Representatives from U-M and Peking University sign an agreement officially creating a joint institute to promote research that can lead to breakthroughs in pulmonary, cardiovascular and liver diseases. From left are Dr. Ora Pescovitz, executive vice president of medical affairs and chief executive officer of the U-M Health System; Dr. Yang Ke, executive vice president of Peking University and its Health Science Center; Dr. Joseph Kolars, senior associate dean for education and global initiatives at the Medical School; and Dr. Weigang Fang, vice president of the Peking University Health Science Center.