With population aging becoming an increasingly important global issue, countries around the world are taking different approaches to the growing expectations for healthy aging as life expectancy increases. "Healthy Aging in a Changing Society: An Interdisciplinary Perspective," a two-day conference held at NYU Shanghai on March 18-19, addressed the topic with speakers from a diverse range of fields, including medicine, sociology, demography, anthropology, nursing, public health, and social work. 

• Congratulations to NYU Shanghai Chancellor Tong Shijun on the publication of his book The Problem of Modernity in the Dialogue between China and the West, an expanded reprint of his 2010 compilation of his research in philosophy. The book systematically delves into the problem of modernity from three dimensions, including Chinese perspective on western thought, Western influence on Chinese philosophy, and Contemporary Chinese Marxism in Sino-Western Dialogue. The new edition includes a section on the methodology of Sino-Western Dialogue. 

• NYU Shanghai Distinguished Global Professor of Business Chen Yuxin, director of the Center for Business Education and Research (CBER), was recently invited to speak by the Shanghai Overseas Returned Scholars Association (SORSA). In his talk, Chen introduced an original concept, "desire power," in evaluating consumption level and potential. Chen argued that the construction of centers of international consumption requires not only the ability to fulfill consumer appetites but also to boost consumption desire. Shanghai displays "desire power" in its traditional commerce, and the city's fast-growing e-commerce sector has brought advantages and opportunities to the growth of consumption desire. Chen called for being open and inclusive to consumption desire and "worldly pursuits" to invigorate the economy of the city.

• Professor Zhihong Chen invited Jeff Qiang, director of Monitor Deloitte's Shanghai office, and Liang Chen, founder and CEO of Tac FinTech to guest lecture as part of her course, "Reading and Viewing Modern China: A Bilingual and Multimedia Introduction." The lectures, which were open to the NYU Shanghai community, were attended by nearly 80 students. Jeff Qiang shared his professional experience in the managing consulting industry and Liang Chen shared insights into the evolutionary development from ChatGPT to the Metaverse. Professor Chen said that she believes lectures by business executives such as Chen and Qiang are an important resource for students to promote the integration of academia and the real business world. The lectures were co-sponsored by NYUSH-ECNU Center on Global History, Economy and Culture and two student business clubs, UBA and TAMID. 

Sipping tea and making new friends while tossing around the football was how our community enjoyed the sunny courtyard during last week’s campus mixer.

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