On Jun 13, Earthquake Early Warning System (EEWS)，developed by WANG Tun (BEng’95, Zhejiang University) sends a warning signal to the public in the city of Chengdu 61 seconds before Changning earthquake hits the area.This EEWS has realized the simultaneous real-time release of early warning information through smartphones, radio and television, microblogs, earthquake warning information receiving servers, which also makes China the third country after Mexico and Japan to have the technical...

The research team led by Prof. WANG Yong at ZJU's Department of Chemistry published an article entitled “Redispersion of Mo-Based Catalysts and the Rational Design of Super Small-Sized Metallic Mo Species” in the journal of ACS Catalysis.They report particle redispersion at Mo catalysts, in which small-sized Mo species can be achieved from the original large-sized Mo oxide on a carbon support (carbon cloth) in the H2 atmosphere. The small-sized Mo species expose a largenumber of ...

Released today, the QS World University Rankings 2020 positions Zhejiang University 54th in the world. Up from 68th last year, ZJU again sees its rise in global university rankings.Aiming to make a positive difference in global society, the University seeks to improve the quality of education, research and service to society through its internationalization efforts. Prof. HE Lianzhen, ZJU's vice president international, believes ZJU's rise in university rankings just reflects such i...

At ACE2019 in San Antonio, Texas, USA, the Annual Convention and Exhibition of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), Prof. JIA Chengzao with the School of Earth Sciences was awarded the prestigious Norman H. Foster Outstanding Explorer Award.The Norman H. Foster Outstanding Explorer Award is given in recognition of distinguished and outstanding achievements in exploration of petroleum or mineral resources by members of AAPG who have shown a consistent pattern of...

On June 13, the Ministry of Education held a press conference giving updates on the 5th edition of China College Students “Internet Plus” Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award，which will be hosted by Zhejiang University this October.Since its inauguration in 2015, the competition has been successfully for 4 consecutive years. A total of 4.9 million college students have participated in the Competition with over 1.19 million projects from 51 countries and regions. There have emerged a mas...

An international team by ZJU and Stanford scientists unravel sex-specific association between gut microbiome and fat distribution.The human gut microbiome is a complicated, dynamic community consisting of 10–100 trillion microbes, which carries ~100 times more genes than the human genome. Studies have confirmed the relationship between the gut microbiome and the host obesity. However, little is known about how sex modulates the association between gut microbiome and fat distribution.The research...

June 7 is Dragon Boat Festival of 2019. With over 2000 years of history, dragon boat racing is the most important activity during this festival, which is said to originate from the legend of people paddling out on boats to seek the body of patriotic poet Qu Yuan (343–278 BC) who drowned himself in a river.  On June 8, the VIII Elite Chinese Universities dragon Boat Race and Hangzhou University Dragon Boat Race were held in Xixi National Wetland Park, southwest to Zijingang campus....

Zhejiang University recently concluded a successful weeklong trip to Norway and Sweden, where Vice President WANG Lizhong led efforts to create new intercultural and international opportunities for ZJU students and faculty.The delegation first visited the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) and were warmly welcomed by Mr. Thomas Langford, Executive Director of NGI. Two institutions agreed to take the lead in promoting scientific research cooperation and joint training of talents in several fi...

The whole society should reflect on the potential impacts of Artificial Intelligence, Prof. LIU Xuanzhe said last Sunday on a lecture at Zhejiang University.Artificial Intelligence (AI) is currently a hot concept thanks to the accumulation of data and the development of computing power. Deep learning has enabled AI to turn imagination into reality. AlphaGo, smart assistant apps, machine translation, and self-driving cars are all examples of its application.With the inspiring prospects come chall...

On June 1-2, the first forum of Chung Ying Young Scholars in the Yangtze Delta was held in Zhejiang University. This forum is an important event after the announcement of Alliance of Research Universities in Yangtze River Delta, which offers a great platform for researchers to brainstorm together and share their insights on education charities.During the opening ceremony, President WU said, “Our friendship with Cyrus Tang Foundation is dated back to 20 years ago. Through years of collabora...