A timely and multifaceted control strategy is effective for the mitigation of COVID-192020-05-15Non-drug intervention strategy is mainly taken to control the epidemic in China, which includes a variety of measures. Which measure is most effective? Are there any differences between various regions? Recent study by Prof. WU Xifeng, the School of Public Health systematically assessed and clustered trends in 31 provinces and 50 of the most affected cities in China during the outbreak, which... READ MORE |
Top 10 ZJU Academic Advances 20192020-05-14The selection process of Top 10 ZJU Academic Advances 2019 was officially launched on January 16, 2020. A total of 32 projects were shortlisted for the award. A panel of judges, consisting of distinguished members of the ZJU Academic Committee and specially invited experts, evaluated candidate projects and singled out 10 projects as the best 10 academic advances.Following are Top 10 ZJU Academic A... READ MORE |
The enigma behind non-random DNA segregation unveiled2020-05-14If you were to divide 100 students into two groups, what would you do? Would you split them up at random or would you divide them in accordance with certain traits, say, boys or girls? Apparently, the former is far easier.As a matter of fact, an act like this is staged in our living organism at every moment. This is technically termed as cell division, the process by which a parent cell divides in... READ MORE |
Dialogue @ZJU: With Joshua Kobb about delocalization of higher education2020-05-13[Message from the Editor: Recently Joshua Kobb, Vice Dean of International Business School published an article in China Daily with the title ‘Delocalization could be future of higher education.' Global Communication contacted him and he shared some thoughts on trends and perspectives for higher education in the post-COVID-19 world.]Q1: What are current trends in student m... READ MORE |
International Nurses Day: thumb up for the Coronavirus heroes2020-05-12Tuesday 12 May is International Nurses Day and a day of celebration for nurses across the world.It is the time to salute the “lady with the lamp”, Florence Nightingale – who was born 200 years ago tomorrow– and to show our appreciation of today’s heroes, the nurses who have been working long, arduous shifts on the coronavirus front line.As President XI Jinping offered his thanks to the “i... READ MORE |
ZJU 650 kW tidal turbine resumes operation2020-05-08Ocean currents provide a clean, non-polluting, renewable energy capable of ending our dependence on fossil fuels and nuclear energy. Recently, the 650 kW H-axis tidal current turbine, developed by Zhejiang University, has been put into operation again.“This 650 kW H-axis turbine is based on a chain of predecessors: the 30 kW, 60 kW and 120 kW turbines and it has the largest unit power in China,”... READ MORE |
ZJU students celebrate graduation despite ceremony cancellation2020-05-07Caps off to you, graduates! It's time to celebrate. However, as a part of precautions taken amid the COVID-19 pandemic, 2288 spring graduates won't be crossing the stage this year, as the University canceled its in-person commencement.Last week they finally returned to campus and took their graduation photos with their commencement regalia — cap, gown. These photos are served as a way to c... READ MORE |
A new model proposed to unify the descriptions of sand transport by wind and water2020-05-06How have mountains, hills, deserts, rivers and marshes gradually evolved over eons? Why is Pluto, marked by an extremely low air density, dotted with an abundance of dunes? Will there be sandstorms on Mars which is known as a desert planet?It is these enigmas in nature that geophysicists have been endeavoring to unravel. Previous studies indicate that sediment transport is a universal phenomenon i... READ MORE |
Construction of auxiliary facility for 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games starts on Zijingang campus2020-05-05Zijingang Stadium is the basketball venue for 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games. Recently construction of its auxiliary facility - a training center for athletes broke ground, which is scheduled to be completed in Mar, 2021.The 19th Asian Games will be held in Hangzhou from September 10 to 25, 2022. It will be the third Asian Games to be hosted in China, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. READ MORE |
ZJUers won May 4 medals of 20202020-05-04Recently, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League and the All-China Youth Federation awarded the National May 4 Youth Medals, the top honor for youths in the country, to 60 outstanding individuals and 34 elite groups from various fields across the country. May 4 is China's Youth Day, which is celebrated annually to pay tribute to the May Fourth Movement in 1919. ... READ MORE |
Happy International Labor Day！2020-05-01Today is International Labor Day – a time to honor labor and build the labor solidarity all over the world. This labor day is special as the world is being profoundly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In face of the challenges，ZJU faculty, students, researchers, and staff have been working alongside hospitals, state and city leaders, and many more across China to support the response to the coro... READ MORE |
Dialogue@ZJU: With overseas ZJU students (Part 2)2020-04-29[Message from the Editor: In the time of COVID-19 pandemic, ZJU community is concerned about the lives of overseas students. Here is the second part of our dialogue with them.]SUN Tiantian, PhD CandidateMajor: Marine Resources and EnvironmentOverseas university：Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research (Germany)Starting time: Dec, 2019“Leibneiz institute has been scheduled to be closed... READ MORE |
Targeted delivery to tumor using drug-loaded microalgae2020-04-29Despite advanced therapies, approximately 1/3 of the patients with early-stage breast cancer will experience recurrence or metastasis, with a four-year survival rate of about 20%. Metastases in lungs are the leading cause of breast cancer deaths. Clinically, the systematic treatment of metastatic breast cancer after surgery is largely dependent on chemotherapy. However, the efficacy of this treatm... READ MORE |
SPA held a UN75 Dialogues Event2020-04-28This year marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations (UN). The UN has launched the UN75 Dialogues, the largest global series of dialogue activities to date, encouraging research institutions around the world to carry out dialogues on the topic of building a better future for all. School of Public Affairs (SPA) of Zhejiang University responded to the call of the UN and held a dialogue ev... READ MORE |