Crucial role of circadian clock in plant thermomorphogenesis2021-08-30Global warming has a dramatic impact on plant ecosystems as well as on crop productivity. Plants are able to sense ambient temperatures and transduce these signals to trigger subsequent responses for physiological adjustment and developmental adaptation. Mild-warm temperatures induce morphological changes, including hypocotyl / petiole elongation, leaf hyponasty, and accelerated flowering, known a... READ MORE |
Insight@ZJU: Professor WEI Longbao shares the main points of the new book co-published by ZJU and FAO2021-08-29[Editor’s Note: Recently, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Zhejiang University co-published the Digital Agriculture Report: Rural E-commerce Development Experience from China, exploring the role of rural e-commerce in transforming the agri-food systems in China. Just as Mr. QU Dongyu, the FAO Director-General, wrote in the Foreword, the report “marks a step on th... READ MORE |
Join us in the Youth Statement on Climate Action2021-08-26[Editor’s Note: Earlier this year, Zhejiang University, with its commitment to the SDGs, launched an action plan named A Global ZJU for Social Good (Z4G) and joined forces with 60 peer universities from 31 countries and regions to make a joint statement on the 2030 Agenda. Now at the invitation of the Organizing Committee of the 16th UN Climate Change Conference of Youth (COY1... READ MORE |
International Campus: a living laboratory for sustainability2021-08-25[Editor’s note: Today, China celebrates its ninth annual National Low Carbon Day, a campaign created to boost awareness of energy efficiency and low-carbon development policies. Let’s visit ZJU's International Campus, the first university campus in China that has joined the Eco-Campus certification system and received a platinum award, to see how it commits itself to building a zero-carbon l... READ MORE |
Role of Dscam1 alternative splicing bias in neuronal wiring2021-08-23The Drosophila Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule (Dscam1) can generate 38,016 different isoforms through alternative splicing, which has been illustrated as a classical example in many textbooks and treatises. It has been suggested as an important regulator of neural circuits. Each neuron acquires a unique cell surface identity through the expression of a unique combination of tens of isof... READ MORE |
Dialogue@ZJU: With Dr. SHAO Fangwei from the International Campus2021-08-22【Message from the editor: Opening in 2015, the International Campus is now composed of two joint institutes, one international business school and one institute of China Studies, offering 7 undergraduate program, 14 master’s degree programs and 23 Ph.D. programs. Located in the city of Haining, between Shanghai and Hangzhou, the Campus is currently the home to 55 full-time faculty memb... READ MORE |
Professor LI Erping receives Laurence G. Cumming Award2021-08-21On Aug. 17, Prof. LI Erping from the Zhejiang University - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Institute and the Zhejiang University College of Information Science and Electronic Engineering received the 2021 Laurence G. Cumming Award for Outstanding Service at the 2021 Joint IEEE International Virtual Symposium on EMC+ SIPI. The award, established in 1979, is one of the two ... READ MORE |
ZJU scientists report a new type of super-resolution chemical microscopy in Nature2021-08-18Conventional experiments in chemistry and biology study the behavior of the ensemble, but it has been an abiding scientific challenge for scientists to observe, manipulate and measure the chemical reactions of individual molecules. In response to this challenge, Prof. FENG Jiandong from the Department of Chemistry of Zhejiang University has committed himself to developing interdisci... READ MORE |
2D sieving structure for DNA sequencing2021-08-17Two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials exhibit immense promise in such fields as biosensing and medicine. The state-of-the-art nanofabrication technology has enabled the integrated in-plane growth of 2D hetero-nanostructures, such as graphene and hexagonal boron nitride. The flexible nature of this lateral hetero-nanostructure opens the door to the innovative design of single-molecule biological devic... READ MORE |
ZJU Scholar contributes to IPCC Six Assessment Report2021-08-13On Aug. 9, the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the first instalment of the Sixth Assessment Report, Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis, which involves the contribution from a ZJU scholar.Over the past three years, a total of 234 authors from 66 countries, 15 of whom were from China, have volunteered to assess evidence from over 14,000 scien... READ MORE |
ZJU scientists provide technological support for Chinese national table tennis team to repeat glory at Tokyo Olympics2021-08-12Chinese national table tennis team dominated the Olympic stage with four gold medals and three silver medals in Tokyo. Behind the dominance with a near-perfect medal sweep were players’ rigorous training, coaches’ wisdom and technological support.On July 27, the semi-final match between China’s SUN Yingsha and Japan’s Mima Ito was in full swing at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. You wouldn’... READ MORE |
Dialogue@ZJU: With international faculty members and students on the trip to Anji2021-08-11[Message from the editor: Recently, School of International Studies (SIS) organized a field trip to Anji, a tranquil county in east China’s Zhejiang Province. In an interview, international faculty members and students from SIS shared with us what Anji is like in their eyes.] Dr. Salvador Santa Puche, Spain “I know that Yucun Village in Anji had been heavily polluted. Howev... READ MORE |
A glimpse into ZJU’s gymnasium for Asian Games 20222021-08-09[Editor’s note: With the Tokyo Olympics coming to an end, the preparation for the 2022 Asian Games is in full swing. Let’s take a glimpse into one of sports venues for the Games located on the ZJU's campus.]Zijingang Gymnasium is located in the Sports Complex to the north of the main east gate on Zijingang Campus. During the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022, basketball matches will be hel... READ MORE |
ZJU’s XIE Zhenye joins men’s 4×100m relay final to tie national record at Tokyo Olympics2021-08-07In the attention-riveting men’s 4×100m relay final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on August 6, China’s relay quartet came in 4th at 37.79 seconds, equaling the national record. XIE Zhenye, a doctoral candidate in the discipline of athletic training at the Zhejiang University College of Education, was one of the members in the squad. Xie’s personal best in the 100 meters of 9.97 seconds makes... READ MORE |