Chinese Graduate of Perkins School for the Blind’s Global Teaching Program Helping Children at Home
Qu Guiping, from China’s Shandong Province, graduated from Perkins School for the Blind’s international teaching program and returned home to improve the lives of children who are visually impaired.
Tufts University Unveils Plans for New Medical Research Laboratory to Focus on Tuberculosis
Tufts University on May 16 announced that it will seek approval from the Boston Public Health Commission to build a 1,700 square foot biosafety level 3 research laboratory within its School of Medicine’s existing Biomedical Research and Public Health Building at 136 Harrison Avenue. The Arnold 8 Biosafety Laboratory will enable Tufts researchers to find new ways to detect, prevent and treat serious infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, for which treatments exist but for which new therapeutics are needed.
An Interview with Yi Hua Chen
Yi Hua Chen is a Pathologist at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. For Sampan’s Asian American Heritage Month special, Dr. Chen was kind enough to sit down and have a chat with us. Here is our conversation:
Boston’s Own Project Runway
On Saturday, My 12, 2012 students at The School of Fashion Design will present the culmination of a year’s work in “Collection 2012″. The annual show will take place at The Boston Park Plaza Hotel, located at 50 Park Plaza at Arlington Street. Doors open at 2:00 pm for a reception & cash bar. The show is expected to kickoff at 3:30 pm with student work ranging from bathing suits to ball gowns. Tickets to the luncheon and fashion show are $50.
Dandelion Teachers Visit Boston
While most teachers in China use the Spring Festival break to spend time with their families and enjoy food and fireworks, two teachers from the Dandelion School in Beijing used this time to travel to Boston, recently, to observe schools. Huimin (Cindy) Si and Ying (Lynn) Li arrived inBostonin early January and spent the next five weeks visiting schools in the Boston area.
College Tips
College is one of the most stressful things to think about when it comes to decision-making and financial aid. From my experience of college, I want to give some tips to everyone: children, teens, and parents.
