High-order clustering of the transmembrane anchor of DR5 drives signaling, ZJU and Harvard scientists suggest2019-03-12Receptor clustering on the cell membrane is critical in the signaling of many immunoreceptors, and this mechanism has previously been attributed to the extracellular and/or intracellular interactions.CHEN Shuqing, a professor from ZJU's College of Pharmaceutical Sciences teamed up with Prof. James J. Chou and Prof. WU Hao from the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical Scho... READ MORE |
Happy International Women's Day！2019-03-07Today is the day when we celebrate the outstanding achievements of women. We extend our sincere congratulations to all the female faculty, staff, students and alumni of ZJU, who have been playing an active role in society and making remarkable contributions. Together, we work for a gender-equal society.Below are some news about the achievements of our empowering women.Three scientific discove... READ MORE |
New flexible triboelectric nanogenerator2019-03-07Just imagine one day you can leave the charger at home and top up your phone battery with your body movements, doesn’t it sound great? PING Jianfeng, a researcher in the College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, published an article entitled “All-electrospun flexible triboelectric nanogenerator based on metallic Mxene nanosheets” in the February 20 issue of Nano Energy. His resea... READ MORE |
The 2nd International Higher Education Forum held on International Campus2019-03-05The 2nd International Higher Education Forum was held on International Campus yesterday. More than 40 scholars from the University of Edinburgh, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the University of Cambridge, University of Birmingham and University of Southampton joined the forum to share fresh insights on the innovation and opening-up in international education resources.“Globaliza... READ MORE |
Molecular details of key steps in crop growth uncovered by researches from the College of Agriculture and Biotechnology2019-03-04China’s large population poses great challenge on producing sufficient crops to meet growing demand on food, feed grain, oil and other consumer goods. Meanwhile it is also a critical question about maintaining the quality and quantity of resources for future generations. Therefore, it is important to conduct research on issues that affect horticultural breeding, growth, and production.Recently re... READ MORE |
Professor of economics won the Best Advocacy Award for Rare Disease2019-03-03In honor of the World Rare Disease Day of 2019， China Charity Federation announced six winners of the Best Advocacy Award for Rare Disease. HE Wenjiong, professor of economics at the School of Public Affairs won the prize for his contributions to welfare policies of rare disease at the provincial and state level, as well as his significant efforts towards increasing the awareness a... READ MORE |
Global Innovation Center set up in Xiaoshan2019-03-01On Feb. 28, Hangzhou Municipal Government and Zhejiang University (ZJU) signed an agreement to co-establish the ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center. In alignment with the provincial innovation-driven development strategy and ambitious plan on the construction of Greater Zhejiang Bay Area, the Center is expected to play a key role in building Hangzhou into a... READ MORE |
Three scientific discoveries named China's Top 10 Scientific Discoveries in 20182019-02-28On Feb. 27, 2019, the Basic Research Management Center of the Ministry of Science and Technology announced the 14th edition of China’s Top 10 Scientific Advances. The research team led by Prof. HU Hailan from the ZJU School of Medicine offers a systematic explanation for the mechanism of depression that the bursting activity of lateral habenula neurons inhibits downstream mono... READ MORE |
Researchers discover T cells use mechanical force to “hook” cancer cells2019-02-26Immunotherapy, as one of the most promising cancer treatments, boosts the body’s immune system to fight cancer by activating T cells. T-cell receptors (TCRs) on T cell surface specifically and sensitively recognize rare foreign antigen or tumor neoantigen presented by major histocompatibility complexes (pMHCs) on cancer cells, which plays a vital role in recognizing and killing cancer cells. Howe... READ MORE |
ZJU shortlisted for THE's International Strategy of the Year2019-02-22ZJU has been shortlisted in the International Strategy of the Year category in the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) Awards Asia 2019.The THE Awards Asia celebrate and publicize excellence in five key areas of university activity, namely Leadership and Management Team, International Strategy, Teaching and Learning Strategy, Outstanding Support for Students and Technological I... READ MORE |
ZJU “Foundation” for Chinese Infrastructure2019-02-20Recognized as a modern economy running on reliable roads and rails, China has made great efforts in developing transport infrastructure for decades. The network of roads and railways ties the country together and is at the heart of China’s outstanding economic growth.For any roads and railways, foundation is key to their construction, safety and long-term use. Complex geological conditi... READ MORE |
Pearl of Qizhen Lake: the story behind ZJU's rising aquatics club2019-02-18█▌FEATURE ▌Nestled in a quiet corner near the university’s newly opened northeast gate, a group of paddlers gently push multi-coloured boats into the chilly waters. One by one, the boats slide into the calm lake. The sound of splashing water intersperses the light banter of the paddlers. Rays of sunlight pierce through the fresh flower buds of the overhanging trees, a gentle spring breeze ad... READ MORE |
Blood glycoprotain inspires new approach for self-assemly of polymer films2019-02-15The research team led by WANG Ben, an associate professor in the Zhejiang University Institute of Translational Medicine, develops a shear-flow-driven layer-by-layer (SF-LbL) in situ self-assembly technology. Their research is published in the journal of ACS Nano. This technology not only boosts the assembly speed tremendously and optimizes the surface texture of assembly films but also produces t... READ MORE |
2019 "Design + Innovation" Winter Program held in Singapore2019-02-12On Jan. 27, 35 students from ZJU’s School of Management and School of Computer Science and Technology arrived at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) for the 2019 Design + Innovation Singapore Winter Program. In the following week, they were brought through an innovation process that helped them better understand and practice user-centric design thinking.Organized by ZJU’s S... READ MORE |