Science and education

When water is clear, there are flowers. Every summer, pure white flowers bloom like stars on the clear surface of Erhai Lake in Dali, Yunnan. From sparse and difficult to see, to open in large areas, the recovery of seaweed flowers bears witness to the difficult experience of Professor Kong Hainan, who has persisted in first-line water quality control of Erhai Lake for more than 20 years. The seaweed flowers are in full bloom. On the evening of the 16th, the drama "Seaweed Blossoms" premiered at the Jingjing Hall of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. As an original "master drama" on campus, the entire drama is based on the experience of Professor Kong Hainan and his team from the School of Environmental Science and Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the first batch of "National Huang Danian style Teacher Teams", who are committed to governing the Erhai Lake. Dozens of cast members are all led by teachers and students from Jiao Tong University.

On September 17th, the Large Field Survey Telescope of the Purple Mountain Observatory at the University of Science and Technology of China was officially put into use, successfully releasing images of the Andromeda Galaxy, marking that after about a month of equipment operation and testing, the telescope equipment has basically met the design standards and can now carry out astronomical observation research. The construction of the Mozi Sky Survey Telescope has significantly improved China's time domain astronomical research capabilities, making China's time domain astronomical observation capabilities reach the international advanced level. The Mozi Sky Survey Telescope is located at the site of the Saishitengshan Observatory at an altitude of 4200 meters in Lenghu Town, Mangya City, Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai Province, about 70 kilometers away from the Lenghu Town area of Mangya City. The site of the Cold Lake Saishitengshan Observatory has many clear nights per year, low brightness of the night sky background, excellent visibility, and low dust content in the air. It is an excellent optical astronomical observation site recently discovered in China. Cold Lake

When children no longer obey and worship their parents, they begin to question and rebel. As parents, how should we "hear" their voices and face their growth? From September 16th to 18th, the original musical play "Our Journey is the Starry Sea" was staged at the Youth Activity Center in Pudong New Area. This is the first original musical play directed by the Shanghai Academy of Drama, featuring young theater actors from Shanghai and several drama loving students from Pudong. On the day of the premiere, more than 600 students, teachers, and parent representatives from 10 school districts in Pudong New Area were invited to watch the performance, as if witnessing scenes from daily learning and life being vividly brought onto the stage. It is reported that after three consecutive performances at the Red Scarf Theater, the drama will also enter the campus and classroom, through a combination of internal and external linkage, online and offline integration

As recited in the poem: "On the night of Shanghai, thousands of lights illuminate the legend of great love, and the brilliant footprints that permeate the soul extend. In the name of great love, every call is a restart that links the future..." And every pursuit of light conveys a strong expectation and goodwill. On September 17th, the 26th National Mandarin Promotion Week in Shanghai came to an end. That evening, the large-scale music scene recitation of "The Symphony of Love", which was the opening performance, was officially screened on the screen of Shanghai Education TV. Under the stage of the recitation, the renowned and respected conductor Cao Peng observed and performed; On stage, young actor Chen Jiawei plays Cao Peng and has a warm conversation with a special education teacher. Approved by the State Council, starting from 1998, the third week of September each year will be the National Mandarin Promotion Week. Based on promoting and popularizing the national common language and writing system

Cell and gene therapy is a new track in the global biopharmaceutical industry. In order to promote the coordinated development of gene therapy and cell therapy, accelerate the creation of a "nuclear explosion point" for biopharmaceutical technology innovation and a "cluster area" for industrial development, the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission, Municipal Economic and Information Commission, and Municipal Health Commission jointly formulated the "Shanghai Action Plan for Promoting Gene Therapy Technology Innovation and Industrial Development" today. This is a policy measure that systematically plans to promote gene therapy in the next three years, following the release of the Shanghai Action Plan for Promoting Technological Innovation and Industrial Development of Cell Therapy last year. The goals set by the Action Plan include: by 2025, Shanghai's gene therapy technology innovation capacity will be further enhanced, clinical research and translational application capabilities will be further enhanced, the innovation system will be further improved, and the industrial ecosystem will be further optimized; Construct 5 or more gene therapies and related facilities

On the weekend of the third week of September, from Lingang Dishui Lake, Fengxian Bay to the foot of Sheshan, several suburban campuses of universities in Shanghai welcomed the arrival of 2023 freshmen, who also became the last wave of about 200000 new students to register in Shanghai. At the registration office of Shanghai Ocean University School of Food Science in Lingang University City, there is a special "alumni father daughter" pair among the more than 5200 new students in the school. Mengxin Li Xizhe said, "My father Li Yanbo is a 1996 year old college student, and I am a 2023 year old college student majoring in biopharmaceuticals. It was really fate that I came to my father's alma mater to attend college." On the day of registration, the father and daughter walked and patted on campus, leaving behind many beautiful memories. There is "Hai Er Dai" here, and "Shi Er Dai" over there. Out of 5101 undergraduate students at Shanghai Normal University, there are 4465 students

In the new semester, Quyang Fifth Kindergarten in Hongkou District has opened a new daycare class. The kindergarten is located in Chifeng Community, Quyang Road Street, with strong demand from surrounding families for daycare. Although the public kindergarten, which was established in the 1980s, has limited space, the kindergarten still gave three classrooms on the first floor to daycare classes. The childcare services for infants and young children under the age of 3 are aimed at the "softest group" and concern thousands of households. In order to focus on solving the urgent and difficult problems faced by the people, the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee of Education and Health Work and the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission will focus on improving the series of childcare services for infants and young children under the age of 3 as the theme of education research and rectification, in response to the problems of unreasonable childcare service layout, insufficient supply, affordable prices, and inconvenient information retrieval in the childcare service system for infants and young children under the age of 3. As of the end of August this year,

To promote the resolution of difficulties faced by the elderly in using intelligent technology and help them bridge the "digital divide", today, the 2023 Shanghai Elderly Digital Education into Community Action Launch and Promotion Meeting was held at the Community School in Changzheng Town, Putuo District. The Municipal Education Commission, Municipal Party Committee Network Information Office, Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau, Municipal Elderly Affairs Office and other departments jointly launched the 2023 Elderly Digital Education into Community Action. This is the second time since 2022 that the city has launched the Elderly Digital Education into Community Action. 38 projects including "Smart Learning Classroom" were awarded the 2023 Shanghai Elderly Smart Learning Brand Project. With the rapid development of digitization, networking, and intelligence, how can we meet the learning and living needs of the elderly and enable them to share the beautiful life of the digital age? Shanghai Elderly Digital Education into Community Action: Community Education and Elderly Education

How to deal with malicious or even hostile drones? Air arrest! On the 19th, a reporter from Jiefang Daily's Shangguan News visited the 23rd China International Industrial Expo and found a larger "anti drone" at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in the university exhibition area of Hall 6.2 of the National Convention and Exhibition Center, capturing a smaller drone. It combines defense and counterattack, soft and hard attack, and can accurately identify, continuously track, locate and pursue low altitude targets. It can not only direct interference to make it return and land, but also launch pneumatic capture nets within a range of 30 meters to capture targets and hang them for return. It can also identify the flight status and model of "illegal" drones and detect the position of the pilot. In the exhibition area, among more than 800 exhibition items from over 80 domestic and foreign universities, such a "university brand" intelligent system is truly "smart". Safety is no small matter,

Have you ever heard of drug 3D printing? At the 23rd China International Industrial Expo, which opened today, the "Intelligent Intestinal Targeted Drug Delivery 3D Printing System" developed by a subsidiary of the Yangtze River Delta National Technology Innovation Center was launched at the Innovation Science and Technology Museum, providing a new technological path for drug tablet development. The "Xiaoqinggeng" full-automatic nucleic acid detection platform developed by Zhijiang Biology also appeared in the Innovation Science and Technology Museum. It can not only detect COVID-19, but also be used for early screening of cervical cancer, influenza A and B, monkeypox virus and other pathogen detection projects. At the launch ceremony, the reporter saw that the "Intelligent Gut Targeted Drug Delivery 3D Printing System" looks like a vertical refrigerator, with a display screen embedded on the outer shell. After opening the "refrigerator door", multiple printing nozzles can be seen. Quan Danyi, Director of the New Drug Formulation Technology Research Institute of the Yangtze River Delta National Innovation Center

On September 20th, the World Top Scientists Association announced in Shanghai that the 6th World Top Scientists Forum will be held from November 6th to 8th at the permanent site of the World Top Scientists Forum in the Lingang New Area of Shanghai. The 6th Top Science Forum will welcome the largest offline gathering of top scientists since its establishment. As of now, approximately 100 top overseas scientists, including 26 Nobel laureates, over 100 outstanding young scientists from China and abroad, as well as guest representatives from international organizations have confirmed their offline attendance. The 6th Top Science Forum, with the theme of "Science Leading Change and Reshaping World Resilience," was jointly hosted by the Top Science Association and the China Association for Science and Technology, and jointly organized by the Pengrui Public Welfare Foundation. More than ten top scientists with "new faces" have appeared as the Chairman of the Association for Science and Technology and the 2006 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, Roger·

The first self-developed 3CL target anti COVID-19 oral drug in China, Xiannuoxin, was officially unveiled at the 23rd China International Industry Expo. More than 2800 enterprises from 30 countries and regions around the world participated in this year's Industrial Expo, with nine exhibition areas set up and nearly a thousand new products and technologies released on site. The exhibition scale, level, and new exhibits are all the largest in previous industrial expos. The exhibition area of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, as an important part of the Science and Technology Innovation Exhibition of the ICIF, has many highlights. A group of original and leading technological breakthroughs that focus on national strategic needs and the forefront of world technology have attracted considerable attention, and Xiannuoxin is one of them. Xiannuoxin is the first independently developed 3CL targeted antibody with independent intellectual property rights in China, jointly developed by the Shanghai Institute of Pharmacy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan Institute of Virology, and Xiansheng Pharmaceutical

Recently, Peng Zhihui, co-founder of Shanghai Zhiyuan New Innovation Technology Co., Ltd., released the humanoid robot "Expedition A1", which has attracted a lot of attention. This young man named "Zhihui Jun" has 2.51 million fans on Bilibili and is known as the "Wild Iron Man". Zhiyuan was founded in February this year and has completed four rounds of financing, with a valuation that meets the standards of unicorn enterprises. In this rapid growth process of enterprises, a new research and development institution has played an important role, which is the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Research Institute. At the end of last year, Peng Zhihui and his collaborators entered the incubator of Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, marking the beginning of their entrepreneurial journey. "We predicted at the time that with the emergence of ChatGPT, integrating large models with robots would create universal robots that were no longer limited to a specific application scenario." Shanghai Artificial Intelligence

"What a fresh and elegant floral fragrance, have you smelled it?" At the booth of Shanghai University of Applied Technology at the 23rd China International Industrial Expo, bursts of floral fragrance attracted people to stop. This faint floral fragrance comes from a set of exquisite bedding. At this Industrial Expo, Shanghai University of Applied Technology brought the "Xiangxuan No. 1" functional aromatic textiles developed by the collaborative innovation center jointly built by the provincial and ministerial departments of perfumes, essence and cosmetics of the university. As soon as the sci-tech innovation baby with beauty and talent appeared, it attracted much attention and became one of the focuses of the exhibition area. We take Xuancao as the starting point and utilize the advantages of Shangyingda as a national germplasm resource for Xuancao flowers. We have integrated multiple core technologies such as gene breeding, aroma characterization and compounding, self-adhesive nano microcapsules, non-ionic aromatic additives, and frictional fragrance release, breaking through my limitations

Professor Zheng Songguo is very proud because among the four groups of T cells in the human immune system, one group was first discovered by the Chinese people. As one of the discoverers of "inducible regulation of T cells" internationally, this former tenured professor and research center director at an American university, who just returned from overseas two months ago and joined the School of Medicine at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, serving as the director of the Institute of Cell and Gene Therapy. Professor Zheng Songguo gave an academic presentation to over a hundred young students who had become candidates for Shanghai Medical College. He admitted that he did not graduate from a prestigious university and did not have higher intelligence, but rather worked harder. On the 20th, as one of the heavyweight series of activities of the third "Gathering Talents from the Sea" Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship Summit of "Gathering Shanghai to Create the Future", the Shanghai International Youth Scholars Forum opened as scheduled, with sub forums opened by the School of Medicine of Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Shanghai University respectively. For return

The World Intellectual Property Organization released the 2023 Global Innovation Index report today. On the "Best Technology Clusters" list, all five technology clusters in the world are located in East Asia, in order: Tokyo Yokohama, Shenzhen Hong Kong Guangzhou, Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai Suzhou. San Jose San Francisco in the United States ranks sixth. According to the Shanghai Intellectual Property Bureau, the Global Innovation Index ranks the innovation capabilities of countries and economies around the world every year, and has become an authoritative benchmark for measuring innovation and intellectual property levels internationally, receiving high attention from the international community. Among them, the "Best Technology Cluster" ranking was first introduced to the Global Innovation Index in 2017, which is an important indicator to measure the intellectual property innovation capacity of global cities. Shanghai has risen by one place compared to last year, marking its first time in the top five of the world's "best technology clusters"

Today, Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Shangtang Technology, in collaboration with The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Fudan University, released the 20 billion parameter version of the "Scholar Pu Language" model, InternLM-20B, which was first released as an open source in Alibaba Cloud's "Magic Building Community". At the same time, "Shusheng Puyu" has upgraded its toolchain for the development and application of large models, providing free commercial licenses to enterprises and developers. Since its first release in June this year, "Shusheng Puyu" has undergone multiple rounds of upgrades and has had a wide impact on the open source community and industry. In order to further promote the implementation and application of large models, Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory has collaborated with multiple institutions to develop the internLM-20B large model with medium scale parameters. With less than one-third of the parameter quantity, it has reached Llama, which is currently regarded as the international benchmark for open source models

Esports teams compete to win flags, so from a city perspective, who can win the "gold medal" in the global esports capital? The 2023 Global Esports Capital Evaluation Report released at Shanghai Jiao Tong University on the 21st showed that Shanghai, China, where several of the world's top 100 esports clubs are rooted, has surpassed Los Angeles, USA, and topped the global esports capital for the first time. This evaluation comprehensively evaluated 20 cities with outstanding esports development worldwide, covering 5 primary indicators and 20 secondary indicators of esports industry ecology, infrastructure, events, clubs, and social influence, and deeply analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of esports development in different cities. Since the last ranking two years ago, the competition among global esports cities has become increasingly fierce. Professor Xu Jian, Chief Expert of the Institute of Cultural Innovation and Youth Development at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, has added Shenzhen, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Ya

"If everyone doesn't object, I have to take a selfie with the audience after each speech," said Vitor Banka, the chairman of the World Anti Doping Agency dressed in casual clothes. He took out his phone and skillfully pressed the shutter button. On the afternoon of September 20th, the opening of the Hangzhou Asian Games was imminent, and a dialogue on anti doping was held at the Guanghua Building of Fudan University. The two sides of the dialogue are Professor Zhang Lifen from the School of Journalism at Fudan University, along with Banka, Vice Chairman of the World Anti Doping Agency Yang Yang, Director General of the World Anti Doping Agency Negli, Director of the China Anti Doping Center Li Zhiquan, Taekwondo legend Wu Jingyu, and High Jumping Prince Wang Yu. The World Anti Doping Agency was founded in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1999, with its headquarters located in Montreal, Canada. We now have 1

New weather conditions frequently appear in Zhangjiang Science City. "Our independently developed fluoroquinolinib has a target review date of November for the US Food and Drug Administration, and is expected to become the first small molecule anti-tumor original new drug from Shanghai to go abroad to the United States." Cui Yigui, Senior Vice President of Hehuang Pharmaceutical, told the Jiefang Daily News reporter, with excitement in his words. Since the priority review of the listing application of furoquinotinib in the United States in May this year, on-site inspections are currently being carried out as planned. At the same time, the innovative drug production base of Hehuang Pharmaceutical located in Zhangjiang is expected to be completed by the end of this month, achieving the commercialization of innovative drug research and development achievements in Shanghai. For the surgical robot market in China, which has long been monopolized by foreign products, minimally invasive robots can be called "disruptors". On September 19th, its "Tumai Endoscopic Surgery Robot" continued last year

In the School of Public Economics and Management at the Phoenix Building of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, there is a team of teachers with a long history and a long-standing tradition - the Finance and National Governance Teacher Team. Over the past seventy years, this team has produced a group of scholars dedicated to finance and national governance, scientific research and education. They have not only educated students one after another, but also broadened their horizons and rooted themselves in China, contributing to the development of the country. Recently, the finance and national governance teacher team of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics was awarded the third batch of "National University Huang Danian style Teacher Team". This team currently consists of 18 teachers, with senior teachers, middle-aged and young teachers, and young teachers each accounting for one-third. It can be said that there are "three generations of senior, middle-aged and young teachers". The team is led by Professor Fan Ziying, a young financial scholar, inheriting the rigorous academic spirit of previous professors and initiating the use of finance

As one of the "Sea Gathering Talents" Innovation and Entrepreneurship Summit series activities, the first "Sea Gathering Talents" Entrepreneurship Training Camp opened today at the National University Science and Technology Park of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. This training camp received a total of 171 young entrepreneurs from domestic and foreign university students in just two weeks, from the release of recruitment information on September 1st to the end of September 15th. Among the 60 students who were ultimately selected for this training camp, 43.33% came from universities in Shanghai, 25% from universities and colleges in other provinces and cities, and 31.67% from overseas universities. The person in charge of the Shanghai University Student Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Foundation stated that from this training camp, it can be seen that students from other provinces, cities, and overseas have a strong desire to participate in training and entrepreneurship in Shanghai, which also reflects the cultivation of a good entrepreneurial ecosystem in Shanghai in recent years, and has a strong attraction and cohesion for outstanding young college student entrepreneurs. six

On the 19th, the second National Vocational Skills Competition came to an end in Tianjin. After three days of intense competition, Zhu Junfeng from Yangpu Vocational and Technical School successfully won the gold medal in the body repair project and entered the national training team to prepare for next year's Lyon World Skills Competition in France. Since 2013, Yangpu Vocational School has sent top athletes to participate in the World Skills Competition, known as the "Youth Skills Olympics", for five consecutive times. Zhu Junfeng is also working hard for the sixth time. What is the secret of Yangpu Vocational School being able to maintain a leading position for ten consecutive years? 21 year old Zhu Junfeng, known as the "Business Card" of the Inheritance Relay, is a beautiful and long-lasting student from Zunyi, Guizhou. He is also the only outstanding athlete from Yangpu Vocational School who came from the Guizhou class to provide support. As a means of cultivating global skills

How much do you know about giant pandas? Today, the science popularization themed exhibition "Moe Beast Giant Panda" jointly organized by Shanghai Science and Technology Museum and China Shipbuilding Property Co., Ltd. made its debut at Shangyue Bay Plaza in Lujiazui Binjiang Financial City, opening an immersive "Moe Fun" journey for the public until October 15th. Although the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum is currently undergoing renovation and closure, it will continue to integrate diversified science popularization resources, actively promote cross-border integration of "science+", and optimize the supply of science popularization services. This exhibition is divided into four sections: "Evolution", "Ecology", "Protection", and "Culture". Through vivid and interesting display methods such as hand drawing, 1:1 models, mechanical and multimedia interactive exhibition items, sand tables, mazes, animations, and science popularization games, it comprehensively showcases the classification and evolution, behavioral forms, ecological environment, companion animals, conservation and protection, and cultural history of the national treasure giant panda

After the premiere of children's dramas "Long Winter Vacation" and "Roaming on the Maritime Silk Road", on the 21st, the original single act children's drama "Light" produced by Jing'an School affiliated with Shanghai Theatre Academy was premiered, and the school's Shangxi Star Theater project was officially launched. Shanghai Theatre Academy and Jing'an District Education Bureau have launched a new round of cooperative education. The original one act children's drama "Light" showcases the growth stories of a group of teenagers, who have grown from "sprouts breaking through the ground" to "bright flowers", overcome many challenges, learn to face the pain of separation, and bravely seek the path of hope... The children of Jing'an School affiliated with Shanghai Theatre Academy present a hopeful light of youth. Drama is an important carrier and organic component of the integrated development of moral, intellectual, physical, artistic, and labor education for young people. In recent years, Shanghai Theatre Academy and Jing'an District Education Bureau have jointly deepened basic education

The newly built schools strictly follow the standard for sports venues, and are equipped with sufficient physical education teachers to further ensure the physical exercise time of primary and secondary school students. The Saturday of the third week of September will be designated as the "Youth Fitness Public Welfare Open Day" for social sports venues. Recently, the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission issued the "Action Plan for Promoting the High Quality Development of Physical Education in Primary and Secondary Schools and Further Improving the Physical Health Level of Students in Shanghai". The document proposes to strive for three years to further improve the teaching, competition, and evaluation system, improve the collaborative education mechanism between families, schools, and communities, strengthen the guarantee ability of venue facilities and teaching staff, enhance the vitality and educational effectiveness of school sports development, make more students love sports, promote high-quality development of sports work in more schools, support sports education from more parents and social forces, and stabilize the physical health level of students

"Wow, why is there so much fish in the cafeteria tonight?" On the eve of the Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival on September 23rd, chefs at Shanghai Ocean University Lingang Campus held a weekend "whole fish banquet", inviting all teachers and students to taste their own "lake fresh" for free. A classmate took a photo and circled on the spot, saying, "Eating the fish from the campus, a bowl of delicious fish soup." It turned out that the "Harvest Day" fishing operation had been launched since 4am on Friday. On the bank of Minghu Lake in front of the school history museum, teachers and students joined hands to cast fishing nets and invited foreign aid from Fengxian's "Shanghai Fish" - a ship of fish eagles rushing fish into the net all over the lake. By around 11am, the net was lifted and it took 7 hours to harvest nearly 20 types of "spoils" including silver carp, bighead carp, blue carp, black fish, mandarin fish, etc

After three days of intense competition, Shanghai athletes achieved excellent results with 10 gold, 10 silver, and 10 bronze awards in the recently concluded Second Vocational Skills Competition of the People's Republic of China. Among the 142 contestants in Shanghai, there are 55 students and 87 employees on campus. Among these ten gold medals, 8 were won by athletes from Shanghai schools. How can Shanghai vocational education cultivate modern high skilled talents and let them shine with new youthful brilliance? In this competition known as the "Skilled National Games", Shanghai continues to maintain a leading position in traditional advantageous projects, with body repair, printing media technology, floral design, website technology, health and social care, and freight forwarding winning gold medals. At the same time, Shanghai is also experiencing emerging technologies such as advanced manufacturing and digital skills

In the Four Treasures of the Study, there is actually Traditional Chinese Medicine? That's right, it seems to be no different from a piece of ink, but it is a timeless traditional Chinese medicine. Recently, under the special theme of "Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Study" specially planned for the Yangtze River Delta Tour of the Shanghai Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Pu Shanshan, a graduate student at Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, told the story of ancient Chinese "medicinal ink" around the theme of "ink and medicine". "It's really amazing, the combination of traditional Chinese medicine and ink has become a good medicine." The small audience on site exclaimed repeatedly. In mid September, the Yangtze River Delta Tour of the Shanghai Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine with the theme of "Traditional Chinese Medicine and a Better Life" was opened to the public in the atrium of the Bailian Century Shopping Center. Through various forms such as precious cultural relics, ancient books, and interactive experiences, not only did traditional Chinese medicine culture "fly into ordinary people's homes", but also promoted innovation in traditional Chinese medicine dissemination models and the construction of a "Healthy China"