People

Interview with Prof. Michael Merson, Director of the Global Health Institute at Duke University

Between 1978 and 1995, Dr. Merson served consecutively as Director of three international health programs in the World Health Organization dealing with diarrheal diseases, acute respiratory infections, and HIV/AIDS.

Education

• ¡¤Chinese company, university set up post-bachelor courses for employment stimulus
• ¡¤Chinese students head for world young people summit in Italy
• ¡¤More than 2,000 found cheating in China's college entrance exam
• ¡¤Australia to adopt initiatives to safeguard foreign students
• ¡¤China's millionaire students
• ¡¤Instant calligraphy - but is it just a fad or the future of the art form?
• ¡¤Top scorer may be denied by university for lying about ethnicity

Sci/Tech

• ¡¤Climate change causes wild sheep to shrink
• ¡¤NASA's LRO spacecraft sends first lunar images to earth
• ¡¤China's satellite positioning system to offer better service
• ¡¤Users warned of "Michael Jackson" email virus
• ¡¤Expo on geographic information applications kicks off in Beijing
• ¡¤India to launch indigenous Oceansat-2 satellite next month
• ¡¤Brazil plans to expand rocket launching base at north

Health

• ¡¤Chinese hospital to use genetically-engineered pigs for organ transplant experiments
• ¡¤Death toll of A/HINI flu rises, study finds new flu less efficient than seasonal flu
• ¡¤HK detects A/H1N1 flu virus resistant to Tamiflu
• ¡¤China to spend 100 bln yuan buying equipment for grassroots medical institutions
• ¡¤Chinese Premier calls for continued vigilance against A/H1N1 flu
• ¡¤Two more flu A/H1N1 deaths reported in Aisa-Pacific region
• ¡¤Spain prepares for A/H1N1 flu epidemic

Culture

• ¡¤Chinese Cultural Festival in Moscow
• ¡¤Miao people perform traditional group dance
• ¡¤Acheulian human remains found in Morocco
• ¡¤Shaolin martial arts staged at UNESCO HQs
• ¡¤Ceremony Held to Honor the Divine Farmer
• ¡¤ART HK 09 Hong Kong International Art Fair
• ¡¤New ancient pharaonic temples discovered in Egypt