University dragon boat race kicks off in Hangzhou2018-03-2796Normal010 磅02falsefalsefalseEN-USZH-CNX-NONEImage: Xinhua/Huang ZongzhiThe inaugural International Elite Universities Dragon Boat Race kicked off in east Hangzhou’s Jinsha Lake on March 27, with 15 college teams vying for the top honors.The 2018 dragon boat race has drawn student-athletes from 15 renowned universities, including Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanfo... READ MORE |
Dragon boat race brings some of world's brightest students to ZJU2018-03-27Some of the world’s brightest college students are in Hangzhou this week to take part in a dragon boat race jointly held by Zhejiang University and Zhejiang Satellite Television.On the afternoon of March 24, over 50 student-athletes from Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University and the University of Oxford had an impressive tour around ZJU’s Zijingang Campus... READ MORE |
New research reveals bismuth-based nanomedicine for treating tumor2018-03-26The lab of LING Daishun, a professor of pharmaceutical sciences at ZJU’s College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, has published an article titled “Renal-Clearable Hollow Bismuth Subcarbonate Nanotubes for Tumor Targeted Computed Tomography Imaging and Chemoradiotherapy” in the top-tier research journal Nano Letters (IF: 12.712). They reported on the hollow bismuth subcarbonate nanotubes (BNTs) ... READ MORE |
ZJU hosts conference on development of education discipline2018-03-26More than 60 prominent domestic and international scholars gathered at Zhejiang University (ZJU) on Monday for the International Conference on the Development of World-class Discipline of Education and Seminar on the Educational Thoughts of Professor WANG Chengxu, one of the most influential figures in comparative education in China.The conference facilitated discussion and exploration of the deve... READ MORE |
ZJU research among China's top ten achievements in applied optics2018-03-21Research led by Dr. RUAN Zhichao, a professor of physics from ZJU, has been listed among the 2017 Top 10 Scientific Achievements of China in Applied Optics. Group photo of honored researchersIn a paper titled “Plasmonic Computing of Spatial Differentiation”, the team revealed that the interference effects associated with surface plasmon excitations at a single metal–dielectric interface can perf... READ MORE |
ZJU and Harvard launch China's first academic mapping platform2018-03-20Are you ever curious about the places that TANG Xianzu (1550-1616), a renowned Chinese playwright of the Ming Dynasty, went to in his lifetime? Do you want to catch a glimpse of the traces and doings of CHU Kochen when he served as president of Zhejiang University? Are you interested in acquiring information concerning the characters in The Complete Works of Song, The Complete Works of Yuan&n... READ MORE |
Student clinches Best Paper Award at international image processing conference2018-03-16YANG Kailun, a PhD candidate in ZJU’s College of Optical Science and Engineering, recently won the only Best Paper Award at the 2018 International Conference on Frontiers of Image Processing (ICFIP 2018) held on March 9-11 in Barcelona, Spain.The paper is titled “Long-range Traversability Awareness and Low-lying Obstacle Negotiation with RealSense for the Visually Impaired”. It was jointly... READ MORE |
First U of T PhD student to join ZJU for co-supervision2018-03-13A PhD student from the University of Toronto (U of T) is set to come to Zhejiang University for co-supervision of her research into childhood brain cancer. This exciting opportunity arises from a newly implemented joint PhD program between ZJU and U of T.Founded in 1827, the University of Toronto has evolved into Canada’s top institution of higher education.Charmaine Rodrigues is currently a... READ MORE |
Unraveling the mystery of reversing myocardial infarction with stem cells2018-03-12Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain the leading cause of deaths in China. One of the primary reasons for the constantly rising death rate is heart failure due to the loss of cardiomyocytes caused by myocardial infarction (MI). Existing therapies have failed to reverse the process of heart failure.Therefore, a large body of scientists have endeavored to “resurrect” or “to culture” cardiomyocy... READ MORE |
ZJU's research into autism may give birth to a therapeutic revolution2018-03-12Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by troubles with social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. It first appears during infancy or childhood, and generally follows a steady course without remission. The number of people affected is estimated at 1–2 per 1,000 people worldwide. To this day, there has been no effective therapy for autism.A research t... READ MORE |
State broadcaster features ZJU professor studying energy-efficient power devices2018-03-07On March 4, Dr. YANG Shu, a research professor at ZJU's College of Electrical Engineering was featured on China Central Television (CCTV) news for her efforts to innovate energy-efficient power devices.Headlined "Post-90s PhD Supervisor YANG Shu: Pouring Efforts into Research and Creating Environmentally-friendly and Energy-saving Devices", the news footage highlighted the signi... READ MORE |
ZJU-UCLA joint degree student tackles vaccine challenge2018-03-06Miss DU Yushen, an MD candidate from Zhejiang University, has published a research article on Science tackling vaccine challenge. In the article, the authors presented a systematic approach for vaccine development that eliminates interferon (IFN)–modulating functions genome-wide while maintaining virus replication fitness. The approach, which attenuates the virus and promotes immune responses... READ MORE |
ZJU leadership visits the Chinese University of Hong Kong2018-03-06On February 28, Prof. ZOU Xiaodong, secretary of the Party Committee of Zhejiang University, led a delegation to visit the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).The ZJU delegation met with CUHK leaderships including Vice Chancellor and President Tuan Sung-chi, Vice-President Fok Tai-fai, and Associate Vice-President Wong Suk-ying.The two sides exchanged a multitude of ideas on research, education... READ MORE |
Strengthening cooperation with Indonesia's top university2018-03-05On March 1, a delegation from the Faculty of Earth Sciences and Technology (Fakultas Ilmu dan Teknologi Kebumian, FITB) of the Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB) visited the Ocean College of Zhejiang University, furthering cooperation in summer school and scientific research.“ZJU gives prominence to its role and function in ‘Belt and Road’ development. The Ocean College is working to fo... READ MORE |