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Infection and mortality rates for COVID-19 could be significantly reduced if high-income countries donated 46% of their COVID-19 vaccine stocks to low- and middle-income countries, according to a team led by researcher at CityU.
Correlation found between weather conditions and lower COVID-19 fatality rates: CityU research study
A correlation exists between the weather and humidity that patients are exposed to during different stages of COVID-19 infection and the probability of death, according to Dr Sean Yuan Hsiang-yu, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at CityU, and PhD student Liang Jing-bo.
A research team led by a CityU scholar and other researchers have discovered a first-of-its-kind super-elastic alloy that can retain its stiffness even after being heated to 1,000 K (about 727 ℃) or above, with nearly zero energy dissipation. The team believes that the alloy can be applied in manufacturing high-precision devices for space missions.
A research team at CityU estimated in mid-January, that if social mobility decreases by around 25% when compared to the level during the Christmas and New Year holidays, a fifth wave will cause around 250,000 infected cases, which is similar to the current pandemic trend in Hong Kong.
Consumer satisfaction rose to 69.9 in 2009, close to the record high level it had reached in 2007, according to a survey conducted by the Department of Management Sciences at CityU.
CityU invited top-notch alumni and experts to share their expertise in financial planning and investment insights at a forum on 23 March, an initiative aimed at strengthening ties between alumni and CityU to support University development.
Mr Andy Ho On-tat, Information Coordinator of the Office of the Chief Executive, gave a public relations talk on 19 March, discussing ways to deal with major incidents and the role of new media in shaping public opinion.
The School of Law established on 18 March the Hong Kong Centre for Maritime and Transportation Law to nurture maritime and transportation legal professionals in support of Hong Kong’s continued development as a maritime service centre.
Pulitzer Prize winning author Mr Junot Díaz was the speaker at City University Pulitzer Prize Distinguished Lecture on 15 March.
CityU has joined hands for the first time with two influential financial institutions, in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, to offer a training programme that will nurture senior executives from the mainland’s financial and treasury management sectors.