The 1st United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress held in Zhejiang2018-11-26On November 19, the First United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress (UNWGIC), co-hosted by the United Nations, the Chinese Ministry of Natural Resources and Zhejiang Provincial Government, kicked off in Deqing, Zhejiang. UNWGIC aims to provide a convening, participatory and inclusive environment to enhance the communication, understanding, knowledge and application of geospatial informa... READ MORE |
ZJU faculty and students pay tribute to China’s “nuclear commander” CHENG Kaijia2018-11-22Zhejiang University alumnus CHENG Kaijia, fellow of the Chinese Academy of Science, the winner of the “Two Bombs and One Star” Meritorious Medal, the winner of the 2013 National Science and Technology Award, and the winner of the “August 1st Medal”in 2017, passed away at the age of 101 years in Beijing on Nov. 17.CHENG graduated with a bachelor’s degree in physics from Zhejiang University in ... READ MORE |
ZJU scientists pioneer in developing a DSC with conversion efficiency of 10%2018-11-21With energy crisis looming large, search for clean and sustainable energy has become a global issue. As the largest manufacturing and consumption country in solar cells, China is playing an increasingly important role.Recently, the research team led by Prof. WANG Peng from ZJU's Department of Chemistry, and the research team led by Prof. Michael Grätzel in the Institute of Chemi... READ MORE |
ZJU leaders visit Japan and America to promote global strategic cooperation2018-11-20ZOU Xiaodong, Secretary of the CPC Committee of Zhejiang University, led a delegation to visit universities in Japan and America in order to promote deep exchanges and global strategic cooperation and attend the 42nd Annual Conference of the ZJU Alumni Association in North America on Nov. 12-18.On Nov. 13, the delegation met with leaders from the University of Tokyo, including President Makot... READ MORE |
Zhejiang University establishes International Business School2018-11-19The Asia Pacific FinTech Landscape Symposium and the inaugural ceremony for ZJU's International Business School were held on International Campus located in Haining on Nov. 15. “The establishment of International Business School is one of the major advances that Zhejiang University has made in promoting its educational level and optimizing its educational layout. I believe it will make ... READ MORE |
ZJU finishes second in Belt & Road Chengdu-Australian Open University Tennis Championship2018-11-18The first edition of the Belt & Road Chengdu-Australian Open University Tennis Championship was held in Sichuan International Tennis Center on Nov. 7-11. Participants included 8 varsity teams all over the world, including the University of Melbourne (Australia), the University of Mumbai (India), Mara University of Technology (Malaysia), Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia), the Universit... READ MORE |
International Alliance of ‘Belt & Road’ Engineering Education Established in Hangzhou2018-11-16The 2018 Symposium on Engineering Talent Cultivation in the Context of Belt & Road and the 13th International Conference on Scientific and Educational Development Strategies were held in Hangzhou on November 9-11. A constellation of scholars, experts and business magnates from approximately 100 domestic and foreign universities, enterprises and organizations delved deeply into problems, o... READ MORE |
Drosophila's dietary preference sheds light on “gut feeling”2018-11-14As a Chinese advertisement puts it, you will have more of this food if it is delectable. YANG Zhe, a PhD student at the Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, observed this phenomenon in the kingdom of fruit fries. Thus, he followed this crucial clue in his research and identified a key sensor to detect amino acids, only to find that fruit fries could also taste gourmet food via their “tas... READ MORE |
The Chinese Academy of Translation and Translation Studies of Zhejiang University established2018-11-13The Chinese Academy of Translation and Translation Studies of Zhejiang University was officially inaugurated on Nov. 10. Vice President HE Lianzhen and Prof. XU Jun, director of the Chinese Academy of Translation and Translation Studies, unveiled the plaque for the Academy.“We should promote the fusion of eastern and western cultures, encourage the groundbreaking innovation of the Chin... READ MORE |
A stage that fosters connections2018-11-11█▌FEATURE ▌Clayton Stromberger’s farthest ever outreach trip began when he saw the familiar phrase “all the world’s a stage” at Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport. As a friend of Prof. John Rumrich and an outreach expert for “Shakespeare at Winedale”, Mr. Stromberger came to Hangzhou to join a global Shakespeare session. Initiated by Prof. SHEN Hong from School ... READ MORE |
When “Weyl” meets Heavy Fermions2018-11-10The research team, led by Prof. YUAN Huiqiu from the Center for Correlated Matter and Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, obtained empirical evidence for the existence of Weyl fermions in the heavy fermion semimetal, thereby providing a novel platform for the exploration of the interplay between topology and strong electronic correlations. Their findings are published in the November ... READ MORE |
ZJU and WLO ink cooperation agreement on World Leisure Centre of Excellence2018-11-09Zhejiang University and World Leisure Organization (WLO) officially launched the cooperation on establishing a World Leisure Center of Excellence (WLCE) on Nov. 2, Prof. GU Jianmin, dean of College of Education and Prof. Cristina Ortega Nuere, chief operating officer of World Leisure Organization signed the cooperation agreement.Dean GU expressed his warm welcome to Prof. Nuere and thanked th... READ MORE |
Scientists report the regulatory evolution of new genes in their life history2018-11-08The research team led by ZHOU Qi from the Life Science Institute of Zhejiang University published a research paper entitled “On the regulatory evolution of new genes throughout their life history” in the November 3 issue of Molecular Biology and Evolution. Every gene has a birthplace and an age, i.e., a cis-regulatory environment and an evolution lifespan since its origin. Howeve... READ MORE |
Programmable plastics: Encoding the “color” of the colorless2018-11-08Just as Auguste Rodin famously remarked, “Beauty is everywhere. It is not that she is lacking to our eye, but our eyes which fail to perceive her.” If you place a mineral water bottle under a polarizer, you may find a polychromatic pattern. For these random and free colors, scientists propose a precise encoding method. They invented a kind of programmable plastics in which a precise “invisible... READ MORE |