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JI students won multiple innovation prizes
In August, a group of JI students won prizes in two different innovation competitions, i.e., TiC100 Smart City Innovation & Entrepreneurship Contest and “Magic Ideas” Chinese Innovator Competition, with their invention “Smart Belt for the elderly.”
First Tang Junyuan JI Scholarship awarded
The first Tang Junyuan JI Scholarships were awarded on the occasion of 2015 JI Summer Design Expo and open house held on August 5. The winners Ziqi Guo and Xieyang Liu received the awards from Dean Peisen Huang and officials of Shanghai Tang Jun Yuan Education Foundation.
2015 JI Commencement speech by Mr. John Wu
“Remember, you can embrace risk and uncertainty!Remember to keep learning and exploring!Above all, remember optimism can bring luck to you all!”
JI – Intel collaboration going strong
On July 27, 15 University of Michigan- Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI) students went to Intel to present their corporate-sponsored projects, the ninth time over the years. The three projects were: (1) Application control of OpenCL-based...
JI Faculty wins first prize of 2015 SJTU Teaching Award
The winner list of the 2015 Shanghai Jiao Tong University Teaching Awards has been announced. Among the 115 entries from 29 schools (departments), the University of Michigan- SJTU Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI) faculty team featuring “Innovative Education with Corporate...
The 17th JI Board Meeting concludes successfully
The 17th JI board meeting was held at SJTU and the UM simultaneously via teleconference on July 10th.
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...
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...
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.
English Full House celebrates ten-year anniversary
The English Full House started as an English Corner but, due to high demand and increasing popularity, has evolved into a dynamic multifaceted club for cultural exchange.
JI Student Jing Long wins second prize in RamanFest Poster Contest
In the 3rd International Conference on High-end Application of Raman Spectroscopy (RamanFest), JI EE Class 2010 Ph.D. student Jing Long won the second prize.
JI shines at SJTU Freshman Mechanical Competition
The 7th SJTU Freshman Mechanical Competition was held on May 15 evening. This year the highly anticipated event was sponsored by Zhejiang Liming Engine Parts Co., Ltd.