ZJU student named China’s University Student of the Year 20182019-05-08TU Dezhan, a third-year master’s student majoring in control science and engineering, wins the China’s University Student of the Year 2018 Award for his exceptional work and dedication to research into the leakage detection system for urban water supply pipelines.TU Dezhan is assiduous and perseverant. While preparing for the “Challenge Cup” Competition of Science and Technology, he committed ... READ MORE |
Novel neurobiological circuit architecture uncovered for flight response2019-05-07When facing life-threatening stimuli, animals show various types of fear behaviors, ranging from risk assessment and freezing to flight. Freezing, a passive coping strategy, is elicited when the danger stimulus is inescapable, whereas flight, an active defense response, is evoked when the stimulus is controllable or escapable. The thalamic reticular nucleus (TRN), a shell-shaped nucleus... READ MORE |
New chapter of sesquicentennial relationship open for Chinese and UK physicians2019-05-06Recently, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University (SAHZU) signed an agreement with the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians (RCP) of the UK to launch a joint teaching program, making it the first partner of the Federation in the Chinese mainland.The Federation, based in the UK and with international reach, is a partnership between the Royal College of Physici... READ MORE |
International student wins the title of “Ten Outstanding Young Talents in Hangzhou”2019-05-05On April 25, 2019, Hangzhou City celebrated the 100th anniversary of the May Fourth Movement and presented the “Ten Outstanding Young Talents Award”. Tim Clancy, an Australian student at Zhejiang University, won this coveted title. It is the first time that an overseas youngster has received this award. Tim Clancy is an undergraduate student majoring in clinical medicine. In his spare time,... READ MORE |
The University celebrates National Youth Day2019-05-04Today is National Youth Day. It also marks the 100th anniversary of May Fourth Movement.ZJUers across the globe celebrate this special day with a classical patriotic song, “Sing in Praise of our Motherland”. With deep feelings of the new era, we yearn for a more glorious future of China.Guess who are the singers?Prof. LI Lanjuan, epidemiologist and member of Chinese Academy of EngineeringPr... READ MORE |
ZJU contributes to “Belt and Road” Education Action Plan2019-05-03Aiming high, participating actively and sharing openlyOn April 25-26, the second Belt and Road Forum is hosted in Beijing, which takes stock of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) five years on and draw a new roadmap for the coming years. As an important part of BRI,“Belt and Road” Education Action Plan was published by Ministry of Education in 2016, which shows China’s determinat... READ MORE |
ZJU awarded International Strategy of the Year by THE2019-05-02ZJU was named International Strategy of the Year at 2019 Times Higher Education (THE) Awards Asia on May 1. “It is only with the strategic thinking of our senior management team and joint efforts across the whole University that we are able to better embed international and intercultural dimensions into our education and research, and contribute to our global future,” said Dr. CHEN Wei... READ MORE |
Happy International Labor Day!2019-05-01Hi ZJUers!Let’s celebrate the start of a new month and the 4-day holiday break with these top Labor Day happenings in the city of Hangzhou. Enjoy diverse activities of the 15th China International Cartoon & Animation Festival at Xiaoshan District, or soar into the holiday via an exciting neon run at Xianghu Lake, the sister lake of West lake.More importantly, our congratulations to Prof.... READ MORE |
5G connected ambulance debut in Zhejiang2019-04-30“Please report the status of the patient.”MD LI Qiang in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine (SAHZU) talked to the remote paramedics in the 5G connected ambulance through real-time audio-video system. “The patient is in stable condition and there is no sign of increased abdominal bleeding,” the paramedic responded. Meanwhile the patient's data (blo... READ MORE |
Brain connectome mapped at the mesoscale2019-04-29The brain is comprised of “cities” and “buildings” with different functions. Like “information roads”, numerous neural connections link them into a network. Based on the brain network, information is input from sensory organs and transmitted and processed in the brain. It ultimately produces memories, emotions, and behaviors. Therefore, understanding the brain calls for the command of the “... READ MORE |
An ice breaker held to welcome new members of International Tea Culture Club2019-04-28"What a beautiful and relaxing Sunday!" said HE Binjun, an international student from Thailand and member of ZJU International Tea Culture Club. An ice breaker was held by ITCC on April 21 for new members, where people played games and made new friends. Winners of the games were awarded prize like osmanthus Longjing tea and rose pu-erh tea, while those failed in the games had to dri... READ MORE |
International Conference on Technology and Design held at ZJU2019-04-26The International Conference on Technology and Design and the Chinese Congress on Innovation Design Zijingang Summit, jointly initiated by Zhejiang University and Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), were held at Qiushi Great Hall on Zijingang Campus. The conference served as an international communication platform that bridges world-renowned institutions of higher education and l... READ MORE |
Four horizontal transferred genes in fungi related to insect killing capability2019-04-25Because of the lethal infection of chytrid, many frogs around the world are on the verge of extinction. Candida auris, as a“super fungus” that presents a serious global health threat, has recently appeared on the “emergency threat” list of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This pathogenic fungus carries an astonishingly high mortality rate, approaching 60%, but no drug has yet... READ MORE |
ZJU undergrads win Silver Award in 47th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva2019-04-24Congratulations to HOU Yaochun, WANG Yuxuan and LIU Qin, all of them juniors majoring in Process Control in the College of Energy Engineering, for their exceptional performance in the 47th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva. The team, mentored by Dr. CHU Ning, clinched a silver medal.It is one of the few award-winning undergraduate teams from China.The team developed a “Doctor Wuk... READ MORE |