ZJU scientists reveal key regulator for cell cycle2018-07-23The research team headed by WANG Fangwei, a professor with Life Sciences Institute and Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network at Zhejiang University, published an article entitled “WAC Promotes Polo-like Kinase 1 Activation for Timely Mitotic Entry” in the July 17 issue of the journal of Cell Reports.Cell division is the process by which a parent cell divides into two or more daughter cell... READ MORE |
Scientists develop chemo-photothermal combination therapy for TNBC2018-07-19In a laboratory in the Institute of Translational Medicine, Zhejiang University, scientists are attempting to expose a mouse with breast cancer to near-infrared laser radiation. 3 minutes later, the “drug box” in the tumor area is then opened, thereby allowing anti-tumor drug to penetrate into the deep tissue evenly. Four hours later, cancer cells are eradicated.The research team, headed by ZHOU... READ MORE |
Team Designer wins first prize in 2018 Xunlei Blockchain Application Global Challenge2018-07-18Competing against more than 500 teams from around the world, Team Designer from ZJU’s Incas-lab (Intelligent Computing and Systems Laboratory) claimed a championship spotearlier this month in the finals of the 2018 Xunlei Blockchain Application Global Challenge.As the only team that involves undergraduates, Designer consists of team coach Dr. CHEN Jianhai, team leader and PhD student WANG Be... READ MORE |
First gold medal in Athletics World Cup by ZJU sprinter XIE Zhenye2018-07-17XIE Zhenye, a postgraduate student of the Department of Physical Education, Zhejiang University, won gold in the men’s 200m event with a time of 20.25 seconds on the first day of competition at the inaugural Athletics World Cup Saturday in London.The 24-year-old sprinter beat South Africa’s Luxolo Adams (20.45 seconds) and American Ameer Webb (20.51 seconds). The two-day event features eight of ... READ MORE |
The 2018 Marine Science Joint Summer School kicks off at ZJU2018-07-16The 2018 Marine Science Joint Summer School kicked off in the Ocean College on July 13. Over 60 participants attended the opening ceremony, and were warmly welcomed by Prof. LI Chunfeng, chair of Department of Marine Science. "I’m quite delighted to welcome students and teachers from Bandung Institute of Technology, the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Second Institute of Oceanog... READ MORE |
Broken shuttle may hinder learning in patients with intellectual disability2018-07-13Unable to carry signals based on sights and sounds to the genes that record memories, a broken shuttle protein may hinder learning in patients with intellectual disability, schizophrenia and autism. This is the implication of a study conducted by researchers from ZJU School of Medicine and NYU School of Medicine, which was published in the June 22, 2018 online issue of Nature Communications.S... READ MORE |
School of Software Technology launches Education-Research-Industry Program for international students2018-07-13Recently the School of Software Technology launched the Zhejiang University International Education-Research-Industry Program (ZIERIP), which integrates academic and cultural activities at ZJU and internship at top tech companies in China. The program is open to master's and PhD students of top universities in the world, and this year’s participants include students from S... READ MORE |
YAO Ke: Keeping his eyes on the real prize2018-07-12FEATURE STORYFor leading ophthalmologist YAO Ke, accolades are flattering but the greatest reward is found in scientific progress and improving people's lives...On June 16, exciting news arrived from Spain.During the 36th World Ophthalmology Congress, the President of the Chinese Ophthalmological Society, a specialty society of the Chinese Medical Association, Prof. YAO Ke, from the Eye C... READ MORE |
Multiple approaches help promote G20's renewable energy competitiveness2018-07-11The research team led by Prof. GUO Sujian with the School of Public Affairs publishes an article entitled “Assessing national renewable energy competitiveness of the G20: A revised Porter’s Diamond Model” in the journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. To ensure energy security and tackle global challenges, such as climate change and environmental degradation, governments have formu... READ MORE |
ZJU's PIEGL team makes it to top 5 in SCBFLC 20182018-07-10On June 29, the "Mon Then Lads" team, consisting of 4 students from ZJU’s Master Program in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Global Leadership (PIEGL), was proud to make it to the top 5 in the 2018 Siam Commercial Bank Future Leader Competition. The competition attracted 203 teams from 24 countries, and 12 teams that made it to the semi-final includes Shooting Stars from the N... READ MORE |
ZJU offers a dazzling spectrum of smart classrooms2018-07-09A classroom is a learning space, but great changes have been shaping various types of classroom. At Zhejiang University, a dazzling array of novel classrooms is designed to meet diverse needs of students.Type 1: Augmented Interactive ClassroomTeachers can write something on a board with a capacitance pen directly while delivering lectures. Moreover, what is written can be saved in the real-time da... READ MORE |
International students enjoy eye-opening experience at ZJU2018-07-08Aiming to go into business full-time, Masamba Senghore has been involved in the start-up community in the UK for some time. Yet, he found the Idea Explorer Innovation & Entrepreneurship Global Summer Camp at ZJU an unmissable opportunity.“The content of the lectures, just from what I saw, sounded great and something that would have been a value to myself. That’s why I applied,” sa... READ MORE |
Researchers discover new direction for ultrasonic control over neural activity2018-07-07The research team headed by LI Yuezhou with ZJU’s School of Medicine collaborated with the research team headed by ZHENG Hairong with CAS’s Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology in research into ultrasonic control over neural activity. Their findings are published in the June 19 issue of the journal of Nano Letters.External control over the excitation of a neuronal subset through i... READ MORE |
Turing Laureate Whitfield Diffie joins ZJU as full-time professor2018-07-05World-renowned pioneer of public-key cryptography Bailey Whitfield Diffie joined ZJU today as full-time professor and honorary director of ZJU’s Institute of Cyber Security Research. His course in cyber security will be open to graduate students in October.Professor Diffie shared the 2015 Turing Award with Martin Hellman for their profound contributions to modern cryptography. Their groundbreakin... READ MORE |