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 |
Deep learning assists in acute myeloid leukemia diagnosis2023-04-06Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is one of the most common and deadly hematological malignancies in the elderly, with a median age at diagnosis between 68 and 72 years. AML patients over 60 years old have worse survival outcomes than their younger counterparts. Therefore, early and accurate diagnosis and subtyping of AML are crucial for patients' treatment and prognosis. However, diagnosing and di... READ MORE |
The 'Nuwa Stone' of the uterus regenerated uterine endometrium2023-04-05The endometrium is composed of an epithelial layer and lamina propria, which are essential for embryo implantation and pregnancy maintenance. However, severe endometrial injury can lead to the destruction of the bilayer structure of the endometrium and obstruct endometrial regeneration, resulting in intrauterine adhesions, infertility, or pregnancy-related complications. Therefore, repairing sever... READ MORE |
ZJU holds Spring 2023 Graduation and Degree Conferral Ceremony for graduate students2023-04-02On the afternoon of March 31, Zhejiang University held the Spring 2023 Graduation and Degree Conferral Ceremony for graduate students on Zijingang Campus. A cohort of 26 supervisors turned the tassel for about 2,000 graduates amid rapturous applause.Prof. DU Jiangfeng, president of Zhejiang University, extended his heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to the graduates on behalf of the univers... READ MORE |
Dialogue@ZJU: With YANG Zihan, student leader of the Zhejiang University Supercomputing Team2023-04-02[Editor’s Note: On our march into an era of big data and artificial intelligence, there is hardly anything as exciting as a computer with such “brainpower” as to perform trillions of floating-point operations within the twinkling of an eye. A sci-fi as it sounds to be, what is described above has been realized by supercomputers applied to fields of weather forecasting, probabilistic analysis, n... READ MORE |