ZJU First Affiliated Hospital publishes research articles on COVID-19 in international top journals2020-04-27COVID-19 is currently rampant all over the global and science is the sole panacea for this unknown health hazard. In addition to treating the COVID-19 patients, medical specialists from the First Affiliated Hospital of the Zhejiang University School of Medicine are actively engaged into clinical research to deepen our knowledge on this novel virus and have published several research articles in in... READ MORE |
Dialogue@ZJU: With overseas ZJU students (Part 1)2020-04-26[Message from the Editor: In China, life is returning to normal after taming the coronavirus. However, many parts of world are still in lockdown. Currently more than 700 ZJU students are studying in overseas institutions. How are they dealing with this crisis over there? Global Communications contacted six of them and asked about their recent life.]BAI Shuhan, ’2022 undergraduateMajor:EnglishOver... READ MORE |
The first vlog of ZJU libraries released on World Book Day2020-04-23Hello, all the bookworms in ZJU, whether you read traditional paperbound books or turn to your Kindle/iPad/whatever!Which books are you reading now? Guess you are familiar with our libraries, which are committed to serving the ZJU community despite the campus shutdown during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. To ensure their service to ZJU students, faculty and staff, relevant online resou... READ MORE |
Nicotinamide shown to reverse sorafenib-induced HFSR2020-04-22Sorafenib is a multikinase inhibitor that targets the receptor tyrosine and serine/threnonine kinases involved in tumor progression and tumor angiogenesis. It has been approved in many countries as a frontline drug for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, advanced renal cell carcinoma, and metastatic thyroid carcinoma. For most of these patients, sorafenib is the sole treatment ab... READ MORE |
Rice varieties showed worldwide propensity to go feral2020-04-21Domesticated animals or plants that revert to wild are referred to as escaped, introduced, naturalized, or sometimes as feral animals or plants.Weedy rice, also known as red rice, is a variety of rice (Oryza) that produces far fewer grains per plant than cultivated rice. It has emerged as a severe global agricultural problem in recent decades. It is featured by a high degree of seed shattering and... READ MORE |
Dialogue@ZJU: With CHEN Jun about post COVID-192020-04-20[Message from the editor: Small-Medium Enterprises（SMEs）in China took a huge blow by the COVID-19 outbreak. How to help SMEs overcome difficulties is a top priority for Chinese government in a post COVID-19 world. Prof. CHEN Jun, Head of Finance and Accounting Department, School of Management provided some policy suggestions from the perspective of cash conversion cycle (CCC).]According to ... READ MORE |
Dialogue@ZJU: With Joshua Kobb about post COVID-192020-04-20[Message from the editor：As the higher education reels from the impact of global pandemic, here's what experts say is likely to play out in the aftermath. Joshua Kobb，deputy Dean of Zhejiang University International Business School shared his thougts about the new normal higher education in Post-CV.]The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted routines, businesses and lives around the world at a spee... READ MORE |
ZJU grad students embrace 'dissertation-at-home' format2020-04-15COVID-19 has brought up many unexpected challenges to our students. For graduate students nearing the end of programs, they have to remotely present an effective and engaging dissertation defense. Recently, Zhejiang University has successfully completed all virtual dissertation defense scheduled for spring 2020 semester. A total of 2,293 postgraduates presented their oral defenses in a remote... READ MORE |
CAE Fellow WU Hanming appointed as Dean of the ZJU College of Microelectronics and Nanoelectronics2020-04-13On April 9, Prof. WU Hanming, a distinguished microelectronics expert and a fellow of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, was appointed as Dean of the College of Microelectronics and Nanoelectronics at Zhejiang University. He made a comeback to academia this time in an effort to cultivate a galaxy of young researchers who can develop a whole set of mass production technology, thereby meeting the n... READ MORE |
The second affiliated hospital released the Guidebook of Hospital Response Strategy to COVID-192020-04-12Drawing upon the firstline experience of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine in the fight against the pandemic, a guidebook – COVID-19 outbreak: Hospital Response Strategy was released on April 11, which offers applicable references to a wider audience.The English and Chinese version of this book can be downloaded through GMCC ( Global MediXchange for... READ MORE |
PCK1 signaling pathway linked to abnormal growth of tumor cells2020-04-11In the battle against tumors, researchers have made constant endeavors to unravel the enigma of the rapid proliferation of cancer cells from the metabolic distinction between normal and cancer cells, thereby curbing tumor growth through targeted therapy.The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1985 was awarded jointly to Michael S. Brown and Joseph L. Goldstein “for their discoveries concerning ... READ MORE |
Another four convergence research projects under Innovation 2030 launched2020-04-09On April 8, Zhejiang University announced the launch of additional convergence research projects on four areas of focus, i.e. Smart Ocean, Precision Medicine, Hypergravity Field and New Matter Discovery and Fabrication. This is the third batch of projects released under the Innovation 2030 Research Framework of ZJU, a strategic movement to advance the construction of “Double First-Class” Initiat... READ MORE |
A new mineral named as Chukochenite2020-04-08Minerals are the smallest unit that makes up the solid part of the earth. Recently, LiAl5O8, a new mineraldiscovered by Professor RAO Can’s research team at Zhejiang University’s School of Earth Sciences, was unanimously approved by the International Mineralogical Association Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC). The mineral is named “Chukochenite” in English.It ... READ MORE |
Key role of non-coding RNAs identified for metabolic diseases in liver transplant recipients2020-04-07Recently the underlying molecular mechanism of metabolic diseases in liver transplant recipients was explained from the noncoding-RNAs level for the first time. Led by Dr. XU Xiao in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, this study was published in the Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. Since 2015, China have become the second largest country for orga... READ MORE |