West Lake Photonics Symposium at Zhejiang University with World-leading Scientists

West Lake Photonics Symposium at Zhejiang University with World-leading Scientists

 On November 7, the West Lake Photonics Symposium was held at Zhejiang University. This top-notch symposium attracted a galaxy of eminent scientists in the domain of photonics from around the world.One of the keynote speakers is Prof. Sune Svanberg, who is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. Prof. Svanberg has be...

Qizhen Racing Team Ranks 2nd in Marketing at 2016 FSC

Zhejiang University Students Win Championship at Mobile Pwn2Own 2016

Qizhen Racing Team Ranks 2nd in Marketing at 2016 FSC

 The 7th edition of the Formula Student China (FSC) was held on October 11-15 in Xiangyang City, Hubei Province. The Qizhen Racing Team from Zhejiang University came in at No. 2 in the marketing category.FSC is a comprehensive engineering competition where college students design, build, and race a small-scale formula-style racing car. A total of 79 racing teams from Zhejiang University, Tsin...

Zhejiang University Students Win Championship at Mobile Pwn2Own 2016

 The 2016 edition of Mobile Pwn2Own has concluded in Tokyo, Japan. With multiple successful exploits, Tencent Keen Security Lab Team claimed the title of the Master of Pwn with 45 points and a cash prize of $215,000 in total. On Tencent Keen Security Lab Team are two students from Zhejiang University—He Qidan who graduated from Zhejiang University and is currently working in Tencent Keen Secu...

Prof. Luo Liqun Speaks in Qizhen Global Vision Lecture Series

On October 26, Dr. Luo Liqun, a professor of biology from Stanford University, delivered a speech tilted “Great Discoveries in Neuroscience”. This speech is part of Qizhen Global Vision Lecture Series in celebration of the coming 120th anniversary of Zhejiang University.In his lecture, Prof. Luo introduced his single-author textbook—Principles of Neurobiology, shared with the audience a series o...

Prof. Luo Liqun Speaks in Qizhen Global Vision Lecture Series

On October 26, Dr. Luo Liqun, a professor of biology from Stanford University, delivered a speech tilted “Great Discoveries in Neuroscience”. This speech is part of Qizhen Global Vision Lecture Series in celebration of the coming 120th anniversary of Zhejiang University.In his lecture, Prof. Luo introduced his single-author textbook—Principles of Neurobiology, shared with the audience a series o...

Zhejiang University Receives Special Contribution Award in Zhejiang Provincial Industry Award

 At the 2016 Zhejiang Provincial Entrepreneurial Leader Summit, the 2nd Zhejiang Provincial Industry Award was unveiled. Zhejiang University won the coveted Special Contribution Award thanks to its enormous contribution to the transformation of economic development via technological innovation. Zhejiang Provincial Industry Award is the highest award in the industrial field. It is jointly...

National Contest for Proper Use of Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance Held at ZJU

“Do you know antibiotics are available on prescription?”“Do you know the culprit of bacteria’s resistance to drug?”Antibiotics are both “familiar” and “unfamiliar” to the general public. In China, virtually every household will prepare some antibiotics, but their proper use is far from well-understood. On October 20, the 1st National Contest for Proper Use of Antibiotics and Antimicrobial...

ZJU Develops "Non-invasive Cardiac Output Monitor" for Shenzhou 11 Astronauts

Shenzhou 11, a manned spaceflight of the Shenzhou program of China, was successfully launched on October 17, 2016. Before that, a non-invasive cardiac output monitor developed by Zhejiang  University had been “waiting for” astronauts at the Tiangong 2 space laboratory and it will monitor and analyze such physiological parameters as heart rates, blood pressure and oxygen saturation for them,...

2 ZJU Scientists Win "Qiu Shi Outstanding Young Scholar Award"

 On the evening of October 15, the 2016 Qiu Shi Awards presentation ceremony was grandly held at Peking University. Two Zhejiang University researchers―JIN Yizheng from the Department of Chemistry and YU Qian from the School of Materials Science and Engineering―received the “Qiu Shi Outstanding Young Scholar Award”.The Qiu Shi Science & Technologies Foundation was established by Mr. C...

ZJU Clinches 3 Gold Medals in 2nd "Internet Plus" Innovation and Entrepreneurship Contest for College Students

The 2nd edition of China’s “Internet Plus” Innovation and Entrepreneurship Contest for College Students took place on October 12-15 at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan. A total of 120 teams, including 4 teams from Zhejiang University, got through to the final and competed for 30 gold medals. 3 projects designed by Zhejiang University, including the air faucet system, wearabl...

Apple CEO Commends ZJU Team for Winning China App Contest

 “Congrats to the Zhejiang University team for their app Tipix, winner of our first University app contest,” Apple CEO Tim Cook sent his congratulations through his Twitter-like Sina Weibo account on October 12. The China Collegiate Computing Contest received 361 app designs and projects submitted by entrants from 161 universities and colleges over a period of six months. On the morning of ...