[Message from the editor: Manufacturing industry in China has grown by leaps and bounds in just 30 years, so its transformation and upgrading need to be supported by a large number of highly-competent talents with operations management knowledge and global perspective. To echo the needs, School of Management at Zhejiang University, in cooperation with McGill University, launched a double-degree program of Global Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management (GMSCM) in 2013. Since its launc...

[Message from the editor: Dr. GU Zhen has recently been elected to the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE). As one of 26 distinguished new members 2021, his election is in recognition for his outstanding contributions to advancing fundamental and technological innovations in the field of drug delivery. At the interview earlier this year, Dr. GU shared his latest research and insights in the future development of pharmaceutical education.] Quotes from the inte...

[Message from the editor: May 16 marks the 31st National Day for Helping the Disabled. The Arms of Seven Men, a documentary film directed by Prof. JIN Xingzheng at the Zhejiang University College of Media and International Culture, was released nationwide on May 15. Seven artists from all over the country, who lost their arms at different ages for one reason or another, became accomplished calligraphers and painters against overwhelming odds. To give back to the society, they sold their works an...

[Message from the editor: Prof. CHEN Yunmin, featured in the latest university video, found a solution to tackle soil settlement, increasing the high-speed rail safety.] Quotes from the interview: -       The most challenging problem in building high-speed railways is that the speed of high-speed trains needs to reach the speed of wave transmission in the foundation. In this case, the so-called Mach effect will arise in the foundation, which is known as a reson...

[Message from the editor: Today (April 22) is Earth Day, an international event celebrated around the world to pledge support for environmental protection. This year’s theme is “Restore Our Earth”. Let’s meet Prof. GAO Xiang, an expert on energy and environmental science and technology, who has been leading his team to develop a system to reduce emissions from fuel combustion.] Quotes from the interview: - For the past 30 years, I have been working on reduction of the emission of s...

[Message from the editor: Prof. GUO Guoji, featured in the newly released university video, charted the first human cell landscape at the single-cell level, improving diagnostic and treatment efficiency.] Quotes from the interview: - The mouse cell atlas will enable us to gain a more insightful understanding of diversified cell types in mammals, and the human cell landscape will produce a far-reaching impact on the future diagnosis of diseases.- Zhejiang University boasts a full spectrum of...

[Message from the editor: Prof. FAN Longjiang, featured in the newly released university video, discovered the cause for weedy rice in paddies, improving weed control and crop yield.] Quotes from the interview: - Now we adopt the latest approaches such as genomics and bioinformatics to better understand rice. Meanwhile, with a large amount of genomic data we can improve our breeding efficiency.- Through a large-scale global study of the genome, we discovered that the so-called wee...

[Message from the editor: Prof. WU Xiaobo, featured in the newly released university video, pioneered research in innovation management and big data business models.]  Quotes from the interview: - In the end of 1980, I was a PhD student, studying the innovation management. During that time, not so many people believe in innovation, so I got to explain what innovation was and how important innovation was.- China is changing so fast for the education, especially for the business edu...

[Message from the editor: Prof. LI Lanjuan, featured in the newly released university video, is China’s renowned epidemiologist, leading her team to fight against SARS, H7N9 and COVID-19.]  Quotes from the interview: - In terms of H7N9 research, our work on the clinical characteristics of the emerging infectious disease and the treatment of the artificial liver support system were published in The New England Journal of Medicine. These studies have played a very important role in...

[Message from the editor: Dr. WANG Tun (’95, Cryogenics), one of the main characters featured in the newly released university video, built the world’s largest earthquake early warning system, protecting hundreds of millions of lives.]   Quotes from the interview: - The Wenchuan earthquake in 2008 struck while I was doing my postdoctoral work in Austria. It was on that moment that I decided to return to China to work on disaster early warning.- We have built China’s first ...