From current news, STEM, to arts and history, The University of Chicago Hong Kong Campus Faculty Director and Executive Director share a broad range of interests. The Director’s Pick series catalogs an array of webinars covering various topics that our directors wish to share with our audience.

Each episode will feature individual faculty or a panel of faculty members, experts, and one of our directors moderating the conversations. Our audience can also submit their questions during the live webinar. Director’s Pick will spark your curiosity with fascinating stories and discoveries in many fields. Tune in and listen to what the world is talking about.

Art and Photographic Exhibitions

• Daughters of Canton Delta

Date	Title
March 31, 2022	War in Ukraine - A Grave Miscalculation
April 12, 2022	New Digital Methods in East Asian Studies
May 5, 2022	Human Trafficking and Public Discussion in China: Debating the Feng County Incident
August 18, 2022	Dinosaurs, Expeditions and More
August 25, 2022	The Asian American Experience - Debunking Model Minority Myths
September 8, 2022	Social Disconnected - The Trend Toward Loneliness
October 27, 2022	Power Play - Talent vs Owners in Sports
Nov 17, 2022	Rethinking the Olympics - The "Dynamic Sustainable" Model
March 14, 2023	Peering into the Unknown - New Insights from the James Webb Space Telescope
July 6, 2023	Better, Faster, Richer: ChatGPT’s Impact on Investment Decision-Making
July 13, 2023	“Billionaire Secrets”: Bias In The Luxury Real Estate Market
September 25, 2023	Fukushima Wastewater: Policy, Health Risks, PR and Ethics
November 28, 2023	The Mysteries of Sanxingdui: Reflections on the Hong Kong Palace Museum Exhibition
January 11, 2024	Daughters of Canton Delta
July 4, 2024	Experiences and Lessons from Protecting Human Creatives Using Adversarial AI Tools
July 9, 2024	Spiderweb Capitalism: How Global Elites Exploit Frontier Markets
August 8, 2024	Words Like Water: Queer Mobilization and Social Change in China
October 30, 2024	Taylor Made: How One American Artist is Shaping Global Culture, Economics and Politics
March 18, 2025	AI and the Future of Intelligence
May 12, 2025	Reimagining the Past: Digital Chinese Heritage Initiatives at UChicago
May 14, 2025	Global Race for A Better Battery

 

Date	Title
June 2, 2022	The Impact of Veblen Thought
September 15, 2022	Asia’s Booming Luxury Market
October 6, 2022	Sino-European Luxury Trade and the Making of the Early Modern World