UniversityofMacau
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Theme: Root

This event occurred on
January 22, 2016
Macau, Macao
Macao

TEDxUniversityofMacau is put together by a group of passionate people on campus. Our theme: Root aims to quest our originality as human being in our own community, our city, our country, and our world.

Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?

Our registration for seat opens on 1 October 2015. Seats are limited to 100 persons. Our event location is in Hengqin Campus (not the old campus shown on the map).

Overview:
18:30 - 19:30 -- Registration & Playing 2 Official TED talks
19:30 - 20:30 -- Science Session
20:30 - 21:00 -- Social - tea break
21:00 -22:00 -- Art Session
22:00 -22:15 -- Close up

Questions? Email: umpa.hsps@umac.mo

Student Activity Center Theatre
E31 Building, Student Activity Center, University of Macau Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macau, China
Macau, Macao, 99999
Macao
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Speakers

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Brian J. Hall

Assistant Professor/clinical psychologist
Dr. Hall is a licensed clinical psychologist, epidemiologist and Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Macau. His primary goal is to engage in community participatory research to improve health. He accomplishes this through qualitative and quantitative methodologies. He is particularly interested in understanding the social determinants of population health, the consequences of adversity and traumatic stress, and developing and evaluating community intervention programs for marginalized populations. Currently his research program is focused on the health of internal (Chinese) and international (African, Southeast Asian) migrants in Macau, Hong Kong and Mainland China. Dr. Hall earned his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the Department of Psychological Sciences at Kent State University and completed his clinical internship as a T32 Traumatic Stress Fellow at The Charleston Consortium, National Crime Victims Center of the Medical University of South Carolina.

Chon Ip Tam

Lecturer
Mr. Tam was born in Macau. He grew up in a traditional shipbuilders family. Shipbuilding has a long history in Macau. Following his family footprints, after college graduation, Mr. Tam worked in Hong Kong and has had different oversea experiences and has been involved in numerous projects in the field of archeology. He is currently a fellow and a lecturer under Macau Cultural Affairs Bureau. Mr. Tam is passion about the arts and the history of Macau local shipbuilding industry, so as its future. He will speak in our local language Cantonese in our event!

Francisco V. Pinheiro

Assistant Professor/architect
Dr. Francisco V. Pinheiro is an architect, Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Creative Industries at University of St. Joseph in Macau, and Visiting Professor in Jiangnam University in Mainland China. His work involves the urban rehabilitation projects in Macau historical centers. Several of the projects were recognized and listed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage. His research is to study the demographic and social impact of public housing in an ageing society, the green urbanism synergies with revitalizations, and the tourism in Macau. The core of his research is to provide an insight to the realm where the values of our local culture were replaced by massive cooperative trends and seemed to vanish in a tsunami of globalization. Citizens feel like robots and even lost in the city. Is heritage a relic of our past, or a reflection of our present identity, or a byproduct of corporations? In a globalized world,let's think.

Garry Wong

Professor/scientist
A professor of health sciences at the University of Macau, Garry Wong has taught biomedical science to students in North America, Europe, and Asia. He has actively encouraged his students to think independently, act responsibly, and maintain high character standards. Garry holds a Ph.D. degree in toxicology from North Carolina State University, and has spent postdoctoral periods at the National Institutes of Health, U.S.A. and ALKO Ltd. Helsinki, Finland. He has also spent sabbatical periods at the University of Washington, Seattle and California Institute of Technology, Pasadena. His laboratory currently researches molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases and the role of non-coding RNAs in aging.

Zihao (Michael) Li

Assistant Professor/dancer
Dance is a means of existence, deeply religious, and rooted in every culture and community. It’s a form of literacy, in which and through which one conveys one's persona, message, and research. Dr. Li considers dance more than a profession or a form of entertainment - dance is part of his identity. As a dancer, he has performed with several world-class dance companies in China, Hong Kong (HK), Canada, and Germany. As an educator, he has taught at schools, conservatories, universities and professional dance companies in Beijing, Tokyo, Toronto, Madison (US), Taipei, HK, and Macau. As a researcher, he contributes to an array of conferences/publications. His research focuses on dance pedagogy, teacher/curriculum development, community dance, gender and masculinity, males in dance, dance & film, and technology in education. Dr. Li is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Macau (UM) and directs the UM Dance Troupe.

Organizing team

Hada Fong-ha
Ieong

Macau, Macao
Organizer
  • Astrid Yin
    Team member
  • Chengcheng Song
    Team member
  • Crane Wang
    Team member
  • Fina Zhou
    Team member
  • JiaLi MA
    Team member
  • Jin Danping
    Team member
  • Jing Liu
    Team member
  • Patty Yin
    Team member
  • Stone Guo
    Team member
  • Sunjie Hou
    Team member
  • Tweedy Wu
    Team member
  • Valeria Saar
    Team member
  • Vicho Qin
    Team member
  • Xiaoyu Wang
    Team member
  • Xingyi Ouyang 歐陽杏儀
    Team member