[Editor’s Note: CHANG Dan, a doctoral student from Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, is one of the recipients of Chu Kochen Scholarship of Zhejiang University 2020-2021. Studious, innovative and patient, Chang had her research published in the journal Science as the first author and holds an international PCT patent. In this dialogue, we will learn more about her research, her take on women in science as well as her future plans.]Q1: Could you tell me in a nutshell w...

[Editor’s Note: In Qiushi Yard, a group of ZJUers dedicate themselves to environmental protection and strive to realize ‘dual carbon goals’ with their research. Many of them are young people born in the 1990s. Let’s meet two young students who are committed to “defending the blue sky.”] A high-efficiency, low-consumption “capturer” of carbon dioxide“At present, the greenhouse effect and global warming are in urgent need of being solved. I am keenly aware of this urgency, so I want ...

On the evening of September 8, the Zhejiang University Opening Assembly for the Class of 2026 was held on Zijingang Campus.President WU Zhaohui delivered a welcoming speech at the Opening Assembly. He urged freshmen to grow into a new generation capable of shouldering responsibilities with their firm belief in the ideal of rejuvenating our great nation, innovative talents equipped with the skills of seeking truth, and globally competitive leaders with a broad vision of harmonizing the whole worl...

[Editor’s note: Yongping Teaching Award is the highest accolade for teaching at Zhejiang University. Set up by Mr. DUAN Yongping ('82, Wireless Electronics Engineering) in 2011, the Award was conferred annually in the first seven years and then in the even-numbered year. In recognition of outstanding dedication and accomplishment in teaching, the Award is composed of three categories: the Distinguished Teaching Award, the Teaching Excellence Award and the Teaching Excellence Nomination Awar...

On July 28, the research team led by Prof. HUANG Jianguo at the Zhejiang University College of Life Sciences published an article entitled “Climate warming leads to advanced fruit development period of temperate woody species but divergent changes in its length” in the journal Global Change Biology.Climate warming has significantly altered the phenology of plants in recent decades. However, in contrast to the widely reported warming-induced extension of vegetative growing season, the resp...

FLAVOUR Study, a multi-center international clinical trial, showed that in patients with intermediate stenosis, fractional flow reserve (FFR) guidance was noninferior to intravascular ultrasonography (IVUS) guidance in terms of the composite of death, myocardial infarction, or revascularization (8.1% vs. 8.5%, P=0.01 for noninferiority) at 24 months. The study was led by Prof. WANG Jian'an, chair of SAHZU Heart Center and Head of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University Schoo...

Quantum computing is becoming a unique and potent tool on the path of human exploration into the unknown. In collaboration with Prof. DENG Dongling from the Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences at Tsinghua University, Prof. WANG Zhen and Prof. WANG Haohua from the Zhejiang University School of Physics and others demonstrated a distinct state of matter—topological time crystal—via digital quantum simulation with an array of programmable superconducting qubits. This ...

The Mexican axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is a well-established tetrapod model for regeneration and developmental studies. Interestingly enough, axolotls do not metamorphose naturally; instead, only with hormone or environmental stimuli can they enter the metamorphosis stage. During this process, many tissues and organs undergo remodeling and functional changes, resulting in a reduced regeneration ability. The construction of the axolotl single-cell landscape during neotenic and metamorphic stag...

[Editor’s Note: The 2022 Zhejiang University SDG Global Summer School, entitled SDG for a Better Future, concluded on August 15. Nearly 1,000 talented students from over 350 universities in more than 80 countries and regions participated in the 14-day program, during which they explored solutions to six of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through challenging academic modules and exciting non-curricular activities. What did they gain from participating in this Summer ...

Prof. HE Lianzhen, vice president of Zhejiang University, met with a delegation led by Marcelo Clovis Magnou Pérez, Consul General of Uruguay in Shanghai, who paid a visit to Zhejiang University on September 2. Also present at the meeting were Prof. WANG Zhongming at the School of Management, Assoc. Prof. LU Yun at the School of International Studies, and Ms. AI Ni, Deputy Director of the Office of Global Engagement.HE Lianzhen extended her warm welcome to the Consul General and his delegation....