March 28th, 2012

Exploring China's formidable cigarette industry

How has the cigarette become so integrated into the fabric of everyday life across the People's Republic of China? To get to the heart of this question, a diverse group of experts met Mar. 26 and 27 in Beijing. In an interview, conference lead Matthew Kohrman spoke about the history of China's cigarette industry, cigarettes and society, and the growing tobacco-control movement. Read more »

November 18th, 2010

An Asian dimension to the Stanford Center for Population Research

The Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center and its Asia Health Policy Program have joined with other centers and programs across the university as collaborative partners for the new Stanford Center for Population Research. Read more »

June 7th, 2007

How can we prepare for the next global epidemic? Shorenstein APARC publishes new book on crisis preparedness

Shorenstein APARC has released the latest title in its partnership with the Brookings Institution Press. Edited by Stella R. Quah of the National University of Singapore, Crisis Preparedness: Asia and the Global Governance of Epidemics offers perspectives and case studies from social science, epidemiology, and public health, and explains why the world is not prepared for the next global epidemic. Read more »