After the Trump government came to power, a series of basic principles and the consensus previously formed by China and the US has encountered challenges, and it’s certain this relationship will be under close scrutiny for the next few years. Under such background, professionals from academia...
On June 28, Duke Kunshan University, Duke University, Resources for the Future (RFF), Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) Policy Research Center for the Environment and Economy and MEP Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning....
A workshop on China’s Electricity Reform was held in Beijing on June 27, 2017. It began with an introduction to China’s energy and power industry and, following that entry point, the workshop went deeply into a discussion of the reform proposals in Decree No. 9 .....
The 5th eoYouth Summer Field Trip was organized by Energy Observer magazine and organized by the Master of Environmental Policy at Duke Kunshan University. This Summer Field Trip supported student teams from top Chinese Universities to investigate environmental problems from different ....
Duke Kunshan University is set to join forces with China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection to conduct sophisticated quantitative analyses to inform the development of future environmental policies. Nov. 1, representatives from the Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy, Ministry...
October 16th, Duke Kunshan University invited Prof. Jia Feng, the director general of Center for Environmental Education and Communications of the Ministry of Environmental Protection, as the speaker for the third Duke Kunshan Salon Series. Prof. Jia has been involved in environmental protection...
A collaborative research project led by Dr. Junjie Zhang from Duke Kunshan University recently received a $361,075 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) of the United States to research the impact of climate change on the sustainability of key fisheries of the California Current...
September 25-26, 25 students from top Chinese universities (including Tsinghua University, Peking University, Wuhan University, etc) came to Duke Kunshan University for the wetlands field trip hosted by the university’s Master of Environmental Policy program (iMEP). The students were joined by...
Sponsored by Energy Observer magazine and organized by the Master of Environmental Policy (iMEP) program at Duke Kunshan University, the 4th eoYouth Summer Field Trip Concluding Conference was held on the Duke Kunshan University campus October 23rd under the theme of “Energy Development: Reform...
Duke Kunshan University’s Master of Environmental Policy program (iMEP) and Government Training & Professional Education Programs jointly held the second Environmental Industry Salon on Sunday, Sept. 4. With a focus on Resolving NIMBY Disputes in Accordance with Law, the Salon was well...
Sponsored by Energy Observer magazine and organized by the Master of Environmental Policy program at Duke Kunshan University, the 4th eoYouth Summer Field Trip is now in full swing. Ten research teams from different universities around the world are traveling all over China, Europe, America and...
“This Salon has provided an open platform for environmental industry professionals to learn from each other as well as to network. Similar events should be held regularly in the future to facilitate deeper discussions of environmental issues.” This is a proposal made by Zhang Yong, secretary...
Duke Kunshan University is the first Chinese university campus to be certified by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) campus program, with all five campus buildings certified according to LEED standards by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The Academic Building and...
Duke Kunshan University will offer a new international master’s degree in environmental policy (MEP) beginning in the fall of 2017.
The four-semester, 16-course program is designed to meet the growing global need for leaders who are versed in both Chinese and international environmental...
Jan 14, 2016 (China Environment News) – Jan 13, Chen Jining, minister of environmental protection met with Richard H. Brodhead, president of Duke University and his party in Beijing. The two parties had an in-depth exchange of views on collaboration in environmental protection....
Causal Thinking in Environmental Epidemiology: Lead Exposure and Brain Health
Speaker: John Ji, Senior Researcher, Harvard Business School
20 September 2016
Chemical Risk Assessment in the 21st Century: Grand challenges and the role of government, industry and academia
Speaker: Barry C. Kelly, Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore
22 August 2016
Running with a Mask? The Effect of Air Pollution on Marathon Runners’ Performance
Speaker: Shihe Fu, Professor, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
1 August 2016
Does Environmental Regulation Affect Labor Demand in China? – Evidence from the Textile Printing and Dyeing Industry
Speaker: ZHANG Bing, Professor of Environmental Policy, Nanjing University.
1 June 2016
Air Pollution and Defensive Expenditures: Evidence from Particulate-Filtering Facemasks
Speaker: Dr. Zhang Junjie, Associate Professor, School of Global Policy and Strategy at the University of California, San Diego.
28 September 2015
Economics of Adaptation to Global Climate Change: Past Lessons and Future Strategies
Speaker: Dr. Zhao Jinhua, Director of the Environmental Science and Policy Program, Michigan State University.
15 September 2015