Car Lab Tour Takes Me Back to My Roots 2008-04-21

A few weeks ago I visited Hunan University , which was like going back to my “roots” in two different ways. Changsha has a spec ...

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China's First Lunar 成语: What Should it Be? 2008-03-10

China's First Lunar 成语 : What Should it Be?   I read today that China plans another manned space launch later this year. ...

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US Election: Notes from a Citizen Abroad 2008-03-06

I've been asked to write about the US presidential election, which as most people know is uniquely exciting this year. I'm the farthest thing from an ...

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Playing with a Dead Language 2007-12-05

As you all know, I love language and have made working with languages - English and others - a cornerstone of my career. It's also, in a way, my ...

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Around the world....and back again 2007-12-03

So sorry to all for the long silence - bloggers are not supposed to go "offline" for a month, like I just did. I've been traveling around th ...

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English: Bridge and Barrier 2007-10-17

Thanks for your welcoming comments for my first blog entry! Since posting it, I've visited several other universities in China.  I went looking ...

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On Safari: Seeking the "Special Flavor" of China's Universities 2007-09-28

This is my first time blogging on a Chinese website.   Thank you to  ScienceNet for giving me the chance!  ...

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