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JI faculty member honored as SJTU Youth Post Expert

JI faculty member honored as SJTU Youth Post Expert

Zijie Qu, a faculty member of the University of Michigan–Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter), has been awarded the title of SJTU Youth Post Expert. The final evaluation meeting for the 2025 SJTU Youth Post Expert selection was held...

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SJTU future scholar program recruits five JI students

SJTU future scholar program recruits five JI students

Five undergraduate students from the University of Michigan–Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) have been selected for the fourth cohort of the SJTU GIFT Future Scholar Program. Ziqian Wang (freshman), Haorang Zhang (sophomore),...

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JI doctoral students sweep top three awards at SPIE conference

JI doctoral students sweep top three awards at SPIE conference

Three Ph.D. students from the University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) have won the top three awards in the Best Student Paper Competition on Structural and Biological Systems Health Monitoring at the SPIE Smart...

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JI hosts delegation led by NTU president

JI hosts delegation led by NTU president

On May 12, a delegation from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) led by President Ho Teck Hua, visited the University of Michigan–Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter).  JI leaders including Chairman of JI Council Ming Yang, Dean...

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JI exchange student wins top honor in SJTU singing contest

JI exchange student wins top honor in SJTU singing contest

Gemma Villoresi, an exchange student at the University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter), recently claimed first place in the final of the 2025 SJTU Top Ten Singers Competition. Representing JI, Gemma secured the championship title with her rendition of “All I Ask” after three rounds of competition.

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