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 |
Human body motion propels a high-output triboelectric nanogenerator on paper2018-07-04Portable electronic devices, say the smartphone and the laptop, have become a necessity in daily life. The expeditious development of these devices benefits enormously from renewable and environmentally-friendly batteries. As such compact and handy wearables as sports bracelets are becoming all the rage, it is top on the list of priorities that efficient, clean and sustainable electrical energy sh... READ MORE |
Prof. LIN Xiaomei teaches in International Martial Arts Referee Class2018-07-03The World Martial Arts Confederation ran the 2018 International Martial Arts Referee Class on June 1-19 in Pordenone, Italy and Penang, Malaysia. LIN Xiaomei, a professor of physical education in the College of Education, was invited to give relevant lectures to more than 240 entrants from over 50 countries, including Germany, Italy, Russia, France, Japan, Korea, Malaysia and China. LIN Xiaomei is... READ MORE |
ZJU National Health Big Data Institute launched2018-07-02On June 30, the Zhejiang University National Health Big Data Institute was officially set up by Zhejiang University and the Chinese Health Information and Big Data Association.Present at the plaque-unveiling ceremony were JIN Xiaotao, Director of the Chinese Health Information and Big Data Association, and WU Zhaohui, President of Zhejiang University. XU Zhengping was named the inaugural director ... READ MORE |
Embrace the future, Class of 2018!2018-07-01On June 30, ZJU Commencement 2018 was held at Zijingang Stadium, Zijingang Campus. The whole university community gathered at this momentous event to celebrate for the Class of 2018.Attending the commencement were over 6000 domestic and international students, who have worked hard to reach this point. These new graduates have built an impressive “portfolio” for their upcoming career, with strong... READ MORE |