Bulletin No. 1, 2015

Literacy Culture on and beyond Campus 2
Growing Trees in the Forest of Knowledge: Chinese University Press 4
Finding New Homes for Old Books: Timing Bookstore 8
An Oasis for Book Lovers:City Centre Book Club 10
Chalk Poetry on Campus: The Power of Words 12
The Pleasure of Leisure Reading: Good Reads Corner 14
College in a Living Room:Lidian Reading Group 16
The 76th and 77th Congregations 20
Ms. Chen Wai-wai Vivien 20
Dr. Joseph Koo 20
Prof. Lawrence Juen-yee Lau 20
Prof. Robert C. Merton 20
Mr. Mo Yan 23
Prof. Wang Shu 23
Prof. Zhou Ji 23
A Date with Warren Buffett 24
Gardens of Delight at CUHK 28
Interweaving Flowers with Poetry, Film and Music 32
The Best and the Brightest 34
Architecture Students Design Living Room Museum 34
Victories for CUHK Athletes 34
MAE Students Win Design Champion 35
Medical Student Wins Grand Prize in FameLab Contest 35
News in Brief 36
Appointments 36
Honours and Recognitions 37
Research 39
Activities and Events 41
Intellectual Cross-currents 46
Predicting Children’s Math Achievement 46
The Art of Architecture 46
Nobel Laureate on New Era of Medicine with iPS Cells 47
Global Leader Series 47
Kinoshita Lecture in Architecture 48
A World of Poetry by Yu Kwang-chung 48
Wu Yee Sun College Formally Opens 41
Chow Tai Fook Charity Foundation Supports Public Health Trainer Project 41
Art Museum Collaborates with Bank of America Merrill Lynch on Paintings Preservation 42
Naming Ceremony of Li Wei Bo Building, CUHK Shenzhen Research Institute 42
Chow Yuk Ho Technology Centre for Innovative Medicine Established 43
Centre for Chinese Classical Learning Opens 43
Prof. Jao Tsung-I’s 100th Birthday Celebration 44
Stanley Ho Big Data Decision Analytics Research Centre 44
Territory’s First Cloud-based eLearning Platform 45
CUHK Extends Partnership with Foguang Shan Foundation 45
Unveiling Genome of Dust Mite 39
Dream-enacting Behaviour, Depression, and Neurodegeneration 39
Physicist Unravels Mystery of Massive Star Formation 40
Dennis Lo Receives Pioneer Award at Personalized Medicine World Conference 37
CUHK Bags Five Golds at Web Accessibility Recognition Scheme 37
Bei Dao Garners Poetry Awards 38
Jiang Liwen Twice Named Croucher Senior Research Fellow 38
New/Reappointed Council Members 36
New/Reappointed Pro-Vice-Chancellors 36
Reappointment of College Master 36
Reappointment of Faculty Dean 36
Emeritus Professors 36

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