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　　Dr. Shiyuan (Eric) Liu, Assistant Professor at the College of Business and Public Management, Wenzhou-Kean University (first author and corresponding author), together with Professor Ola Henfridsson from the Herbert Business School, University of Miami, and Associate Professor Jochem Hummel and Professor Joe Nandhakumar from Warwick Business School, accomplished a research project entitled “The Complementor’s Dilemma: Navigating Growth Ambitions and the Dependency on Focal Actors in Plat…

On August 27, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) announced the results of its 2025 funding program. This year, Wenzhou-Kean University received three funded projects with a total grant amount of RMB 2.1 million. Among them, Dr. Donghoon Lee from the College of Science, Mathematics and Technology / International Frontier Interdisciplinary Research Institute secured one General Program project; Dr. Susan Rutherford from the College of Science, Mathematics and Technology / Inte…

“Thanks to ‘Student Research Day’, I realized that research isn’t something distant—it’s much closer to us than we think.” Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) recently celebrated a milestone—its 10th annual Student Research Day, a tradition that’s reshaped how students view academic inquiry. During the opening ceremony, Wang Yiling, a graduating senior from the Psychology Department, shared her experience. Wang has taken part in seven research projects during her undergraduate years, gaining valuabl…

Among the 2022 cohort of Finance undergraduates, 63 students participated in a thesis writing course taught by Professor Jianing Zhang. Of these, 20 undergraduates successfully published their undergraduate theses as first authors in international journals, including SSCI journals. For many undergraduates, writing a research paper is no easy task, and publishing an undergraduate thesis in mainstream international academic journals is even “harder than climbing to the sky.” A publication rate of…

Recently, Stanford University has recently released the list of the World’s Top 2% Scientists 2023. Six professors from Wenzhou-Kean University were named on the list. They are Prof. Andrea Gatto and Prof. Imran Yousaf from the College of Business and Public Management (CBPM), Prof. Ali Bahadur, Prof. Puneet Rana, Prof. Sin-Yeang (Ronald) Teow and Prof. Emanuel Guariglia from the College of Science, Mathematics and Technology. The list, compiled by the team of Professor John P.A. Ioannidis of…

On August 23rd, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) announced the result of 2024 NSFC approved projects. 2 projects from Wenzhou-Kean University have been awarded the Research Fund for International Young Scientists. The projects are from the College of Science, Mathematics and Technology - "A Study on Semi-Batch Reverse Osmosis Scaling Mechanisms Using a Machine Learning-Based Scaling Index" led by Dr. Jungbin Kim and "Assessing and Leveraging Microbiome Dynamics in Hyperacc…

In a bid to bolster bilateral relations between China and the United States, Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU) hosted an important Sino-US Entrepreneur Roundtable on April 25. The event brought together key figures in education and economics from both countries, underscoring the university's decade-long commitment to integrating Sino-US educational resources and fostering collaborative development. Attendees comprised professors and educators from Kean University and WKU, alongside government offici…

Recently, the Zhejiang Association of Science and Technology released the "Commendation Notice for Outstanding Papers by Young Science Workers in Zhejiang Province for the Year 2023." Our university's submitted paper, titled "Identification of Potential Nitric Oxide-Sensing Proteins Using the H-NOX Motif," authored by Professor Aloysius Wong from the College of Sciences and Engineering, with co-authors Xuechen Tian and Yixin Yang, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, has been successfully sel…

  Wandering in the forest, you may notice fungi of all shapes and colors. Besides the thought that fungi (mushrooms) are poisonous, did you know they can also be used in drug discovery and cancer treatment? Dr. Heriberto Vélëz (Eddy) from the College of Science, Mathematics and Technology is dedicated to conducting research on the pathology of fungi and finding breakthroughs in producing anticancer compounds from fungi. Fluent in English, Spanish, Swedish, Portuguese, and Italian, Dr. Vélëz l…

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