Conservationist Jim Harkness took the audience through 40 years of conservation efforts in China, while sharing stories from his own experience working with environmental organizations.

It has been almost six months since the first signs of the coronavirus made an impact on the University of Minnesota—affecting our Chinese students home for winter break and those who were studying abroad in China. Since then the world, the state, and the University have come to terms with the full impact of this deadly virus.

The China Center’s Sping Lin and Ying-Ngoh T. Lin Visiting Scholars fellowship allowed Dr. Tracy Wang to sponsor the year-long visit of Dr. Jun Li from China’s Southwest University of Political Science and Law. Together, they have...