Research News

Wenzhou Techweek was officially launched in the Century Plaza on May 20, 2017. Wenzhou Kean University faculty, staff, and students participated in the Techweek on the subject of Science and Technology Power, Dream-true Innovation, with the research and creative works. Local colleges and universities, research institutes presented their works and provide their services through display, information dissemination, consultancy service, technical services, medical clinic, exchange, etc. Our theme o…

In his lab at Wenzhou-Kean University, Dr. Aloysius Wong, Assistant Professor of Biology recently concluded and published a study on negative side-effects of probiotic bacteria that are widely used in a variety of “health foods.”  Benefiting from an institutional Students partnering with Faculty (SpF) research grant, Dr. Wong and two of his students, Min Zheng and Ruijia Zhang, embarked on a project to explore some of the undesirable side-effects that may occur. Probiotic bacteria are known to h…

Director LIU Huanbin, from Department of Science & Technology Cooperation, and Associate Director ZHANG Feng, from Department of Administrative Examination and Comprehensive Management, of Wenzhou Municipal Science & Technology Bureau, gave an attractive and content-rich research seminar on grant applications to more than 40 WKU faculty, staff and students on March 4 at Room GEH B302. Director ZHANG Feng shared the information of the development of science & technology in Wenzhou, as…

Global Lecture Series: “Changing Gender Roles among Young Adults: Understanding Dating, Mate Selection, and Fertility Preferences in China” Time: 12:00PM-1:00PM (Monday, November 7, 2016) Location: General Education Hall, B101 Dr. SAMPSON LEE BLAIR will deliver a lecture on Changing Gender Roles among Young Adults: Understanding Dating, Mate Selection, and Fertility Preferences in China.  Over recent decades, the respective gender roles of Chinese women and men have changed significantly.  As a…

Wenzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau released the official announcement on the annual science and technology plan a few days ago. Two faculty from WKU obtained the sponsorship. Wen-Rui Tang River Revitalization Assessment Project – Trophic System Modeling hosted by Dr. Toby Michelena received 150,000 by from the 2016 Water Pollution Control and Treatment Program; The Design of a Personalized and Configurable Intelligent Tutoring System for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder using…

At Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU), biology faculty member Dr. Gustave Ado is conducting research in environmental health issues. He is making remarkable discoveries about the challenges posed by pollution on the natural environment and, in turn, the health risks for humans inhabiting it. In his research, Dr. Ado is engaging students at Wenzhou-Kean University in real life and academic lessons, as they are going out into the field to collect samples that are then tested in the laboratories at WKU.…

During April 18 to 23, 2015, Computer Science professor Dr. Tiffany Y. Tang, Dr. Pinata Winoto and junior student Yongfu (Relic) Wang attended the 33rd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing (ACM CHI 2015)in Seoul, Korea. Yongfu Wang, Dr.Pinata Winto, and Dr.Tiffany Tang CHI is the premier international forum for human-computer interaction.This year, the conference attracted more than 2900 researchers around the world to exchange their latest research. The WKU poster (second from th…