Opening of Express Service Center

At the coming of the 103th anniversary of the founding of XMU, on April 5, 2024, Express Service Center, a place for teachers and students to collect as well as send the package, was officially opened at XMU Xiang’an Campus. Deng Zhaohui, Vice President of XMU, Chen Guang, Assistant President of XMU, Director of Administration Committee of Xiang’an Campus, Su Dengshan, Deputy Director of Offi...

Unveiling Ceremony of Li Shizhen Statue Held in Xiang'an Campus

On April 2nd 2024, the ceremony for completing the statue construction of Li Shizhen, who is a renowned expert on medicinal herbs in China during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), was held in Fujian Garden -Pharmaceutical Garden of Xiang'an Campus Xiamen University. The attendants of this ceremony include Mr. Chen Guang (Assistant President of Xiamen University and Director of Administration Commit...

[TPAMI]Training-free Transformer Architecture Search with Zero-cost Proxy Guided Evolution

Qinqin Zhou; Kekai Sheng; Xiawu Zheng; Ke Li; Yonghong Tian; Jie Chen; Rongrong Jihttps://www.computer.org/csdl/journal/tp/5555/01/10475573/1VrCLVstZ6wPublished: 16 March 2024 AbstractTransformers have shown remarkable performance, however, their architecture design is a time-consuming process that demands expertise and trial-and-error. Thus, it is worthwhile to investigate efficient methods fo...

[TPAMI] Uncovering the Over-Smoothing Challenge in Image Super-Resolution: Entropy-Based Quantification and Contrastive Optimization

Tianshuo Xu; Lijiang Li; Peng Mi; Xiawu Zheng; Fei Chao; Rongrong Ji; Yonghong Tian; Qiang Shenhttps://www.computer.org/csdl/journal/tp/5555/01/10475558/1VrCLOwrH2MPublished: 16 March, 2024AbstractPSNR-oriented models are a critical class of super-resolution models with applications across various fields. However, these models tend to generate over-smoothed images, a problem that has been analy...

Chunzaihua Workshop Enchants XMU International Students

On March 29, Xiamen University's Chinese International Education College/Overseas Education College hosted a cultural experience workshop at Xinhua Bookstore, Xiang’an Campus. Led by lecturer Xiao Ningyao and Chunzaihua tradition's renowned inheritor Hong Xiaoyu, the event offered international students a deep dive into the world of Chunzaihua.The art of Chunzaihua (also known as Chunzihua), a...

Xiang’an Campus of XMU Wraps Up the Second Campus Brisk Walking Activity

On 29 March, Xiang’an Campus of XMU kicked off its 2nd Campus Brisk Walking Activity. The activity, organized by the Trade Union of XMU and the Administrative Committee of Xiang'an Campus, received enthusiastic responses from faculty members as well as students. Hong Qiuxia, Executive Vice-chairman of the Trade Union of XMU, and Ma Long, Deputy Director of Administration Committee of Xiang’an...

Xiang’an Campus of XMU Organizes a Reading Activity for the Faculty

In order to promote the national reading campaign and carry forward the excellent traditional Chinese culture, on 25 March, a reading activity for the faculty with the theme of “Reading Makes Life Better” was held in Xinhua Bookstore, Xiang’an Campus, attracting over 80 faculties.Li Jing, Associate Professor of Department of Chinese Language and Literature, was invited to be a “reading ment...

Research of Prof. Wei-Lei Wang from Xiamen University was selected as one of the Top Ten Scientific and Technological Advances in Oceanology and Limnology in China for the year 2023

Recently, the results of the 2023 Top Ten Scientific and Technological Advances in Oceanology and Limnology in China were announced. The scientific research entitled“Breakthrough in the Estimation of the Global Marine Biological Carbon Pump" conducted by the team of Prof. Wei-Lei Wang from the College of Ocean and Earth Sciences and the State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xia...

Xiang'an Campus of XMU Organizes the Voluntary Tree Planting Activity

As Xiamen University approaches the 103rd anniversary of its founding, on 15 March, the Administrative Committee of Xiang'an Campus organized the voluntary tree planting activity with the theme of "'Planting' this Green, 'Trees' for the Future, Eco-campus, We Build it Together". Chen Guang, Assistant President of Xiamen University, Director of Administration Committee of Xiang’an Campus, Ma Lo...

[Nature Chemistry] A charge-neutral organic cage selectively binds strongly hydrated sulfate anions in water

Liuyang Jing, Evelyne Deplazes, Jack K. Clegg & Xin Wuhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41557-024-01457-5Published: 13 February 2024AbstractIn biological systems, enzymes and transport proteins can bind anions in aqueous media solely by forming hydrogen bonds with charge-neutral motifs. Reproducing this functionality in synthetic systems presents challenges and incurs high costs, particularly wh...