Prof. James Bacchus Appointed as Pao Yue-Kong Chair Professor2018-03-31On March 30, Prof. James Bacchus was appointed as Pao Yue-Kong Chair Professor of Zhejiang University. The installation ceremony was held in Severance Hall of Zhijiang Campus. Prof. HU Ming, associate dean of Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences, Prof. ZHOU Jianghong, executive vice dean of Guanghua Law School, Prof. ZHAO Jun, vice dean of Guanghua Law School, as well as faculty and stud... READ MORE |
School holds graduation: 63 intn'l students receive MBBS degrees2018-03-29On March 21, Zhejiang University School of Medicine celebrated the Graduation Ceremony for 63 MBBS international students in the Class of 2018.LUO Jianhong, ZJU’s vice president, delivered a passionate speech offering his cordial congratulations to every graduate. “You have completed your task at this stage, but becoming a qualified doctor remains a long and arduous journey for you. I hope that ... READ MORE |
Contest aims to advance artificial intelligence in medicine2018-03-29On March 24, the 2018 AIIA Contest for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine was officially launched at the 2018 China Hospital Information Network Conference (CHINC) at Hangzhou International Expo Center.The 2018 AIIA Contest for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, part of the AIIA Artificial Intelligence Tournament, aims at promoting the provision of medical resources, revolutionizing conventiona... READ MORE |
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 |