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

• ¡¤A career bridge in a recessed world
• ¡¤Grad schools offer respite
• ¡¤Donation to Yale sparks debate
• ¡¤Record-high number of Chinese flock to post-graduate exam
• ¡¤Brazil to distribute 150,000 laptops to 300 schools in 2010
• ¡¤2010 national entrance exam for postgraduate studies held in China
• ¡¤International student sector in crisis: Australian Greens

Sci/Tech

• ¡¤Scientists discover avian influenza outbreak closely related to bird migration
• ¡¤China launches third orbiter for indigenous global satellite navigation system
• ¡¤China's Internet users top 384 million
• ¡¤Intel posts surge in yearend profit, sales
• ¡¤Gene map for malaria crop offers higher yield hope
• ¡¤Annular solar eclipse expected to cross China Friday
• ¡¤HP, Microsoft announce joint efforts on cloud computing

Health

• ¡¤Macao to Provide 50,000 Free Flu Shots
• ¡¤100 Students Sickened with Dysentery in E.China
• ¡¤20,000 Community Doctors to Be Trained
• ¡¤Beijing to Fund Medical Treatment of Seriously Ill Homeless People
• ¡¤N.China Region Reports Surge in HIV Carriers
• ¡¤A/H1N1 flu death toll reaches 224 in Egypt
• ¡¤Flu death rate remains below epidemic threshold in U.S.

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