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....

After being diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma more than 4 years ago, Mr. Sun has gone through a long and painful treatment including 14 times of chemotherapy with different regimens, 20 times of radiotherapy and total gastrectomy. The efficacy however was far from satisfying with the tumor recurred repeatedly."Fate has already sentenced me to death, and I failed to see any hope."In May 2020, Mr. Sun turned to the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medic...

Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is characterized by a decline in cognitive function, memory loss, and in severe cases, language impairment, and ultimately the loss of independent living ability. According to estimates by Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, there are about 10 million AD patients in China, which will exceed 30 million by 2050, making it the country with the largest number of AD patients in the world. However, at present, Chinese residents have low awareness a...