On March 29, a delegation from the University of Queensland (UQ) visited Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU). Members of the delegation included Professor Deborah Terry AO, the Vice-Chancellor and President, and Mr. Rongyu Li, Deputy Vice-Chancellor.SYSU President Gao Song met with the guests in the VIP room of Zhongshan Building on Guangzhou South Campus.
Researchers from the School of Geospatial Engineering and Science in Sun Yat-sen University have disclosed that a tsunami triggered by last year's Hunga Tonga volcanic eruption caused the calving of the Drygalski ice tongue front in the South Pole, according to a recent research article published in the journal Science Bulletin.
The prestigious First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University launched a subsidiary hospital on Wednesday in the Nansha district of Guangzhou, Guangdong province. It will serve local residents and people from Hong Kong and Macao.
On March 25, Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), visited Sun Yat-sen University and gave a lecture on "Cooperation and Development under ASEAN-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership" to students and faculty members.
An inauguration ceremony of the China-Maldives ophthalmology center assistance and cooperation program was held in Hulhumale Hospital on Saturday with the participation of Vice President of the Maldives Faisal Naseem and other officials.
Chinese scientists have developed a smartphone-based deep learning system for the early detection of visual impairments in young children, which only requires them to watch cartoonlike images for three minutes to be tested.