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Wan Fengyi previously worked at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in the United States before returning to China this month to take a position at Zhejiang University.
Wan Fengyi, a professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, has joined Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, according to his new profile on the Chinese university’s website.
Wan returned to China this month and now holds a chair professorship at Zhejiang University. He is based at a national laboratory at its Second Affiliated Hospital, which develops devices placed inside blood vessels.
He is one of at least five senior scientists from leading US institutions to take up full-time positions at Zhejiang University this year, according to the university.
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Zhejiang University will continue to recruit senior scientists from leading US institutions in the coming months.
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The 2026 Taiwan Science Circle Island Train departed from Taipei Main Station on the 19th, with the theme of "As soon as the door opens, the future unfolds", a six-day scientific journey across Taiwan was launched. 170 students from national high schools and junior colleges served as carriage gatekeepers, leading elementary school students to conduct hands-on experiments to learn about new technologies such as semiconductors, space technology, and smart medical care. Wu Chengwen, chairman of the National Science Council, said that the popular science train aims to cultivate young generations to become disseminators of popular science knowledge, stimulate curiosity and creativity, and accumulate new blood in scientific research for the country's sustainable development.

The National Extremely Weak Magnetic Technology and Application Standardization Working Group was established in Hangzhou, with Fang Jiancheng as the chairman. The working group aims to promote the standardization of scientific research results in extremely weak magnetic technology, build a standard system covering basic terminology, measurement methods and medical applications, and enhance China's international voice in this field.

The 2026 World Congress of Traditional Medicine was held in Beijing. A team from Tsinghua University and Huazhong University of Science and Technology released the AI-powered microscopy imaging system RUSH3D-HR. For the first time, this system realizes the visualization of the anti-inflammatory mechanism of acupuncture in vivo, and provides scientific basis for the efficacy of acupuncture by observing the dynamics of neutrophils in the spleen of mice.

During the 4th "Liangzhu Forum", the archaeological team revealed that a group of high-level buildings dating back 5,000 years were discovered on the east side of the Fanshan King's Tomb in the ancient city of Liangzhu. Through the remains of 120 pillar holes, the team restored three prehistoric buildings, speculating that they may be related to the early mausoleum system and sacrificial rituals.

The fourth annual meeting of the Intelligent Scientist Ecological Alliance was held in Hefei on the 18th, at which the Machine Scientist 2.2 system was officially released. The system integrates large models and scientific research robots, integrates a large number of scientific research facilities and models, and aims to empower the innovation of scientific research paradigms in fields such as biomedicine and new energy.

The first Dianchi International Complex Science Conference and the 70th Anniversary Frontier Physics Conference for the Discovery of the Law of Parity Nonconservation were held in Kunming from October 16 to 17, and the Kunming International Complex Science Center was simultaneously unveiled. The meeting was attended by experts and scholars from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Tsinghua University and other universities and scientific research institutions. Wang Ning, Secretary of the Yunnan Provincial Party Committee, and Wang Yubo, Governor of Yunnan attended and delivered speeches, emphasizing promoting the integration of scientific and technological innovation and industry, cultivating new productive forces, and supporting basic research and transformation of results.