As the Hangzhou Asian Games kicked off on the 23rd of September, various sporting events are in full swing. Representing China in this grand spectacle are four outstanding students from Zhejiang University. Let's get to know them better as they vie for glory at the Asian Games.WU Yibing, undergraduate student at the School of Public AffairsHis victory in the boys' singles and doubles championships at the 2017 US Open Junior Tennis Tournament set the stage for his rise in the sport. In 20...

The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University (UAD), has been instrumental in shaping the landscape of the 19th edition of the Asian Games in Hangzhou, guided by the core concept of hosting a “green, intelligent, economical and civilized” event. Their pivotal role extends to the construction, renovation, and design of venues, including two noteworthy Asian Paralympic projects. Let’s explore some of these remarkable venues that epitomize the prowess of Zhejiang Unive...

From August 21 to 24, WANG Lizhong, vice president of Zhejiang University, led a delegation to Japan. Their mission was to foster connections with partner universities and research institutions, including the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), the University of Tokyo, Nagoya University, Waseda University, and Fuji Electric Co. Ltd. In addition to these academic endeavors, the delegation paid a courtesy visit to the minister-counselor of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in J...

During their summer vacation, the “ZJU Campus Experience Officers” and the research team from the School of Earth Sciences retraced an epic journey. They crossed the Hexi Corridor, an essential segment of the ancient Silk Road, traversed the Qilian Mountains, and ventured deep into the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Following the footsteps of time, they endeavored to decode the intricate climate changes spanning the last 30 millennia.Why did the once-flourishing ancient civilizations that graced this ...

Active hydrothermal vents provide the surrounding submarine environment with substantial amounts of matter and energy, thus serving as important habitats for diverse megabenthic communities in the deep ocean and constituting a unique, highly productive chemosynthetic ecosystem on Earth. Vent-endemic biological communities gather near the venting site and are usually not found beyond a distance of the order of 100 m from the vent. This is surprising because one would actually expect matter ejecte...

The Hangzhou Asian Games torch relay concluded on Sept. 20, with China's tennis star WU Yibing completing the final leg as the torchbearer.WU Yibing, an undergraduate student at the Zhejiang University's School of Public Affairs, made history as the first player from the Chinese mainland to lift an ATP Tour trophy after winning the Dallas Open title on February 12, 2023."I've been playing abroad during the last two years and left my home city for such a long time, so being a tor...

【Editor’s note: As the new semester commences, in this installment of Diagloge@ZJU, let's introduce you to some recipients of the Chu Kochen Scholarship for the academic year 2021-2022, which is the highest honor bestowed upon ZJU students. Meet MA Quan, a postgraduate student from the College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science. What sets Ma apart is his unwavering passion for research. Despite being a graduate student, Ma has already made significant contributions to research, inc...

On the evening of September 16, Zhejiang University held a grand opening ceremony for the 2023 graduate student cohort. The ceremony took place On Zijingang Campus and had satellite locations at the Ocean College, the School of Software Technology, the International Joint Institute, and the International School of Medicine.Over 13,000 aspiring students from across the country gathered in Qiushi Yard, brimming with youthful vigor, determined to pursue their dreams and ready to embark on a brand-n...

As Hangzhou gears up to host the Asian Games, the city unveiled a captivating addition to its cultural and natural attractions with the grand opening of the Asian Flower Theme Park, situated in the picturesque Qiangjiang Century Park.Prof. XIA Yiping from the Zhejiang University’s Landscape Research Institute serves as the Park’s Chief Advisor, and the design is led by the Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University, in collaboration with the Design Institute of Landsc...

ProMyelocytic Leukemia (PML) protein controls various biological functions, such as apoptosis, senescence or stem cell self-renewal. PML may elicit these functions by scaffolding the spherical shells of PML Nuclear Bodies (NBs), which subsequently act as hubs of post-translational modifications, in particular sumoylation, for the broad range of proteins trafficking through their inner cores. PML NBs are disrupted in Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL) driven by the PML-RARA oncogenic fusion prote...