News file for: Peking University
Non-Profit Online Learning Initiative, edX, Expands To Asia
EdX, the not-for-profit online learning initiative founded at MIT and Harvard, has expanded to Asia with the addition of six Asian institutions.
Times Higher Education Uni Rankings Show Competition Among Asian Tigers
Led by Japan in first position, the Asian Tiger economies continue to make progress in the higher education sector.
Chinese Herb May Provide Benefits In Type II Diabetes
A traditional Chinese pill could be a key weapon in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, a Chinese and Australian study has found.
Physicist Wang Enge Appointed President Of Peking University
Wang Enge, PhD ’90, a physicist and member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has succeeded outgoing President Zhou Qifeng as president of Peking University.
Hostile Gut Bacteria Linked To Type 2 Diabetes
New research shows that the composition of a person’s gut bacteria could play an important role in the development of type 2 diabetes.
Chinese Investment: A New Form Of Colonialism?
Yao Yang of Peking University writes that China needs to improve its international image as it expands its resource-acquisition activities across the world.
China Increases Global Scientific Publishing Share In 2011
China is fast becoming a global leader in scientific publishing and scientific research, according to the Nature Publishing Index 2011 China published last week.
Drop In Pollution During 2008 Beijing Olympics Boosted Residents’ Health
Using the 2008 Beijing Olympics as their laboratory, researchers have found biological evidence that even a short-term reduction in air pollution exposure improves one’s cardiovascular health.
Healthy Aging, Happy Life: Lessons From China
Colette Browning, Professor of Healthy Aging at Monash University, writes about the Happy Life Club, a chronic illness management system that she is leading with colleagues at Peking University.
Johns Hopkins Launches China STEM Program With Nanjing University
Johns Hopkins University has launched an eight-week long China STEM program to expose American scientists to the Mandarin language and Chinese academic culture.
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