ZJU students win Public Inspiration Award at SensUs 20192019-09-23The TruSense team, comprised of 11 students from different colleges at Zhejiang University, including the College of Life Sciences, the CKC Honors College, the Department of Chemistry, the College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, the School of Medicine and the School of Economics, won the Public Inspiration Award at SenseUs 2019 held from August 26 to September 4 in the Netherlands.Sens... READ MORE |
Genomic sequencing on hardy weeds provides evidence on crop mimicry2019-09-20Echinochloa crus-galli (E. crus-galli) is the most hazardous weed which mankind has made every endeavor to decimate over several millennia. Researchers at ZJU’s College of Agriculture and Biotechnology and China National Rice Research Institute discover that in order to evade“eradication”, it has picked up the skill of“camouflaging” itself by bearing closer resemblances to rice.“Hu... READ MORE |
The history of living fossil revealed by large-scale sequencing study2019-09-20As Charles Darwin put it, living fossils are an exceptional group for examining evolution issues such as extinction, competition, and adaptation. The ginkgo tree is an enigmatic living fossil, characterized by morphological stasis with almost no morphological change for at least 245 million years. A once-diverse and widespread group of gymnosperms, the ginkgo lineage has survived glaciations as a ... READ MORE |
ZJU receives MoE National Teaching Achievement Award2019-09-19Professor YAN Jianhua and Professor LU Guodong have won the first prizes in the 2018 National Teaching Achievement Award（higher education）. This quadrennial Award is the highest national award in teaching and education granted by the Ministry of Education (MoE) in recognition of excellence in higher education teaching.Professor YAN is Professor in the College of Energy Engineering ... READ MORE |
Global experiences in the summer2019-09-17How did you spend your summer vacation? Did you plant mangroves in Thailand? Or maybe you worked in the world renown labs of ULCA? Regardless of how your holidays went, planting mangroves and lab work in UCLA were some of the activities students of Zhejiang University carried out during the 2019 summer vacation.Having been awarded the International Strategy of the Year by Times Higher Educati... READ MORE |
Chiral geometry regulates stem cell fate, research shows2019-09-16On August 26, the research team led by Prof. WANG Huiming in the Stomatology Hospital affiliated to the Zhejiang University School of Medicine published an article entitled “Chiral Geometry Regulates Stem Cell Fate and Activity” in the journal of Biomaterials. This work offers a pioneering research into the role of chiral geometry in regulating stem cell fate and activity.Chirality is a fun... READ MORE |
ZJU President leads delegation to Europe2019-09-14Prof. WU Zhaohui, president of Zhejiang University, led a delegation to Europe this week as part of the university’s efforts to strengthen its connections in the region.The university has strong ties with international organizations and further extension on cooperation is one of the important actions of its global strategy – GLOBAL ZJU: CREATE to impact. During this trip,ZJU delegation visited th... READ MORE |
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival2019-09-13Hello, ZJUers across the globe!Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, a holiday that is all about giving thanks, for nature’s abundance and for joyful reunions with loved ones. On this special day, no matter where you are, Zhejiang University wishes you and your family a wonderful time!About Mid-Autumn FestivalThe Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated in many East Asian communities. In China, it's a r... READ MORE |
NTU President Subra Suresh visits ZJU2019-09-12President WU Zhaohui met with a delegation led by Prof. Subra Suresh, President of Nanyang Technological University (NTU), on September 5. During their meeting, Prof. WU Zhaohui introduced a series of initiatives at ZJU, including the “Global ZJU—CREATE to Impact” strategy and the Innovation 2030 plan. Prof. Subra Suresh talked about key researches at NTU, particularly partnerships between... READ MORE |
ZJU salutes educators on Teachers' Day2019-09-10In recognition of the importance of excellent educators, Zhejiang University celebrated the 35th Chinese Teachers' Day. Observed annually on Sept. 10, the day is dedicated to appreciating, assessing and improving educators across the country. It's also an opportunity to honor the teachers for their contribution to the learning commuity of ZJU. This year, more than 250 teams and teachers re... READ MORE |
ZJUMAA opens on Zijingang Campus2019-09-09A grand opening for the Zhejiang University Museum of Art and Archaeology (ZJUMAA) took place last Sunday. This long-expected museum finally unveils its interior to the public. Let’s take a tour around this new museum.The minimalism look of the buildingInterior designGallery ICurrent exhibition: China & The World (2019.9.8-2019.12.8)Gallery IICurrent exhibition: Glory of a Nation (2019.9.8-20... READ MORE |
ZJU students cherish a time-honored tradition of “catching insects”2019-09-09In the past summer vacation, 42 sophomores majoring in plant protection at Zhejiang University did their field practice on Hainan Island, where they caught over 5,000 insects and turned them into specimens.Some rare and eccentric insects were in the bag for students: a web-spinner that can make silk-lined tunnels and webs, a leaf-like phasmid and an Atlas moth larger than a human face……Thes... READ MORE |
Catalysts with ultrastrong resistance to SO2 deactivation to fill the void in treatment of industrial emissions2019-09-05A recent student revealed a MnOX /CeO2 nanorod catalyst with an unprecedented performance in the 1000 h test under a low temperature (523 K). This marks a milestone in practical applications in low‐temperature selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NOX.Nitrogen is one of the major components of air. Where there is combustion in industry, nitrogen oxides will be inevitably released. Such ... READ MORE |
A novel way to repair tooth enamel2019-09-03Prof. TANG Ruikang at the Department of Chemistry of Zhejiang University will soon experience “tooth growth”. The research team led by him developed a biomimetic regenerative solution which could be applied to the tooth cavity and establish a biomimetic crystalline-amorphous mineralization frontier to induce the growth of enamel with a precise maintenance of the original stru... READ MORE |