The first 50^th anniversary distinguished lecture by Professor Philip Zimbardo on “My Journey from Evil to Heroism” will be held on January 29 (Tue) at Yasumoto International Academic Park.

Professor Zimbardo is a world-renowned psychologist and internationally recognized as the “voice and face of contemporary psychology”. He has been given numerous awards and honors as an educator, researcher, writer, media contributor, and for service to the profession of psychology.

Professor Zimbardo’s current research interests are in the domain of experimental social psychology, with a scattered emphasis on everything interesting to study from: time perspective, persuasion, madness, violence, political psychology, and terrorism. His current passion is The Heroic Imagination Project, exploring and encouraging the psychology of everyday heroes.

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The anniversary celebration will officially begin at the “CUHK 50^th Anniversary Kick-off Ceremony‧Walkathon and Carnival” on January 27. All members of CUHK are welcome to join this significant event.

For more details, please log on to www.cuhk.edu.hk/oia/walkathon .

On January 3, 2013, CUHK and The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) jointly announced the launch of the CUHK Jockey Club Initiative Gaia (Gaia), to promote environmental conservation and sustainability in local communities

A three-day conference on “Forty Years of Environmental Protection in China” was also held right after the launching ceremony, at which renowned environmental experts got together to review China's accomplishment in environmental protection work and shared insights on the way forward. 

Three innovations pioneered by Gaia in the coming 5 years will be:

Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change - to showcase Dr. Rebecca Lee's valuable "Three Poles" collection (the North Pole, the South Pole and Mt Everest)

Carbon Reduction Partnerships – to engage local non-governmental organizations and schools to reduce carbon emissions

Public education via conferences, forums & symposia

More details of the CUHK Jockey Club Initiative Gaia can be found at www.gaia.cuhk.edu.hk

To celebrate CUHK’s 50^th anniversary, a collection of limited edition souvenirs has been prepared. Five items are now on sale at the souvenir counter at John Fulton Centre. The items include: 50^th Anniversary statue – HK$680, 50^th Anniversary logo pin - HK$20, badges (a set of 2, 2 different styles) - HK$20, 8GB USB memory card - HK$90, magnetic bookmarks (a set of 3) - HK$30. Act fast! While stock lasts!