Recently, the research team headed by Prof. ZHOU Tianhua from the School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, published an article entitled “Long Non-coding RNA GMAN, Upregulated in Gastric Cancer Tissues, is Associated with Metastases in Patients and Promotes Translation of Ephrin A1 by Competitively Binding GMAN-AS” in the journal of Gastroenterology. They identified long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) that are upregulated in gastric cancer tissues from patients and did research into their func...

The 4th edition of Rice Chemistry and Technology, edited by Prof. BAO Jinsong in ZJU's College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, is a new, fully revised update on the very popular previous edition published by the AACC International Press.It is the first time that the book has been edited by a Chinese scholar.Rice Chemistry and Technology is a highly definitive book in the field of rice science. The 1st edition, the 2nd edition and the 3rd edition were published in 1...

Seventeen Zhejiang University faculty members were named in the annual Highly Cited Researchers 2018 List by Clarivate Analytics. These faculties are identified as influential researchers in Cross-field (6), Chemistry (4), Materials science (4), Computer Science (3), Agricultural Science (1) and Engineering (1). ZJU boasts sixteen more than the three named in 2017 and is 3rd among Chinese institutions.This results reflect the importance and influence of scientific works by ZJU researchers.C...

On November 19, the First United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress (UNWGIC), co-hosted by the United Nations, the Chinese Ministry of Natural Resources and Zhejiang Provincial Government, kicked off in Deqing, Zhejiang. UNWGIC aims to provide a convening, participatory and inclusive environment to enhance the communication, understanding, knowledge and application of geospatial information management to address local, regional and global challenges.Prime Minister LI Keqiang sent a le...

Zhejiang University alumnus CHENG Kaijia, fellow of the Chinese Academy of Science, the winner of the “Two Bombs and One Star” Meritorious Medal, the winner of the 2013 National Science and Technology Award, and the winner of the “August 1st Medal”in 2017, passed away at the age of 101 years in Beijing on Nov. 17.CHENG graduated with a bachelor’s degree in physics from Zhejiang University in 1941. In 1946, he studied at the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom and obtained a doctor...

With energy crisis looming large, search for clean and sustainable energy has become a global issue. As the largest manufacturing and consumption country in solar cells, China is playing an increasingly important role.Recently, the research team led by Prof. WANG Peng from ZJU's Department of Chemistry, and the research team led by Prof. Michael Grätzel in the Institute of Chemical Sciences & Engineering, École Polytechnique, engaged in collaborative research in stable and...

ZOU Xiaodong, Secretary of the CPC Committee of Zhejiang University, led a delegation to visit universities in Japan and America in order to promote deep exchanges and global strategic cooperation and attend the 42nd Annual Conference of the ZJU Alumni Association in North America on Nov. 12-18.On Nov. 13, the delegation met with leaders from the University of Tokyo, including President Makoto Gonokami, Executive Vice President Haneda Masashi and Former President Arima Akito. Both parties a...

The Asia Pacific FinTech Landscape Symposium and the inaugural ceremony for ZJU's International Business School were held on International Campus located in Haining on Nov. 15.  “The establishment of International Business School is one of the major advances that Zhejiang University has made in promoting its educational level and optimizing its educational layout. I believe it will make great contributions to the socio-economic development of the province, even the whole country. I hop...

The first edition of the Belt & Road Chengdu-Australian Open University Tennis Championship was held in Sichuan International Tennis Center on Nov. 7-11. Participants included 8 varsity teams all over the world, including the University of Melbourne (Australia), the University of Mumbai (India), Mara University of Technology (Malaysia), Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia), the University of Belgrade (Serbia), Loughborough University of Technology (England), Zhejiang University and Che...

The 2018 Symposium on Engineering Talent Cultivation in the Context of Belt & Road and the 13th International Conference on Scientific and Educational Development Strategies were held in Hangzhou on November 9-11. A constellation of scholars, experts and business magnates from approximately 100 domestic and foreign universities, enterprises and organizations delved deeply into problems, opportunities and challenges related to engineering education in the context of the Belt & Road I...