Zhou Wenkai, a Class of 2024 undergraduate from the School of Information Science and Technology (SIST) and current master’s student, joined the China Marrow Don...

In today’s world of big data, our phones and computers need to be faster and use less power. Scientists have found a way to connect electrical and magnetic signals in a special material, opening the door to new types of energy-efficient devices. Recently, a team led by Professor Kou Xufeng from the School of Information Science and Technology (SIST) at ShanghaiTech University, together with ...

The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2025), a flagship event in human-computer interaction (HCI) and an A*-rated conference in the CORE Conference Ranking, was held in Yokohama, Japan, from April 26 to May 1, 2025. Recognized as an A-class conference by the China Computer Federation (CCF), CHI attracts global researchers to showcase cutting-edge innovations. At this ye...

A research team led by Assistant Professor Liu Song from the School of Information Science and Technology (SIST) at ShanghaiTech University, in collaboration with Professor Wang Zuankai’s team from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), has developed an innovative droplet manipulation technique called “acousto-dewetting.” This advancement overcomes the traditional reliance on specif...

Led by tenure-track Assistant Professor Hua Tian and Executive Director Liu Zhi-Jie from iHuman Institute at ShanghaiTech University, a joint research team has published a study in Cell Research, revealing how human G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) detect changes in acidity (pH). The research focuses on proton-sensing GPCRs, specifically GPR4 and GPR65, uncovering their roles in ...

Imagine a world where a child born deaf can hear their parents’ voices for the first time. This vision is closer to reality thanks to a groundbreaking discovery by researchers at iHuman Institute, ShanghaiTech University. Led by Associate Professor Zhong Guisheng, the team has developed a technology called ARBITER (AAV Reporter-Based in vivo Transcriptional Enhancer Reconstruction), which ha...

Monkeypox, caused by the monkeypox virus—a close cousin of smallpox—has spread rapidly worldwide. From 2022 to 2025, over 133,000 cases were reported across 131 countries. In August 2024, the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a global health emergency due to a new strain’s outbreak in Africa. Current vaccines offer limited protection, leaving the world in urgent need of better solution...

Heterochromatin is a tightly packed form of DNA essential for maintaining genome stability, regulating gene expression, and ensuring proper chromosome segregation during cell division. Despite its importance, the molecular mechanisms underlying heterochromatin formation remain incompletely understood. In eukaryotic cells, heterochromatin is marked by specific histone modifications, such as methyla...

The ShanghaiTech Innovation and Entrepreneurship Summit (techIES) is a pitch conference and competition that brings together innovative minds from the ShanghaiTech campus and beyond. This event facilitates meaningful connections between visionary entrepreneurs and a diverse array of stakeholders, including angel investors, mentors, industry leaders, government representatives, and scientists. The ...