On May 22, the journal of The Lancet published relevant data about the trial of the new Ad5 vectored COVID-19 vaccine tested in humans, headed by Prof. CHEN Wei (a distinguished member of the Class of ’98 in Chemical Engineering at Zhejiang University) from the Beijing Institute of Biotechnology and Prof. ZHU Fengcai from Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The study of 108 adults finds that the first COVID-19 vaccine to reach the phase 1 clinical trial is safe, w...

Zhejiang University on Thursday, May 21, celebrated the 123rd anniversary of its founding and a virtual commemoration took place.On the social media platforms, many ZJUers and our friends have shared their thoughts about ZJU and offered heartfelt messages.“As we mark the beginning chapter of our 123rd anniversary, we reflect on the incredible progress we’ve made and embrace the challenge of building upon our legacy,” ZJU president WU Zhaohui said in a video message to the community.REN Shaobo...

Cigarette smoking poses a health hazard for people. Some kind of substance induced by cigarette smoking in merely several minutes may well activate T cells to induce an adaptive immune response. Long exposure to cigarette smoking may ultimately result in the incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).At present, the health of lungs has riveted increasing attention among the general public, particularly among those cigarette smokers. As a matter of fact, habitual cigarette smo...

The 123rd anniversary of Zhejiang University is destined to be a celebration of ZJUers worldwide.It still will be – just virtually.Under social distancing restrictions in place to fight the spread of coronavirus, the activities are conducted online rather than in person.There are many ways ZJUers can participate: singing university song online; shining a light for ZJU on the world map; attending a virtual tour around the campus; collecting special wallpapers; watching the concert; sharing photos...

Covid-19 lockdown has compelled museums the world over, to opt for a virtual route. On May 18, the first vlog of Zhejiang University Museum of Art & Archaeology (ZJUMAA) is released in the international Museum Day 2020 to satisfy the request of ZJUer museum lovers. LOU Kecheng, executive deputy curator, takes us around the Museum and shows what’s happening now.

Fruit cracking is episodic in nature, associated with a suite of physiological, biochemical, environmental, cultural, anatomical and genetic factors. Evolutionally speaking, the “ripening of the melon” helps seed dispersal and plant proliferation, but industrially speaking, fruit cracking reduces economic benefits and consumption values tremendously.  Rind hardness or cracking resistance is intimately bound up with pulp quality. Therefore, one of the aims in watermelon breeding is to prod...

Non-drug intervention strategy is mainly taken to control the epidemic in China, which includes a variety of measures. Which measure is most effective? Are there any differences between various regions? Recent study by Prof. WU Xifeng, the School of Public Health systematically assessed and clustered trends in 31 provinces and 50 of the most affected cities in China during the outbreak, which is based on 12 key measures that could affect the progress of the outbreak. This city-level observa...

The selection process of Top 10 ZJU Academic Advances 2019 was officially launched on January 16, 2020. A total of 32 projects were shortlisted for the award. A panel of judges, consisting of distinguished members of the ZJU Academic Committee and specially invited experts, evaluated candidate projects and singled out 10 projects as the best 10 academic advances.Following are Top 10 ZJU Academic Advances in the year of 2019.1Research into Chinese Classics and Modern Chinese HistoryHeaded by SANG...

If you were to divide 100 students into two groups, what would you do? Would you split them up at random or would you divide them in accordance with certain traits, say, boys or girls? Apparently, the former is far easier.As a matter of fact, an act like this is staged in our living organism at every moment. This is technically termed as cell division, the process by which a parent cell divides into two or more daughter cells. Conventional wisdom has it that cell constituents are equally distrib...

[Message from the Editor: Recently Joshua Kobb, Vice Dean of International Business School published an article in China Daily with the title ‘Delocalization could be future of higher education.' Global Communication contacted him and he shared some thoughts on trends and perspectives for higher education in the post-COVID-19 world.]Q1: What are current trends in student mobility?Kobb: Over the last several years trends in student mobility have been changing. The US, whi...