China Expands Research Funding, Luring U.S. Scientists And Students
NPRChina Expands Research Funding, Luring U.S. Scientists And Students Enlarge this image toggle caption Prisma Bildagentur/UIG/Getty Images Prisma Bildagentur/UIG/Getty Images In 2003, Jay Siegel was up for a new challenge. "They get a bachelor's degree that is every bit recognized around the world" says Siegel. Enlarge this image toggle caption Joe Palca/NPR Joe Palca/NPR "I'm actually born and raised in South Texas — in Corpus Christi," he says. "A lot of people who live here are drawn to China for some reason, and I wasn't," says Greg Herczeg, an astronomer at the Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics at Peking University "But I thought it would be an interesting thing to do" he says, "to move to China for a few years and experience a different culture.