HKU Bulletin October 2015 (Vol. 17 No.1)

News in Brief Cover Story Knowledge Exchange Books 42 44 46 Good Enough to Eat? Gaps in the Food Chain The Low-lifes in Our Food When One Man’s Meat Is Another’s Poison A Saucy Take on History Cultural Musings on the Dinner Table Junior Chefs Master Science 04 06 08 10 12 14 15 Research Teaching and Learning Taking It to the Next Level Zebrafish Earn Their Stripes Worth Its Weight in Steel Tales from the Flu Front Closing the Digital Divide Big Physics, Bigger Impact Riding the Sails of Fishermen’s Tales Ageing out of the Box Oyster Source Green Campus Progressions Cover Story Past, Present, Future 16 18 20 22 24 26 30 32 34 36 38 40 Getting in the Festival Spirit 28 Epidemics, Panic and History Redefining Multiculturalism 48 50 Contents HKU President Takes up Leading Role at CASE Asia-Pacific Dr Michael Botelho Receives UGC Teaching Award HKU Presents Honorary University Fellowships to Six Distinguished Individuals Two World Health Organization Units Established at HKU Vision and Passion Shared by DreamCatchers 01 02 03 Nurturing Research across the Spectrum A World of Experience Looking at the Bigger Picture People HKU President Takes up Leading Role at CASE Asia-Pacific President Peter Mathieson has been appointed as the Chair of the newly-inaugurated Board of Directors for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Asia-Pacific. The new board will serve as the governing body for CASE Asia-Pacific and will provide strategic direction. The inaugural board meeting was held at the CASE Asia-Pacific Advancement Conference in Singapore in April. The Conference is the annual signature event of the organisation and was attended by over 300 professionals from educational institutions. In recognition of his efforts in promoting and supporting education and institutional advancement in the Region, former HKU Vice-Chancellor Professor Lap-Chee Tsui was honoured with the prestigious CASE Asia- Pacific Leadership Award at the Conference. Ms Sue Cunningham, President of CASE, remarked: “Professor Lap-Chee Tsui’s remarkable leadership and exceptional commitment led to a sea-change in philanthropic giving at HKU, inspiring alumni and friends to give in ways never seen before at the University.” President Peter Mathieson (fifth from right) and board members of CASE Asia-Pacific. Former HKU Vice-Chancellor Professor Lap-Chee Tsui (right) receives the CASE Asia-Pacific Leadership Award from President of CASE Ms Sue Cunningham (left). CASE, with a membership of 3,600, is one of the largest non-profit educational associations in the world. It is headquartered in Washington, DC, with offices in London, Singapore and Mexico City. CASE provides programmes and resources in the areas of alumni relations, communications, fundraising, marketing, and related fields for the professional staff of not-for-profit educational institutions. HKU Academic Wins Acclaim Dr Michael Botelho Receives UGC Teaching Award The University Grants Committee (UGC) presented its Teaching Awards at a Ceremony on September 9 while celebrating its 50 th anniversary. Dr Michael Botelho, Clinical Associate Professor in Oral Rehabilitation from the Faculty of Dentistry was one of the winners. Dr Botelho has personally adopted a student-centred approach to teaching and learning using collaborative activities to engage students in dialogue, peer teaching and learning through the use of problem scenarios that are situated in clinical context and relevancy. This student-centred dialogic approach also allows staff members to have insights into students’ levels of understanding, which allows specific opportunities for meaningful support. In his nearly two decades of teaching and research at HKU, Dr Botelho has built a reputation as a committed and diligent educator in diverse areas of dental education, including simulation laboratory skills learning, assessment, clinical teaching, e-learning, problem-based learning and curriculum reform and innovation. President Peter Mathieson is delighted with the achievements of HKU academics since the establishment of the UGC Award in 2011: “It is most encouraging to note that four of our colleagues have been conferred this prestigious Award in the past five exercises, which is clear evidence of the University’s excellence in teaching and learning.” The three recipients of the 2015 UGC Teaching Award were selected from among 15 nominees for their outstanding teaching performance and achievements, as well as their leadership and scholarly contributions to teaching and learning within and across institutions. The other two winners were Dr Gail Forey from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Professor Woo Kam-tim from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Dr Michael Botelho (left) receiving the UGC Teaching Award from Secretary for Education Mr Eddie Ng Hak- kim (right). 01 News in Brief