The award ceremony of the Most Beautiful Teacher in China, co-organized by China Media Group and the Chinese Ministry of Education, was aired at CCTV-1 on the evening of September 10. JIANG Kezhu, a retired professor at ZJU’s School of Mechanical Engineering, was hailed as an attention-getting teacher. In November, 2017, Prof. JIANG, 84 years old, offered to deliver his final lecture to students. He insisted on standing for 3 hours in class and wrote notes on the blackboard meticulously. This l...

Recently, ZJU scientists “captured” a particular gene for hearing impairment: mtu1. Mtu1 deficiency results in the “power shortage” of our auditory organ. This research is published in the August 22 issue of Nucleic Acids Research.These findings are part and parcel of massive research into deafness treatment. The research team led by Prof. GUAN Minxin at ZJU’s Institute of Genetics is currently searching for more deafness-inducing genes among thousands of human genes.“Among 27.8 ...

During the month of August, 34 students took part in the United Nations Summer School held at the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization in Turin, Italy. Two students, Ian Chew, an undergraduate student from the School of Medicine and Fang Yuan An, a masters degree student from the School of International Studies won the inaugural Global Youth Leadership Academy Award for their outstanding performance during the program.In line with this year’s theme of “Develop...

On Sept. 5, five winners for "Honorary citizens of Hangzhou" were announced on 2018 Hanzhou International Day. ZJU Professor Dr. Therese Hesketh and Associate Professor Dr.Imran were awarded the titles of "2018 Honorary Citizen of Hangzhou" and "2018 Honorary Citizen Nominee of Hangzhou" awards respectively, in recognition of their contributions to the economic and social development of Hangzhou. So far, only 17 foreign people from all over the world have been award...

The lab headed by Prof. YE Sheng and the Center of Cryo Electron Microscopy obtained a cryo-EM structure of 3.51 Å by single-particle analysis and published their findings in an article entitled “Cryo-EM structure of the human α5β3 GABAA receptor”in the August 23 issue of Cell Research. γ-aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) receptors mediate rapid inhibitory neurotransmission by opening a chloride selective pore in response to binding of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), and thus are vital for cont...

The 4th Biennial Conference of the Association of Critical Heritage Studies kicked off at Zhejiang University on the afternoon of September 1. The conference was co-organized by Zhejiang University and the Association of Critical Heritage Studies (ACHS) with the support of the Administration Office of Liangzhu Relic Site. More than 400 scholars from 40-plus countries and regions participated in this grand academic feast in the field of heritage.HE Lianzhen, vice president of Zhejiang U...

On the afternoon of August 27 (UTC-3), the College of Education, Zhejiang University, is proud to become part of the World Leisure Center of Excellence (WLCE) after the Vancouver Island University, NHTV Breda University and the University of Otago. Founded in 1952, the World Leisure Organization (WLO) is a world-wide, non-governmental association dedicated to discovering and fostering the leisure experience as a force for human development and well-being.WLCE is an international gradua...

As a new form of renewable and clean energy, hydrogen is characterized by its superb energy density, exceptional conversion efficiency, abundant storage and environmentally-friendliness. Electrocatalytic water splitting to produce hydrogen is widely considered as an efficient and attractive technology for the production of renewable energy. To accelerate the sluggish reaction dynamics for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), particularly in basic electrolytes, massive research efforts have been in...

On August 22, the 2018 edition of the TECO Green Tech International Contest was held in Taipei, China. “Leaf for Life—Deciduous Powder 3D Printer”, designed by Zhejiang University students, was awarded to the Finalists Certificate.The theme of the 2018 contest was green technologies, covering renewable energy, high-efficiency motor and generator, system efficiency improvement, electric vehicle, waste handling and purifying, carbon reduction and other sustainable technologies. Participants need...

On the evening of August 24, more than 6,000 freshmen stepped foot on Zijingang campus with pride and aspiration for a new journey. In the Stadium, they were welcomed by university leaders and representatives from ZJU faculty, parents and alumni at the 2018 Convocation ceremony.President WU Zhaohui filled the students' eager ears with empowering words and told the freshman it was important to start on the right foot in college and develop skills to be responsible and autonomous learners. He ...