In a first, Chinese woman wins the prestigious Fields Medal
Summary
Despite criticisms of a brain drain from China to the U.S., the awards come at a time when several high-profile Chinese scholars have returned home, some citing an increasingly hostile academic environment in America.
Original Text
<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/3000x2000!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F20%2F44%2Fcf5c8fd148408a55f224ff362553%2Fhong-wang4-c-simons-foundation.JPG' alt='Wang Hong is the third woman—and first from China—to be awarded the world's most prestigious mathematics prize.'/>Despite criticisms of a brain drain from China to the U.S., the awards come at a time when several high-profile Chinese scholars have returned home, some citing an increasingly hostile academic environment in America.
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