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Question: What similarities do Hong Kong and Greenland have?
Answer: They both have red and white flags, neither has much by way of livestock, and that’s about it.
Our first cohort of BSc BMS students and 3 of our PhD BMS students graduated in November 2017! Prof. Michael Reichel conducted the first graduation ceremony of the newly formed CVMLS. Congratulations graduates! We wish you the best of success in the future!
Prof. Michael Reichel (Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences) recently published an article in the Australian Veterinary Journal titled ‘An international accredited veterinary school for Hong Kong’.
The article ‘Open standing castration in Thoroughbred racehorses in Hong Kong: Prevalence and severity of complications 30 days post-castration’ by Dr Rosanowski (Assistant Professor in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health) et al.
A $500-million donation from The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust (the Trust) to City University of Hong Kong (CityU) will be used to build a top-notch facility for One Health in Hong Kong. It is the largest single donation received by the University in its 33-year history.
Prof. Dirk Pfeiffer (Chair Professor of One Health) recently attended the ‘International Seminar of Veterinary Epidemiology Development & the 3rd Regional Meeting to Support and Sustain Veterinary Epidemiology Capacity’ on 26-28 September 2017, Qingdao, P.R. China.
The Centre for Applied One Health Research and Policy Advice welcomed two new staff members recently.
An article about the inaugural intake of students of Hong Kong’s first veterinary programme has been published on the QS WowNews website.
The 9th One Health Bangladesh Conference was held in Dhaka on 17–18 September 2017.