The use of natural enemies to control pests in agriculture is not only an environmentally-friendly and ecologically-safe biological control technology but also one of the important measures to ensure green vegetable production. Prof. CHEN Xuexin’s team has been committed to this field for the past 30 years and achieved a series of theoretical breakthroughs and technological innovations. This achievement earned him the second prize of the 2020 State Scientific and Technological Progress Award.In...

Turn the spotlight on this scene: in a common classroom in ZJU’s Xxi campus, students in lab-gown were operating the optical fibers, trying to build a spectral measuring system by connecting them to fiber optic spectrometer. Alongside them were the classmates observing the sample by polarization microscope.Exclusive to students of science? Not exactly! This scene was familiar to Cultural Heritage Conservation Lab, an undergraduate course in ZJU’s School of Arts and Archaeology. In this class, ...

On January 20th, the International School of Medicine, Zhejiang University (ZJU) and the Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI) held an international academic symposium and signed a memorandum of understanding. The opening session was presided over by WANG Kai, associate dean of the International School of Medicine.At the opening ceremony, HUANG Hefeng, dean of the International School of Medicine, ZJU and Oron Shagrir, vice president of HUJI delivered speeches. “if Zhe...

Metabolomics involves the qualitative and quantitative analysis of the unique chemical fingerprints that specific physiological and pathological processes leave behind. Due to its uniqueness of closely linking to the phenotypes, metabolomics is applied to a variety of stages in drug discovery (such as drug target identification, lead compound discovery, drug metabolism analysis, drug response and resistance), and expected to significantly accelerate the development of new drug. However, the succ...

Have you ever seen a conference like this? At the “Metaverse” AI conference, participants, dressed in hanfu, the traditional clothing of China's Han ethnic group, can choose their favorite appearance and convene in the two-dimensional setting. But what is cooler than the form is the content of the conference.Research@ZJU 2.0, a comprehensive online research platform, was officially launched on January 6. Meanwhile, a series of major application achievements, including the “ZJUCloud—Graphi...

Zhejiang University and the University of Edinburgh have renewed the memorandum of understanding to update major collaborations and develop future partnership.On January 21, ZJU President WU Zhaohui and UOE Principal and Vice-Chancellor Peter Mathieson signed a memorandum of understanding as a latest step to identify new areas of collaboration and deepen future engagement in education and research.Prof. Wu highly appreciated concerted efforts towards the ZJU-UoE Institute (ZJE). “As t...

In the human body, there is a soft spot- Achilles tendon. As its name suggests, the Achilles tendon is one of the most powerful and fragile tendons in the body. The Achilles tendon can endure a load close to 8 times the body weight during exercise, making it extremely vulnerable to injury. Furthermore, due to the unique nature of tendons, failing to consult a doctor soon after an injury can lead to chronic tendon disease, which is characterized by pain, swelling, and movement problems. Tendo het...

On December 27, 2021, the International Campus received the ISO14001:2015 certification, an international standard for the environmental management system, continuing to lead in the operation of a sustainable campus.Responding to China’s carbon peak and neutrality goals and under the framework of A Global ZJU for Social Good (Z4G), ZJU’s sustainability action plan, Haining International Campus has committed to building itself into a world’s leading sustainable campus.Since its constructi...

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is two to five times more common in men than in women. An in-depth analysis of the mechanisms underlying the gender heterogeneity of HCC may contribute to the identification of key HCC suppression mechanisms physiologically present in women, thus benefiting the HCC cohort.A cytochrome P450 family member with female-preferential expression blocking hepatocarcinogenesisAgainst this backdrop, Prof. JI Junfang at the Zhejiang University Life Sciences Institute&nbs...

On January 8, the 2nd Annual Academic Conference & Academic Forum of World-class Universities (AAC) was held by the International Campus of Zhejiang University in collaboration with more than 10 world-class universities and institutions, including the University of Edinburgh, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the National University of Singapore and Australian National University. Themed on “Embracing Diverse Disciplines and Shaping the Future”, the event in the hyb...