Most biological tissue is opaque, and the inside fine structures are invisible even with a microscope. The research team led by GONG Wei, a research fellow with the Center for Neuroscience at the School of Medicine developed an ultrafast optical clearing method (FOCM) with simple protocols and common reagents to enable us to “see” these structures more quickly. Their findings are published in the May 18 issue of the journal of PNAS. Optical clearing is a versatile approach to improve...

Recently, scientists from Zhejiang University have succeeded in returning three embryo-cultured Baishanzu fir (Abies beshanzuensis) seedlings to their indigenous habitat—Baishanzu National Nature Reserve in Qingyuan County, Zhejiang Province. This creates a nourishing ground for crossing the Baishanzu fir off the extremely endangered list and symbolizes that research into artificial breeding of the Baishanzu fir has evolved into a new stage.  The Baishanzu fir is a ...

A recent study by ZJU scientists showed higher-fat consumption might confer adverse consequences for long-term health outcomes to healthy young adults whose diet is in a state of nutrition transition.In recent years, the notion that “it is more healthful to take in fat than to eat staple food” has gone viral in certain circles. Put it differently, people have been encouraged to eat fat-rich and low-carbohydrate food. Then is the carbohydrate food, represented by rice, the real culprit behind m...

Chu Kochen Honors College will offer two new programs in digital finance and intelligent accounting and enroll students as of 2019, Zhejiang University announced recently.When finance and accounting are threaded into computer science and artificial intelligence, it will tremendously facilitate the cultivation of talents with global competitiveness, introduces ZHU Zuoxiang, director of the Undergraduate Admissions Office.The Digital Finance ProgramThis program aims at cultivating outstanding...

At the Development Forum on Yangtze River Delta Integration in Wuhu City, Anhui Province on May 22, the Alliance of Research Universities in Yangtze River Delta, proposed by Zhejiang University and co-initiated by Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Nanjing University and the University of Science and Technology of China, was officially inaugurated.  Present at the agreement-signing ceremony were WU Zhaohui, president of Zhejiang University, JIAO Yang, secretary of the CPC Comm...

The 8th “Litree Cup” Chemistry Challenge was held on Zijingang Campus on May 18. After three rounds of competition, XIA Tian and YANG Lechen’s team won the championship for their solid chemical knowledge and outstanding performance.The competition consists of fun chemistry facts quiz and creative idea presentation. Eight groups of students from the Department of Polymer Science and Engineering (DPSE) competed against each other. During the creative idea presentation, students pitche...

Tim Clancy, an Australian student at ZJU was named one of the “Ten Outstanding Young Talents in Hangzhou” last month. As the first-ever non-Chinese winner of the award, Tim Clancy has lived in Hangzhou for nine years and served as an international volunteer for around five years. He and his Chinese wife have been committed to helping foreigners settle down in the city and introducing Hangzhou to the world. As an enthusiastic learner, Clancy took a double degree for Electrical Enginee...

In celebration of the 122nd anniversary of the University, ZJU School of Management (SOM) held various activities for its alumni. On May 18, approximately 150 alumni gathered at the Zijingang Campus for the 2019 SOM Alumni Reunion. Reflecting on their years as a student at ZJU, alumni reconnected with their old classmates and made new friends during the event.The day kicked off with a garden party. Alumni got to learn about the new changes of the University while reminiscing the good t...

A recent study on the gut microbiota changes in Chinese adolescent patients with bipolar depression sheds light on BD diagnosis and treatment outcome. The relevant finding was published online in the journal of Advanced Science on May 15.BD is a chronic and recurrent disease which has captured increasing attention in the globe. BD is associated with severe impairment in cognitive and social functions, and increased risk of disability and suicide, especially in young individuals. D...

The research team led by Prof. YE Gongyin from the Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, cooperated with Prof. John H. Werren from the University of Rochester to engage in research into the evolutionary rate correlation between mitochondrial-encoded and mitochondria-associated nuclear-encoded proteins in insects. Their findings are published in the May 5 issue of the journal of Molecular Biology and Evolution.The mitochondrion a pivotal organelle for energy production, and incl...