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- Lingnan University confers honorary doctorates upon three distinguished individuals
- Lingnan University hosts Annual Presidents’ Forum 2018 of the Alliance of Asian Liberal Arts Universities
- Lingnan University presents first Distinguished Alumni Service Award to four alumni for their significant contributions to the University and society
- Lingnan University and Hong Kong Sports Institute sign MOU to foster dual career pathways for elite athletes
- Lingnan University awards staff members for their outstanding teaching and service performance
- Lingnan University establishes The Hong Kong 1967 Riots Data Base
- International Forum on the Change of American Trade Policies and the Possible Responses from China
- HKIBS of Lingnan co-hosts the 2018 AIBSEAR Conference
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- 2018-19 “Performances@Lingnan” Series: Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra – Hong Kong Nostalgia
- Science seminar explores smart city and location intelligence
- TPg Sports Games Day 2018/19
- New appointments / re-appointments to the Council and the Court
- “Meet the Profession – Networking Evening” connects outstanding students to executive leaders
- Tin Ka Ping Mainland Scholars and Senior Administrators Exchange Programme 2018
- Bringing insider perspectives into Inclusive Service Learning
- Thanksgiving Dinner 2018
- First Hult Prize Competition held at Lingnan to address issues of youth unemployment
- Distinguished public lecture discusses education and child and adolescent obesity in China
- Community contributions of Lingnan recognised by Community Investment and Inclusion Fund
- The Art of Szto Wai Exhibition
Distinguished public lecture discusses education and child and adolescent obesity in China
- Event Highlights
Issue No. 83 Dec 2018
Prof Mark R ROSENZWEIG, the Frank Altschul Professor of International Economics and Director of the Economic Growth Center at Yale University visited Lingnan to share his views and exchange academic ideas with faculty members and students on 4 December at a Distinguished Public Lecture on “Education and Child and Adolescent Obesity in China”.
Prof Rosenzweig is currently the Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Economics at Lingnan University. Prof LIN Ping, Head of Department of Economics gave a welcome speech at the beginning of the lecture and thanked Prof Rosenzweig for his contributions to the Department.
In the lecture, Prof Rosenzweig identified the problem of high and rising obesity rates in China compared to those in other countries. He addressed the issue of whether and how income and schooling affect obesity using evidence from a new panel dataset of adolescent twins born in rural China. The lecture also discussed possible mechanisms driving the results and policy implications.
More than 45 participants from Lingnan, the private sector and other institutions attended the lecture.