Prof. Qiu Jianrong Obtains Honorary Doctorate at Aalborg University2016-04-29On the afternoon of April 21, Denmark’s Aalborg University conferred an honorary doctorate on Mr. Qiu Jianrong, a professor of the College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, for his remarkable achievements in the domain of optics and photonics and his tremendous contributions to fruitful partnership in teaching and research between the two universities.Prof. Qiu is a pioneer... READ MORE |
Can Rett Syndrome Be Cured via Nicotine?2016-04-25Rett syndrome (RTT) is a rare genetic postnatal neurological disorder of the grey matter of the brain that almost exclusively affects females. It occurs in approximately 1:10,000 live female births in all geographies, and across all races and ethnicities. Currently there is no cure for Rett syndrome.The research team led by Prof. Li Xiaoming of the School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, pioneere... READ MORE |
ZJU Launches High-end Makerspace2016-04-24“Cookie Makerspace”, which Zhejiang University set up on April 22, has great appeal for makers intrigued by toying with hardware. A series of sophisticated instruments, including 3D printers, laser engraving machines and high-precision circuit board devices, are available free of charge to every maker.A total of 6 student teams, such as ENTER Sci-tech and the Marine Product Toxicity Analysis Tea... READ MORE |
Imperial's Provost Visits Zhejiang University2016-04-23Prof. Stirling, Provost of Imperial College London, led a delegation to visit Zhejiang University on April 19-20. Party Chief Jin Deshui, President Wu Zhaohui and Vice President Ying Yibin met with the delegation on different occasions. The two universities carried out an in-depth discussion about future partnership and development. They reached a consensus that they should capita... READ MORE |
ZJU Clinches Grand Prizes at Inventions Geneva2016-04-21At the 44th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, approximately 1,000 inventions and products from 48 countries and regions were on display. The three inventions from Zhejiang University won a special prize, a gold medal, a silver medal and a bronze medal. Among them, the Air Faucet System clinched a gold medal and the Prize of the Italian Delegation of the Exhibition.The Air Faucet Sy... READ MORE |
Mondher Bouzayen Named as Qiushi Chair Professor2016-04-19On April 11, Prof. Mondher Bouzayen, Member of the Academy of Europe, was appointed as Qiushi Chair Professor of Zhejiang University. Prof. Mondher Bouzayen led the French contribution to the Multinational “Tomato Genome Sequencing” Project and is currently heading the Genomics and Biotechnology of Fruit laboratory, a joint unit between the National Institute of Agronomical Research (INRA)... READ MORE |
ZJU-UoE Institute Set to Recruit Biomedicine Undergraduates2016-04-15On April 14, the ZJU-UoE Institute held a formal briefing regarding its enrollment scheme. At the briefing, three professors endeavored to pique students’ curiosity and passion about biomedicine by introducing the latest development in the domain of biomedicine, including regeneration technology, tumor immunotherapy and gene encoding and urged them to do great things for humanity.Prof. Duan Shumi... READ MORE |
ZJU Performs Impressively at 2016 ASCE Mid-Pacific Student Conference2016-04-12This year’s ASCE Mid-Pacific Student Conference was held from April 6-9 on Reno Campus, the University of Nevada. Zhejiang University attended two of the seven competitions: the GeoWall competition and the Steel Bridge competition. The ZJU team for the GeoWall competition was comprised of four members, including Fu Lei, Li Ke, Zhuang Yansheng and Yang Songqing while the ZJU team for the Steel Bri... READ MORE |
Eric Maskin Speaks at Academic Masters Lecture Series2016-04-11Mr. Eric Maskin, an American economist and a 2007 Nobel laureate in economics, was invited to deliver a speech entitled “Why Has Inequality Increased in China?” on April 10 at Zhejiang University. It marks the beginning of the Academic Masters Lecture Series in celebration of the 120th anniversary of the university.Eric Maskin is recognized with Leonid Hurwicz and Roger Myerson “for havin... READ MORE |
Vision 20 Held at ZJU2016-04-06“Vision 20: International Summit on Global Governance’s New Frontier” (Vision 20) was held between March 31 and April 1 at Zhejiang University. Present at the summit were more than 50 eminent scholars, think-tank leaders and government leaders from various countries and regions, including China, Canada, the USA, Australia, Japan, Korea, the UK, India and Indonesia. ZJU President Wu ... READ MORE |
Prof. Stephen Z.D. Cheng Speaks in Qizhen Global Vision Lecture Series2016-04-04On April 1, Dr. Stephen Z.D. Cheng, a member of the US National Academy of Engineering and a professor of the University of Akron, delivered a speech in Qizhen Global Vision Lecture Series. He shared with the audience his cutting-edge research in his speech titled “Giant Molecules Based on Precisely Functionalized ‘Nano-atoms’: Turning from Crystals to Frank-Kasper and Quasicrystal ... READ MORE |
Robots "Wu & Kong" Showcase Phenomenal Skills on National Geographic Channel2016-04-02The past few years has witnessed remarkable development in the domain of robotics. Since its establishment in 2001, the Robotics Laboratory of the College of Control Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, has made a series of significant achievements in high-speed visual sensing, flexible kinetic designing and precise balance controlling. The table tennis robot system and the soccer r... READ MORE |
Prof. Bao Gang Named as SIAM Follow2016-04-01The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) has announced the SIAM Fellows Class of 2016. Prof. Bao Gang, Dean of the College of Mathematics Science, Zhejiang University, is honored to become a SIAM fellow.Founded in 1952, SIAM is currently the most influential organization in applied mathematics and computational science in the world. The membership of SIAM has grown to ... READ MORE |
School of Medicine Holds Commencement Ceremony for MBBS International Graduates2016-03-29On March 23, the School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, held a commencement ceremony for international graduates in the MBBS program. A total of 66 students from 14 countries completed their course studies and clinical internships successfully and obtained their bachelor’s degree.Executive Vice President Song Yonghua delivered a speech at the ceremony. He expressed his cordial hope that g... READ MORE |