Shaping the future: How ZJU transforms lives2019-01-14Editor’s Note: This is the second article written by Hughes Ian Benjamin, a foreign correspondent invited by the Division of Global Communications. What does he think about the academic life at Zhejiang University?Responsibility. Hard work. Loyalty. These are the three tenets of a good life according to Zhejiang University Associate Professor Imran Haider Shamsi, a man who embodies the unive... READ MORE |
Backstory: The university with highest rate of alumni startups in China2019-01-14Mobvista Inc., a technology platform that provides mobile advertising and analytics services for APP developers worldwide was officially listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Dec. 12, 2018. The company was founded by DUAN Wei, member of the ITP Class of 2008 at ZJU. Just a week ago, Mogu Inc. co-founded by CHEN Qi and WEI Yibo, both ZJU Class of 2004, went public on the New York... READ MORE |
New pathway target for addiction therapy found2019-01-12Activating a neural pathway from the Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA) to the Dorsal Raphe Nucleus (DRN) could significantly reduce morphine addiction while not affecting its analgesic effect, suggests new research led by Prof. LI Xiaoming from ZJU’s School of Medicine.The study, published in the January 10 issue of Neuron, found two parallel inhibitory neural pathways from VTA to DRN: ... READ MORE |
Reciprocity anxiety predicts important consumer behaviors, study suggests2019-01-11When a waiter warmly brings you drinks and recommends something for you, do you keep smiling but secretly hope him to leave me alone?When your friends throw a surprise party for you or send you birthday presents, do you feel touched, whilst worrying about repaying the kindness?In many cases, offering consumers favors generates positive effects in sales. However, to some, such practice arouses disc... READ MORE |
Researcher CHEN Hui named 2018 APS Rising Star2019-01-10CHEN Hui, a researcher in the Department of Psychology, is elected one of the 2018 APS (The Association for Psychological Science) Rising Stars for his exceptional studies on the rapid processes by which visual information is attended, encoded in working memory and used. He is the one and only winner of this award from Chinese mainland this year. CHEN Hui has long engaged in research in... READ MORE |
Prof. LIU Xu elected SPIE Fellow2019-01-10Recently The International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE) announced the 2019 SPIE Fellows. Prof. LIU Xu from the College of Optical Science and Engineering scooped this special honor.Prof. LIU Xu is recognized for his remarkable achievements in the development of the first liquid crystal light vale & the large screen full color projection display in China, and the ... READ MORE |
Zhejiang University defining a new era for international education2019-01-09Editor’s Note: Hughes Ian Benjamin, a foreign correspondent was invited by the Division of Global Communications to visit ZJU campus. During his visit he interacted with many students and faculty members on Zijingang Campus and Haining International Campus. This is the first article he wrote about his impression of the University.The consensus is unequivocal. Javid, Maddelena and Xihang... READ MORE |
ZJU wins four state science & technology awards of 20182019-01-09On Jan. 8, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council held a grand ceremony for national science and technology awards in recognition of the remarkable contributions of distinguished scientists, engineers and researchers to scientific and technological progress, social and economic development as well as the modernization of national defense. ZJU clinched one first prize in the State Scientif... READ MORE |
The Third Campus International Marathon held on Zijingang Campus2019-01-05The 2018 Campus International Marathon of ZJU took place on the morning of last Sunday. Over 4000 ZJU students, faculty and alumni joined the race to greet the New Year.Participants competed in three different races: half marathon, mini marathon and mini marathon for Nike University Elite Challenge, according to the organizing committee. This year’s course took runners through the newly-buil... READ MORE |
Eric Maskin unveiled the Maskin Research Center of China’s Economic Development in ZJU2019-01-04On Dec. 30, 2018, School of Economics held the inauguration ceremony for Maskin Research Center of China’s Economic Development (MRCCED) on Yuquan Campus. Eric Maskin, the 2007 Nobel Laureate in Economics and the Adams University Professor at Harvard University, attended the ceremony and delivered a keynote speech on “Mechanism Design Theory”.“The university will lend immense support to M... READ MORE |
ZJU scholars win WIPO-CNIPA Award for Chinese Outstanding Patented Inventions2019-01-03The 20th China Patent Awards Conference was held in Beijing on Dec. 25. The Method for Preparing Stable-type Vitamin A Microcapsules Continuously, invented by ZJU scholars, garnered the WIPO-CNIPA Award for Chinese Outstanding Patented Inventions.This year, a total of 30 patents won the WIPO-CNIPA Award, which is the most prestigious award in the domain of patents in China award. Among gold-p... READ MORE |
Our top 10 stories of 20182019-01-01Happy New Year! The stats are in, and here are our most popular stories according to traffic rank.1. Come meet ZJU's robot dog "Jueying"2. Turing Laureate Whitfield Diffie joins ZJU as full-time professor3. ZJU hosts International Youth Forum on Belt and Road4. ZJU pedagogical frontline – VR course with Harvard5. ZJU on the rise6. First Cultural Festival lands on International Campus... READ MORE |
Kendo club wins second prize in the Sixth Kobayashi Cup2018-12-31“Our opponents are very tough, but we had to be brave and face them. This is part of the kendo spirit,” said HE Fan, president of ZJU’s kendo club after his team won the second prize in the team competition in the Sixth Kobayashi Cup.Every year, university students from China and Japan come to Hangzhou for the Kobayashi Cup, an annual competition held by Hangzhou Kendo Club. This year, the comp... READ MORE |
ZJU scientist's work on photonic integration of 2D materials featured in Optics in 20182018-12-28Integrated photonics is the key enabling technology for the “photonic chip” in optical communication system of the 21st century. This area is on the brink of exciting breakthroughs. The work by LIN Hongtao from the College of Information Science & Electronic Engineering and Skylar Deckoff-Jones and HU Juejun from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is recently ... READ MORE |