Competition Highlight: Visually-guided Gluing Chaser in “Siemens Cup”2020-09-23“Siemens Cup” China Intelligent Manufacturing Challenge is one of the important competitions that Zhejiang University Smart Factory Innovation Association participates in every year. In the 2020 “Siemens Cup” China Intelligent Manufacturing Challenge, the Visually-guided Gluing Chaser, designed by three members from the association—REN Yixin, HU Jiayi and CHEN Lu—clinched first prize thanks to... READ MORE |
MySweet Canteen opens in East Teaching Building 2 on Zijingang Campus2020-09-21MySweet Canteen, which is located in East Teaching Building 2, makes its dazzling debut with an amazing dining experience focused on community, quality, sustainability and variety to welcome the beginning of the Fall Semester 2020.Opening this canteen is a great decision made in November 2019 to promote a more wholesome and pleasing dining experience for the Zhejiang University community.The ... READ MORE |
At ZJU: Studying away from the U.S. for Chinese students2020-09-19[Editor’s note: In response to the pandemic challenge, Zhejiang University has collaborated with its partner universities to develop innovative models and reinvent the international exchange programs. As of September 10, the Zhejiang University International Campus in Haining had accepted 300-plus Chinese students from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and Cornell University. ... READ MORE |
Dialogue@ZJU: With Prof. DONG Danshen about balance architecture2020-09-17[Message from the Editor: Recently we interviewed Prof. DONG Danshen (Architecture, ’86), Chairman of the Architectural Design & Research Institute and Director of the Center for Balance Architecture. Founder of the "Balance Architecture" theoretical framework, he has devoted himself to the architectural creation and research. He's the author of the two monographs: Towards ... READ MORE |
Opening Convocation kicks off academic year2020-09-15The opening Convocation was held on September 13 at the stadium of Zijingang Campus, greeting the university’s newest group of undergraduate students and marking the official start of their unique intellectual journey at ZJU.President WU Zhaohui welcomed first-year students.“2020 is destined to be an unusual year.” WU applauded incoming students for their resilience and persistence amidst uncer... READ MORE |
ZJU community welcomes new graduate students2020-09-14On September 12, Zhejiang University held an opening ceremony on Zijingang Campus, welcoming the newest cohort of more than 10,000 graduate students.President WU Zhaohui delivered the welcoming remarks and REN Shaobo, Secretary of the Communist Party Committee of ZJU, and other senior leaders also attended the ceremony, which was hosted by ZJU Vice President YAN Jianhua.President WU Zhaohui welcom... READ MORE |
2020 Yongping Teaching Award winners unveiled2020-09-12[Editor’s note: Yongping Teaching Award is the highest accolade for teaching at Zhejiang University. It has been conferred annually since its establishment in 2011 by ZJU alumnus Mr. DUAN Yongping (Wireless Electronics Engineering, 82’). In recognition of outstanding dedication and accomplishments in teaching, the Award is composed of three categories: the Distinguished Teaching Award, the Teach... READ MORE |
ZJU and Cornell University sign agreement online2020-09-09On Sept. 3, Zhejiang University and Cornell University signed an agreement remotely. Present at the virtual agreement signing ceremony were WU Zhaohui, president of Zhejiang University, Martha E. Pollack, president of Cornell University, HE Lianzhen, vice president of Zhejiang University, and Wendy Wolford, vice provost for International Affairs of Cornell University.“We are currently facing an u... READ MORE |
Scientists discover the role of ANG in inhibiting intestinal inflammation2020-09-08Recently, the research team led by XU Zhengping and SHENG Jinghao from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine discovered that ANG can maintain gut microbial homeostasis by balancing α-Proteobacteria and Lachnospiraceae. Their findings are published in the journal of GUT.Everyone has experienced stomach aches, diarrhea and losses of appetite that make him or her truly feel intes... READ MORE |
Nanoparticle-enhanced chemo-immunotherapy to trigger robust antitumor immunity2020-09-07A research team led by Dr. SUN Jihong from the Department of Radiology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine in cooperation with Prof. LIU Xiangrui from College of Chemical and Biological Engineering of Zhejiang University developed a novel strategy combining chemotherapy and immunotherapy to modulate the tumor microenvironment (TME) using tribloc... READ MORE |
ZJU jumps in the THE World University Rankings2020-09-03Zhejiang University continues to make gain in this year’s Times Higher Education World University Rankings, climbing 13 places to rank 94th in the world and fifth in the nation.The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021 include more than 1,500 universities across 93 countries and regions, making them the largest and most diverse university rankings to date. 13 performance indicator... READ MORE |
Interdisciplinary team shined at SensUs 20202020-09-02The TruSense team, comprised of 15 students from diverse backgrounds, including engineering, agriculture, chemistry, economics and biomedical science etc. won the Gold Medal and Public Inspiration Award on SensUs 2020 held from August 26 to 28 online.Valproic acid（VPA）is the given target of SensUs2020 assigned by the SensUs Organization. VPA is a kind of broad-spectrum anti-epilep... READ MORE |
A self-adaptive all-in-one delivery chip for skin wound healing2020-08-28A multi-disciplinary team of ZJU designed a novel self-adaptive all-in-one delivery chip (G:P:Al-Chip) to assemble hybrid polymeric materials and multiple therapeutics within a single microchannel chip to achieve programmed skin nerve restoration based on endogenous stem cell recruitment. Successful in vitro and in vivo applications of this chip demonstrate the promise of utilizing feedb... READ MORE |
New progress made by the University Press2020-08-26It is a pleasure to announce that, in addition to the coverage by Scopus, Food Quality and Safety (FDS) is now indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded. FDS is organized by the College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, which is co-published by Zhejiang University Press and Oxford University Press. The journal focuses on emerging and innovative science and te... READ MORE |