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The First Muriel & Jackson Lum Scholarships awarded

The First Muriel & Jackson Lum Scholarships awarded

The first award ceremony of the Muriel & Jackson Lum Scholarship was held at University of Michigan- Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute’s (UM-SJTU JI) Yu Liming Student Activity Center on July 8. Mr. and Mrs. Lum were present to give the awards. The...

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Prof. Yong Long wins 2015 UM-SJTU Collaborative Research Grant

Prof. Yong Long wins 2015 UM-SJTU Collaborative Research Grant

University of Michigan- Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI) Assistant Professor Yong Long’s joint proposal with UM Professor Jeffrey A. Fessler titled “Ultra-Low Dose CT Image Reconstruction Based on Big Data Priors” has won a two-year funding...

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JI graduate students win Shanghai Excellent Thesis Awards

JI graduate students win Shanghai Excellent Thesis Awards

Passing the competitive selection process of both SJTU and Shanghai Government Education Committee, Chengzhi Shi, ME master student, and Xiaolong He, ECE master student, both of JI’s 2010 Class of Graduate Students (first of JI), turned out to be the winners of this honor.

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2015 Summer TA Orientation Conference a success

2015 Summer TA Orientation Conference a success

  To prepare the new teaching assistants for the summer semester, the Center for Learning and Teaching (CLT-JI) held the 2015 Summer TA Orientation Conference at the University of Michigan- Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI) on May 16,...

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JI students win big at 2015 MCM/ICM

JI students win big at 2015 MCM/ICM

The recently released results of the 2015 Mathematical Contest in Modeling/ Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (MCM/ICM) show that among the 24 teams from the University of Michigan- Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute’s (UM-SJTU JI) Innovation Club, 5...

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JI volunteers bring warmth to the Sunshine House

JI volunteers bring warmth to the Sunshine House

On a sunny afternoon in mid-April, six energetic JI student volunteers visited the “Sunshine House” for the mentally challenged in Shanghai, bringing laughter and warmth to the residents. After a little warmup to break the ice, the volunteers sat down with the...

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