LUO Xiao: a steadfast guard against Alzheimer2021-12-02Recently, an “Alzheimer’s prevention” square dance, accompanied by catchy and rhythmic music, has gone viral on Chinese social media. It is choreographed by the man who leads the dance in front. He is LUO Xiao, a ZJU alumnus and a radiologist at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine (SAHZU) . On social media, he is known as Luo Xixi Boshi, Doctor Luo... READ MORE |
Wenqin Chorus shines at World Choir Games2021-12-01At the 11th World Choir Games, which came to an end on Nov. 7 in host cities Antwerp and Ghent, Wenqin Chorus of Zhejiang University achieved "Excellent" in the category of “Adult Choirs” among more than 300 outstanding choirs around the world.This year, the World Choir Games, the world’s largest international choir competition, were held in a hybrid format for the first time in ... READ MORE |
Microwell-seq 2.0 for cost-effective and high-throughput screening with single-cell transcriptional profiling2021-11-30The research team led by Prof. GUO Guoji at the Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, the Zhejiang University School of Basic Medical Sciences, published a research article entitled “High-throughput Microwell-seq 2.0 profiles massively multiplexed chemical perturbation” in the journal Cell Discovery, bringing into public attention Microwell-seq 2.0—a high-throughput screening plat... READ MORE |
Professor CHEN Hongsheng named IEEE Fellow2021-11-25Professor CHEN Hongsheng, dean of the Zhejiang University College of Information Science and Electronic Engineering, has been named a 2022 fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for his significant contributions to electromagnetic metamaterial and invisibility cloak. IEEE fellow is the highest grade of membership. The total number selected in any one ... READ MORE |
Symposium held in celebration of Dr. Tsung-Dao Lee’s 95th birthday2021-11-24On Nov. 20, Zhejiang University hosted a symposium in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Zhejiang Institute of Modern Physics and the 95th birthday of Dr. Tsung-Dao Lee, Nobel Prize laureate in physics and an alumnus of the National Che Kiang University (the predecessor of Zhejiang University). Before the symposium, Dr. Lee sent a handwritten message to express his best wishes to the... READ MORE |
Professor DAI Daoxin named Optica fellows2021-11-23Recent days, Optica (formerly OSA) announced its 2022 Fellows which include Prof. DAI Daoxin from the Zhejiang University College of Optical Science and Engineering. 106 scientists from 24 countries were newly elected as the Optica fellows.Since 1959, over 2,800 members have joined the ranks of Fellow, accounting for no more than 10% of the total membership of the Optica. Prof. Dai was electe... READ MORE |
ZJU and USYD sign MoU to launch a joint lab on sustainable environment2021-11-22On November 4, Zhejiang University and the University of Sydney signed a Memorandum of Understanding online to establish a joint lab on sustainable environment.Prof. CHEN Baoliang, dean of ZJU’s College of Environmental and Resource Sciences and executive dean of ZJU’s Academy of Ecological Civilization, and Prof. Willy Zwaenepoel, dean of USYD’s Faculty of Engineering, represented ea... READ MORE |
ZJU in top ten at the 2021 iGEM competition and clinches gold medal2021-11-21On November 14, team ZJU-China, with its project named ViruGuard, won a gold medal from the 2021 International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Competition, ranking in the top ten for the first time. This is the ninth gold secured by the ZJU team since its participation in 2010.Mentored by Professor CHEN Ming and Associate Professor YANG Fan of the College of Life Sciences, the 13-member... READ MORE |
5 ZJU scientists named CAS and CAE members in 20212021-11-20On November 18, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) unveiled the list of this year’s new members. Prof. RUAN Yongbin at the Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics and Prof. XU Shilang at the College of Civil Engineering and Architecture were elected CAS members. Prof. ZHENG Jinyang and Prof. GAO Xiang at t... READ MORE |
Rice varieties with a high endosperm lipid content reduce starch digestibility and increase γ-oryzanol bioaccessibility2021-11-16According to the Healthy China Initiative, the incidence rate of diabetes is 12.8% in China, with about 150 million patients, and the incidence rate of dyslipidemia is 18.6%, with about 160 million patients. Common rice has a relatively high percentage of digestible starch and is therefore considered as a kind of food with a high glycemic index (GI). Breeding new varieties of rice rich in resistan... READ MORE |
Joint Symposium on Frontiers in Organ Transplantation successfully held2021-11-16On November 12th, the “Frontiers in Organ Transplantation 2021 Joint Symposium” was successfully held in Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine. The conference was co-chaired by Prof. XU Xiao from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine, and Prof. Kourosh Saeb-Parsy from the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. P... READ MORE |
Scientists explore the role of volcanic-induced climate stress on societal collapses2021-11-14A comprehensive assessment of the influence of climate on past societal changes is key to understanding human vulnerability to present and future climate change. However, few studies have advanced beyond qualitative associations and often indulge in environmentally deterministic or overly simple monocausal explanations. Even where links can be convincingly argued in individual cases, such as betwe... READ MORE |
Dialogue@ZJU: Dr. PAN Liqiang, honoree of the MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 Asia Pacific2021-11-14[Message from the editor: Two ZJU faculty members were listed among the MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 Asia Pacific 2021. In the recent interview, Dr. PAN Liqiang, one of the honorees and a principal investigator at the Zhejiang University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences shared his research and insights into innovation.]Q1：First of all, congratulations to you for being recogniz... READ MORE |
Thirty years: ZJU team builds “big roofs” for Chinese people2021-11-13The Expo Axis at the World Exposition 2010 in Shanghai, the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center featuring an iconic lotus-petal design, and the reflective surface back frame of China’s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST)……These imposing landmark buildings and projects have a common feature—a modern spatial structure characterized by its wide span, spacious room and large are... READ MORE |