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Prof. YAO Zhuosen (State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources and School of Earth Resources, CUG) and Prof. James E. Mungall (Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University) co-authored “Magnetite layer formation in the Bushveld Complex of South Africa” which was published in Nature Communications. The abstract of the paper is as follows.The great economic significa...

The Key Laboratory of Functional Materials of China’s Non-metallic Materials was approved by China Non-metallic Materials Industry Association, becoming the first key laboratory in the industry.The Laboratory will become a new platform for the integration of materials science and engineering, geology, environmental science and engineering, chemistry, etc., further strengthen the ties between C...

CUG’s Zigui Industry-Education-Research Base is on the list of the second batch of Research Center for Primary and Middle School Students of Hubei Province, according to the Department of Education of Hubei Province.As one of the fieldwork education bases of CUG, Zigui Industry-Education-Research Base has its unique education and research resources of geological fieldwork. Many universities an...

As the new semester came, the Aurora Garden cafeteria for faculty and staff opened the doors for trial operations on February 18. Despite the snow, quite a lot faculty and staff members were attracted to the new building by the tasty, varied food on offer. The new cafeteria, located on Guiyuan Road, East Area, Nanwang Mountain Campus, mainly serves faculty and staff. It offers nearly 20 Chine...

The National Observatory of Geohazards in Badong of Hubei Province and CUG Yifu Museum are included in the first batch of 2021-2025 national science education bases by China Association for Science and Technology. Relying on CUG’s academic advantages and the Comprehensive Field Test Site of Badong, the National Observatory of Geohazards in Badong of Hubei Province is established for both resea...

According to the list of the second batch of the Double First-class Universities and Academic Disciplines released by the Ministry of Education on February 14, CUG’s Geology and Geological Resources & Geological Engineering are included in the Double First-class Initiative again. A total of 147 universities and a range of disciplines have been selected in the second stage after expert reviews....

With the theme “Enjoy winter sports and embrace a promising future”, the Beijing 2022 Olympic torch relay was held during February 2 to 4 in the three competition zones of Beijing, Yanqing, and Zhangjiakou. LI Jiulin and CHEN Bo, CUG alumni, took part in the torch relay.LI Jiulin was the 104th torchbearer in the Grand Canal Forest Park, Beijing on February 4.CHEN Bo was the 35th torchbearer i...

The Chinese University MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) Platform (https://www.icourse163.org/) released its 2021 hottest course list on January 17, and CUG’s “English Phonetics” initiated by associate professor WANG Guonian was ranked third among foreign language courses.“English Phonetics” was lectured by associate professor WANG Guonian’s team from the School of Foreign Languages. It w...

Researcher SHEN Jun, Prof. YU Jianxin, Prof. FENG Qinglai, and Pro. XIE Shucheng from CUG, and Researcher WANG Yongdong and Dr. LI Liqin from Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, discovered that volcanism mainly results from continental chemical weathering and carbon-cycle perturbations. Their findings were published in Nature Communications. The abstract...

In the national final of Huawei ICT (Information Communications Technology) Competition 2021, two CUG teams led by associate professor YAN Jining from the School of Computer Science won a first prize and a third prize in the innovation competition. The “Future City” team (LIU Linkai, CHEN Xingye, and CHENG Haoyun) won the first prize and entered the global final; the “I said” team (CUI Yon...