BOSTON – Tufts University today 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.
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Tufts University Unveils Plans for New Medical Research Laboratory to Focus on Tuberculosis
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臉書成癮 快感和性愛相似？
一小時不上臉書，就覺得與世界失聯？挪威卑爾根大學的心理學家最近發明一個方法，用簡單的6個問題測量臉書使用者是否已經成癮。如果使用者的思緒經常圍繞在臉書上、想減少臉書的使用量但無法達成、不用臉書就感到焦躁不安，…都有可能是臉書成癮。根據研究，臉書成癮在年輕成人及女性較容易發生。
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Photo Journal – Harvard China Education Symposium Second Annual Meeting
By Bo Yang, May 12, 2012
I was asked to be photographer for Harvard China Education Symposium(CES) second annual meeting at Harvard University School of Education. The conference started in the evening of May 11, and ended at around 6 PM on May 12. I took hundreds of pictures and was really impressed by the passion and enthusiasm of all the attendees of this year's CES annual meeting. I'm a member of the Boston Chinese Photography Association (BCPA). Pictures below were ordered by the time they were shot, earliest on top. 
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Governor Patrick Breaks Ground on First-in-the-Nation Biomanufacturing Center at UMass Dartmouth
FALL RIVER – Wednesday, May 16, 2012 – Governor Deval Patrick today broke ground on the $28 million Massachusetts Accelerator for Biomanufacturing (MAB) at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. The facility, a result of Governor Patrick’s $1 billion Life Sciences Initiative, is expected to create 120 construction jobs and ten permanent jobs and strengthen Massachusetts’ standing as a world leader in the life sciences industry.
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Boston Erhu Ensemble To Delight Chinese Music Fans on June 2
By David Li, bostonese.com
On Saturday, June 2, Boston Erhu Ensemble will present a Chinese music concert at the First United Methodist Church, (645 Main St.), in Melrose at 7 PM. This concert will feature both traditional Chinese folk songs as well as arrangements of contemporary music pieces, and bring joy to many traditional Chinese music lovers in the greater Boston area.
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谈科学讲民主 北大新英格兰校友会年会继承母校传统
【侨报周末特约记者李强波士顿图文报道】5月6日，北京大学新英格兰校友会在哈佛大学燕京图书馆举办了年会曁114周年校庆。在1980级校友、哈佛大学谢晓亮敎授的英文分子生物学硏究主题演讲之后，卸任会长周超作了校友会的年度工作报吿。随后，理事长赵平宣布了新任会长的选举结果，臧充之以68.8％的得票率当选新一任会长，任期两年。
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波士顿海外人才交流洽谈会暨厦门市“双百计划”推介会27日举行
（厦门大学美洲校友会）
厦门，是中国五个经济特区之一，地处中国东南沿海，台湾海峡西岸，气候宜人，环境优美，人文荟萃，素有海上花园、温馨家园之称, 先后获得“国家园林城市”、“国家环保模范城市”、“全国文明城市”、“联合国人居奖”等多项殊荣。厦门市经济长期平均增长率位居全国大中城市前列，城市综合竞争力进入中国内地城市十强，被世界银行评为“投资环境金牌城市”。厦门基础设施先进完善,交通四通八达。厦门港位列中国十大港、全球二十大港。厦门空港是中国五大空港之一，航线通达100多个国际国内城市。厦门以其独特的人才发展环境和周到高效的服务赢得了“中国十大海归创业热门城市”的口碑。
2010年底，厦门市引进高层次人才官方门户网站“双百计划”网（http://200.xm.gov.cn）正式开通。
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Governor Patrick To Visit Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center on May 15
By Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center(BCNC)
Governor Deval Patrick will visit BCNC on Tuesday evening, May 15 in celebration of Asian American Heritage Month. BCNC will host a conversation with the Governor at the Center. He will speak with and listen to the community, fielding questions and hearing concerns in an open forum.
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承前启后 放眼世界 龚克校长谈南开大学发展规划
【侨报周末特约记者李强波士顿报道】5月8日晚，南开大学校长龚克等一行6人假华埠京川酒家同近60位波士顿南开校友聚会，受到波士顿南开校友的热烈欢迎。校友们非常珍惜这个难得的机会，仔细听取龚克校长、关乃佳副校长对学校新校园建设、本科生海外交流、以及引进海外人才政策的介绍，并对母校的发展提出了建议。
波士顿南开校友会会长王忠（左）和龚克校长。（齐军 摄）
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Earliest Mayan Calendar Shows No Hint of “World End” in 2012
(from chinadaily.com.cn)
The earliest known Mayan calendar has been found in an ancient house in Guatemala and it offers no hint that the world’s end is imminent, researchers said Thursday.
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