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ISSUE 20 - DECEMBER 2020

Virtual Graduation Ceremony: Celebrating the Class of 2020!

On 19 November, The Chinese University of Hong Kong broadcast the 88th Congregation for the conferment of bachelor’s degrees and the 8th Morningside College Graduation Ceremony. Master Nicholas Rawlins with our Presiding Officer and Vice Ch...

Morningside Graduates Awarded UK Scholarships

Two Morningside College graduates have been awarded scholarships to study medicine in the United Kingdom. Allan Lui has been awarded a 2020/21 Croucher Cambridge International Scholarship to pursue his Doctorate in Medical Science at Cambri...

One Book Programme Author Lulu Miller Visits Morningside General Education Class

On Friday, 20 November, Lulu Miller, author of Morningside’s One Book Programme selection, Why Fish Don’t Exist (2020), visited GEMC1001, the college general education seminar for first-year students, via a Zoom meeting. Miller talked to st...

Journalism in Challenging Times: A Conversation with Hannah Lucinda Smith

On 11 November, Morningside College hosted a Writers Series speaker event on Zoom with Ms. Hannah Lucinda Smith, author of Erdogan Rising: The Battle for the Soul of Turkey (2019). Ms. Smith is a correspondent for The Times (London) based i...

Founding Donor Partners with Imperial College London to Develop COVID-19 Vaccine

Morningside Ventures has partnered with Imperial College London to develop a vaccine against COVID-19 using the novel technology of self-amplifying RNA. This endeavor, reported in The New York Times, is structured as a social enterprise cal...

Remembering Robert Fisk

Morningside College mourns the passing of renowned Middle East correspondent for The Independent, Robert Fisk, who was a Distinguished Visitor to the College in Spring 2016. During his visit in March 2016, Fisk gave a dinner talk to Morning...

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