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Released: 23-Feb-2022 8:05 PM EST
UCI’s Forum for the Academy and the Public brings together multidisciplinary scholars for two-day symposium on growing global impact of People’s Republic of China
University of California, Irvine

EVENT:  UCI’s Forum for the Academy and the Public will host a two-day symposium on “Global China in an Anxious Age.” More than 30 speakers from a variety of academic and non-academic backgrounds (including law, humanities, glaciology, pharmacology, journalism, tech, public policy and more) will discuss the complicated relationship between the People’s Republic of China and the wider global order.

Released: 14-Feb-2022 7:05 AM EST
Pursuing carbon neutrality and water security in China
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

China has promised to become carbon neutral before 2060 and has coupled this ambitious target with stringent limitations on industrial water use by 2030. An international team of IIASA researchers and Chinese colleagues explored the effects of simultaneously pursuing these goals.

Newswise: Advice from Loyola Sports Medicine Physicians for Avoiding Hockey Injuries Ahead of the Beijing Olympics
Released: 3-Feb-2022 2:45 PM EST
Advice from Loyola Sports Medicine Physicians for Avoiding Hockey Injuries Ahead of the Beijing Olympics
Loyola Medicine

As Team USA prepares to take the ice in Beijing, Loyola Medicine sports medicine physicians have advice for hockey players at every level who want to stay healthy and in peak physical condition. Haemi Choi, MD, and Douglas Evans, MD, who served as team physicians for the U.S. men's and women's ice hockey teams for past World University Games held in Siberia, Spain, Turkey, Kazakhstan and Italy, have tips on avoiding injuries for athletes and their parents.

Newswise: Winter Olympics wipeouts: Top orthopaedic doctors discuss which injuries will dominate the 2022 games and how injuries are treated and prevented
Released: 1-Feb-2022 8:05 AM EST
Winter Olympics wipeouts: Top orthopaedic doctors discuss which injuries will dominate the 2022 games and how injuries are treated and prevented
Keck Medicine of USC

Winter Olympic wipeouts: Top orthopaedic doctors discuss which injuries will dominate the 2022 games and how injuries are treated and prevented

Released: 28-Jan-2022 10:10 AM EST
Expert Alert: Mayo Clinic physician to lead US men's ice hockey medical staff at Winter Olympics in Beijing
Mayo Clinic

Michael J. Stuart, M.D., a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon, will be the team physician for the U.S. men's ice hockey team at the Winter Olympics in Beijing. The games will be held Feb. 3–20.

Released: 6-Jan-2022 9:05 AM EST
MITRE-Harris Poll: 77% of U.S. Residents Concerned About Ransomware, IP Theft and Attacks on Critical Infrastructure
MITRE

A MITRE-Harris Poll Survey examines public opinion on strategic competition with China, U.S. innovation, and economic and technological threats to America

Released: 24-Nov-2021 4:30 PM EST
Collapse of ancient Liangzhu culture caused by climate change
University of Innsbruck

Referred to as "China's Venice of the Stone Age", the Liangzhu excavation site in eastern China is considered one of the most significant testimonies of early Chinese advanced civilisation.

10-Nov-2021 5:00 PM EST
Study Reveals First-Time Data on Protection of China’s Marine Habitats
Stony Brook University

A new study by an international team of scientists provides the first comprehensive and publicly available database of area-based marine conservation in China’s waters. The study in Science Advances provides insight into the country’s progress toward meeting global commitments to protect marine waters.

Newswise: Volcanic eruptions contributed to collapse of China dynasties
9-Nov-2021 12:30 PM EST
Volcanic eruptions contributed to collapse of China dynasties
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Volcanic eruptions contributed to the collapse of dynasties in China in the last 2,000 years by temporarily cooling the climate and affecting agriculture, according to a Rutgers co-authored study.

Released: 25-Oct-2021 1:50 PM EDT
Scientists, economists aim to make China agriculture self-sustaining
Cornell University

As the world grapples with reducing atmospheric greenhouse gas, other serious global environmental problems emerge – such as how to feed China’s burgeoning population without warming the planet.

   
Released: 19-Oct-2021 5:40 PM EDT
US ranked world No 2 for salt content of processed meat/fish products
BMJ

The salt (sodium) content of processed meat and fish products is so high in the US that it ranks second in the world, finds a 5-country study published in the online journal BMJ Open.

18-Oct-2021 8:35 AM EDT
Exploring the global environmental impacts of China's growing demand for food
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

A study by IIASA researchers and Chinese colleagues shows that carefully designed policies across the whole of China’s food system, including international trade, are crucial to ensuring that future demand can be satisfied without destroying the environment.

24-Sep-2021 8:40 AM EDT
Future prosperity in China is unlikely to be hindered by population aging
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

New research on China suggests that declining birth rates and an aging population might not hinder future prosperity when associated with better education of the young.

Released: 16-Aug-2021 1:25 PM EDT
UA Little Rock Joins DOD-Funded International Research Project to Investigate Covert Online Influence
University of Arkansas at Little Rock

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is part of an international research cohort that has received about $2.35 million in funding from the Department of Defense to investigate the use of social cyber forensics to understand covert online influence. UA Little Rock will receive $691,339 for its part of the project, which began in February and will conclude in 2025.

Released: 13-Aug-2021 8:55 AM EDT
Australia Must Improve Trade Strategy in Face of China Coercion
University of Adelaide

A new report from the University of Adelaide’s Institute for International Trade says China is guilty of economic coercion and discriminatory purchasing amidst souring relations with Australia.

Released: 20-Jul-2021 4:30 PM EDT
Small-Scale Worker Resistance Impacts Food Delivery Economy in China
Cornell University

Research from Cornell University has revealed a new form of bargaining power among Chinese platform-based food delivery workers, who conduct invisible mini-strikes by logging out of apps and airing grievances over.

Released: 4-Jun-2021 8:05 PM EDT
Australia's trade sector in peril unless urgent action is taken
University of South Australia

Australia is in danger of slipping down the global trade ladder unless it completely overhauls its tax and industrial relations sectors, recruits skilled migrants, banishes red tape, improves its internet services, and reduces its reliance on China.

7-May-2021 12:20 PM EDT
Residential coal use in China results in many premature deaths, models indicate
American Chemical Society (ACS)

A new study in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology indicates that in China, indoor air pollution from residential coal burning causes a disproportionate number of premature deaths from exposure to tiny, inhalable pollutants known as PM2.5.

Released: 18-Mar-2021 4:05 PM EDT
Novel Coronavirus Circulated Undetected Months before First COVID-19 Cases in Wuhan, China
UC San Diego Health

Using molecular dating tools and epidemiological simulations, researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine estimate that the SARS-CoV-2 virus likely circulated undetected for two months before the first human cases of COVID-19 were described in Wuhan, China in late-December 2019.

Released: 22-Feb-2021 4:50 PM EST
Environmental policies not always bad for business, study finds
Cornell University

Critics claim environmental regulations hurt productivity and profits, but the reality is more nuanced, according to an analysis of environmental policies in China by a pair of Cornell economists.

Released: 16-Nov-2020 8:05 PM EST
New U.S. Strategy Unveiled for a Smart Competition with China in Science and Tech
University of California San Diego

The United States’ global leadership on science technology faces formidable competition from the People’s Republic of China; however the U.S. can take actions to maintain its competitive edge while enhancing innovation and protecting national security, according to a new report from the University of California San Diego.

Released: 4-Nov-2020 2:50 PM EST
Local cooking preferences drove acceptance of new crop staples in prehistoric China
Washington University in St. Louis

The food preparation preferences of Chinese cooks — such as the technological choice to boil or steam grains, instead of grinding or processing them into flour — had continental-scale consequences for the adoption of new crops in prehistoric China, according to research from Washington University in St. Louis. A new study in PLOS ONE led by Xinyi Liu, associate professor of archaeology in Arts & Sciences, focuses on the ancient history of staple cereals across China, a country well known for its diverse food products and early adoption of many domesticated plants.

Released: 17-Sep-2020 3:05 PM EDT
Does a New Study Give Evidence that the Coronavirus Was Made In a Lab?
Newswise

Scientists in a new paper make strong claims regarding evidence that the COVID-19 virus did not originate in nature—the prevailing theory—but instead was made in a lab. According to six leading experts in evolutionary biology and infectious disease consulted by Newsweek, the paper offers no new information, makes numerous unsubstantiated claims and its scientific case is weak.

11-Sep-2020 9:00 AM EDT
Understanding of COVID-19 high among Chinese workers, study finds
PLOS

Understanding workers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding COVID-19 is crucial to preventing it and controlling it.

   
Released: 10-Sep-2020 2:00 PM EDT
China’s ecological restoration projects deplete terrestrial water stores
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Sept. 10, 2020 – Through concerted, policy-driven efforts, China has converted large swaths of desert into grassland over the past few decades, but this success has come at a cost. In a study published recently in Nature Sustainability, scientists at the University of California, Irvine report that the Asian nation’s environmental reclamation programs have substantially diminished terrestrially stored water.

Released: 3-Sep-2020 8:45 AM EDT
Up-to-Date Leading Cancer Treatment Recommendations from NCCN Now Available in Chinese
National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)

NCCN announces new and updated Chinese language versions of NCCN Guidelines for AML, Breast Cancer, CLL/SLL, Colon Cancer, Gastric Cancer, Hairy Cell Leukemia, Head and Neck Cancers, Hodgkin Lymphoma, Melanoma (Cutaneous), Multiple Myeloma, Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Primary Cutaneous Lymphomas, and T-Cell Lymphomas.

Released: 29-Aug-2020 10:55 AM EDT
TRANSCRIPT AND VIDEO AVAILABLE: China rising in global business, politics, and foreign policy - Expert Panel Event for August 27, 3PM EDT
Newswise

Expert Panel Event for August 27, 3PM EDT: China rising in global business, politics, and foreign policy

   


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