On June 20, the laboratory of CHEN Xin and TANG Jianjun at the College of Life Science,Zhejiang University,published an article entitled “Fish mediate surface soil methane oxidation in the agriculture heritage rice–fish system” in the journal Ecosystems. This study reveals how fish affect surface soil methane oxidation through foraging activities that cause trophic cascading and drive nitrogen recycling in the paddy ecosystem.Methane (CH4) emission is affected by the rates ...

On July 14, a delegation from the University of Chicago, led by Ms. Katie Hrinyak, associate vice president for Global Initiatives & Strategy, and Dr. GE Zening, executive director of UChicago’s Center in Beijing, paid a visit to Zhejiang University to deepen partnership and promote multidisciplinary cooperation between the two institutions.Warmly welcoming the delegation, Prof. LI Min, director of the Office of Global Engagement at Zhejiang University, highlighted ZJU’s academic prowess, ...

【Editor’s Note: In this interview, we had the privilege of speaking with Prof. HUANG He, President of the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine (FAHZU), Director of the Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University, Member of Executive Committee, Asia-Pacific Bone Marrow Transplantation Group (APBMT), and Member of American Society of Hematology (ASH) and European Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT). With a focus on CAR-T cell therapy, Prof. Huang shar...

Thirty SAHZU physicians from twenty-five clinical departments, as well as students of the first intensive clinical research training course co-organized by the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine (SAHZU) and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH), received their completion certificates from Prof. Albert Hofman, Chair of Department of Epidemiology of HSPH, and Prof. Lori Chibnik, Assistant Professor of Department of Epidemiology of HSPH, on July 2.Prof. Ho...

On June 30, the research team headed by GUO Guoji, HAN Xiaoping and WANG Jingjing at the Zhejiang University School of Medicine published an open-access article titled “An analytical framework for decoding cell type-specific genetic variation of gene regulation” in the journal Nature Communications.Since the completion of Human Genome Project two decades ago, substantial progress has been made in the field of genomics. However, the vast majority of human genome sequences, consisting of 3 ...

【Editor’s Note: Prof. HU Hailan, Dean of the School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine. Her research focuses on understanding the brain mechanisms behind emotional and social behaviors, with a particular interest in dominance hierarchy and depression. She has been recognized with prestigious awards, including the L'Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Award and the IBRO-Kemali International Prize. In this interview, Prof. Hu shares insights into her r...

For nearly 40 years, the Student E Volunteer Association of Zhejiang University has been providing free repair services for ZJUers. Over the past year, the association has repaired a total of 1,764 devices, boasting a success rate of over 90%. This number continues to grow each year, highlighting their impact and dedication to sustainable technology. A unique team on campus The repair site of the Student E Volunteer Association is in Room 204 of No.3 East Teaching Building on Zijingang Camp...

The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) resulted in over 800 million infections and approximately 7 million deaths, posing a tremendous threat to mankind and radically altering the political, economic and public health landscape of the world. SARS-CoV-2 is a single-stranded plus RNA virus. Due to the RNA nature of its genome, the RNA virus would co-opt host RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) to perform its particular function during transcription...

From June 25 to 30, DU Jiangfeng, president of Zhejiang University, led a delegation to visit Hong Kong and Macao. On their visit, they attended the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) 27th Annual Presidents’ Meeting and Zhejiang University Appreciation Dinner, visited the Macao Special Administrative Region government and the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region, renewed the cooperation agreement with the University of Ma...

"Command center, a cycling mountain bike athlete just fell out of the track into a valley. Please provide aid.""There has just been a car collision on the road of south Hangzhou. A driver is trapped inside the car and bleeding.""Attention, search squad. A rowing athlete fell into the water near the finish line. Please conduct a search and rescue immediately."Those were the words that kept sounding in the SAHZU Air Medical Services Command Center and 5G Remote Rescue...