The Cornell China Center (CCC) has announced six new grant awards, totaling $140,000, to support research by Cornell faculty teams partnering with researchers in China.
Focused on building solutions to meet the United Nations’ sustainable development goals for China and the world, the 2021 awards include four joint seed fund grants to expand collaborations between Cornell researchers and counterparts at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou and two China Innovation Grants.
Yongmiao Hong, professor of Statistics and a field member in Department of Statistical Sciences as well as the Ernest S. Liu Professor of Economics and International Studies in Department of Economics, was awarded a grant for his research, “Making Inclusive Finance More Digital and Greener: Big Data Evidence from China”. He will be collaborating with Zhejiang University in Hangzhou’s Xingguo Luo.
CCC-funded research thrived in the past year, despite the COVID-19 crisis and logistical challenges the far-flung teams faced – from international travel bans to the 12-hour time difference. The center made 13 awards in 2020, including joint seed funding to five Cornell teams partnering with Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Read more about the grant and other projects in this Cornell Chronicle story by Sheri England and Priya Pradhan.