ZJU scientists publish an opinion article about de-domestication
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The research team led by Prof. FAN Longjiang from the Zhejiang University College of Agriculture and Biotechnology published an opinion article entitled “De-Domestication: An Extension of Crop Evolution” in the journal Trends in Plant Science on February 26, 2021. It summarizes the latest research into de-domestication and proposes that crop evolution should extend from three nodes (wild plantsàlandraceàmodern cultivars) to four nodes (wild plantsàlandraceàmodern cultivarsà...
Dialogue@ZJU:With Prof. FAN Longjiang, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology
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[Message from the editor: Prof. FAN Longjiang, featured in the newly released university video, discovered the cause for weedy rice in paddies, improving weed control and crop yield.] Quotes from the interview: - Now we adopt the latest approaches such as genomics and bioinformatics to better understand rice. Meanwhile, with a large amount of genomic data we can improve our breeding efficiency.- Through a large-scale global study of the genome, we discovered that the so-called wee...
Dialogue@ZJU:With Prof. WU Xiaobo, School of Management
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2021-03-28
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[Message from the editor: Prof. WU Xiaobo, featured in the newly released university video, pioneered research in innovation management and big data business models.] Quotes from the interview: - In the end of 1980, I was a PhD student, studying the innovation management. During that time, not so many people believe in innovation, so I got to explain what innovation was and how important innovation was.- China is changing so fast for the education, especially for the business edu...
Dialogue@ZJU:With Prof. LI Lanjuan, a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
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2021-03-27
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[Message from the editor: Prof. LI Lanjuan, featured in the newly released university video, is China’s renowned epidemiologist, leading her team to fight against SARS, H7N9 and COVID-19.] Quotes from the interview: - In terms of H7N9 research, our work on the clinical characteristics of the emerging infectious disease and the treatment of the artificial liver support system were published in The New England Journal of Medicine. These studies have played a very important role in...
Dialogue@ZJU:With Dr. WANG Tun (’95, Cryogenics), Director of the Institute of Care-Life in Chengdu
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2021-03-26
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[Message from the editor: Dr. WANG Tun (’95, Cryogenics), one of the main characters featured in the newly released university video, built the world’s largest earthquake early warning system, protecting hundreds of millions of lives.] Quotes from the interview: - The Wenchuan earthquake in 2008 struck while I was doing my postdoctoral work in Austria. It was on that moment that I decided to return to China to work on disaster early warning.- We have built China’s first ...
Global universities call for concerted efforts for 2030 Agenda
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2021-03-25
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On the afternoon of March 24 Beijing time, a joint statement on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was formally announced at an online forum hosted by Zhejiang University.As of the opening of the forum, Presidents of 56 universities from 30 countries and regions have signed onto the statement. It is the first time that leading universities across six continents have jointly made a statement on sustainable development goals (SDGs), reaffirming collective commitment of the globa...
Joint Statement of Global University Leaders on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
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Updated as of March 24, 2021 Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. Entering into the new decade, the sustainability of our planet remains severely challenged by numerous threats, ranging from natural disasters, climate change, pandemics, to inequality and unemployment, etc.With less than 10 years left to...
A Global ZJU for Social Good (Z4G): Zhejiang University's Sustainability Action Plan
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2021-03-24
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March 2021The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all the member states of the United Nations in 2015, depicted a shared blueprint for people, planet and prosperity. In the face of various challenges – ranging from poverty and pollution to climate change and Covid-19 – the concerted efforts of all members of society are urgently needed in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. In response to the UN Secretary-General’s global call for a decade of actio...
Founding meeting of Molecular Imaging Branch of Chinese Society for Cognitive Science held at Zhejiang University
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2021-03-20
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Recently, the founding meeting of the Molecular Imaging Branch of Chinese Society for Cognitive Science was held at Zhejiang University. Prof. TIAN Mei at Zhejiang University was elected as director of the Molecular Imaging Branch. Vice directors included Prof. SUN Yujie from Peking University, Prof. ZHANG Hong from Zhejiang University, Prof. TENG Gaojun from Southeast University and Prof. DAI Zhifei from Peking University.The Chinese Society of Cognitive Science is committed to research in...
Scientists trace cell-type evolution by cross-species comparison of cell atlases
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2021-03-19
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Cell types are the basic building units of multicellular life with extensive diversities. As the number and total class of cell types change with the species evolution, they have been proposed as “evolutionary units” with the potential for quasi-independent evolutionary change. The evolution of cell types is a crucial layer of comparative cell biology but is thus far not comprehensively studied. The research team led by Prof. GUO Guoji from the Zhejiang University School of Medi...