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 |
Two ZJU professors honored with the 2018 Ho Leung Ho Lee Prize2018-11-07The award presentation ceremony for the 2018 Ho Leung Ho Lee Prize was held in Beijing on Nov. 6. A total of 56 eminent scholars in scientific fields were awarded the 2018 Ho Leung Ho Lee Prize for Science and Technology. Prof. WANG Jian’an from the 2nd Affiliated Hospital of the Zhejiang University School of Medicine and Prof. GAO Xiang from the College of Energy Engineering&... READ MORE |
ZJU students thrive at the 1st China College Computing Contest - Artificial Intelligence Innovation Contest2018-11-06In the just-concluded 1st China College Computing Contest - Artificial Intelligence Innovation Contest, students from the College of Computer Science and Technology have won several prizes, including a grand prize, a first prize and a second prize.More than one thousand teams from 369 universities at home and abroad signed up for the competition. After online screening and expert review, a to... READ MORE |
The 18th Biennial IEEE Conference Electromagnetic Field Computation kicks off in Hangzhou2018-11-05The 18th Biennial IEEE Conference on Electromagnetic Field Computation (CEFC 2018) kicked off in Hangzhou on Oct. 29. More than 500 scholars and engineers gathered at the grand academic feast to exchange views on the subject "Electromagnetics Computation and Application, Interaction between Electromagnetic Field and Substance". On behalf of Zhejiang University, Prof. SHENG Kuan... READ MORE |
ZJU claims championship at China College Students' Entrepreneurship Competition 20182018-11-04China College Students’ Entrepreneurship Competition was held at ZJU on Nov. 1-3. ZJU dazzled the audience by clinching six gold medals, ranking the 1st at the competition.On the evening of Nov. 1, the curtain of the finals of China College Students’ Entrepreneurship Competition 2018 went up brilliantly. Present at the opening ceremony were YIN Dongmei, secretary of the Chinese Communist Yo... READ MORE |
Overseas study programs at your doorstep: 2018 ZJU Study Abroad Fair2018-11-03“Spending some time abroad and engaging with different cultures and people will provide a lot of inspirations and insights to those young people,” said Prof. LI Min, director of the Office of Global Engagement at the opening ceremony of 2018 ZJU Study Abroad Fair. When speaking of her own experience, Prof. LI Min emphasized a lot on student mobility to promote students’ global competence and so... READ MORE |
Cultural Heritage Institute participates in restoration of Taleju Temple in Nepal2018-11-03Zhejiang University is responsible for the first large-scale cultural relic restoration project by China undertaken in Nepal.At the invitation of the Chinese Academy of Cultural Heritage and the Department of Archaeology under the Nepalese Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, LI Zhirong, associate dean of the Cultural Heritage Institute, led a team of 3 engineers to engage in chronicli... READ MORE |
The 2nd Exchanges Mechanism Conference of CPEC Consortium of China-Pakistan Universities held at ZJU2018-11-02The 2nd Exchanges Mechanism Conference of CPEC Consortium of China-Pakistan Universities is held on Zijingang Campus on Nov. 1, 2018. More than 70 representatives from around 30 Chinese and Pakistani universities gather at ZJU to report on the 2017-2018 annual work and discuss the future of the Consortium.In his speech, DU Yubo, president of China Association of Higher Education, points out t... READ MORE |