University holds cross-Strait summer camp on Chinese martial arts2019-07-29More than 60 students from across the Strait participated in a summer camp on Chinese martial arts starting on July 6.Organized by ZJU, the five-day event featured thematic seminars and lectures, friendly matches and performances. It covered topics such as the spirits and values of martial arts, the standardization issue of martial arts development, and the relationship between martial arts and da... READ MORE |
Beauty from soil – the 2019 Eco-Innovation Competition Camp2019-07-25On July 12 - 18, a total of 54 students from Chinese University of Hong Kong, Taiwan Central University, Nanjing University, Beijing Normal University and Zhejiang University took an exciting journey together in the 2019 Eco-Innovation Competition Camp. Supported by the Cross-strait Green University Consortium, the Camp is themed with “Beginning with Soil, Ending with Beauty”. Based on aca... READ MORE |
A legendary night for two ZJUers2019-07-24The 2019 World Aquatic Championships and the IAAF Diamond League kicked off on the evening of July 21. Two ZJUers—SUN Yang and XIE Zhenye—dazzled the whole world with their stellar performance.XIE Zhenye, who started to pursue his master’s degree in athletic training at Zhejiang University in 2016, broke the Asian men’s 200 meters record by clocking 19.88 seconds, becoming the first Asian to fin... READ MORE |
How to find important nodes in multilayer networks2019-07-23“We want to find out the most valuable seller and the most prospective buyer among 100 million subscribers,” one of the digital engineers with Ant Financial Services Group talks about this challenge at work.“The framework we have created may help,” replies HE Shibo, a prinicipal investigator with the College of Control Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, “At the core of this issue i... READ MORE |
Why do well-fed mice keep eating?2019-07-22A well-fed mouse is dozing off. All of a sudden, a yellow optical fiber in its brain evokes its feeding behavior and it starts to devour food ravenously again.This scene can be observed in a lab of the School of Medicine, Zhejiang University. Neurologist WANG Hao discovers a set of neurons which can “unplug” mice’s feeding behavior.The relevant finding is published in the July 16 issue of ... READ MORE |
UAD clinches World Architecture Awards 20192019-07-19Three projects designed by the Architectural Design and Research Institute of Zhejiang University (UAD) won the World Architecture Awards 2019 recently, which marks a significant milestone for UAD.1. Yiwu Culture Square Construction site: Yiwu, ZhejiangConstruction area: 82,360 m2Design year: 20102. Permanent Site of UN Geospatial Information Management Forum, Deqing County &n... READ MORE |
Prof. HU Hailan awarded the IBRO-Kemali International Prize2019-07-15Dr. Hailan Hu, professor at the Center for Neuroscience of ZJU's School of Medicine, is awarded the Twelfth IBRO-Kemali International Prize for Research in the field of Basic and Clinical Neurosciences. This is the first time that the IBRO-Kemali Prize has been awarded to a scientist outside of Europe and North America since it was established in 1998. Dr. Hu will be awarded the... READ MORE |
A novel approach to "camouflage" for anti-cancer drugs2019-07-13Antineoplastic drugs work by targeting and killing rapidly dividing cancerous cells, but this process is fraught with several obstacles, such as poor water solubility, off target effects and elimination by immune system. To facilitate a better circulation in the body, produce a more effective treatment or reduce the harmful effect of antineoplastic drugs on normal tissues, researchers have been co... READ MORE |
Prof. DONG Yanping joins the ZJU community as a Leading Scholar in Humanities2019-07-12On July 4, Zhejiang University held a ceremony to welcome Prof. DONG Yanping to join the ZJU community as a Leading Scholar in Humanities.WU Xiaocheng, deputy secretary of the CPC Zhejiang University Committee, extended his cordial welcome to Prof. DONG Yanping. He expressed his hope that Prof. DONG Yanping will play a leading role in her future work and lend generous support to talent cultiv... READ MORE |
ZJU team defends RoboCup 2019 title2019-07-10RoboCup 2019—an international competition showcasing the cutting edge of robotics technology—was held in Sydney, Australia, on July 7. Zhejiang University clinched the robot soccer championship of the world after defeating German team ER-Force 1-0. It is the fourth time that Zhejiang University has claimed the top prize.RoboCup 2019 includes five categories, the Soccer League, the Industrial-Logis... READ MORE |
A vivid picture of Liangzhu Civilization captured in a book series2019-07-09With the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City inscribed onto the UNESCO World Heritage list during the 43rd session of the World Heritage Committee, attention has been immensely drawn to this ancient and vigorous land. Liangzhu Civilization Series, which made its debut at Zhejiang University on the morning of July 7, is to lift “the mysterious veil” of this new world heritage.Liangzhu... READ MORE |
ZJU invited to attend Summer Davos 20192019-07-08Over 1,800 leaders, including heads of state and government, business, civil society, academia and the arts, from across the world gathered at the three-day annual meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2019 on July 1-3. Also known as WEF Summer Davos, this year the meeting was held under the theme of 'Leadership 4.0—Succeeding in a New Era of Globalization... READ MORE |
ZJU and Ant Financial enter into partnership2019-07-07On July 4, Zhejiang University and Ant Financial Services Group signed a strategic partnership agreement with a view to mapping out a plan for commercial modes, technological innovation and talent cultivation in the era of digital economy.WU Zhaohui, president of Zhejiang University, and JING Xiandong, CEO and director of Ant Financial, delivered speeches. HE Lianzhen, vice president of Zheji... READ MORE |
Hidden talents of university staff revealed (2)2019-07-06Editor’s message: The University is full of creative minds. Among our staff there are people of many talents. Here three more ZJU staff members are highlighted.SUN Youkai, secuity guard (Zijingang Campus) and an expert on ink wash paintingMr. SUN joined Zhejiang University as a security guard in 2011. Accidently, ink wash shrimps by him was spotted by others and highly praised, which iginit... READ MORE |