Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung, CUHK Vice-Chancellor, was presented the Fulbright Hong Kong Distinguished Scholar Award last year, and did a lecture tour of the US from 20 to 23 January 2015. He delivered a lecture titled 'Plague, SARS, Avian Flu and Ebola, Have We Learned Anything Yet?' at Stanford University, UC Berkeley, the University of Washington, and UCLA, which attracted an audience that ranged from eminent scholars to medical students in the fields of public health and global health.

While at the four universities, Professor Sung and the CUHK delegation took the opportunity to meet with senior administrators and researchers to explore areas of common interest for future collaboration, including integrative medicine, global health, brain mapping research, gut microbiota research, migration studies, food security in China, and energy and environment.