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U n i v e r s i t y of Wa t e r l oo i n C a n a d a, s p o k e o n ' E n v i r o n m e n t al J u s t i c e: I s s ue s , Re s p o n s e s, S t r a t e g i e s, a n d Initiatives' o n 30th October 2001. • Prof. Stephen E. Fienberg , Mau r i ce Fal k U n i v e r s i ty Professor of Statistics a nd Social Science and director of the Center for A u t oma t ed Learning a n d Discovery, Carnegie Me l l on Un i v e r s i t y, spok e o n ' A u t o m a t ed L e a r n i ng a nd D i s c o v e r y: G l i m p s i ng the F u t u re N o w ' o n 20 th No v emb e r 2001. • Prof. L o u i s J. I g n a r r o, N o b e l laureate i n p h y s i o l o g y o r m e d i c i n e a n d professor of pharmacology, Un i v e r s i ty of Ca l i f o r n i a, Los An g e l e s, s po ke o n ' N i t r i c O x i d e i n t he R e g u l a t i on of V a s c u l a r F u n c t i o n : A H i s t o r i c a l O v e r v i e w ' o n 23 rd N o v emb er 2001. • P r o f. J o h n W. M e y e r , p r o f e s s or of sociology at Stanford University, spoke o n ' G l o b a l i z a t i o n, N a t i o n al C u l t u r e, a n d the Fu t u re of th e Wo r l d Po l i t y' o n 28th N o v emb er 2001. • P r o f. V i j a y Ma h a j a n, J o hn P. H a r b i n C e n t e n n i a l C h a i r i n B u s i n e s s , De p a r t me n t of Ma r k e t i n g, Un i v e r s i ty of Texas at Au s t i n, spoke o n T h e Race to Succeed i n Ma r k e t s p a c e: Lessons f r o m D o t - C o m F a i l u r e s ' o n 7 t h December 2001. • P r o f. P a t r i ck T. Harker , d e an of the W h a r t o n School of the U n i v e r s i ty of Pennsylvania, spoke on ' F r om Customer to C o - p r o d u c e r: Lesson s f o r H i g h e r Education' on 23rd January 2002. • Prof. John Wh i t e, emeritus professor of p h i l o s o p h y of education at the Institute of Ed u c a t i o n, U n i v e r s i t y of L o n d o n, spoke o n ' Wh a t Is Ed u c a t i on for ? The S c h o o l C u r r i c u l um a n d Its A i m s i n H o n g K o n g a n d B r i t a i n ' o n 2 2 n d M a r c h 2002. Other Lectures • Prof. James A . Mirrlees, N o b el laureate i n economics a nd professor of po l i t i c al e c o n o m y at t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f C a m b r i d g e , g a ve a l e c t u re e n t i t l ed ' E c o n o m i c P o l i c y w i t h I m p e r f e c t Con s ume r s ' o n 23 rd N o v emb er 2001. • P r o f. P a u l K r u g m a n , p r o f e s s or of economics a nd i n t e r na t i onal affair s at P r i n c e t o n U n i v e r s i t y, gave the L i & F u ng 95th Ann i v e r s a ry Lecture entitled ' R e t u rn of the R e t u r n of De p r e s s i on E c o n om i c s ' o n 3 0 th N o v e m b er 2001. The lecture was organized b y the M B A Programmes of the Faculty of Business A dm i n i s t r a t i o n . • Dr. H o w a r d E. Ga r dne r, J ohn H . a nd E l i s a b e t h A . H o b b s P r o f e s s or o f C o g n i t i o n a n d E d u c a t i o n at t h e H a r v a r d G r a d u a t e S c h o o l o f E d u c a t i o n, d e l i v e r ed a L ee H y s a n L e c t u r e i n E d u c a t i on e n t i t l ed ' G o o d Wo r k : W h e n Ex c e l l e n ce a n d E t h i cs Me et i n School' o n 25th January 2002. • Prof. A l a n B. R i c k i n s o n, p r o f e s s or of cancer s t u d i es at t he U n i v e r s i t y of B i r m i n g h am, delivered a Royal Society K a n l o n g Po V i s i t i n g P r o f e s s o r s h ip Pu b l i c Le c t u r e e n t i t l ed ' Ep s t e i n - Ba rr V i r u s a n d H u m a n Cancer: Prospects f o r I m m u n e I n t e r v e n t i o n' o n 1 4 t h M a r c h 2002. • The 20th Ann i v e r s a ry Lecture Series of the Departmen t of Psychology was held on 16th Ma r ch and 13th A p r i l 2002. Prof. Fanny Cheung, professor of psychology, a n d Prof. Darius Chan a nd Prof. W i n t on A u of t h e d e p a r t m e n t s p o k e o n ' Un d e r s t a n d i ng Your Personality' a nd 'Meeting Challenges at Work'. Visiting Scholars • P r o f . M . F r e d e r i c k H a w t h o r n e , 60