Ever since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan in late January, Wuhan University has received consolations from many universities around the world. Meanwhile, WHU has taken the initiative to promote public diplomacy and reassure the public in the wake of the global outbreak.Strengthen public diplomacy and exchange consolations with partner universitiesSince the start of the epidemic, WHU has rece...

Recently, Deng Zixin, Dean of the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Wuhan University and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has been elected as the first chairman of The Globe Industrial Microbiology Society.International industrial microbiology disciplines are developing rapidly, becoming more interdisciplinary than ever before, penetrating different walks of life, including...

On local time April 27, 2020, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) announced its newest selection list of 120 academicians and 26 foreign academicians in recognition of their outstanding achievements in original researches. Cheng Yifan, an alumnus of Wuhan University, is one of them. Cheng Yifan was already elected as an academician of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) on April...

On April 21, Dou Xiankang, the President of Wuhan University (WHU), shared the experience of fighting against COVID-19 with his counterpart Micheal V. Drake from Ohio State University (OSU) during a video conference. Other participants included Tang Qizhu, Vice President of WHU, Chen Xiaopei, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases from Renmin Hospital East Branch, Gail Marsh, Senior ...

On April 11, 38 journalists associated with 22 media from around the world came to Wuhan to visit Wuhan Leishenshan Hospital and Wuhan University (WHU), where they met face to face with experts, teachers and students of WHU to learn about the treatment, prevention and control of COVID-19 and related progress in scientific research.Press conference at the Leishenshan HospitalThe journalists’ fi...

The COVID-19 epidemic is currently a global challenge. At a critical moment when the number of confirmed cases is soaring in the U.S. and as China remains vigilant for a possible rebound, a symposium on the “Response of the Chinese and US healthcare systems to the COVID-19 Outbreak” was held jointly by Wuhan University, Harvard University, the Taikang Public Health and Epidemic Prevention Fun...

On March 28, an international video conference between China and African countries was held in Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University on the treatment and prevention of COVID-19. Members of the medical community from Kenya and Tanzania had a fruitful discussion with Chinese medical professionals.China’s success on COVID-19 prevention and treatment has attracted increasing attention from the rest ...

As one of the pathfinders of single-molecule surface-enhanced spectroscopy and plasma element photonics, Xu Hongxing, a professor in the School of Physics and Technology, also a member of Chinese Academy of Sciences, not only has achieved exceptional academic success but also enjoys a good reputation among students. Last year, he won a prize for his devotion to students.When it comes to teachin...

On April 3, the ‘Wuhan Infectious Diseases and Cancer Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS)’ was officially established at the Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University (WHU). Academician Wang Chen, the vice president of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the president of CAMS, and Wang Xinghuan, the dean of Zhongnan Hospital of WHU, attended the signing ceremony.I...

Spring Semester 2020 of Wuhan University (WHU) began on February 17, when online courses made their debut in place of traditional ones owing to the outbreak of COVID-19. Teachers switch to deliver lectures online no matter where they are: in Wuhan or not, at home or abroad, in cities or in mountain villages, on the anti-epidemic front line or not.WHU devotes itself to teaching planning and aims...