Fudan University Lost 28 Professors in Less than 14 Months

Patients line up for an emergency pre-check at the new pediatric building of Xinhua Hospital in Shanghai, China, on the night of Sept. 25, 2023. CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images

Hu Hesheng, a female academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a renowned mathematician at Fudan University in Shanghai, died on Feb. 2, 2024, due to illness. She is the 28th professor in the Shanghai-based university to have died since the beginning of 2023.

Often ranked among the top five universities in the country, Fudan University is one of the most prominent universities in China.