CUHK eNews | Jan 2023
 

STORIES

 
 

 

Alzheimer’s disease seen through the eye using AI

The retina is an extension of the central nervous system; thus, the eye is a window that can show degenerative changes in the blood vessels and nerves of the brain. An international team led by CU Medicine has successfully developed the world’s first AI model that can detect Alzheimer’s disease solely through fundus photographs or images of the retina.

 

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CUHK experts take robotics innovation to new heights

A research team from CUHK has created an innovative cable-driven robot that can clean the windows and paint the facades of high-rise buildings by accurately mimicking human movements. By replacing human labour, this inventive solution can relieve manpower shortages and reduce safety risks and occupational hazards in the construction industry.

 

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Beating microplastics with a revolutionary sustainable sunscreen

Chemists from CUHK have developed an innovative advanced materials technology that can power the next generation of sunscreen products, providing much-needed protection from the sun while also being kind to people and the planet. The technology can fabricate tiny, hollow inorganic ‘microspheres’ that remove the need for harmful chemicals and microplastics in sunscreen.

 

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Unravelling gut microbiota in pregnancy that reduces risk of digestive disease in babies

Early childhood is a golden age to manipulate gut microbiota for disease prevention. CU Medicine is conducting a clinical study to determine how babies’ early-life environment and diet influence gut microbiota and contribute to the development of inflammatory bowel disease.

 

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Sounding the alarm on a youth mental health crisis

A study of health inequalities by CUHK in collaboration with the University College London has laid bare a severe mental health crisis faced by Hong Kong’s young people, as well as ill health among the working population caused by long hours of work.

 

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Addressing global challenges through ACU Commonwealth Virtual Exchange

Travel restrictions of the pandemic have given new significance to the concept of virtual mobility. CUHK students have worked collaboratively with other students from member institutions of the Association of Commonwealth Universities in the Commonwealth Virtual Exchange pilot to address global challenges linked to the Sustainable Development Goals and achieved excellent result.

 

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UPDATES ON CUHK

 
 

 

CUHK achievements 2022

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CUHK joins UNEP’s Nature Positive Universities Alliance

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PUBLICATIONS

 
 

 

CUHK Annual Report 2021-22

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CUHK Business (Jan 2023)

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UPCOMING EVENTS

 
 

 

20 February 2023

 
 
 

Competition Law in the GBA

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1 March 2023

 
 
 

The Knights Templar and the Origins of the Common Law of Trusts

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