Bulletin Spring‧Summer 2001

RESEARCH NEWS Research Gr an ts Totalling H K $ 6 5 million f o r 3 7 Pr o j ec ts Grants totalling some HK$65 million f r om various local and overseas sponsors fo r projects undertaken b y CUHK researchers were recorded du r i ng the period November 2001 t o Ap r i l 2002: Sponsors Amount Involved (HKS) Number o f Projects Supported Education Department, HKSAR Government 2,659,950 1 France/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme 2001-2 82,550 3 Georgia Institute of Technology with funding from the NIH/National Cancer Institute 443,048.96 1 Germany/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme 2001- 2 101,800 4 Health Care and Promotion Fund 2,093,754 5 Health Services Research Fun d 543,331 2 Hong Kong Council o f Social Service 1,771,230 1 Innovation and Technology Fund 35,291,000 8 Innovation and Technology Fund and Peninsular Innovations Ltd . 3,190,000 1 Innovation and Technology Fund and Shipley Asia Ltd. Innovation and Technology Fund and Varitronix Ltd. 1,562,095 3,966,120 2 1 National Natural Science Foundation o f China and Research Grants Council 1,421,200 2 New Zealand Dairy Board 3,943,753 1 Pfizer Corporation 5,600,000 1 Quality Education Fund 1,500,000 1 Social Welfare Department 525,895 1 The Croucher Foundation 450,000 1 Yaumatei Catholic Primary School (A.M.) with funding from the Quality Education Fund 86,000 1 Research Highlights To generate mo re interest i n th e Un i v e r s i t y 's research activities, the Chinese University Bulletin continues t o b r i ng t o readers h i gh l i gh ts o f research projects suppo r t ed b y th e Research Grants Council and other sponsors. Two such articles, one o n gifted students and th e other on asthma, can be f oun d on pages 29-35. 28