Two PNAS studies reveal how CTP synthase coordinates catalysis through conformational change and GTP cycling CTP is an essential precursor for RNA, DNA, and phospholipid synthesis. CTPS, the enzyme responsible for de novo CTP synthesis, connects two functional domains inside the cell: an N-terminal amidoligase domain that phosphorylates UTP to form the labile intermediate 4Pi-UTP, a...

NCPA Chorus performs at ShanghaiTech to open the inaugural seasonShanghaiTech faculty and student joint choir open the concert with a performance.Students at ShanghaiTech did not have to leave campus to enjoy performances by the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) Chorus, including “Song of the Chile,” “Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies,” “Ciranda da Lua,” and excerpts from the opera&n...

ShanghaiTech rowers sprint toward the finish in the men’s eight race.In the 2026 Head of Shanghai River Regatta, held on the Suzhou Creek from September 24 to 25, the ShanghaiTech Boat Club won the men’s eight championship in the university category for the third consecutive year, following titles in 2024 and 2025. The mixed eight team finished fourth. This year’s event featured 500-meter ...

Teaching Professor Yang Jidong, a design innovation practitioner with extensive industry experience, has been appointed vice dean of the School of Creativity and Art (SCA). The appointment was announced at a ceremony held on September 20.Yang JidongYang joined ShanghaiTech five years ago. He holds degrees in industrial design from Tsinghua University and Jiangnan University and has more than 20 ye...

The renowned archaeologist explores how modern science and technology are shedding new light on ancient EgyptZahi Hawass delivers a lecture at ShanghaiTech on September 20.How were the pyramids built? Could there be undiscovered structures beneath the Great Sphinx? What caused the death of Tutankhamun? Zahi Hawass, a renowned Egyptian archaeologist and former secretary-general of Egypt’s Supreme ...

The nervous system comprises two major divisions: the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous system (PNS). Structures within the PNS, such as the dorsal root ganglia, arise from neural crest cells. Early neural crest induction occurs at the neural plate border, and neural crest formation is closely coordinated in space and time with neural tube development, particularly in the dor...

The ShanghaiTech team earned three honors: first place in the Distributed Testing Event, second place in the Analytical Performance, and the SensUs Medal Certificate The MakeSense team celebrates its first-place finish in the Distributed Testing EventEach year, SensUs focuses on a biomarker or therapeutic target with significant clinical relevance. This year’s competition centered on levodop...

Representatives from the ministry’s Department of Technical Cooperation, Innovation, and Health Development, Department of Health Workforce Regulation and Management, as well as Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Conceição Hospital Group, and HU Brasil, also joined the visit.Members of Brazilian delegation and ShanghaiTech representatives pose for a group photo outside t...

Feng Donglai gives his speech to freshmenIn his speech last week, titled “Aspiration, vitality, collaboration, and resilience: Shaping a meaningful life,” President Feng Donglai encouraged the Class of 2030 to embrace their responsibilities and find their own mountains worth climbing as they begin their four years at ShanghaiTech. Feng structured his speech around three themes: China’s his...

Group photo From September 11 to 12, the 2026 ShanghaiTech–Korea Symposium on Electrocatalysis and Energy Materials, held at the Shanghai Eastern Hub International Business Cooperation Zone, brought together researchers from leading universities and research institutions in China and South Korea to discuss recent advances in electrocatalysis, energy materials, and surface and interface scienc...

ShanghaiTech’s second General Faculty Meeting of 2026, held on September 10, featured a keynote address encouraging faculty members to devote themselves to educating students and pursuing innovation. The address was delivered by Chen Xianhui, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a professor at the University of Science and Technology of China. At the meeting, ShanghaiTech Pa...

Six papers from ShanghaiTech University’s School of Information Science and Technology (SIST) were accepted to the 63rd Design Automation Conference (DAC 2026), held in Long Beach, California. DAC is one of the oldest and most influential conferences in electronic design automation (EDA). DAC has increasingly spotlighted a two-way trend: artificial intelligence (AI) is helping engineers desi...

Participants are from universities including the University of Chicago, Carnegie Mellon University, and New York University From June to August, the 2026 ShanghaiTech Summer Lab for International Students brought undergraduate students from leading universities around the world to ShanghaiTech University for six to eight weeks of research and cultural exchange.  The students worked with ...

In the final round of the 14th National Undergraduate Chemistry Experiment Competition, held at Beijing Normal University from August 10 to 13, Ding Xu ’28 from the School of Physical Science and Technology at ShanghaiTech University won first prize, ranking among the top 5% of 201 finalists.Ding Xu (fifth from left) at the award ceremonyDing Xu with his competition advisors (from left: Kou ...