Journal of Urban Management enters ESCI2018-06-27The Journal of Urban Management (JUM), co-launched by ZJU’s School of Public Affairs and the Chinese Association of Urban Management, has been indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), which is a new database launched in 2015 and managed by Clarivate Analytics. This selection marks a significant milestone for JUM.JUM is an international, peer-reviewed open access ... READ MORE |
Importance of mitochondrial protein import for regulating neuronal integrity2018-06-25The laboratory headed by TONG Chao, a professor with the Life Sciences Institute and Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, published an online article entitled “Mitochondrial protein import regulates cytosolic protein homeostasis and neuronal integrity” in Autophagy on June 18, 2018.Mitochondria are the primary site for ATP synthesis, and they are also involved in the transmiss... READ MORE |
Patrick Maxwell talks about how genomics is changing medicine2018-06-24On June 21, Patrick Maxwell, Head of the School of Clinical Medicine of the University of Cambridge, delivered a lecture entitled“How Genomics Is Changing Medicine as part of the Qizhen Global Vision Lecture Series at Zhejiang University.Patrick Maxwell was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in the UK and was appointed Regius Professor of Physic at the University of Cambridge in ... READ MORE |
ZJU clinches championship in RoboCup 20182018-06-23While the Russia 2018 World Cup is in full swing, RoboCup 2018, an international robotics competition, kicks off in Montreal, Canada. On the afternoon of June 21, ZJUNlict came in first in the Small Size league, one of the RoboCup league divisions. This is the third time that ZJU has won the championship.RoboCup 2018 started on June 18 and it attracted a galaxy of students from top universities al... READ MORE |
History at fingertips: University holds event on preservation of ancient books2018-06-22The restoration techniques of cultural relics, which were introduced in the documentary Masters in the Forbidden City, opened its door to ZJU students and faculty, thanks to Ancient Book Preservation on Campus, an event held last Thursday at ZJU's Basic Branch Library.The event was jointly organized by Zhejiang University Library and the National Ancient Book Preservation Center of Zhejia... READ MORE |
The 7th “Idea Explorer” Innovation & Entrepreneurship Global Summer Camp kicks off at ZJU2018-06-22On June 16, more than 40 students from 12 countries and regions arrived at ZJU and attended the opening ceremony of the 7th "Idea Explorer" Innovation & Entrepreneurship Global Summer Camp. For the next three weeks they will be involved in academic lectures, tech giant tours and cultural immersion activities on and outside the campus."I am absolutely delighted to welcome th... READ MORE |
Postgrad XIE Zhenye clocks 9.97s to become China's fastest man2018-06-20XIE Zhenye, a postgraduate student of the Department of Physical Education, Zhejiang University, dashed to a 9.97-second winning mark in the men’s 100-meter event at the Meeting de Montreuil on Tuesday, cutting 0.07s off his personal best while breaking the national record by 0.02s.The 24-year-old XIE outraced Akani Simbine of South Africa to notch his landmark victory with a 0.9m/s tailwind. Sim... READ MORE |
ZJU cements ties with University of Paris-Saclay2018-06-19On June 14, President WU Zhaohui signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation with Gilles Bloch, President of the University of Paris-Saclay under the witness of YUAN Jiajun, Governor of Zhejiang Province, and Valérie Pécresse, President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France.In accordance with the MoU, the two universities will promote cooperation in faculty and st... READ MORE |
Parasitic insect-derived miRNAs could be a natural way to control pest2018-06-16The research team led by CHEN Xuexin, a professor with the College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, published a paper entitled “Parasitic insect-derived miRNAs modulate host development”in the June 6 issue of Nature Communications. It reveals the underlying mechanisms for the modulation of parasitic-derived miRNAs and opens up new theoretical dimensions to the research and development of pest c... READ MORE |
EMBO reports cover paper by ZJU biologists2018-06-15The laboratory headed by ZHAO Bin with the Life Sciences Institute and Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network published a cover article entitled “PRDM4 mediates YAP-induced cell invasion by activating leukocyte-specific integrinb2 expression” in EMBO Reports in June 2018.The Hippo pathway plays an evolutionarily conserved role in organ size control. Mutations in this pathway... READ MORE |
Professors share ideas on global engineering education and “Double First-class” initiative2018-06-14The “Double First-class” initiative is creating opportunities for Chinese universities, and the ZJU-UIUC Institute is forging ahead with the plan to develop its engineering education with global vision. Three members of ZJUI (ZJU-UIUC Institute) International Advisory Board spoke on a seminar last Thursday on the issue of Global Engineering Education and “Double First Class” initiati... READ MORE |
OORS 2018 held at ZJU2018-06-14The International Workshop on Ocean Optical Remote Sensing (OORS) 2018 was held on Yuquan Campus on June 8-9, 2018. More than 80 scholars attended the workshop and exchanged ideas on new theories and technologies in ocean optical remote sensing.The workshop covered six sessions: Ocean Color Remote Sensing, Coastal Water Observation, Lidar Remote Sensing, Comprehensive Remote Sensing, Atm... READ MORE |
Scientists discover novel features of heavy-fermion superconductors2018-06-13German professor Frank Steglich, the discoverer of the first heavy-fermion superconductor, CeCu2Si2, is particularly concerned with an experiment underway at Zhejiang University.The research team headed by Prof. YUAN Qiuhui with the Center for Correlated Matter and the Department of Physics put CeCu2Si2 into a special device at an extremely low temperature, thus probing the superconducting ga... READ MORE |
An encounter with Yunhe Rice Terraces: Students of China Studies participate in the Ploughing Ceremony2018-06-12In the southwest of Zhejiang Province lies one of China's most beautiful rice terraces - Yunhe Rice Terraces. Hidden in the misty mountainous areas, the place is known for its unique landscape and folk culture.A great chance to experience the wonders of Yunhe terraces in person, seven international students of ZJU were invited to the 12th Yunhe Terraces Ploughing Ceremony on June 1st. Thi... READ MORE |