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A. The 30th Ch'ien Mu Lecture in History and Culture Prof. Benjamin A. Elman, Professor of East Asian Studies & History of Princeton University and Gordon Wu '58 Professor of Chinese Studies, will visit New Asia College in early March 2017 to conduct The 30th Ch'ien Mu Lecture in History and Culture. Prof. Elman will deliver three lectures in all. First Lecture: Topic: A Late Chosŏn Korean Polymath -- Kim Chŏng-hŭi (1786-1856) and Qing Dynasty Qianlong – Jiaqing Era Scholarship Date: 3 March 2017 (Friday) Time: 11:30 a.m. Venue: Sir Run Run Shaw Hall, CUHK Second Lecture: Topic: The Great Reversal: China, Korea, and Japan in the Early Modern World, 1590s to 1890s Date: 4 March 2017 (Saturday) Time: 3:00 p.m. Venue: Lecture Theatre, G/F, Hong Kong Central Library Third Lecture: Topic: The Restoration of Huang Kan's Lunyu yishu in Eighteenth Century Japan and China Date: 8 March 2017 (Wednesday) Time: 4:00 p.m. Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Yasumoto International Academic Park, CUHK All lectures will be conducted in English. All are welcome. Seats are limited. For enquiries, please contact Ms. Angela Chan Tel: 3943-7601; E-mail: angelac@cuhk.edu.hk B. Yen Kwo-Yung Lecture in Life Sciences The "Yen Kwo Yung Lecture in Life Sciences" is generously sponsored by The Mr. Yen Kwo Yung Memorial Fund. This year, we have invited Prof. Peter WH Holland to be the guest speaker. The details are as follows: First Lecture: Topic: The power of evolution and the path to scientific discovery Date: 7 April 2017 (Friday) Time: 11:30 am – 1:15 pm Venue: Sir Run Run Hall, CUHK Second Lecture: Topic: The tree of life: an idea that changed the world Date: 8 April 2017 (Saturday) Time: 4:30 pm – 6 pm Venue: Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Science Museum Third Lecture: Topic: Embryos, Evolution and the Homeobox: Why Animals are Similar and Different Date: 10 April 2017 (Monday) Time: 5:30 pm Venue: LT5, Lady Shaw Building, CUHK For enquiries, please contact Ms. Xenia Wan Tel: 3943-3739; E-mail: xenia@cuhk.edu.hk |
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