Peking University, Sept. 24, 2010: A joint projectby researchers from University of California, Davis (UCD) and Peking University (PKU) has discovered the mechanism of how the long-term and high-dose use of the arthritis painkiller "Vioxx" causes heart attacks and strokes. The re...

Peking University, Beijing, Sept. 20, 2010: On Sept. 14, findings of latest research on confined three-dimensional plasmon modes inside a ring-shaped nanocavity, led by Prof. Yu Dapeng and Prof. Zhang Jiaseng and participated by a PhD student Zhu Xinli, were published in the onli...

Peking University, Beijing, Sept. 17, 2010: The Times Higher Education (THE) officially issued the 2010-11 world university rankings on Sept. 16. Two universities on the Chinese mainland are among the top 50, with Peking University ranking 37th, and University of Science and Tech...

Peking University, Beijing, Sept. 17, 2010: A Brief History of Chinese Philosophy (PUP Edition), a representative work of Prof. Feng Youlan (1895-1990), prominent Chinese philosopher and PKU professor, was launched into market in a brand new version by Peking University Press (PU...

Peking University, Beijing, Sept. 13, 2010: On July 22, Prof. Justin Lin Yifu, Honorary Dean of PKU National School of Development, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of World Bank, was elected as aCorresponding Fellow of the British Academy inits annual meeting.Founded in...