World Region: East Asia
Pay-It-Forward Model Increases STD Testing Among Gay Men in China
Chinese gay men who were offered a free screening for gonorrhea and chlamydia and then asked to donate to the testing of another man were 48 percent more likely to get tested than men who were offered the standard of … Continued
Author Speaks to Carolina Community on Contributions of Chinese American Veterans
Victoria Moy’s first interview with a Chinese American veteran took place when she was only eight years old. A third-grade classroom assignment about Ellis Island required that she interview an immigrant, and Moy interviewed her grandfather. “What he told me … Continued
UNC Global’s 2018 Passport Drive Sees Record Number of Applicants and Renewals
UNC Global’s annual Passport Drive took place on November 7 and 8 at the FedEx Global Education Center. The event welcomed students, faculty, staff and their families to apply for or renew their passports. Officials from the U.S. Department of State were on campus both days to accept new passport and passport renewal applications.
In First-of-Its-Kind Partnership, China Scholarship Council Sends Three Pharm.D. Students to UNC
Three Pharm.D. students from China began classes at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy this September, thanks to a first-of-its-kind scholarship partnership. The students are supported financially by the China Scholarship Council, which signed a five-year agreement with the School last year. The … Continued
Chinese Province Honors Hans Paerl
China’s Jiangsu Province gave Carolina researcher Hans Paerl an International Science and Technology Cooperation Award on Aug. 28 for helping the Chinese government develop a nutrient management strategy to counter the proliferation of toxic algal blooms in its lakes. The … Continued
New Program Connects Chinese Students with UNC Pharmacy
Thirty-six undergraduate pharmacy students from China concluded a four-week survey course at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy on August 10. The Innovations and Transformations in Pharmaceutical Sciences (ITPS) program gave UNC graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty members the … Continued