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Prof. Catherine McBride (middle)

From left: Dr. Kate Ching Ching CHAN, Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, CUHK; Prof. Paul Kay Sheung CHAN, Chairman, Department of Microbiology, CUHK; Dr. Karene Hoi Ting YEUNG, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Paediatrics, CUHK; Prof. Tony NELSON, Clinical Professional Consultant, Department of Paediatrics, CUHK; and Prof. Wing Hung TAM, Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology)

A recent study by CUHK Medicine research team revealed that mindfulness can be effective in reducing menopausal symptoms, especially anxiety and depressive symptoms. (From left: Dr. Carmen WONG, Director of CUHK Centre of Research and Promotion in Women’s Health; Study participant Ms. TO; and Prof. Samuel WONG, Director of CUHK Thomas Jing Centre for Mindfulness Research and Training and Professor of the Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK )

The Division of Speech Therapy organizes the Speech Therapy Screening Day and serves around 200 local families

Since 2015, 18 GPS students have been awarded the Innovation and Technology Scholarship Award, amounting to about 20% of the total number of awardees

From right: Prof. Heng Pheng-Ann and Miss Dou Qi

Dr. Kent Lee (1st left) expects the project could integrate international students with local students. uReply GO was developed by Prof. Paul Lam (2nd right) and his team at CLEAR

Prof. Geoffrey G. Jones

Pro-Vice-Chancellor Prof. Poon Wai-yin (6th right), Prof. Jane Jackson of the Department of English (6th left), Dr. Jose Lai, Director of ELTU (5th right), and Mr. Hardy Tsoi, former CUHK Arts Administrator and Sir Run Run Shaw Hall Manager (4th right) with the finalists

From left: Miss Wendy Yang, Prof. Lawal Marafa and Prof. Johnson Chan

Professor Yang (left) surveyed the seafloor structure in the Makran trench with
Ocean Bottom Seismographs

Class of fall 2017. In the 2nd row, 3rd to 8th from left are College Development Officer Ms. Eunice Lee, Kunqu instructor Ms. Shi Xiaojun, director of training and performance of the Shanghai Theatre Academy Ms. Han Tingting, College Patron Dr. Lee Woo-sing, Peking opera instructor Ms. Zheng Shuang and Associate Master of the College Prof. Yam Yeung

Prof. János Kollár, Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University

Prof. Claire Voisin, Professor and Chair in Algebraic Geometry, College de France

Dr. Fung Hong (3rd right), Prof. Justin C.Y. Wu (1st right) and CUHKMC staff visit Standford Hospital

Mr. Chien Lee (5th left), Dr. Fung Hong (6th left), Prof. Justin C.Y. Wu (5th right) and CUHKMC staff visiting Standford Hospital and Clinics

Prof. Cheng Chun-hung (1st left)

Prof. Hui Shu-cheong David (right) and Dr. Ng So-shan Susanna (left)

Legume Symposium

Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung (4th
left), Vice-Chancellor, CUHK; Dr. Victor Dzau (3rd left),
President, NAM; Dr. Edgar Cheng (5th left), chairman, The Lanson Foundation; Prof. Fok Tai-fai (2nd left), Pro-Vice-Chancellor, CUHK; Prof. Francis Chan (6th left), dean, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK; and Dr. Derrick Au (1st left), director, Centre for Bioethics, CUHK

Mr. Chu Tatshing (1st left). Officiating guests included (from left) Mr. Chu Tat-shing; Prof. Kao Poyuen, President of Huafan University; Ms. Brenda Lao, daughter of Professor Lao; Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung, Vice-Chancellor of CUHK; Prof. Fong Wing-ping, head of Chung Chi College; Prof. Cheng Chung-yi, chairman of the Department of Philosophy; Prof. Roger T. Ames, chair Professor of Humanities, Department of Philosophy of Peking University; and Prof. Cheung Chanfai,president of CUHK Philosophy Alumni Association

From left: Prof. Edward Ng, Prof. Leung Yee, Prof. Ren Chao, and Dr. Xu Yong of the Institute of Future Cities at CUHK

Professor Charles K. Kao Student Creativity Awards

CUHK Signs MoU with National Institutes for Food and Drug Control

Prof. Susanne Choi (left) and Ms. Luo Ming

Prof. Tam Wing-hung (centre)

(From right) PhD students Song Liu, Wenlong Zuo, Ye Li, and Prof. Yilin Wu of the Department of Physics, CUHK.

Prof. Richard Bamler (photo)

CUHK study confirms that rotavirus vaccines are highly effective for Hong Kong children. (From left) Ms. Karene Hoi Ting YEUNG, Postgraduate student, Department of Paediatrics, CUHK; Prof. Paul Kay Sheung CHAN, Chairman of the Department of Microbiology, CUHK; Dr. James HEFFELFINGER, Lead in New Vaccines, Expanded Programme on Immunisation Unit, Western Pacific Regional Office of WHO; Dr. Kate Ching Ching CHAN, Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, CUHK; and Prof. Tony NELSON, Clinical Professional Consultant, Department of Paediatrics, CUHK.

Another research team comprises Prof. Yan Keyou (1st left), Prof. Xu Jianbin (2nd left) and doctoral tudents discovered nonstoichiometric acid–base reaction (NABR) as reliable synthetic route to highly stable CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite film for the production solar cells. The NABR perovskite film is stable for two months with negligible PbI2-impurity under 65% humidity, whereas other perovskites prepared by
traditional methods degrade distinctly after two weeks.The result was published in the November issue of Nature Communications.

Prof. Lawrence Wong demonstrating iTBS treatment on a stroke patient

From left) Prof. Zhao Ni, Assistant Professor of the Department of Electronic Engineering, Prof. Wong Ching-ping, Dean of Engineering and Prof. Lu Yi-chun, Assistant Professor of the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering

Dr. Tam Yuk-him (left) and Prof. Ng Chi-fai of the Department of Surgery

(From left) Chris Yiu, Gladys Tang, Raymond Wong, Elsie Tsui and Kelly Kwan

Prof. Lam Hon-ming (left) and Prof. Wong Kam-bo show the 3-D model of plant protein

Former US Treasury Secretary and Prof. Lawrence J. Lau on China

Prof. James J. Heckman

Prof. Huda Zoghbi

Prof. Adrian Bird

From left: Prof. Leung Mei-yee, Dr. Wong Wing-hung and Dr. Julie Chiu

New Programme Promotes Gender Studies

(From left) Prof. Fanny Cheung, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of CUHK, Prof. Lui Lok-ming, Ronald, Associate Professor of
the Department of Mathematics and Prof. Xin Zhouping, William M.W. Mong Professor of Mathematics.

Prof. Qiu Yu, Research Assistant Professor of the Department of Mathematics, CUHK

Prof. Thomas Au motivates his students to explore science from difference perspectives

Tam Wai-ping, assistant professor of the Department of Fine Arts, shows the salvaged logs in storage

From left: Dr. Siew C. Ng, Prof. Justin Wu and Prof. Simon Ng

Conducting a basic examination of a Tibetan woman

From left: Dr. Gary Cheung, clinical assistant professor (honorary) and Dr. Alex Lee, assistant
professor, Division of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK; and Dr. Kwok Ka-wai, assistant
professor, Faculty of Engineering, HKU

Entrepreneurship Day

Prof. Michael Sandel of Harvard University on ‘What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets’

Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung (right), Vice-Chancellor, presents a souvenir to Prof. Diamond

Prof. Peter A. Diamond, 2010 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, on ‘Good Pension Design’

Prof. Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Laureate in Peace, on ‘Small Loans for a Big Future’

Prof. Emily Chan assessing the quake’s aftermath in Nepal in June 2015. Topalo, teacher and
head of Pipalthok Village, tells of his determination to equip local children with better knowledge
of disaster preparedness

The rooftop garden at AITB (An Integrated Teaching Building) has been around since 2013, and staff and students of the School of Architecture have been growing crops there since.

Professor Fung Kwok-pui, convener of the Faculty of Medicine's Energy Conservation Committee and former Head of United College (2002-2012)

Prof. Chau Kwai-cheong, adjunct associate professor in the Department of Geography and Resource Management and one of Hong Kong's very few turf specialists.

From left: Mr. Benny Tam, Director of Estates Management; Ms. Vivian Ho, Director of Campus Planning and Sustainability; Prof. Fung Tung, Associate Vice-President; Mr. Wong Kam-sing, Secretary for the Environment; Prof. Chu Lee-man, Chairman of the Committee on Campus Environment; Mr. Jor Fan, Environmental Sustainability Manager of Estates Management Office; Ms. Doris Chan, Project Coordinator of Estates Management Office
Gold Award (Public Organizations and Utilities Sector)
2013 Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence (HKAEE)

Mrs. Carrie Lam, Chief Secretary for Administration of the HKSAR Government, presents the Croucher Senior Research Fellowship to Prof. James Lau

Professor Rocky S. Tuan

Prof. Gabriel Lau Ngar-cheung, AXA Professor of Geography and Resource Management, and director of the Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability, at The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Prof. Gabriel Lau Ngar-cheung, AXA Professor of Geography and Resource Management, and director of the Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability, at The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Prof. Rossa W.K. Chiu, Department of Chemical Pathology, was awarded the 2012 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education; and the Chinese Young Women in Science Fellowship.

CUHK 50th Anniversary Fair Public Lecture: Prof. Emily Chan<br><br>The second CUHK 50th Anniversary Fair Public Lecture, entitled 'Evidence-based Health and Medical Intervention: How Do We Do Our Work in Rural Ethnic Minority Communities in China?' was held at the Hong Kong Central Library. The lecture was delivered by Prof. Emily Chan, director of the Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC).

Prof. Gordon W.H. Cheung, Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor and professor in the Department of Management

Prof. Xu Yangsheng, Professor of Automation and Computer-Aided Engineering of CUHK and the first President of CUHK(SZ)

Prof. Benny Zee (left) and his team of the Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care have developed a retinal image algorithm that evaluates cerebral vessel conditions and stroke risk

New Non-Invasive Technology to Measure Liver Fat
Prof. Vincent Wong (left) and Prof. Grace Wong with the new non-invasive imaging technology—Controlled Attenuation Parameter

C.W. Chu College held the Contract Work Commencement Ceremony on 4 November 2012

Prof. Jong Siu-yung Morris (2nd right) and EduVenture® Research Team

The Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology pioneers computer-assisted tumour surgery (CATS) for treating bone cancer

Prof. Lao Sze-kwang, Professor Emeritus at the Department of Philosophy, passed away on 21 October 2012.

Prof. Dennis Y.M. Lo, Li Ka Shing Professor of Medicine, won the 2012 Ernesto Illy Trieste Science Prize

Prof. Yang Chen-ning celebrated his 90th birthday with CUHK staff, students and alumni on 15 September 2012, and cut the birthday cake with Mrs. Yang.

Prof. Shekhar Kumta, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, was awarded a 2012 UGC Award for Teaching Excellence by the University Grants Committee

The Mystery of 'Little Brain' Deterioration<br><br>Prof. Chan Ho-yin Edwin (left) and his PhD student Frankie H. Tsoi illuminate pathogenic pathways of spinocerebellar ataxias

Prof. Huang Bo of the Department of Geography and Resource Management led a research group that developed the world's first unified remote sensing image fusion technology

Tonnes of polypropylene pellets spilled into the sea by typhoon Vincente in July 2012. Prof. Pan Jiayi at the Institute of Space and Earth Information Science made use of a newly developed marine environment system to assist the clean-up operation.

The new findings of the research team led by Prof. Fung Ming-Chiu from the School of Life Sciences reveal that normal cells can reverse apoptosis as cancer cells do. And reversal of apoptosis may cause normal cells to become carcinogenic.

Prof. Daniele Perissin of the Institute of Space and Earth Information Science received the Dragon Programme award from the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (MOST) for his contribution to the success of their cooperation programme on space remote sensing.

Prof. Chan Lik-yuen Henry and Prof. Wong Lai-hung Grace of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics show the new XL probe and the regular M probe of Fibroscan. The new XL probe is used to assess liver fibrosis among obese subjects.

The Chinese University received six Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards (Science and Technology) from the Ministry of Education in 2011, including three first-class awards in natural sciences, two first-class awards and one second-class award in technology advancement.

The Creativity Laboratory of Wu Yee Sun College serves as the playground for the College students to explore ideas across disciplines, to quench their curiosity, and to put playfulness back into their learning.

Two teams comprising six students of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering snatched both the championship and the second runner-up position in the IBM Inter-University Programming Contest 2012 on 11 February 2012.

Chen Chih-fan, honorary professor of the Department of Electronic Engineering, passed away on 25 February 2012. Trained as an electronic engineer, he was an inspiring essayist known for his elegantly simple writing style.

Prof. Jia Jiaya of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and his post-doctoral fellow Dr. Xu Li have developed a new Robust Motion Deblurring technology to fix blurry photos.

Prof. Kwan Hoi-shan, director of the Food Research Centre, developed a platform and database for the DNA-based species authentication of common dried seafood and tonic food products. The platform will enable the industry to monitor and verify the origins and species of these products.

CUHK Scientists Reveal Genetic Link between Dissimilar Forms of Animals<br><br>Prof. Chu Ka-hou (left) and Dr. Tsang Ling-ming show the dramatic difference in size between king crabs and hermit crabs.

A recipient of many teaching awards, Prof. Poon Wai-yin, Associate Dean (Education) of the Faculty of Science and Professor in the Department of Statistics, won another accolade when she was conferred the inaugural UGC Award for Teaching Excellence by the University Grants Committee.

Prof. Lao Xiang-qian

Prof. Dennis Lo Yuk-ming, Li Ka Shing Professor of Medicine, received the AACC-NACB Award for Outstanding Contributions to Clinical Chemistry in a Selected Area of Research. He is the first ever Chinese to receive the honour.

Prof. Tang Chung, director of the Centre for Chinese Archaeology and Art, demonstrates the process of making barkcloth to kick off the 'Origins of Clothes—Barkcloth' exhibition.

Prof. Dennis Ng, University Dean of Students, was appointed as an Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor in Aug 2011.

Prof. Lin Hui was appointed to the Scientific Committee of the International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage under UNESCO in July 2011.

Three academics were made Senior Research Fellows by the prestigious Croucher Foundation in March 2011 for their respective achievements in computer science and medical research.

In February 2011, three CUHK professors in Engineering were elected to IEEE Fellowships while one obtained a much coveted prize.

CUHK is fully prepared, with a thoroughly updated curriculum built upon decades of experience in the administration of General Education and other programmes, to meet the challenges of the 3+3+4 academic structure.

A workshop on global finance organized by the Institute of Global Economics and Finance drew a stellar assemblage of world-class authorities on the subject as speakers, and an equally stellar audience made up of key officers in public finance from several Southeast Asian jurisdictions.

Two CUHK scientists, Prof. Huang Jie (right) and Prof. Poon Wai-sang, were in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in January 2011 to receive prizes from the National Office for Science and Technology Awards for the research projects they led.

The Department of Surgery at CUHK performed the first two cases of robotic-assisted endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for the treatment of early gastric neoplasia in Hong Kong. This complex endoscopic surgery involved the use of newly designed robotic arms attached to the ordinary endoscope.

Prof. Wong Kam-bo (right) of the Centre for Protein Science and Crystallography, the School of Life Sciences, discovered how Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium causes peptic ulcers and stomach cancer, has managed to survive in the acidic environment of the human gut. His research paper has been selected as ‘Paper of the Week’ in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

Prof. Ho Pui-yin from the Department of History receives the Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes académiques (Knighthood in the Order of Academic Palms) from Mr. A. Barthélémy, Consul-General of France in Hong Kong and Macau, for her contribution in higher education.

In December 2010 Prof. Dennis Lo published his groundbreaking research that by analyzing a blood sample of the mother the entire genome of the fetus can be deduced and screened for possible diseases. Professor Lo was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in May 2011.

Prof. Bei Dao, Professor of Humanities, received a string of honours: Korea's First Changwon K. C. International Literary Prize for Poetry; top contemporary Chinese poet; honorary Doctor of Letters by Brown University.

Prof. Philip Chiu demonstrates a new non-invasive surgery to treat esophageal motility.

Prof. Liu Renbao and his team recently made it to the cover of a prestigious journal on nanotechnology in April 2011 with their pioneering research.

Another peep into the Great Unknown: CUHK initiatives in the use of DNA chips for prenatal diagnosis proved to be highly successful.

Prof. Xiao Xudong (left) and Prof. Li Quan of the Physics Department developed low cost, high efficiency, thin film solar cells.

Prof. Xia Keqing was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in December 2010 for outstanding research in fluid turbulences and in other branches of Physics.

Prof. D.C. Lau (1921-2010), Emeritus Professor of Chinese, is a figure not only greatly respected for his immense scholarship, but also fondly remembered for his gentlemanly manners. Apart from his grand tomes on philosophy, D.C. Lau also wins the gratitude of thousands for his excellent translation of the <b>Tao Te Ching</b>.

Prof. Edward Ng Yan-yung (right) started the Wu Zhiqiao project to help building safe passages in rural areas in China. Today the project has benefited thousands of commuting students in far-off places. Prof. Ng received the Hong Kong Humanity Award in May 2010.

CUHK Research Breakthrough on Soybeans
From left: Prof. Xie Zuowei, Acting Dean, Faculty of Science, CUHK; Prof. Samuel S.M. Sun; Prof. Cheng Chun-yiu Jack, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, CUHK; Prof. Hon-ming Lam; and Prof. Chu Ka-hou, Acting Director, School of Life Sciences, CUHK

The soya bean is native to China, but having been grown in other lands for many years it has lost some of its genetic robustness. The <b>Homecoming of Soybeans</b> project aims at restoring the crop’s stress tolerance and enabling it to be grown in more parts of China. Prof. Samuel Sun (left) and Prof. Lam Hon-ming are at the helm of this meaningful project.

The Watoto Children's Choir, made up of children orphaned by AIDS or warfare in Uganda, was in Hong Kong to take part in S.H. Ho College's celebration of its fourth anniversary in October 2010. Here the children were seen having a good time in the garden of the Vice-Chancellor.

Prof. David Julius, 2010 Shaw Laureate in Life Science and Medicine, spoke on human sensitivity to pain and natural products as probes of the pain pathway.

The ending is nigh – nature's secret revealed: CUHK medical team discovered that genetic markers could predict end-stage renal diseases among diabetes sufferers.

Prof. Yau Shing-tung (4th right), Distinguished Professor-at-Large of CUHK, has recently added yet another rare star to his academic firmament. Already a Fields Medallist, Prof. Yau was presented with the 2010 Wolf Prize in Mathematics, making him the only person of Chinese ethnicity to date who holds both honours.

Mr. Philip Chen, former Deputy Chairman of Cathay Pacific Airways, was on campus in April 2010 to share with staff and students in the BBA programme his insightful observations on CX marketing strategies and related issues in a session in the 'Heart to Heart' series involving policy-makers in high commerce.

Prof. Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State under the George W. Bush administration, came to campus and gave a public lecture in March 2010. The lecture, on the Future of Asia, attracted an immense audience comprising senior government officials, academics, and students.

Prof. Christopher Cheng of the School of Biomedical Sciences was honoured with a State Natural Science Award (second class) for his research on Chinese medicinal herbs. He attributed his success to collaborative work with research institutions of high repute on the mainland.

Turbulence has important bearing on weather, oceanic circulation and geomagnetic disasters. Prof. Xia Keqing of the Physics Department is at the forefront of research on the subject, and for his outstanding contribution he was presented with the 2009 State Natural Science Award (second class) by the State Council.

In the fifth round of UGC's Areas of Excellence scheme, two CUHK research projects netted a total of $103 million in grants. Of this, $80 million will go to the Institute of Network Coding, where Prof. Raymond Yeung (left) and his colleagues research on telecommunications, information security, and bioinformatics.

Under UGC's Areas of Excellence grant scheme, Prof. David Faure and his colleagues broke all records by obtaining an allocation of $23 million for the project on the Historical Anthropology of Chinese Society, the first such grant ever awarded to a project in the humanities.

The other recipient of the 2009 Ministry of Education Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Award is Prof. Helen Meng of the Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management. She saw the award as encouragement to further work on multimodal human-computer interaction.

The 53rd anniversary celebrations of United College took place in October 2009 with all the trimmings, including the Feast for the Thousand and the cake-cutting routine.

Prof. Lin Hui (3rd right) was in Beijing to receive an Outstanding Contribution Prize from the Asian Association on Remote Sensing in recognition of his work in the development of remote sensing theories and application in various scientific areas.

Prof. Robert Mundell, Nobel Laureate in Economics 1999, is known throughout the world as the 'Father of the Euro'. He took up a Distinguished Professorship-at-Large in 2009. Prof. Mundell is also a man of many parts, and his interests extended from painting to the restoration of medieval castles.

Prof. Charlie Wang (right) was recently presented with the CIE Young Engineer Award 2009 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, for outstanding contribution to the application of computers in engineering. The award is available only to scientists under 35 years of age.

Possibly a modern continuation of the <b>Coppelia</b> story, the CUHK MoE-Microsoft Key Laboratory of Human-Centric Computing and Interface Technologies was granted national recognition status and put under Ministry of Education management at a ceremony held in August 2010.

Summer Heritage Workshop II 'Integrating Heritage: Public Spaces'
Architecture students win Best Design Award

(From left) Prof. Ambrose King, Dr. Ch’ien Mu, Prof. Charles K. Kao and Dr. T.B. Lin at New Asia College’s 40th anniversary dinner in 1989

Hu Shiu-ying, Honorary Professor of Chinese Medicine, and Senior Research Fellow (honorary), School of Life Sciences, passed away on 22 May 2012. A great authority on botany, Professor Hu joined the Department of Biology (currently the School of Life Sciences) at CUHK as a senior lecturer in 1968.

From left: Wang Teh-chao, Chen Ching-ho, Chuen Han-sheng, Chou Fa-kao, Dr. Choh-ming Li, Mou Jun-sun, Tang Chun-I and S.S. Hsueh

Founders of New Asia College: Ch'ien Mu (Front, left 4), Tang Chun-I (back, left 4), Tchang Pi-kai (Back, left 3) with Vermier Y. Chiu (Chairman of the Board of Governors, Front, left 3) and College Faculty (16 October 1954).

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