ZJU alumnus Patricio Giusto supports China-Argentina tie in 2018 G20 summit2018-12-15At the 2018 G20 Summit in Argentina, Patricio Giusto, an eminent ZJU alumnus, an Argentine public policy expert, Head of Political Diagnostics Consulting and an associate professor at the Catholic University of Argentina, expressed his anticipation of close ties between China and Argentina and other Latin American countries in an article published in People’s Daily and in an exclusive interview w... READ MORE |
Analysis on liver cancer subpopulation identifies the key role of one microRNA2018-12-14The research team led by JI Junfang from the Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, published an article entitled “miR-192-5p silencing by genetic aberrations is a key event in hepatocellular carcinomas with cancer stem cell features” in the December 7 issue of Cancer Research. It opens up a feasible and effective approach to targeting hepatocellular carcinomas with cancer stem cell ... READ MORE |
Prof. WU Yuzhe hailed as an author of Highly Cited Papers2018-12-13Essential Science Indicators (ESI) reveals the latest statistics about highly Cited Papers. Among them was Urban growth dilemmas and solutions in China: Looking forward to 2030, an article penned by Prof. WU Yuzhe and his PhD student LUO Jiaojiao,School of Public Affairs.This article was published in Habitat International in 2016. In the article, WU Yuzhe et al. asserts that China’s urbaniza... READ MORE |
Augmented reality brings cultural relics to life2018-12-12A scroll is unfolded bit by bit on the screen and Portrait of a Flower-wearing Maid—a famous painting in ancient China—is unveiled in front of an audience. A maid attired in a Tang Dynasty costume walks out of the painting, composed and graceful. Modern technology brings to life “dormant” cultural relics ranging from static objects to dynamic images like a magic wand. Four screens display ... READ MORE |
A new three-dimensional super-resolution imaging technique for live cells2018-12-10Recently, the research team led by Prof. LIU Xu and Prof. KUANG Cuifang from the College of Optical Science and Engineering put forward a novel method of performing 3D multi-color live-cell super-resolution volume imaging termed as multi-angle interference microscopy (MAIM), thus offering a powerful device for researches intothe subcellular dynamics of mitochondria and microtubule architectures du... READ MORE |
Prof. XU Jianming named American Society of Agronomy Fellow2018-12-09At the annual meeting of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA) on November 5 in Baltimore, Prof. XU Jianming from the College of Environmental and Resource Sciences was named a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy.Established in 1907, ASA is the most influential professional society of crop and soil scientists, educators and practitioners who work to discovery and apply agron... READ MORE |
Prof. WU Zhaohui and Prof. CHEN Jiming elected to the IEEE Fellows Class of 20192018-12-07The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) released the IEEE Fellows Class of 2019 on Nov. 21. Two professors from Zhejiang University—Prof. WU Zhaohui and Prof. CHEN Jiming—were elected to be IEEE fellows for contributions to intelligent service computing and for contributions to resource allocation and optimization in wireless sensor networks respectively.IEEE, an associat... READ MORE |
Researchers discover a novel approach to labeling and imaging protein-coding genes in living cells2018-12-05The research team headed by CHEN Baohui from Zhejiang University School of Medicine published an article entitled “Efficient labeling and imaging of protein-coding genes in living cells using CRISPR-Ta” in the November 29 issue of Nature Communications. Their studies open up a new technology for labeling non-repetitive genomic elements and display an efficient, easy, and scalable DNA t... READ MORE |
A bridge that fuels connection and inspiration - Nobel Prize Inspiration Initiative kicks off at ZJU with Michael Young2018-12-04Michael W. Young, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine 2017 and American biologist and geneticist, visited Zhejiang University (ZJU) on Dec. 4, as part of the Nobel Prize Inspiration Initiative (NPII) 2018 in China.Professor Young gave a lecture entitled “Genes that control sleep and circadian rhythms”, which attracted more than 400 students and scholars in Qiushi Lecture Hall. In the semina... READ MORE |
ZJU delegation visits Russian universities2018-12-02ZHENG Qiang, deputy secretary of the CPC Zhejiang University Committee, led the ZJU Graduate Art Troupe and a delegation of ZJU postgraduate students to visit Moscow State University (MSU), Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech), the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE) and Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) on Nov. 20-23.MSU... READ MORE |
Human body communication transceiver designed by ZJU scientist2018-12-02Recently, ZHAO Bo from the College of Information Science & Electronic Engineering published a paper entitled “A Low-Power Compact IEEE802.15.6 Compatible Human Body Communication Transceiver with Digital Sigma—Delta IIR Mask Shaping” in the IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits. ZHAO Bo is the leading author of this paper. The IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits publishes papers ... READ MORE |
ZJU researchers discover a new mechanism for gastric cancer metastases2018-12-01Recently, the research team headed by Prof. ZHOU Tianhua from the School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, published an article entitled “Long Non-coding RNA GMAN, Upregulated in Gastric Cancer Tissues, is Associated with Metastases in Patients and Promotes Translation of Ephrin A1 by Competitively Binding GMAN-AS” in the journal of Gastroenterology. They identified long non-coding RNAs (ln... READ MORE |
The 4th edition of Rice Chemistry and Technology comes out2018-11-30The 4th edition of Rice Chemistry and Technology, edited by Prof. BAO Jinsong in ZJU's College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, is a new, fully revised update on the very popular previous edition published by the AACC International Press.It is the first time that the book has been edited by a Chinese scholar.Rice Chemistry and Technology is a highly definitive book in the field of r... READ MORE |
Seventeen ZJU scientists listed among the most cited researchers worldwide2018-11-28Seventeen Zhejiang University faculty members were named in the annual Highly Cited Researchers 2018 List by Clarivate Analytics. These faculties are identified as influential researchers in Cross-field (6), Chemistry (4), Materials science (4), Computer Science (3), Agricultural Science (1) and Engineering (1). ZJU boasts sixteen more than the three named in 2017 and is 3rd among Chinese ins... READ MORE |