Recently, Professors Li Sanzhong and Suo Yanhui from the Key Laboratory of Submarine Geosciences and Prospecting Techniques of the Ministry of Education at Ocean University of China (OUC), in collaboration with several research teams from China and abroad, published a research article online in Nature Communicationsentitled “Convergent mantle flow and plate kinematics contribute to South China Sea rifting.” The study reveals a new mechanism by which deep mantle flow and plate kinematics jointly

Recently, the Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography of the Ministry of Education at Ocean University of China (OUC) published its latest research findings online in Nature Communications in an article entitled “Spring–Summer Caribbean Sea Marine Heatwaves Tied to Previous Winter Indian Ocean Marine Heatwaves.” For the first time, this study reveals an inter-ocean-basin and cross-seasonal teleconnection between marine heatwaves in the Indian Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. It clarifies the inter-b

Recently, a research team led by Professor Ai Qinghui and Academician Mai Kangsen from the College of Fisheries at Ocean University of China (OUC), made important progress in research on phospholipid metabolism-mediated regulation of antiviral innate immunity. The findings were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(PNAS)under the title “Phosphoethanolamine cytidylyltransferase 2 integrates DAG metabolism and TBK1 activation to regulate antiviral innate immunity.”As the

Recently, the research team led by Professor Mao Xiangzhao from the College of Food Science and Engineering at Ocean University of China (OUC), the research team led by Professor Jiang Shuai from the School of Medicine and Pharmacyat OUC, and Professor Katharina Landfesterfrom the Max Planck Institute For Polymer Researchin Germany jointly constructed a series of novel glycosylated phospholipidsthrough enzymatic synthesis. They also systematically elucidated their functional properties and struc

On April 17, Associate Professor Liu Xiaohui from the College of Environmental Science and Engineering at Ocean University of China (OUC) published a research article entitled “Urban wetlands as hotspots of antibiotic resistomes and their potential viral transmission” in Nature Cities, a Natureportfolio journal.Urban wetlands, often referred to as the “sponges” of cities, play an irreplaceable role in flood prevention and disaster mitigation, carbon sequestration, urban cooling, and providing le

Recently, Professor Zhang Shaoqing’s team at the Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography of the Ministry of Education at Ocean University of China (OUC), in collaboration with Professor Tian Yongjun’s team at the Frontiers Research Center for Deep Sea and Polar Fisheries, has made significant progress in research on the seasonal migration patterns of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis; hereafter SKJ) in the Northwest Pacific and the mechanisms underlying its response to climate variability. Drawi

On May 11, “Personalized Pricing in the Presence of Privacy Concerns,” a research article co-authored by Zhang Mengyu, a young faculty member from the School of Economics at Ocean University of China (OUC), and Professor Chen Zhiqi from Carleton University, Canada, was published online in Management Science, a top international journal in management.The article explores firms’ incentives to adopt a tracking technology to collect personal data that enables personalized pricing in an online market

Recently, the article “Chitin from the Sea Providing Solutions in Tackling Microplastic Pollution,” co-authored by Professor Li Fengmin and Associate Professor Sun Cuizhu from the College of Environmental Science and Engineering at Ocean University of China (OUC), was reprinted in full in Issue 2, 2026 ofXinhua Digest.The article aims to address the global environmental challenge of controlling microplastic pollution, systematically exploring chitin, a form of marine waste biomass, as a raw mate

Recently, a paper written by Bu Yanjun, a lecturer in the Department of Political Science of the School of International Affairs and Public Administration, and a researcher at the Institute of Marine Development of Ocean University of China (OUC), was published in Issue 4, 2026, of World Economics and Politics,a leading Chinese academic journalin political science. The paper is entitled “Is Technological Diffusion a Strategic Necessity? National Strategic Choices Under Dual Empowerment”.The arti

On April 12, a research team led by Professors Mao Yunxiang and Wang Dongmei from the College of Marine Life Sciences and the MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding at Ocean University of China (OUC) made new progress in the genetic transformation of red algae. The related work, entitled “Establishment of an efficient Agrobacterium-mediated transformation system for the economically important macroalga Pyropia yezoensis (Rhodophyta)”, was published in New Phytologist.Pyropia yezoensi

On March 26, a team led by Professor Dong Yunwei from the College of Fisheries and the MOE Key Laboratory of Mariculture at Ocean University of China (OUC) published a research article entitled “Hexokinase Expansion in Thermophilic Snails Supports Extreme Heat Tolerance” in the leading journal Science China Life Sciences.Against the backdrop of global warming, understanding the adaptive mechanisms that enable organisms to tolerate extreme heat has become a crucial scientific question in modern b

Recently, the team led by Professor Liu Weizhi from the MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding of the College of Marine Life Sciences and the Fang Zongxi Center for Marine Evo-Devo at Ocean University of China (OUC) has made a breakthrough in the application of marine biological enzymes. After more than a decade of dedicated research in collaboration with partner universities and enterprises, the team has overcome multiple technical bottlenecks, and its new marine oligosaccharide dru

Recently, the Sea-STAR Program team at Ocean University of China (OUC) published a research article entitled “Neutrino tomography with a three-dimensional model of Earth’s density”online in Chinese Physics C. The Sea-STAR Program for neutrino detection and research is an OUC initiative aimed at strengthening organized scientific research and promoting interdisciplinary integration. It is also an important measure to bring together research strengths for original and leading scientific and techno

Recently, a research team led by Professor Hou Chunchao from the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Ocean University of China (OUC) made important progress in green electrocatalytic upcycling research. The related findings were published in the internationally renowned journals Journal of the American Chemical Societyand Angewandte Chemie International Edition.Driven by China’s “dual-carbon” goals and the urgent need for environmental pollution control, conventional thermochemical co