Journal of Chinese Governance, launched by the Zhejiang University School of Public Affairs and published by Routledge in 2016, was recently selected for multiple citation indexes in Clarivate’s Web of Science, including Social Sciences Citation Index, Journal Citation Reports Social Sciences, Essential Science Indicators, and Current Contents/ Social and Behavioral Sciences.  The journal aims to explore the changing state-society relationship and governance practice in China, and off...

Antennae are typically sensory organs in insects. They respond accordingly by sensing external stimuli. In the physical world, the atomic force microscope is a must for researchers to probe into the “force” of the object while in contact. The core component is its probe which functions as the “antenna” of an insect.However, the spherical atomic force microscopic (AFM) or colloidal AFM tip has a “blind spot” regarding nanoscale measurements. Recently, the research team led by Dr. HU Hu...

 Professor Philip T. Krein, the Executive Dean of ZJU-UIUC Institute, Zhejiang University, will receive the 2021 IEEE Transportation Technologies Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Prof. Krein will be the eighth winner of the award since its establishment, and the first winner from a university in mainland China. The award recognizes Prof. Krein’s continuing contributions to electric vehicle battery management, hybrid system optimization, and othe...

Recently the research team led by Dr. HUANG Wenwen at the ZJU-UoE Institute published an article titled "Stimuli-responsive composite biopolymer actuators with selective spatial deformation behavior" in the PNAS.Bio-inspired actuators are characterized by stimuli-responsiveness and deformability are extensively applied in various fields, such as artificial tissues, medical devices and diagnostics as well as intelligent biosensors. However, most deformable actuators are poorly...

Zhejiang University has leaped forward 12 places within the world's top 100 universities in the latest Academic Ranking of World Universities. The University has been ranked 58th in the world in the 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), improving its position from last year’s ranking of 70th. The Academic Ranking of World Universities is released annually by the Shanghai Ranking Consultancy. It ranks more than 2000 universities worldwide, publishing the top 1000 univ...

Liangzhu Laboratory, aka Zhejiang Laboratory for Systems & Precision Medicine, was set up on July 17, marking the official launch of Zhejiang University Medical Center.“Zhejiang University Medical Center will be committed to becoming a powerful magnet for talents from diverse disciplines and making medical breakthroughs focusing on new demands, technologies and paradigms,” said Prof. LIU Zhihong, Dean of the School of Medicine and Director of Zhejiang University Medical Center.As a Chinese...

Normal0false7.8 磅02falsefalsefalseEN-USZH-CNX-NONECortical network activities underlying normal human behaviors depend for the main part on an exquisite interplay between excitation and inhibition.In recent years, the research team led by Prof. XU Han at the Zhejiang University School of Medicine has been committed to fundamental research into the neurological mechanism for social behaviors and social dysfunctions. They discover the cell type-differential modulation of prefrontal cortical ...

Due to poor osseointegration, patients with osteoporosis or diabetes show high risk of implantation, and often require dental implants with improved osseointegration capabilities. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop implants that promote osseointegration.Cell sheets play a vital role in gene therapies. Nonetheless, gene delivery platforms based on cell sheet technology are restricted to small genes. Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5) is a representative large gen...

[Message from the Editor: Recently Dr. Imran Haider Shamsi won the title "My Favorite Foreign Teacher" in 2019. Here he shared some thoughts with Global Communications.]Of course the moments of joy and happiness, I am very much grateful to the service department of foreign experts of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Beijing, People's Republic of China, for conducting such an amazing competition throughout China. No doubt it's an opportunity for all the foreign exper...

Recently, the 2019 " Foreign teachers and I" national essay competition and competition for "My favorite foreign teacher" activities came to an end. Dr. Imran Haider Shamsi, a full time Associate Professor from the Institute of Crop Sciences, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology (CAB) of Zhejiang University, was selected as "My favorite foreign teacher" in 2019. The candidates for "My favorite foreign teachers" were selected from the whole country...