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SCPKU hosts global security seminar
Stanford's Center for East Asian Studies is launching a new graduate-level seminar Spring Quarter which will be taught simultaneously on campus and at SCPKU. Led by former US Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry, the lecture series will be held in SCPKU's highly-immersive classroom and feature prominent American and Chinese scholars focusing on key global security issues relevant to current U.S.-China relations. Read more.
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Stanford PACS holds Chinese philanthropy conference
The Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS) will host a conference at SCPKU on March 16 from 8:30-6 pm entitled "Blurring of the Boundaries: China's New Socially Responsible Economy." The event is being held in partnership with the Leping Social Entrepreneur Foundation and will focus on leveraging philanthropic investments for social good. Read more.
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Asian Liver Center hosts April health summit
The Stanford Asian Liver Center will hold a corporate summit at SCPKU on April 22 celebrating a widespread commitment to build healthy, inclusive workplaces through the JoinJade for China initiative. JoinJade for China is a joint initiative of the Asian Liver Center, Global Business Group on Health, IBM, General Electric, Intel, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, and HP Inc., aimed at creating inclusive workplaces free from hepatitis B discrimination in China through education and by eliminating discriminatory practices. To date, over 25 leading employers have committed to the initiative. Read more.
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Stanford Ignite-Beijing returns
Stanford's Graduate School of Business is returning to SCPKU for its third year this fall to run Stanford Ignite, a part-time certificate program in innovation and entrepreneurship. The program will run from September 2 - November 13, 2016 with classes held on Friday evenings, Saturdays and Sundays. The Stanford Ignite-Beijing program teaches exceptional individuals to formulate, evaluate, develop, and commercialize their ideas into viable business plans. Participants include entrepreneurs, graduate students, and innovators from companies such as Microsoft, Hanergy, Youku Tudou, Jumei.com, Z-Park, Infosys, Amazon, and FocusEdu. For information on eligibility, tuition, and to view a sample schedule, visit the program website. The Round 1 application deadline is May 11, 2016 and interested parties can register for a program information session at SCPKU on April 9.
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SCPKU welcomes our newest fellows and graduate seminars!
Team Innovation Faculty Fellows:
- Randall Stafford - Professor, Stanford Prevention Research Center, June-July
- Judith Prochaska - Associate Professor, Stanford Prevention Research Center, June-July
- Michael Baiocchi - Assistant Professor, Stanford Prevention Research Center, June-July
Faculty Fellows:
- Karen Eggleston - Senior Fellow, Shorenstein APARC/FSI, June and August
- Gary Darmstadt - Professor and Dept. of Pediatrics Co-Director of Pediatric Global Health, May
- Olivier Gevaert - Assistant Professor, Biomedical Informatics, August-September
- Jin Billy Li - Assistant Professor, Genetics, June
- Jianghong Rao - Associate Professor, Radiology, June
- Hua Tang - Associate Professor, Genetics
Pre-Doctoral Fellows:
- Rick Fenrich - Aeronautics and Astronautics, July-August
- Wesley Koo - Management Science and Engineering, January-April
- Tricia Owlett - East Asian Languages and Cultures, February-June
- Colleen Shang - Materials Science and Engineering, July-August
- Shiran Shen - Political Science, June-August
- Renren Yang - Comparative Literature, August-November
- Gary Zhao - Sociology, June-September
Graduate Seminars:
Title: "Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in China: A Multi-disciplinary and Cross-national Approach"
Dates: June 13-July 1
Instructors: Professors Randall Stafford, Judith Prochaska, and Michael Baiocchi - Stanford Prevention Research Center
Title: "Designing Solutions to Global Grand Challenges"
Dates: July 18-August 12
Instructors: Professors James Landay (Computer Science) and Ge Wang (Stanford Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics)
Title: "SCPKU Digital Health Innovation"
Dates: August 14-26
Instructor: Professor Robert Chang, Ophthalmology
Title: "Visions of the World in Modern Chinese Thought and Culture"
Tentative dates: June 19-July 7, 2017
Instructor: Professor Ban Wang, East Asian Languages and Cultures
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