By David Li and Dongyu Chen, bostonese.com
Cambridge, Mass., April 28, — Boston Bioforum 2013, the annual conference of Chinese Americal BioMedical Association (CABA), was held on April 27 at MIT Faculty Club. Many attendees traveled from the West Coast or even from China to show their support for Boston and CABA, less than two weeks after the Boston Marathon bombings.
Group picture at end of afternoon sessions. (photo by David Li)
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【侨报周末特约记者李强波士顿报道】在不到一周的时间里，麻省理工学院（MIT）4月24日再次停课，为18日在校园被波士顿爆炸案嫌犯击毙的校警克里尔（Sean Collier）在该校体育场举行了盛大的追悼会。副总统拜登、麻州州长帕特里克、联邦参议员沃伦等政要，以及来自美国各地和加拿大、爱尔兰的数千名警员出席了追悼会。
上图： MIT校长赖夫同拜登在追悼会上。（MIT新闻办公室提供）
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Auto Shanghai Summit 2013 (the 3rd session) is held at Shanghai International Convention Center on April 19. As the exclusively authorized forum of the 15th Shanghai Auto Show, this forum, under the theme of “Fuse Positive Energy and Drive Collaborative Innovation”, is honored with the presence of senior leaders from major foreign and domestic automotive industries, prominent economists and diplomatic envoys, and representatives of business societies and associations, who come together to discuss the hot spot topics concerning auto industry development.
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【波士顿华人双语网讯】国际领袖基金会(ILF)顾问团授证仪式以及罗德岛华人协会颁发奖学金典礼，日前在罗德岛州Pawtucket市举行。国际领袖基金会创会会长董继玲主持授证仪式，国会众议员赵美心受邀担任颁奖嘉宾。
罗德岛华人协会主席兼国际领袖基金会新英格兰分会主席叶超（左一）、国会众议员赵美心（左三）、国际领袖基金会新英格兰分会联合主席吴子平（右二）。（ILF 提供）
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By David Li, bostonese.com
The 2013 Salt Lake City Marathon is the first major Marathon race after the Boston Marathon bombings. Security was visibly enhanced throughout the race course on Saturday, April 20.
Bryant Jensen, 29-year-old from Ogden, UT, crossed the finish first in 2:30:14. A total of 905 runners participated in this year’s Marathon, with 890 of them finished the 26.2 mile race. James Gilbert, 50-year-old from Thunder Bay, ON, was the last one to cross finish line in 6:42:15.
Two runners pose for a picture with Salt Lake City Bomb Squad truck. (photo from xinhuanet)
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【波士顿双语网记者李强报道】从北京来参赛的60岁的李战哲在比赛头一天接受了记者的专访，并在记者的陪同下参加了14日下午在梅尔罗斯（Melrose）镇苏珊·孙女士家中的本地华人聚会。曾经参加过2008年湖南岳阳站奥运火炬接力的李战哲不仅长跑出色，也非常喜欢唱歌。他在聚会上为大家清唱了充满豪情的《向天再借五百年》，得到大家热烈的掌声。
上图：李战哲马拉松赛的前一天在酒店外留影（李强 摄）。
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马悦然 和 David Pickerell ，第16届哈佛中国论坛开幕式演讲稿
尊敬的各位嘉宾，大家早上好！欢迎参加第 16 届哈佛中国论坛 —— 新十年的展望。
在中国五千年的历史中，十年不过是弹指一瞬间。然而，一个十年，对于我们每个人不足百年的人生旅程而言，却意味深远。十年的光阴，往往可以改变一个人的生命轨迹。如果你现在闭上眼睛回想一下十年前你在哪里、在做些什么，今昔之间的差异或许会让你惊叹。对于 David，我和大部分本届论坛的组织者来说，十年前我们还是一群小学毕业生。
上图：马悦然（左）和 David Pickerell 在演讲中。
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By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, April 22, 2013, — Harvard Medical School- Chinese Scholars and Scientists Association (HMS-CSSA) has selected twelve young investigators for 2013 Harvard Chinese Life Science Annual Distinguished Research Award. The two-day Symposium was held on April 13 and 14 at Harvard Medical School, and attracted about 200 participants from Harvard Medical School and 17 affiliated institutions, major US medical and research institutions across the country, and Chinese medical science research community.
Speakers and organizers pose for a picture at 2013 Harvard Chinese Life Science Research Symposium. (photo by David Li)
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ACMES2013春季会议聚焦常见病
【侨报周末特约记者李强波士顿报道、牛江河摄影】 美中医学交流学会（ACMES）常见病系列之四于4月7日在哈佛医学院Dana Farber癌症研究中心大礼堂举行，先后有8位各领域专家讲演，百余位当地医生及医学研究人员出席。这次会议的成功举行将对常见病的研究和治疗以及公共卫生政策的制定起到积极推动作用。
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A special performance will be presented by the performing troupe of the Shanghai Cancer Rehabilitation Club, composed entirely of cancer survivors. It will be staged at John Hancock Hall in Boston on May 14, 2013 at 7:30 PM.
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