Warm welcome for viagra pioneer A lecture at Chinese University by Professor Louis Ignarro, the 1998 Nobel Laureate who discovered that nitric oxide stimulates penile erection, paving the way for the drug Viagra, enjoyed a mass audience this week. It was beamed live into secondary schools and to other local and 15 mainland universities. He was also made an honorary professor of medicine at CUHK. BaptistU gets down to basics Hong Kong Baptist University has published a book on early and basic education to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The book includes eight articles by the university's graduates, as well as material covered during a conference on basic and language education held late last year. OpenU co-operates on nursing Open University has signed an agreement with Baptist Hospital to co-operate in training nurses. Undergraduates will go to the hospital for their practicums and some courses will be taught by nursing teachers of the hospital. FCC turns fun into funding The Foreign Correspondents' Club raised HK$1.3 million, HK$200,000 more than last year, from a charity auction at its annual ball last Friday for the Po Leung Kuk Scholarship Fund and Language Training Centre. Ballet keeps them on their toes Students have the chance to win a year's worth of free ballet training as part of the Jean M. Wong School of Ballet and the Tsinforn C. Wong Memorial Scholarship. Children aged seven to 12 are encouraged to apply for the scholarship. Previous dance experience is not necessary. Applications close October 6 and forms are available at www.jmwballet.org
