On Sept. 19, ZJU freshman WU Qingfeng, along with her teammates, snatched women’s 4×100m freestyle relay gold at the National Games. Just two months ago, the same quartet ranked 7th in the relay at the Tokyo Olympics, setting an Asian record of 3 minutes 34.76 seconds.Shortly before the National Games, Wu came to Zijingang Campus for the registration. Impressed by the big and beautiful campus, she hoped that she would learn to balance training and college study. “I look forward to a...

On Sept. 17, Zhejiang University International Business School (ZIBS) and National University of Singapore Asian Institute of Digital Finance (AIDF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote collaboration in fintech research, education as well as incubation. Witnessed by Prof. HE Lianzhen, ZJU's vice president, and Prof. Chen Tsuhan, NUS' deputy president, the signing ceremony took place virtually. Prof. BEN Shenglin, dean of ZIBS, and Prof. Jin-Chuan DUAN, executive director ...

The 1,500-year-old Xumishan Grottoes, located in Guyuan City in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, is home to over 160 caves and more than 1,000 statues.Standing on Mount Xumi, one can see uniquely charming grottoes, Buddha statues, temples, ancient trees and strange rocks. No one would have imagined that what was a little-known mountain decades ago has become a famous historical and cultural scenic spot. This change is intimately bound up with the unswerving efforts of archaeologists.Recently, The ...

The BRIDGE Design Week 2021 wrapped up in Zhejiang University on Sept 11, with 10 teams of students from 17 universities around the world presenting their design proposals to help achieve five of the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs): Quality Education; Decent Work and Economic Growth; Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure; Sustainable Cities and Communities; as well as Responsible Consumption and Productions. Awards were given at the event, which was held in a hybrid onli...

On Sept. 12, Zhejiang University held the Opening Assembly to welcome the newest cohort of graduate students on Zijingang Campus. More than 12000 new graduate students attended the ceremony online and offline, marking the official start of their unique intellectual journey at ZJU.Zhejiang University Council Chairman REN Shaobo, President WU Zhaohui and other university leaders were present at the ceremony. “Today’s youth are striving to forge ahead courageously and vigorously and making great ...

On the evening of Sept. 10, Zhejiang University held the Opening Convocation ceremony on Zijingang Campus to welcome the Class of 2025.Zhejiang University Council Chairman REN Shaobo, President WU Zhaohui and other university leaders were present at the ceremony.President Wu, in his remarks, inspired the incoming freshmen to develop their unique edge by combining theoretical learning and practical exploration, exposing themselves to multiple disciplines and keeping inquisitive in the quest for t...

[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 now 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 ...

[Editor’s note: The 12th China Undergraduate Physics Tournament (CUPT), supported by the Ministry of Education, was hosted online by Harbin Normal University from August 21 to 24, with 63 teams from 62 institutions of higher education across China participating. The team from Zhejiang University won the Grand Prize with flying colors, and WANG Hongru, one of the team members, clinched the honorary title of the “Best Opposition.” The team, led by Prof. ZHAO Daomu and undergraduate student...

Fruit softening is a key component of ripening, causing the damage and loss in the fruit food supply chain. It has thus become a scientific and industrial hotspot in the field of post-harvest biology, storage and logistics. Modern breeding often sacrifices fruit quality, such as flavor, aroma and nutrition. Biotechnology has become an important pathway to improving agronomic traits of fruit. One of the most common strategies is to modify ethylene emission, such as antisense of ACS/ACO. RIN ...

Rice viruses are prevalent in many rice-growing countries and often cause serious damages to rice production. Among them, the rice black-streaked dwarf virus (RBSDV), transmitted by the small brown planthopper Laodelphax striatellus, causes tremendous losses in China’s grain yields every year. Therefore, discovering the transmission mechanism of RBSDV is of immense significance for its effective control.The research team led by Prof. WU Jianxiang and Prof. ZHOU Xueping from the Zhejiang Un...