Ma Xiaoya, a researcher working at Yunnan Key Laboratory for Paleontology of Yunnan University (YNU), was presented with the Hodson Award by the Palaeontological Association to honor her notable contribution to paleontology, on Dec 16.
The first Belt and Road Water Conference was held in Kunming, capital city of Yunnan province, on Dec 21, 2018.
A ceremony to award outstanding teachers and grant funds to talented students was held at Yunnan University (YNU) on Dec 26. The funds given to students and awards given to teachers were provided by Yunnan-based tobacco company Hong Yun Hong He Group.
Hou Zengqian, an academician working at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and deputy director of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NNSF) visited Yunnan University (YNU) to learn more about YNU’s work to develop its geoscience department, on Dec 23.
A group of students at Yunnan University (YNU) were honored for donating blood at a ceremony held at Kunming Blood Center, on Dec 25.
A ceremony to launch a set of books on ethnology and sociology was held by Yunnan University (YNU) in partnership with the Social Sciences Academic Press, at YNU, on Dec 21.