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Climate change could boost incidence of civil war in Africa...the resulting shortage of ecological resources, could be to blame for armed conflicts in the future, according to David Zhang from the University of Hong Kong and colleagues. ... > read more Climate Change Triggers Wars And Population... In this article: Climate change, Global warming, Africa, Stanford University, Fossil fuel, Civil War, and Dehydration |
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Guardian | 1 day ago
Yang Xianyi obituary
...and her husband David, in their courtyard house north of the Forbidden City. In 1993 Yang had been awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Hong Kong, where he was praised as a "master translator". His worldwide reputation was...
In this article: Mao Zedong, China, Chiang Kai-shek, Suicide, Coal, and Oxford University
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Forbes | November 13, 2009
Soros Turns To China
...recovery is liable to run out of steam and may even be followed by a 'double dip,' although I am not sure whether it will occur in 2010 or 2011," Soros said at the seminar in Budapest, which was broadcast live at the University of Hong Kong.
In this article: Soros Fund Management, China, Financial crisis, China Minsheng Bank, Hong Kong, George Soros, HSBC, United States, Budapest, and Singapore
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The Australian | November 12, 2009
'Double-Speak' Challenged By Social Workers
...which changes their "present acquiescence and silencing (back) into the loud activism characteristic of the 1970s". Terry Leung of the University of Hong Kong noted a helpful trend that sees social workers positioned less as "experts with...
In this article: New Zealand, Sichuan, Nepal, Acquiescence, Kyoto Protocol, Association of Social Workers, and University of Canterbury
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Matthew Yglesias - The Atlantic | November 09, 2009
China's Race Problem
But as Frank Dikotter of the University of Hong Kong argued in his brilliant 1992 book The Discourse of Race in Modern China, traditional notions about culturally inferior "barbarians" intermingled with Western forms of scientific racism to...
In this article: China, United States, Imperialism, Coal, Salem, Europe, and Beijing
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The Daily Dish By Andrew Sullivan | November 09, 2009
The Racism In China
...masks tremendous cultural diversity. "Hanness" is as broad and contingent a category as "whiteness." But as Frank DikA¶tter of the University of Hong Kong argued in his brilliant 1992 book The Discourse of Race in Modern China,...
In this article: China, Xenophobia, Imperialism, and United States
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Miami Herald - Breaking News | November 09, 2009
Top editor leaves China's boldest news magazine
...groundwork. However, there has been no confirmation that any new venture is forthcoming. Yuen-ying Chan, a journalism professor at the University of Hong Kong, said she hadn't spoken to Hu about her future but considered it unlikely Hu...
In this article: Caijing, Hu Shuli, China, Revenue, and Hong Kong
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AP Online | November 09, 2009
Top editor leaves China's boldest news magazine
In this article: Caijing, Hu Shuli, China, Revenue, and Hong Kong
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Centre Daily Times | November 06, 2009
Celsion to Hold Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results Conference Call Tuesday, November 10, 2009
...license, or commercialization agreements with leading institutions such as the National Institutes of Health, Duke University Medical Center, University of Hong Kong, Cleveland Clinic, and the North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System.
In this article: Safe harbor, Trademark, Cancer, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Securities and Exchange Commission, National Institutes of Health, Cleveland Clinic, and University Medical Center
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Medical News Today | November 06, 2009
Stem Cell Therapy International, Inc. And Histostem Korea Announce Providing Hematopoietic Stem Cell To Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
...Ltd. of South Korea ("Histostem"), announced that they recently supplied hematopoietic stem cells to The Queen Mary Hospital of the University of Hong Kong, China, for treatment of Leukemia patients. As reported October 29, 2009 in the...
In this article: Supply chain, Korea, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, Medical advice, and Leukemia
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ResourceShelf | November 02, 2009
Elsevier Announces Free Webinar Series for Librarians
...technology to accelerate life science research" Webinar #3: "Enriching Research and Teaching Through Ebook Content" - Hosted by Hong Kong University, November 30th, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. GMT Topics scheduled: + Understanding the role...
In this article: Elsevier, University of Aberdeen, and Princeton University
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Description from Wikipedia:
The University of Hong Kong (commonly abbreviated as HKU) is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong. Its motto is "Sapientia et Virtus" in Latin, meaning "wisdom and virtue", and "明德格物" in Chinese. The official language of instruction is English.
- Name:
- University of Hong Kong
- Local Name:
- 香港大學
- Type:
- Public
- Location:
- Pokfulam, Hong Kong
- Location Country:
- Hong Kong
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1911
- Head:
- Sir Donald Tsang
- Associated With:
- ASAIHL, Universitas 21, ACU
- Motto:
- 明徳格物 (Classical Chinese)
- Colors:
- Green
- Postgrad:
- 9,924
- Enrollment:
- 21,508 (total)
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