Dialogue@ZJU：With Prof. LI Lanjuan, a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering2021-03-27[Message from the editor: Prof. LI Lanjuan, featured in the newly released university video, is China’s renowned epidemiologist, leading her team to fight against SARS, H7N9 and COVID-19.] Quotes from the interview: - In terms of H7N9 research, our work on the clinical characteristics of the emerging infectious disease and the treatment of the artificial liver support system were publi... READ MORE |
Dialogue@ZJU：With Dr. WANG Tun (’95, Cryogenics), Director of the Institute of Care-Life in Chengdu2021-03-26[Message from the editor: Dr. WANG Tun (’95, Cryogenics), one of the main characters featured in the newly released university video, built the world’s largest earthquake early warning system, protecting hundreds of millions of lives.] Quotes from the interview: - The Wenchuan earthquake in 2008 struck while I was doing my postdoctoral work in Austria. It was on that moment that... READ MORE |
Global universities call for concerted efforts for 2030 Agenda2021-03-25On the afternoon of March 24 Beijing time, a joint statement on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was formally announced at an online forum hosted by Zhejiang University.As of the opening of the forum, Presidents of 56 universities from 30 countries and regions have signed onto the statement. It is the first time that leading universities across six continents have jointly made... READ MORE |
Joint Statement of Global University Leaders on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development2021-03-24Updated as of March 24, 2021 Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. Entering into the new decade, the sustainability of our planet remains severely challenged by numerous threats, ranging from natural disas... READ MORE |
A Global ZJU for Social Good (Z4G): Zhejiang University's Sustainability Action Plan2021-03-24March 2021The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all the member states of the United Nations in 2015, depicted a shared blueprint for people, planet and prosperity. In the face of various challenges – ranging from poverty and pollution to climate change and Covid-19 – the concerted efforts of all members of society are urgently needed in order to achieve the Sustainable Developmen... READ MORE |
Founding meeting of Molecular Imaging Branch of Chinese Society for Cognitive Science held at Zhejiang University2021-03-20Recently, the founding meeting of the Molecular Imaging Branch of Chinese Society for Cognitive Science was held at Zhejiang University. Prof. TIAN Mei at Zhejiang University was elected as director of the Molecular Imaging Branch. Vice directors included Prof. SUN Yujie from Peking University, Prof. ZHANG Hong from Zhejiang University, Prof. TENG Gaojun from Southeast University and Prof. DA... READ MORE |
Scientists trace cell-type evolution by cross-species comparison of cell atlases2021-03-19Cell types are the basic building units of multicellular life with extensive diversities. As the number and total class of cell types change with the species evolution, they have been proposed as “evolutionary units” with the potential for quasi-independent evolutionary change. The evolution of cell types is a crucial layer of comparative cell biology but is thus far not comprehensively studied.... READ MORE |
Insights into urbanization and food security debate2021-03-18Urbanization has often been considered a threat to food security since it is likely to reduce the availability of croplands. In 2021, researchers from Zhejiang University, City University of Hong Kong, the Australian National University, the University of Melbourne, the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and the University of Exeter Medical School published a paper named “Urbanization can bene... READ MORE |
ZJU scientists discover a new neural circuit of prosocial behavior2021-03-17We live in a highly socialized world with immense mental pressure. Prosocial behavior accounts for a large amount of our daily life and is fundamental to our physical and mental health. However, social disorder is a commonly symptom observed in various neurodegenerative, neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders, while placing a heavy burden on the families and society of patients. Therefo... READ MORE |
ZJU scientists develop soft robot for exploration in Mariana Trench2021-03-15The Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the Earth. Without a pressure-resilient “armor”, a man-made machine would be destroyed by the overwhelmingly hydrostatic pressure if it were to venture into this uninhabitable territory. However, deep-sea creatures can thrive at extreme depths thanks to their unique anatomies. If we can draw inspiration from deep-sea creatures, converting the “secret of... READ MORE |
New targets for asthma inflammation treatment2021-03-14As one of the most common chronic diseases, there are nearly 400 million asthma patients worldwide, and more than 60 million asthma patients in China. In this concern, prevention and treatment of asthma is in the spotlight of public health and medical care issues. More than half of asthma patients are caused by type 2 immune response dominated by allergic-induced TH2 cells. Many immune cell compon... READ MORE |
ZJU scientists reveal novel mechanisms of herpes simplex virus 1 latency2021-03-12HSV-1 is an infectious pathogen that widely infects humans. Normally, it exists in the human body in a latent state., When it becomes active, it may cause many diseases such as cold sores, herpetic keratitis, neonatal herpes and encephalitis. An important feature of HSV-1 is that after infection of peripheral tissues, it enters neurons to undergo latent infection, thereby evading host immunity. Wh... READ MORE |
New targets of anti-tuberculosis medicine2021-03-11Tuberculosis (TB) is a pulmonary infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium (Mtb). According to the latest WHO report, there were more than 10 million new cases and 1.2 million deaths worldwide in 2019. China is a country with a high burden of TB. Effective prevention and control of TB in early stage is of great importance. However, current TB diagnosis methods and efficiency of medicine effects a... READ MORE |
Scientists crack open the “black box” of heterogeneous catalysis2021-03-09Gold has long been known for its chemical inertness. However, when gold nanoparticles are combined with titanium dioxide (TiO2), they will have their attributes altered and promote a variety of catalytic reactions. It is widely accepted that the interface between gold (Au) and a TiO2 plays a critical role in heterogeneous catalysis. Little is known about the dynamic change of the Au-TiO2 inte... READ MORE |