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CUHK Strategic Plan 2021–2025: Excellence with Purpose and Responsibility

'These are certainly challenging times,' said Prof. Poon Ming-kay of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature.

I have been an active investigator in the field of regenerative medicine in the US for many years. A major research project in my laboratory was the engineering of cartilage to repair the tissue damage suffered by osteoarthritis patients.

I received a full scholarship to attend the International Christian University (ICU) in Tokyo after graduating from high school in Hong Kong. Upon arrival I did not speak a word of Japanese.

Researchers from the School of Life Sciences have developed a new computational strategy to date the origin and diversification of alphaproteobacteria by using information from fossils of eukaryotes.

A multidisciplinary research team from CUHK has developed a super dynamic cross-linked hydrogel that can promote the differentiation of human bone marrow mesenchyme stem cells.

The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences of the Faculty of Medicine has received a generous donation of HK$15 million from Dr. Lam Kin-chung and Dr. Ho Hau-wong to establish the Lam Kin Chung . Jet King-Shing Ho Glaucoma Treatment and Research Centre.

Inspired by my father, I have been an ocean lover since I was a young child. I learnt snorkelling from him, and my brother and I used to collect shells and shellfish while snorkelling.

'Suffering' and 'ferry' share the same Latin root ferre, which means 'to bear' or 'to carry'. 'Suffering itself bespeaks unspeakable heaviness. What keeps us bearing it?' This question has been with Prof. Wallace Chan for many years.

Five books published by The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press (CUHK Press) have been selected for the Association of University Presses' (AUPresses) 2021 'Book, Jacket, and Journal Show'.

Vice-Chancellor Prof. Rocky S. Tuan attended the 2021 Asia-Pacific Advancement Conference, organized by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), on 21 April 2021.

The Faculty of Medicine launched a study of the pandemic last April with a focus on detecting unidentified local cases using serology tests. Results are now suggesting that there were at most about 20,000 hidden patients.

Three undergraduate students from the Faculty of Business Administration—Sonam Wangchuk, Jane Wong and Janice Leung—formed a team named Stargazers and won the championship at the Tencent Fintech Competition in October 2020.

The new term of the Vice-Chancellor's Global Alumni Advisory Board (GAAB) convened its first meeting on 11 May to discuss key issues relating to the strategic development of the University.

Prof. Raymond Yeung Wai-ho, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Information Engineering, and Co-Director of the Institute of Network Coding, received the IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal for his exceptional contribution to network communication and pioneering development of the BATS code.

While COVID-19 has disrupted the fundamental operational mechanism of the higher education sector worldwide, Prof. Rocky S. Tuan (upper left), Vice-Chancellor, is optimistic that the sector will emerge stronger after the pandemic with a renewed commitment in global partnership.

Museum display cases serve to protect artworks from theft, vandalism and fluctuations in humidity. Artworks such as paintings, calligraphy, and textiles are prone to environmental risks. Standard and best practices oblige museums to mitigate these risks while providing access and pleasure to museum visitors.

Life is full of variables. Prof. Wen Zhonglin's methodology research deals with unraveling the relations among variables.

A multidisciplinary research team from CUHK has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system for the automated, rapid and accurate detection of COVID-19 infections in chest computed tomography (CT) images.

Five oceans, seven continents, 195 countries and approximately 7.8 billion people, all packed nicely in a tiny blue planet called Earth.
When we think about it, humans, at heart, are actually all the same.

We have entered a new age, in which it is not enough to hold a comfortable position offering the perks of a healthy salary and job security. Since 2010, CUHK's Human Resources Office (HRO) has been looking into ways to promote Positive Workplace and Staff Development. CUHK Newsletter talked to four members of HRO involved in the building of the PWSD framework and asked them for the keys to real fulfilment at work.

CUHK continues its winning streak at the Web Accessibility Recognition Scheme, taking 10 Triple Golds and six Golds with its websites and applications.

Having and pursuing dreams is not a prerogative of youth. Into its third year, the Hong Kong Startups Career Day was held on 13 April at InnoPort, featuring inspiring talks by three veteran entrepreneurs Ms. Erica Yuen, Mr. David Siu and Uncle Siu, complete with pitches by five CUHK-supported start-ups.

Mini-robots fathered by the mechanical engineering and medical joint research team manage to go to the remotest and formerly inaccessible spots in the body, confront the illness culprits and load drugs on them.

The only Rhodes Scholar from Hong Kong in 2021 hails from CUHK. Since the scholarship was introduced to Hong Kong in 1986, CUHK has produced 15 Rhodes Scholars, the most among all local tertiary institutions. The scholarship this year goes to Rachel Leung, a graduate of the Faculty of Medicine's Global Physician-Leadership Stream in 2020 who was affiliated with S.H. Ho College.

Nine scientific innovation projects led by various research teams have received awards from the International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2021, including one Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury Medal, three Gold Medals, two Silver, and three Bronze Medals.

A research team led by Prof. Zhang Li of the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering has developed a new strategy to control and track a microrobotic swarm in blood vessels in real-time.

A research team from the Faculty of Engineering has recently developed a water-tube-based triboelectric nanogenerator that can efficiently convert various irregular and low-frequency mechanical energies, including ocean wave energy, into electricity, providing a new avenue for the development of 'blue energy'.

The Dean of Law elucidates his values and beliefs with six items

Articulate and empathic, Prof. Carmen Wong is a seasoned family physician who puts her medical and communication skills to good use in medical education. In recognition of her contribution to this field, she was presented with the University Grants Committee Teaching Award in 2020.

Prof. Kwan Mei-po, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Geography and Resource Management and Director of the Institute of Space and Earth Information, has received the 2021 Wilbanks Prize for Transformational Research in Geography from the American Association of Geographers (AAG).

The 'Literary CUHK' Essay Awards 2019-20 have been presented online by Prof. Alan Chan, Provost, Prof. Max Tan, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, and Prof. Tang Sze-wing, Chair of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature.

In collaboration with HKU's Department of Psychology and the School of Psychology of Quebec's Université Laval, CUHK's Department of Psychiatry has successfully conducted the world's first randomised controlled trial of a brief insomnia prevention programme for at-risk adolescents.

Hi everyone! I am the new dorm for postgraduate students that opened a year ago, and was officially named the Jockey Club Postgraduate Halls 2 & 3. Standing in Area 39 of CUHK's northern campus, I enjoy its fresh air and vast open space. Not least because of my stylish look, my residents are constantly told that they are the lucky ones.

Vice-Chancellor Prof. Rocky S. Tuan (left) and Prof. Li Gang of the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology have been named 2021 Fellows of the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) for their outstanding achievements in the field of musculoskeletal research and contributions to ORS.

Ten outstanding scholars from CUHK received the Senior Research Fellow Scheme and Research Fellow Scheme awards, and the Early Career Award and Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship from the Research Grants Council (RGC) in recognition of their excellent achievements in their research areas.

Prof. Jiang Peiyong of the Department of Chemical Pathology has been elected a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) in recognition of his inventive work in producing technologies that have the potential to make a real impact on the welfare of society.

Varsha gave all fellow students a piece of advice. 'There are definitely ups and downs in your days at university, but life is just like that, isn't it? So instead of focusing on the negatives and cocooning yourself from the world, why not make the best of everything and strut your university days with mirth and exuberance?'

The Department of Psychiatry of CU Medicine, in collaboration with the Department of Psychology at the University of Hong Kong, conducted the world's first randomized controlled trial of adjunctive bright light therapy for 'night owls' with depression.

The CUHK Medical Centre (CUHKMC), a non-profit, private teaching hospital aimed at providing the public with a wide range of quality, reliable and transparent healthcare services, is now open.

One hundred and thirty-eight students have been named CUHK's Outstanding Students of the Year for their achievements in five categories, namely innovation and invention, sports, arts, social service and special achievement. Five of them have been named 'The Most Outstanding Star', including Michael Chan Wai-man, Amanda Li Chiu-ming and Kessay Chan Kwan-ming.

CUHK has rolled out the virtual reality (VR) mental health therapy programme Yes I Can in Asia in collaboration with AXA Hong Kong and Oxford VR. The pilot phase, which took place in early 2020,

At the age of six, Warren Buffett earned his first pocket money by selling chewing gum. His sharp financial skills and investment acumen made him who he is today. His eye for returns may be exceptional, but financial literacy can be trained.

A research team from the Faculty of Medicine has recently introduced using nasal strip to obtain nasal epithelial lining fluid to detect SARS-CoV-2. The research team found that the accuracy of nasal strip test is comparable to standard tests and even out-performed saliva specimens, especially in paediatric subjects.

Prof. Wong Kam-fai, Associate Dean (External Affairs) of the Faculty of Engineering and director of the Centre for Innovation and Technology, has been named a Fellow of the Association for Computational Linguistics in the class of 2020, in recognition of his significant contributions to social media processing, particularly in Chinese information retrieval, opinion mining, microblog processing and rumour detection.

Prof. Raymond Yeung Wai-ho, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Information Engineering and co-director of the Institute of Network Coding, has received the IEEE 2021 Richard W. Hamming Medal for his fundamental contributions to information theory and pioneering network coding and its applications. It is the first time the award, one of the highest honours in electrical and electronics engineering, has been won by an Asian researcher since its establishment in 1988.

Rachel Leung, a fresh medical graduate, has been selected as one of the Rhodes Scholars who will receive fully-funded postgraduate education at the University of Oxford. Rachel is the second student from the Faculty of Medicine to have been awarded this prestigious scholarship.