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Philanthropist Donates Hundreds of Specimens to Natural History Museum
This article is borrowed and redistributed from Shanghai Daily and written by Cai Wenjun. The original article can be read by clicking here. KENNETH E. Behring, an 86-year-old philanthropist and real estate developer, has become the biggest donor to the new Shanghai Museum of Natural History. A total of 307 specimens valued at over US$30 million donated…
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Global Health and Education Foundation to Co-Organize MPT-Expo 2014
Dear Mr. Behring, I am writing to you with the best wishes and warm regards of the museum fraternity in China. On behalf of the Organizing Committee of 2014 Museum and Relevant Products and Technologies Exposition (MPT-Expo 2014), I take pleasure to invite your organization, Global Health and Education Foundation, to join us as the…
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Special Guests visit Behring Teacher Ambassadors on Day 2 of Training in Denver
This post originally appeared online at www.thevoiceofnhd.com On Tuesday Behring Teacher Ambassador training re-convened at History Colorado in Denver, Colorado. We were so lucky to be joined by Kenneth and Patricia Behring. Mr. Behring shared with the group his favorite quote from U. S. President Theodore Roosevelt: It is not the critic who counts. Not the man…
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First Global Natural History Day Hong Kong Finals
The 2014 Global Natural History Day Semifinal took place at Hong Kong Science Museum (HKSM) where two dozen students shared their in-depth research with peers, families, friends and educational specialist as well as a panel of four judges. Enthusiastic participants arrived early in the morning to set up their exhibits and rehearsed performances on stage.…
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Kenneth E Behring Named ‘Chinese Museums Goodwill Ambassador’
Shanghai, China — The Chinese Museums Association has awarded the internationally renowned philanthropist, Founder and Chairman of the Global Health & Education Foundation (GHEF), Mr. Kenneth E. Behring, the ‘Chinese Museums Goodwill Ambassador.’ This year’s International Museum Day coincides with the Chinese National Day of Disabled Assistance. In celebration of this occasion, Mr. Behring and…
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Kenneth E. Behring’s Visits The Zhejiang Museum of Natural History
The Global Health & Education fully acknowledges education is an essential aspect in building a better, greener, global future. Besides parental guidance, children go to school and make new friends. Teachers are doing their very best to let the young bright minds flourish. Learning inside the classroom is an important part of young students’ life.…
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The Official GNHD 2014 Opening Ceremony in Shanghai
Article written by Jan Maas of Global Health & Education Foundation On March 4, 2014 students, journalists, museum specialists, educational partners and everyone else who loves to experience the beauty of the natural world, gathered at the Shanghai Science & Technology Museum (SSTM) to attend the official opening of Global Natural History Day 2014 (GNHD).…
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National Friendship Award Bestowed Upon Kenneth E. Behring
China Bestows National Friendship Award on Kenneth E. Behring, Founder Global Health and Education Foundation BEIJING – China’s State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs has awarded American entrepreneur and philanthropist Kenneth E. Behring, founder of the Global Health and Education Foundation, a NationalFriendship Award for 2013. “I have been coming to China in friendship for more than 30 years,”…
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The 2nd Annual Global Natural History Day (GNHD)
The 2nd Annual Global Natural History Day (GNHD) competition will officially start in April 2013. This year’s theme is ‘Great Migrations: Animal, Botanical, Anthropological.’ GNHD is free to enter and open to any student between grades 2 to 10. If you know any eligible student or teacher, please encourage them to participate by registering on…
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The 1st KEB Discovery Trip
On February 15, 2013, the Global Health and Education Foundation completed it’s first annual year-long educational program, the ‘Global Natural History Day’ with rousing success following a successful ‘Kenneth E. Behring Discovery Trip’ that took the winners across the United States of America, from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles and San Francisco. Out of more…
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