The International Conference on Technology and Design and the Chinese Congress on Innovation Design Zijingang Summit, jointly initiated by Zhejiang University and Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), were held at Qiushi Great Hall on Zijingang Campus. The conference served as an international communication platform that bridges world-renowned institutions of higher education and leading industrial organizations to discuss the trends, challenges and opportunities in the realm of ...

Because of the lethal infection of chytrid, many frogs around the world are on the verge of extinction. Candida auris, as a“super fungus” that presents a serious global health threat, has recently appeared on the “emergency threat” list of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This pathogenic fungus carries an astonishingly high mortality rate, approaching 60%, but no drug has yet been developed.  The incessant emergence of new pathogenic fungi has profoundly impacted biota...

Congratulations to HOU Yaochun, WANG Yuxuan and LIU Qin, all of them juniors majoring in Process Control in the College of Energy Engineering, for their exceptional performance in the 47th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva. The team, mentored by Dr. CHU Ning, clinched a silver medal.It is one of the few award-winning undergraduate teams from China.The team developed a “Doctor Wukong” platform—a smart operation and maintenance platform for the heating and ventilating system in ...

To observe the World Book and Copyright Day 2019, ZJU library organizes a "Reading & Exploring " event to further promote reading, publishing and protection of intellectual property. A series of activities will be held from April 23 to May 31. Here are the main highlights.- Series of lectures about intellectual property- Exhibitions on library resources, books published by Macao and Hongkong publishers- Hand drawing competition- Workshops on protection of ancient boo...

Over 7000 international students are studying at ZJU. More than half of them are pursuing a ZJU degree. What do them think about life at the University and in Hangzhou? Two recent activities may help us hear their voices.2019 ZJU Ambassadors by College of Intenational Education“ZJU is a leading Chinese university. Also the 'soft' power of Hangzhou city is very important to me. Hangzhou is developing fast and there are many job opportunities here.”“I am attracted by academic excellence...

The whole world was extremely grieved at the news that Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral was engulfed in flames, causing its main spire to collapse and raising fears for the future of the 850-year-old building and its precious artworks. Just as President XI Jinping said in his condolence message to his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, Notre Dame Cathedral is an iconic symbol of the French civilization and an outstanding treasure of human civilization.Fortunately, Andrew Tallon, a professor of ar...

On April 14, some 500 prospective students and their families arrived at the Haining International Campus (IC) for the second IC open day. Current students and staff on campus welcomed the visitors with a wide array of activities.Visitors explored the Campus by engaging in various activities and speaking to the current lecturers and students. Leaders of IC, including Prof. FU Qiang (Vice Dean), Prof. K.C. Ting (Vice Dean) and deans of the two joint institutes, introduced the educa...

The ZJU-UIUC Institute team clinched the Outstanding Winner Award and the INFORMS Award for their exceptional performance at the Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM) 2019.The MCM 2019 presented six problems for the teams to choose from. Members of the ZJUI team, LIN Hangzheng, TONG Xinhao and YUAN Jinsong competed online in Problem B — Send in the Drones: Developing an Aerial Disaster Relief Response System. The team was one of the 22 outstanding winners and the only recipient o...

A team headed by Prof. GAO Chao, director of Zhejiang University’s Institute of Polymer Science, developed a new polar-inverse strategy (PIS) for scalable synthesizing sequence-defined polymers with positively charged backbone by alternately processing Menschutkin reaction and Cu-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) reaction.“Our research enables cost-effective large-scale production of multifunctional positively charged polymers, paving the way to their applied research and real appli...

Scientists in China and the US report a high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structure (3.0Å) of the human parathyroid hormone type 1 receptor (PTH1R) bound to a long-acting parathyroid hormone (PTH) analog and the stimulatory G protein. The study, published in Science on April 12, provides valuable insights into structural basis and dynamics of PTH binding and long-term activation of the receptor, thereby laying a solid foundation for discovering novel therapeutics again...