Dialogue@ZJU: With overseas ZJU students (Part 1)
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2020-04-26
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[Message from the Editor: In China, life is returning to normal after taming the coronavirus. However, many parts of world are still in lockdown. Currently more than 700 ZJU students are studying in overseas institutions. How are they dealing with this crisis over there? Global Communications contacted six of them and asked about their recent life.]BAI Shuhan, ’2022 undergraduateMajor:EnglishOverseas university:University of Notre Dame (US)Starting time:Jan, 2020“After the Spring break, the U...
The first vlog of ZJU libraries released on World Book Day
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2020-04-23
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Hello, all the bookworms in ZJU, whether you read traditional paperbound books or turn to your Kindle/iPad/whatever!Which books are you reading now? Guess you are familiar with our libraries, which are committed to serving the ZJU community despite the campus shutdown during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. To ensure their service to ZJU students, faculty and staff, relevant online resources are accessed remotely on any device. What if I want to borrow a real book from the libraries? &...
Nicotinamide shown to reverse sorafenib-induced HFSR
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2020-04-22
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Sorafenib is a multikinase inhibitor that targets the receptor tyrosine and serine/threnonine kinases involved in tumor progression and tumor angiogenesis. It has been approved in many countries as a frontline drug for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, advanced renal cell carcinoma, and metastatic thyroid carcinoma. For most of these patients, sorafenib is the sole treatment able to produce favorable therapeutic effects. However, its association with a high incidence of hand–...
Rice varieties showed worldwide propensity to go feral
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2020-04-21
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Domesticated animals or plants that revert to wild are referred to as escaped, introduced, naturalized, or sometimes as feral animals or plants.Weedy rice, also known as red rice, is a variety of rice (Oryza) that produces far fewer grains per plant than cultivated rice. It has emerged as a severe global agricultural problem in recent decades. It is featured by a high degree of seed shattering and seed dormancy, by inferior grain quality, and by the ability to aggressively outcompete cultivated ...
Dialogue@ZJU: With CHEN Jun about post COVID-19
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2020-04-20
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[Message from the editor: Small-Medium Enterprises(SMEs)in China took a huge blow by the COVID-19 outbreak. How to help SMEs overcome difficulties is a top priority for Chinese government in a post COVID-19 world. Prof. CHEN Jun, Head of Finance and Accounting Department, School of Management provided some policy suggestions from the perspective of cash conversion cycle (CCC).]According to the data released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China on March 16, from January to Februar...
Dialogue@ZJU: With Joshua Kobb about post COVID-19
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2020-04-20
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[Message from the editor:As the higher education reels from the impact of global pandemic, here's what experts say is likely to play out in the aftermath. Joshua Kobb,deputy Dean of Zhejiang University International Business School shared his thougts about the new normal higher education in Post-CV.]The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted routines, businesses and lives around the world at a speed and scope that few were willing to imagine. As of this writing, we are nearing 1,000,000 cases rec...
ZJU grad students embrace 'dissertation-at-home' format
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2020-04-15
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COVID-19 has brought up many unexpected challenges to our students. For graduate students nearing the end of programs, they have to remotely present an effective and engaging dissertation defense. Recently, Zhejiang University has successfully completed all virtual dissertation defense scheduled for spring 2020 semester. A total of 2,293 postgraduates presented their oral defenses in a remote way.YANG Lei, a graduate student of the School of Mechanical Engineering studying micro electr...
CAE Fellow WU Hanming appointed as Dean of the ZJU College of Microelectronics and Nanoelectronics
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2020-04-13
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On April 9, Prof. WU Hanming, a distinguished microelectronics expert and a fellow of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, was appointed as Dean of the College of Microelectronics and Nanoelectronics at Zhejiang University. He made a comeback to academia this time in an effort to cultivate a galaxy of young researchers who can develop a whole set of mass production technology, thereby meeting the needs of national strategies.WU received his doctoral degree in engineering at the Chinese Academy of...
The second affiliated hospital released the Guidebook of Hospital Response Strategy to COVID-19
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2020-04-12
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Drawing upon the firstline experience of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine in the fight against the pandemic, a guidebook – COVID-19 outbreak: Hospital Response Strategy was released on April 11, which offers applicable references to a wider audience.The English and Chinese version of this book can be downloaded through GMCC ( Global MediXchange for Combating COVID-19, covid-19.alibabacloud.com). GMCC programme is established by Jack Ma Foundation...
PCK1 signaling pathway linked to abnormal growth of tumor cells
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2020-04-11
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In the battle against tumors, researchers have made constant endeavors to unravel the enigma of the rapid proliferation of cancer cells from the metabolic distinction between normal and cancer cells, thereby curbing tumor growth through targeted therapy.The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1985 was awarded jointly to Michael S. Brown and Joseph L. Goldstein “for their discoveries concerning the regulation of cholesterol metabolism.” In normal cells, the “factory” of lipogenesis gen...