DKU awards tenure and promotions to nine faculty members
Duke Kunshan University has recognized a group of faculty members who received tenure, promotions or both, honoring their contributions to research, teaching
and service. The faculty members recognized are Titas Chakraborty, associate professor of history; Nellie Chu, associate professor of cultural anthropology;
Paolo Epifani, professor of economics; Kolleen Guy, professor of history; Georg May, associate professor of mathematics; Lincoln Rathnam, associate professor of
political science; Yu Wang, associate professor of sociology; Shixin Xu, associate professor of mathematics; and Xiaoqian Xu, associate professor of
mathematics.
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A reason to look up: DKU students reimagine the daily commute
Two DKU undergraduate students Jiaqi Chen and Tianruo Liu created a pilot Wellness Carriage on Suzhou Metro Line 11 under Professor Claudia Nisa’s guidance.
They adopted a gentle design with natural murals and relaxing wellness messages to calm commuters instead of setting rules. The project aims to encourage
passengers to pause and look up from phones.
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How planning scales shape biodiversity outcomes of renewable energy expansion
A new study led by Professor Binbin Li’s research team at Duke Kunshan University (DKU) examined how the expansion of solar and wind energy sites under
different levels of centralized planning may lead to different biodiversity outcomes in China. The findings, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, provide a
transferable framework for countries and regions seeking to assess renewable energy siting across planning scales and better align energy development with
biodiversity conservation.
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Study links early-life heatwave exposure to climate governance
A new study led by Jingbo Cui, associate professor at Duke Kunshan University’s Environmental Research Center, has found that jurisdictions governed by
policymakers who experienced extreme heat early in life had lower carbon emissions. The paper, “The Enduring Impacts of Early Life Exposure to Heatwaves on
Climate Governance,” was recently published online in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. Combining detailed climate records with the career
histories of local government officials, the researchers provide new evidence that early-life climate experiences can have lasting effects on public policy
decisions.
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Third Environmental Futures in Asia Network conference hosted at DKU
During June 18-20, 2026, the third Environmental Futures in Asia Network (EFAN) Conference—“Green Transitions,” co-hosted by the Environmental Research Center
at Duke Kunshan University and the Asian Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University, was held at Duke Kunshan University. With a humanities-centered
perspective, the conference delved into green transition issues and attracted over 50 scholars and guests from renowned institutions across the Asia-Pacific
region.
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Research published in Science reveals how algal blooms rapidly die off
Huansheng Cao, assistant professor of environmental science, participates in a collaborative project published in Science. Entitled Iron-catalyzed active lipid
peroxides drive ultrafast collective cell death in blooming algae, the research demonstrates that iron-catalyzed lipid peroxidation initiates ferroptosis in
Microcystis. Released active lipid peroxides transmit cell death across algal populations, leading to sudden collapse of harmful blooms and inspiring new
approaches to curb algal outbreaks.
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The Wellness Carriage pilot project on Suzhou Metro Line 11, led by DKU faculty and students.
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Students from Duke, DKU and universities around the world participate in DKU’s Chinese Intensive Summer Language program.
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A creative DKU visual with stretched pixel effects.
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