Power of chemical genetics to uncover eukaryotic gene expression and metabolism
13:00-16:00
Talk & Lecture
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2018-11-15
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Venue: Room 254, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zijingang Campus
Prof. Minoru Yoshida, chief scientist in the Chemical Genetics Laboratory of Riken and professor in Graduate School of Agriculture Life Sciences at the University of Tokyo.
Minoru Yoshida
2018-11-24 09:15:47
Zijingang Campus
Small molecules that control energy metabolism
13:00-16:00
Talk & Lecture
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2018-11-15
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Venue: Room 254, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zijingang Campus
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Motonari Uesugi
2018-11-24 09:15:01
Zijingang Campus
The creativity divide: A social sampling account explaining how and why parental income impairs creativity
13:30-15:30
Talk & Lecture
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2018-11-14
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Venue: Room 302, School of Management, Zijingang CampusSpeaker:Roy Chua is an Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resources at the Singapore Management University Lee Kong Chian School of Business. Prior to joining SMU, Roy was on the faculty of Harvard Business School for six years. Roy's research areas and areas of expertise: organizational behavior & human resources , leadership , trust, cultural values, cross-cultural management and Asian business , organizational creativity and innovation.Abstract:Economic inequality is on the rise worldwide and dominant explanations for this trend highlight that the rich tend to become richer because of enhanced access to valued resources. This research proposes and tests a behavioral cum cognitive pathway causing those growing up in poorer environment to underperform in creativity. Drawing on prior research that investigates the effects of parental socio-economic status on behavior and cognition, we argue that despite exposure to equal educational opportunities, differences in parental income when growing up has important implications for individuals’ creativity. Results from two field surveys found that those with lower parental income when growing up interact less frequently with dissimilar others, which in turn undermines their creativity.
This research proposes and tests a behavioral cum cognitive pathway causing those growing up in poorer environment to underperform in creativity.
Roy Chua
2018-11-23 11:37:58
Zijingang Campus
Keeping the planet livable: next steps in nature conservation
16:00-17:30
Talk & Lecture
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2018-11-14
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Keeping the planet livable: next steps in nature conservationTowards a circular economy—benefits for China and EuropeVenue: Room 205, Mong Man Wai Building, Zijingang CampusSpeaker: Geert de Snoo & Arnold Tukker
Towards a circular economy—benefits for China and Europe
2018-11-22 17:41:42
Zijingang Campus
Plant thermomorphogenesis: Temperature sensing, signaling, and adaptation
10:00
Talk & Lecture
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2018-11-12
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Venue: Room 245, College of Life Sciences, Zijingang CampusSpeaker: Prof. Chung-Mo Park, Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University
Venue:Room245,CollegeofLifeSciences,ZijingangCampusSpeaker:Prof.Chung-MoPark,DepartmentofChemistry,SeoulNationalUniversity
Chung-Mo Park
2018-11-20 09:34:08
Zijingang Campus
After Newman – The law of insider trading in the United States and what it means for China's developing securities law
09:30-11:00
Talk & Lecture
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2018-11-12
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After Newman – The law of insider trading in the United States and what it means for China's developing securities lawVenue: Room 208, the Main Building, Zhijiang Campus Speaker:Nicholas Calcina Howson is a Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School. A former partner of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, he worked out of that firm's New York, Paris, London and Beijing Offices, finally as a managing partner of the firm's Asia Practice based in the Chinese capital.During this time, he acted for clients in precedent-setting transactions, including the first SEC-registered IPO and NYSE-listing by a PRC-domiciled issuer and the first private placement of shares to foreign interests in a newly privatized PRC company limited by shares and subsequent IPOs on the domestic Chinese capital markets. Howson has also taught at the Berkeley (Boalt), Columbia, Cornell, and Harvard Law Schools, and served as a consultant on Chinese law matters to the Ford Foundation, the United Nations Development Programme, the Asian Development Bank, and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and has advised the National People’s Congress of the PRC on the amendment of the PRC Company Law and the PRC Securities Law. Professor Howson is a designated foreign arbitrator for the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) in Beijing and the Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (SHAIC).
Nicholas Calcina Howson is a Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School.
Nicholas Howson
2018-11-12 09:55:59
Zijingang Campus
Current education policy discussion
09:30-11:30
Talk & Lecture
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2018-11-05
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About the role of lifelong learning in education policyVenue: Room 228, Tin Ka Ping Building, Xixi Campus Speaker: Arne Carlsen, former director of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong LearningMr Arne Carlsen was Director of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) from June 2011 to June 2017, where he led UIL’s work in fostering lifelong learning in UNESCO’s 195 Member States. His career demonstrates a long-standing commitment to adult and continuing education.
Arne Carlsen, former director of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning
Arne Carlsen
2018-11-09 10:32:59
Xixi Campus
Nicotine receptors and addiction
17:00
Talk & Lecture
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2018-11-05
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Venue: Room 205, Administrative Building, School of MedicineSpeaker: Jean-Pierre Changeux, Emeritus Professor of Neuroscience at the Institute Pasteur and College de France
Jean-Pierre Changeux, Emeritus Professor of Neuroscience at the Institute Pasteur and College de France
Jean-Pierre Changeux
2018-11-09 15:33:49
School of Medicine
How the brain talks to cancer?
10:00
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2018-11-05
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Venue: Room 205, Administrative Building, School of MedicineSpeaker: Dr. Lei Cao, a tenured associated professor of College of Medicine in Ohio State University. Her research interest has been environment-gene interactions with specific focus on brain. Her recent work has revealed a brain-fat axis linking physical and social environment to the regulation of metabolism and cancer. She has published in leading journals including Cell, Nature Medicine, Nature Genetics, and Cell Metabolism. She also has patents of novel technology for gene therapy. She is currently principle investigator of four NIH grants.
Dr. Lei Cao is a tenured associated professor of College of Medicine in Ohio State University.
Lei Cao
2018-11-09 09:41:51
School of Medicine