HU Hailan wins L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science2021-10-03HU Hailan, professor at Zhejiang University School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine and director of the MOE Frontier Center of Brain Science and Brain-machine Integration, has been honored with the 2022 L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science International Award in recognition of “her major discoveries in neuroscience, in particular her work on depression, which has informed the development... READ MORE |
Novel therapeutics against obesity by activating melanocortin-4 receptor2021-10-02Satiety in the gut is regulated by the nervous system. The melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) in the hypothalamus is known as the brain’s “switchboard” to control appetite and metabolism. It is a popular target for the treatment of such metabolic diseases as obesity by regulating the body’s energy metabolism and eating behavior in response to the simulation of proopiomelanocortin (POMC) and agouti... READ MORE |
Dialogue@ZJU: With the winning team of the Most Promising Design award in the BRIDGE Sustainable Design Action2021-09-29[Editor’s note: The BRIDGE Design Week 2021 wrapped up in Zhejiang University on Sept 11, with 10 teams of students from 17 universities around the world presenting their design proposals to help achieve the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs). Team Six “200%” won the Most Promising Design award with their proposal “GO ON”. What’s special about their design? ZHANG... READ MORE |
Sino-German forum highlights multi-stakeholder approach to 2030 Agenda2021-09-27The inaugural Sino-German Sustainable Development Forum took place in hybrid format on September 24. The event brought together over 30 experts from both countries under major themes including climate change and environment, new energy materials, green development policies and university-industry cooperation.ZJU’s Vice President HE Lianzhen joined officials and organization leaders at the opening... READ MORE |
New mechanism of parasitoid wasps in avoiding intraspecific competition2021-09-27Parasitic wasps are natural enemies for effective control over the population of pests in nature. Hence, they are extensively used as green agents of pest control in agriculture and forestry. There are a diversity of parasitic wasps, which have assorted parasitic habits. In general, parasitism can be divided into three types: solitary parasitism, gregarious parasitism and synparasitism. Superparas... READ MORE |
ZJU scientists reveal the mechanical activation of SARS-CoV-2 spike to foster viral invasion2021-09-24SARS-CoV-2 utilizes its spike protein to recognize host angiotensin-converting enzyme II (ACE2) receptor, which induces subsequent S1/S2 detachment of spike for forming fusion machinery to invade host cells. However, only small structural changes of spike occur upon ACE2 binding, which raises questions whether these small conformational changes are enough to trigger the detachment of tightly assoc... READ MORE |
ZJU scientists develop a novel tool for single-cell transcriptomics2021-09-23On September 9, Nucleic Acids Research reported the latest findings of the research team led by Prof. FAN Xiaohui at the Zhejiang University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Prof. CHEN Huajun at the Zhejiang University College of Computer Science and Technology—scDeepSort: a pre-trained cell-type annotation method for single-cell transcriptomics using deep learning with a weig... READ MORE |
ZJU wishes you a Happy Mid-Autumn Festival2021-09-21Today is Mid-Autumn Festival, an important occasion for family reunion in China and a time to enjoy the colorful Qiushi mooncakes with our alumni. Apart from eating mooncakes and appreciating the moon, there are many other celebrations taking place around the campus. Tea parties are being held with the mooncake DIY, tea tasting and traditional painting and calligraphy. To all the ZJUers across the... READ MORE |
ZJU freshman WU Qingfeng claims women’s 4×100m freestyle relay gold at the National Games2021-09-20On Sept. 19, ZJU freshman WU Qingfeng, along with her teammates, snatched women’s 4×100m freestyle relay gold at the National Games. Just two months ago, the same quartet ranked 7th in the relay at the Tokyo Olympics, setting an Asian record of 3 minutes 34.76 seconds.Shortly before the National Games, Wu came to Zijingang Campus for the registration. Impressed by the big and beautiful... READ MORE |
ZIBS and AIDF ink MOU on fintech2021-09-19On Sept. 17, Zhejiang University International Business School (ZIBS) and National University of Singapore Asian Institute of Digital Finance (AIDF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote collaboration in fintech research, education as well as incubation. Witnessed by Prof. HE Lianzhen, ZJU's vice president, and Prof. Chen Tsuhan, NUS' deputy president, the signing ceremony t... READ MORE |
Feel the cultural imprint of the 1,500-year-old Xumishan Grottoes2021-09-18The 1,500-year-old Xumishan Grottoes, located in Guyuan City in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, is home to over 160 caves and more than 1,000 statues.Standing on Mount Xumi, one can see uniquely charming grottoes, Buddha statues, temples, ancient trees and strange rocks. No one would have imagined that what was a little-known mountain decades ago has become a famous historical and cultural scenic s... READ MORE |
Zhejiang University seeks to realize UN’s sustainable goals2021-09-16The BRIDGE Design Week 2021 wrapped up in Zhejiang University on Sept 11, with 10 teams of students from 17 universities around the world presenting their design proposals to help achieve five of the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs): Quality Education; Decent Work and Economic Growth; Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure; Sustainable Cities and Communities; as well as Resp... READ MORE |
ZJU welcomes new graduate students2021-09-14On Sept. 12, Zhejiang University held the Opening Assembly to welcome the newest cohort of graduate students on Zijingang Campus. More than 12000 new graduate students attended the ceremony online and offline, marking the official start of their unique intellectual journey at ZJU.Zhejiang University Council Chairman REN Shaobo, President WU Zhaohui and other university leaders were present at the ... READ MORE |
Welcome to ZJU, Class of 2025!2021-09-12On the evening of Sept. 10, Zhejiang University held the Opening Convocation ceremony on Zijingang Campus to welcome the Class of 2025.Zhejiang University Council Chairman REN Shaobo, President WU Zhaohui and other university leaders were present at the ceremony.President Wu, in his remarks, inspired the incoming freshmen to develop their unique edge by combining theoretical learning and practical... READ MORE |