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 |
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 |