Prof. GU Baojing wins inaugural Frontiers Planet Prize2023-05-06The International Champions of the Frontiers Planet Prize 2023 were announced during the Awards Ceremony at the Frontiers Forum Live on April 27. Prof. GU Baojing from the Zhejiang University College of Environmental & Resource Sciences was one of the four recipients of the 1st edition of the Frontiers Planet Prize.GU Baojing engages in interdisciplinary research into resource and en... READ MORE |
ZJU team pioneers a holistic approach to pancreatic cancer2023-05-06Pancreatic cancer is becoming an increasingly common cause of cancer mortality. The survival rate of pancreatic cancer has long been dismal. Because symptoms and signs of pancreatic cancer are mostly nonspecific, early diagnosis remains a major challenge. Only 15% of all cases are deemed resectable at diagnosis, while the remaining are already at more advanced stages. For locally advanced pancreat... READ MORE |
Institut Polytechnique de Paris delegation visits Zhejiang University2023-04-28On April 26, a delegation from Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris), led by Elisabeth Crépon, vice-president for International Affairs and Dominique Rossin, vice-president for Education, visited Zhejiang University. HE Lianzhen, vice president of Zhejiang University met with the guests. HE Lianzhen extended her cordial welcome to the IP Paris delegation. She recalled the solid foundati... READ MORE |
Consul-General of Germany in Shanghai Pit Heltmann visits Zhejiang University2023-04-27On April 21, Prof. Prof. HE Lianzhen, vice president of Zhejiang University, met with Mr. Pit Heltmann, Consul-General of Germany in Shanghai.Prof. HE Lianzhen extended her warm welcome to Mr. Pit Heltmann and introduced the University’s cooperation with Germany as well as its global engagement strategy. She said that the University has long partnered with German universities and institutions and... READ MORE |
Delegation of Consulate General of Italy in Shanghai visits ZJU’s College of Civil Engineering and Architecture2023-04-26On April 19, a delegation of the Consulate General of Italy in Shanghai, including consul general Tiziana D’Angelo, commercial consul Alessandra Palumbo, and director of Italian Cultural Institute in Shanghai Francesco D’Arelli, visited the College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University. ZHOU Tianhua, vice president of Zhejiang University, LI Min, director of the Office of Gl... READ MORE |
Relaunch of the SAHZU international joint training program2023-04-25This spring saw the return after three years of international students and physicians to the campuses of the Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine (SAHZU).Louie Wang, a medical student at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles), was the first medical student that registered for a medical elective at SAHZU. He swiftly booked a flight to Hangzhou.The Department of Em... READ MORE |
Complex faulting mechanism triggered stealth tsunami in the 19 October 2020 Magnitude 7.6 Shumagin earthquake2023-04-21On July 22, 2020, an earthquake with moment magnitude Mw 7.8 occurred off the Shumagin Islands at depths from 25 to 40 km, but no evident tsunami signals were observed from deep-water DART stations offshore Alaska. About three months later, a magnitude Mw 7.6 earthquake struck this region again at depths from 5 to 40 km with aftershocks concentrating within the Pacific plate but straddling the meg... READ MORE |
Scientists study conformational cycle of human polyamine transporter2023-04-19Polyamines are the compounds containing two or more amino groups. They are vital for the viability and growth of cells, and their homeostasis depends largely on two systems: the metabolic system, which regulates the synthesis and degradation of polyamines, and the transport system, which determines the distribution of cellular polyamines. As an essential compartment in the polyamine transport syst... READ MORE |
Green weed managing technologies boost high-quality agricultural development2023-04-19Green development and ecological civilization are the development strategies in the new era. How can we achieve the goals of respecting Nature, protecting it and following its laws as proposed in the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China while ensuring national food security? ZHU Jinwen, an associate research fellow at the Rural Development Academy and the Colle... READ MORE |
Brains adapt sexually dimorphic strategies to maintain cognition during aging2023-04-18Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia in the elderly and poses a heavy health burden to the patients and the society. Women have a higher prevalence of AD than men, and a faster decline and deterioration of cognitive functions. The entorhinal cortex (EC) is one of the earliest structures affected in AD. In recent postmortem human brain research, the team led by Prof... READ MORE |
Chinese National Office of Water Conservation’s case study on ZJU: a water-conservation university2023-04-17With advanced infrastructure and policies in place, Zhejiang University is building itself into a model in water conservation through the following steps: (1) Strengthen leadership and improve the water-saving supervision system(2) Implement water-saving system standards and establish a long-term mechanism(3) Apply IoT technology to build a smart water monitoring platform(4) Make water-saving plan... READ MORE |
Retrospective cohort study finds lethal diquat poisoning manifesting as acute central nervous system injury and circulatory failure2023-04-13The mortality rate associated with suicide attempts involving ingestion of paraquat is alarmingly high, leading to its prohibition in China for production, sales, and use. As an alternative, diquat (DQ), a pyridine herbicide, has become prevalent in agriculture. However, despite efforts by the government to improve pesticide management and regulation, the number of cases of acute diquat poisoning ... READ MORE |
Similar outcomes following NFD and FD donor haplo-HCT2023-04-12Allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) is a key treatment for a variety of benign and malignant haematological disorders. Its proportion in allogeneic transplantation has been increasing in recent years due to advances in haploidentical haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (haplo-HCT). However, although haplo-HCT has greatly expanded the donor pool for allo-HCT, some patient... READ MORE |
Occurrence and evolution of central venous catheter-related thrombosis unveiled2023-04-07Catheter-associated thrombosis (CRT) is a frequent complication of central venous catheterization. It is often assessed by point of care ultrasound in critically ill patients.A multicenter clinical study led by Prof. LU Qin, academic chair, and Prof. ZHANG Mao, chair of SAHZU Emergency Medicine, has looked into the occurrence and evolution of venous catheter-related thrombosis in critically i... READ MORE |