BOLD Forum
An exciting new initiative named BOLD Forum presents the ideas and insights of six notable CityU scholars on a rich range of popular subjects such as public health, data science, biomedical sciences, business, art and creativity, and electronic engineering. BOLD, which stands for “Be Original, Leading Discovery”, aims to inspire secondary school students in Hong Kong and overseas to pursue knowledge discovery. The Forum falls under the new BOLD@CityU initiative that aims at inspiring students in knowledge discovery and supporting their academic planning.
With the collaboration of China Mobile Hong Kong Company Limited, the BOLD Forum will be presented online on the CityU website and on China Mobile Hong Kong UTV Sync-Class. The broadcast dates are from 30 April to 4 June 2020, on Thursdays.
Students can visit the CityU website for further details on the speakers and the schedule. For enquiries, please email [email protected].
Distinguished lectures
Two distinguished lectures are being held by the Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS). However, due to concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, there will be no on-site audience and the video and PowerPoint slides will be posted on the HKIAS website.
The first talk concerns strokes and heart diseases, which are among the most lethal medical problems humans face today. Professor Bruce Ransom, Chair Professor and Acting Head of the Department of Neuroscience and Professor Emeritus at the Department of Neurology at the University of Washington, addressed concerns about the lack of effective ‘neuroprotective’ drugs to mitigate the worst ravages of such ailments and discussed current research into more effective approaches. His talk is titled “Acute Ischemic Stroke: Why don’t we have better treatments?” and his material was posted on the HKIAS website on 4 May.
Meanwhile, Professor Sir Colin Blakemore, Yeung Kin Man Chair Professor of Neuroscience and Senior Fellow at HKIAS, will deliver a talk titled “The Past, Present and Future of the Human Brain” on 8 May. In his talk, he explores a post-Darwinian phase of human evolution and how the brain might evolve in the future. The material for the talk will be uploaded on 8 May.