Mobvista Inc., a technology platform that provides mobile advertising and analytics services for APP developers worldwide was officially listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Dec. 12, 2018. The company was founded by DUAN Wei, member of the ITP Class of 2008 at ZJU. Just a week ago, Mogu Inc. co-founded by CHEN Qi and WEI Yibo, both ZJU Class of 2004, went public on the New York Stock Exchange.ZJU has been dubbed "the university that nurtures the highest rate of alumni st...

Activating a neural pathway from the Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA) to the Dorsal Raphe Nucleus (DRN) could significantly reduce morphine addiction while not affecting its analgesic effect, suggests new research led by Prof. LI Xiaoming from ZJU’s School of Medicine.The study, published in the January 10 issue of Neuron, found two parallel inhibitory neural pathways from VTA to DRN: The rostral VTA (rVTA) sends more projections to the DRN GABAergic neurons, whereas the caudal ...

When a waiter warmly brings you drinks and recommends something for you, do you keep smiling but secretly hope him to leave me alone?When your friends throw a surprise party for you or send you birthday presents, do you feel touched, whilst worrying about repaying the kindness?In many cases, offering consumers favors generates positive effects in sales. However, to some, such practice arouses discomfort. A study shows that considerable individual differences exist in feeling anxious in situation...

CHEN Hui, a researcher in the Department of Psychology, is elected one of the 2018 APS (The Association for Psychological Science) Rising Stars for his exceptional studies on the rapid processes by which visual information is attended, encoded in working memory and used. He is the one and only winner of this award from Chinese mainland this year.  CHEN Hui has long engaged in research into visual attention, memory and consciousness. In recent five years, he has made groundbreaking adva...

Recently The International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE) announced the 2019 SPIE Fellows. Prof. LIU Xu from the College of Optical Science and Engineering scooped this special honor.Prof. LIU Xu is recognized for his remarkable achievements in the development of the first liquid crystal light vale & the large screen full color projection display in China, and the new optical engine for the liquid crystal on silicon projector.SPIE was founded in 1955 to advance e...

Editor’s Note: Hughes Ian Benjamin, a foreign correspondent was invited by the Division of Global Communications to visit ZJU campus. During his visit he interacted with many students and faculty members on Zijingang Campus and Haining International Campus. This is the first article he wrote about his impression of the University.The consensus is unequivocal. Javid, Maddelena and Xihang Wu are effusing about their experiences of student life at Zhejiang University’s hugely impressive...

On Jan. 8, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council held a grand ceremony for national science and technology awards in recognition of the remarkable contributions of distinguished scientists, engineers and researchers to scientific and technological progress, social and economic development as well as the modernization of national defense. ZJU clinched one first prize in the State Scientific and Technological Progress Award, two second prizes in the State Technological Invention Award an...

The 2018 Campus International Marathon of ZJU took place on the morning of last Sunday. Over 4000 ZJU students, faculty and alumni joined the race to greet the New Year.Participants competed in three different races: half marathon, mini marathon and mini marathon for Nike University Elite Challenge, according to the organizing committee. This year’s course took runners through the newly-built western part of Zijingang Campus.This year's marathon is the third edition of the event, which...

On Dec. 30, 2018, School of Economics held the inauguration ceremony for Maskin Research Center of China’s Economic Development (MRCCED) on Yuquan Campus. Eric Maskin, the 2007 Nobel Laureate in Economics and the Adams University Professor at Harvard University, attended the ceremony and delivered a keynote speech on “Mechanism Design Theory”.“The university will lend immense support to MRCCED,” said REN Shaobo, executive vice president of Zhejiang University. “I hope that M...

The 20th China Patent Awards Conference was held in Beijing on Dec. 25. The Method for Preparing Stable-type Vitamin A Microcapsules Continuously, invented by ZJU scholars, garnered the WIPO-CNIPA Award for Chinese Outstanding Patented Inventions.This year, a total of 30 patents won the WIPO-CNIPA Award, which is the most prestigious award in the domain of patents in China award. Among gold-prize winners was The Method for Preparing Stable-type Vitamin A Microcapsules Continuously, headed b...