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Bulletin No. 1, 2010

Humanities · Humanity · Humankind 2
Unity in Interdisciplinarity: Research Institute for the Humanities 4
Reading Cities, Reading Cultures: Research Centre for Comparative City Cultures 6
Knowing Ourselves Through Our Past: Centre for Comparative and Public History 7
Reaffirming the Value of Values: Research Centre for Human Values 8
More Than Words: Department of Music 10
Empirically and Creatively Urban: Centre for Culture and Development 12
Tracing the Way of the Dao: Centre for the Studies of Daoist Culture 14
Of Steeple and Society: Centre for Catholic Studies 16
The 67th Congregation 18
Former Vice-Chancellor Prof. Charles K. Kao Returns to CUHK 22
Two Projects Made Areas of Excellence 28
Institute of Network Coding 29
The Historical Anthropology of Chinese Society 30
Foundation Stone Laid for Lee Woo Sing College 32
The Best and the Brightest 34
Accountancy Graduates Sweep Top Awards in Exam 34
Grand Slam for Rowing Team at Intervarsity Championships 34
Biochemistry Student Wins Grand Prize in FameLab Contest 35
Three Silvers in Friendship Games 35
Nursing Student Wins Individual Cross Country Championship 35
News in Brief 36
Appointments 36
New Council Members 36
Senior Advisor to the Council 36
Vice-Chancellor Designate 36
Appointment of Registrar 36
Professorial Appointments 37
New Faculty Dean 37
New Provost 37
New College Master 37
Honours and Recognition 38
Distinguished Professor-at-Large Awarded Royal Medal 38
Scientist and Engineer Receive MoE Research Awards 38
Two Engineering Professors Elected ASME Fellows 39
Prof. John Lui Conferred ACM and IEEE Fellowships 39
Physics and Biomed Professors Receive State Natural Science Awards 40
Research 40
Vibration Platform to Improve Human Musculoskeletal System 40
New Pacing Therapy to Prevent Heart Failure 41
Over HK$91 Million Research Grants for 104 Projects 42
Activities and Events 43
MOU with Shenzhen to Explore Establishment of CUHK Shenzhen Campus 43
CUHK and Kuwait–Asia University Partner to Establish Business School 43
Inauguration of School of Biomedical Sciences 44
Inauguration of School of Architecture 44
Inauguration of School of Public Health and Primary Care 45
International Poetry Nights 45
CUHK and US Geological Survey Sign Protocol 46
Institute of Global Economics and Finance Established 46
Intellectual Cross-currents 47
Henry Tang Ying-yen on Magnanimity 47
Japanese Ambassador on East Asian Overtures 47
Former Observatory Head on Sustainable Development 48
Shaw Astronomy Laureate on Stars and Planets 48
Former Japanese Vice-Minister on a Nuke-free World 49
Microsoft Chief Officer on Future of Computing 49
Lecture Series by CAE Academicians 50
Wei Lun Public Lecture on Climate Change 50
Learning from Overseas Health Care Experiences 51
Symposium for Health Care Workers Serving Chinese 51
Conference on Globalization and Family Changes 52
Workshop on Spatial Information Technologies 52

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