Recently, an “Alzheimer’s prevention” square dance, accompanied by catchy and rhythmic music, has gone viral on Chinese social media. It is choreographed by the man who leads the dance in front. He is LUO Xiao, a ZJU alumnus and a radiologist at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine (SAHZU) . On social media, he is known as Luo Xixi Boshi, Doctor Luo Xixi.In 2013, Luo enrolled on a joint postgraduate program by Zhejiang University and the National ...

At the 11th World Choir Games, which came to an end on Nov. 7 in host cities Antwerp and Ghent, Wenqin Chorus of Zhejiang University achieved "Excellent" in the category of “Adult Choirs” among more than 300 outstanding choirs around the world.This year, the World Choir Games, the world’s largest international choir competition, were held in a hybrid format for the first time in their history. No fewer than 22,000 spectators witnessed the unique vibe that characterizes the so-c...

The research team led by Prof. GUO Guoji at the Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, the Zhejiang University School of Basic Medical Sciences, published a research article entitled “High-throughput Microwell-seq 2.0 profiles massively multiplexed chemical perturbation” in the journal Cell Discovery, bringing into public attention Microwell-seq 2.0—a high-throughput screening platform with single-cell multiomic profiling.In 2018, GUO Guoji et al. created the first comprehensive ...

Professor CHEN Hongsheng, dean of the Zhejiang University College of Information Science and Electronic Engineering, has been named a 2022 fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for his significant contributions to electromagnetic metamaterial and invisibility cloak. IEEE fellow is the highest grade of membership. The total number selected in any one year cannot exceed 0.1% of the total voting membership.Prof. Chen focuses his current research on th...

On Nov. 20, Zhejiang University hosted a symposium in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Zhejiang Institute of Modern Physics and the 95th birthday of Dr. Tsung-Dao Lee, Nobel Prize laureate in physics and an alumnus of the National Che Kiang University (the predecessor of Zhejiang University). Before the symposium, Dr. Lee sent a handwritten message to express his best wishes to the Institute: “studying the phenomena of nature, acquiring quintessential knowledge in physics, seeki...

Recent days, Optica (formerly OSA) announced its 2022 Fellows which include Prof. DAI Daoxin from the Zhejiang University College of Optical Science and Engineering. 106 scientists from 24 countries were newly elected as the Optica fellows.Since 1959, over 2,800 members have joined the ranks of Fellow, accounting for no more than 10% of the total membership of the Optica. Prof. Dai was elected for his significant contributions to advanced passive silicon photonic devices.“These members exe...

On November 4, Zhejiang University and the University of Sydney signed a Memorandum of Understanding online to establish a joint lab on sustainable environment.Prof. CHEN Baoliang, dean of ZJU’s College of Environmental and Resource Sciences and executive dean of ZJU’s Academy of Ecological Civilization, and Prof. Willy Zwaenepoel, dean of USYD’s Faculty of Engineering, represented each party to sign the agreement. The signing ceremony was also joined by Prof. Katherine Belov, USYD...

On November 14, team ZJU-China, with its project named ViruGuard, won a gold medal from the 2021 International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Competition, ranking in the top ten for the first time. This is the ninth gold secured by the ZJU team since its participation in 2010.Mentored by Professor CHEN Ming and Associate Professor YANG Fan of the College of Life Sciences, the 13-membered team is multidisciplinary, comprised of undergraduates from 5 colleges: College of Life Sciences,...

On November 18, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) unveiled the list of this year’s new members. Prof. RUAN Yongbin at the Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics and Prof. XU Shilang at the College of Civil Engineering and Architecture were elected CAS members. Prof. ZHENG Jinyang and Prof. GAO Xiang at the College of Energy Engineering as well as Prof. YU Jingquan at the College of Agricultur...

According to the Healthy China Initiative, the incidence rate of diabetes is 12.8% in China, with about 150 million patients, and the incidence rate of dyslipidemia is 18.6%, with about 160 million patients. Common rice has a relatively high percentage of digestible starch and is therefore considered as a kind of food with a high glycemic index (GI). Breeding new varieties of rice rich in resistant starch or slowly digestible starch can meet the needs of “diabetes and obesity” patients and mak...