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Bulletin No. 2, 2011

The University’s Third Mission 2
A Knowledge Transfer Culture 4
A Proactive Approach 6
Sowing Seed in Chinese Opera 8
Standing up for the Elderly 10
Connecting Academia and Industry 12
Planning Urban Future 14
Educating the Educators 16
Greening Home and Society 18
CUHK Launches I•CARE Programme 20
An Unusual Study Tour 24
Experiencing Life under the Equator 28
Learning to Live Green in Snow 30
Statistician Awarded for Teaching Excellence 32
New Milestonein Stroke Treatment 34
The Best and the Brightest 36
Men’s Rugby Team Clinches Its First Championship 36
First Victory for Women’s Squash Team 36
CUHK Scoops Championships of Two Rowing Competitions 36
Mainland Student Wins Scholarship to Oxford 37
CUHK Students Awarded Scholarships 37
CUHK Students Shine at Bordeaux Wine Tasting Contest 37
News in Brief 38
Appointments 38
New Pro-Vice-Chancellor 38
New Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor/Reappointed University Dean of Students 38
Reappointed Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor 38
New College Master 38
Reappointed College Head 38
New Faculty Dean 39
Reappointed Dean of Graduate School 39
Emeritus Professors 39
Honours and Recognition 40
Provost Receives Distinguished Alumni Award from UC Berkeley 40
Quantum Science Research Makes Cover Story 40
Bei Dao Honoured by Brown University 40
CUHK Rated Asia’s Top University for Mathematics 41
Prof. Lo Yuk-ming Dennis Elected to Royal Society 41
Young Scientist Excels in International Arena 41
Research 42
Researchers Find Androgen-controlled Gene Promotes Liver Cancer 42
Robots Go Arboreal 42
CUHK Pioneers DNA Chip for Prenatal Diagnosis 42
Activities and Events 43
Centre for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response 43
Naming Ceremony of Run Run Shaw Science Building 43
CUHK-BGI Innovation Institute of Trans-omics Launched 44
Research Centre for Hong Kong History and Humanities Established 44
Department of Japanese Studies Turns 20 44
20th Anniversary of Engineering Faculty 45
20th Anniversary of HKIAPS 45
Intellectual Cross-currents 46
International Conference on HIV Research in China 46
AIDS Guru Holds Seminar at CUHK 46
ACU Conference of Executive Heads at CUHK 46
Strategic Summit of State Key Lab in Oncology in South China 47
Academia Sinica Academicians Visit CUHK 47
Conference on Transnationalism in East Asia 47
Conference on Translation and Asian Studies 48
World Experts Discuss Role of Services Trade 48
Joseph Yam on China’s Monetary Policies 48

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