Bulletin No. 1, 2012

48   Chinese University Bulletin No. 1, 2012 Inaugural Lecture of Stanley Ho Professorship Prof. Hui Shu-cheong David, head, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, CUHK, and director of the Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, delivered his inaugural lecture as the Stanley Ho Professor of Respiratory Medicine on 21 November 2011 titled ‘Respiratory Failure: from SARS to Severe Influenza’. Intellectual Cross-currents Ezra Vogel on the Architect of China’s Modernization Professor Ezra F. Vogel, the Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences Emeritus of Harvard University, presented a public lecture on ‘Deng Xiaoping and Foreign Relations’ on 18 January 2012. He examined how Deng’s early experience in France and the Soviet Union had shaped his understanding of foreign relations and development, and analysed his role in setting in motion China’s far-reaching open policy. Prof. Ezra F. Vogel is the author of the book Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China , which is regarded as the most authoritative biography and account of Deng Xiaoping and his era. Inaugural Lecture of Henry G Leong Endowed Professorship Prof. Jean Woo, Professor of Medicine, and head, Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, delivered her inaugural lecture as Henry G Leong Professor of Gerontology and Geriatrics on 11 November 2011 titled ‘On the Fringe of Society’. She covered some of her research activities in the area of nutritional strategies for successful ageing and the impact of the living environment on health outcomes. CUHK Bulletin Reader Survey To find out how readers of the CUHK Bulletin think about the publication so that we can plan better for the future, we are inviting you to complete an anonymous online survey at www.iso. cuhk.edu.hk/survey/bulletin . Please spend a few minutes to fill out the questionnaire. Your comments will be valued and we thank you for your support to the Bulletin . Information Services Office The Chinese University of Hong Kong