[Editor’s note: Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional holiday in China, falls on June 14 this year, which is the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar. Various activities are held throughout China as people celebrate it. Dragon boat racing is one of the most popular traditions, dating back 2,000 years.] On June 14th, the 2021 International Concrete Dragon Boat Competition was held on Haining International Campus of Zhejiang University. A total of 49 concrete dragon ...

On June 7, the awarding ceremony for the Top 10 ZJU Academic Advances 2020 was held. From the etiology and treatment of COVID-19, to the world’s first human cell atlas, and molecular mechanisms underlying insect transmission of plant DNA viruses, Zhejiang University researchers have uncovered amazing things one after another. “It’s been 9 years since the establishment of the Award for the Top 10 ZJU Academic Advances in 2013,” said Prof. ZHANG Ze, chair of Zhejiang University Academic Commit...

Zhejiang University climbs to 45th in the world, according to the QS World University Rankings 2022 released today, up from its 53rd position last year. This result shows a steady rise of the University in the global ranking with a leap into the top 50 for the first time. “Our consistent performance in the global rankings is a strong endorsement of the University’s dedicated and talented staff and their research and teaching output, as well as the quality of our students,” said...

On June 6, the inauguration ceremony of the Zhejiang University Institute for Common Prosperity and Development and the Summit on Common Prosperity were held on Zijingang Campus.Institute for Common Prosperity and Development, jointly established by the School of Public Affairs and the School of Economics, will implement the concept of shared development and common prosperity. On the basis of the current situation of economic transformation and development, it will explore the path of China...

Wounds, caused by the destruction of the integrity of skins, mucosal surfaces or organ tissues, can cause severe pain to patients. Without proper care, wounds are susceptible to invasion by pathogens, causing infections and delaying wound healing. In severe cases, it can even lead to a series of complications such as tissue damage, organ failure, and septicemia.Thus, it is essential that the wound status be monitored in a more efficient, convenient and smart manner and targeted therapy be given....

[Message from the editor: Today marks World Environment Day. Through technology transfer, ZJU scientists have been working with their global partners to find innovative solutions to the grand challenge of environmental pollution. Here’s one example from the College of Agriculture and Biotechnology.]Honey bees are a kind of common social insect. Not only do they produce honey and beeswax, but they also contribute to the world’s agricultural production.The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)...

Glutamine is the most abundant circulating amino acid in blood and muscle and is critical for many fundamental functions in cancer cells. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cells, for instance, utilize glutamine to support anabolic processes that fuel proliferation. Also, mitochondrial glutaminase (GLS) catalyzes the transformation of glutamine to glutamate, which is a key step for glutaminolysis. In this understanding, therapeutic approaches targeting GLS are in clinal trials to treat glut...

Lanthanum aluminate (LaAlO3) and potassium tantalite (KTaO3) are insulators, but when they are combined together, the interface can conduct electricity and even superconduct. This kind of “emerging” superconductivity” at the interface has sparked keen interest among scientists. Scholars from the Department of Physics at Zhejiang University and the Institute of Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found that the conductive properties of the LaAlO3/KTaO3 interface can be continu...

On May 30, the ZJU-UIUC Institute honored the Class of 2021 with a grand ceremony on Haining International Campus. President WU Zhaohui delivered an online video address. Robert J. Jones, Chancellor of UIUC addressed the Class of 2021 at UIUC. Also present at the ceremony were HE Lianzhen, vice president of Zhejiang University, Andreas Cangellaris, vice chancellor for Academic Affairs and provost at UIUC, and Reitumetse Mabokela, vice provost for International Affairs and Global Strategies ...

On May 26, Prof. HE Lianzhen, vice president of Zhejiang University, and Rachel Sandison, vice principal of the University of Glasgow, signed a university-wide memorandum of understanding (MoU) during the virtual conference.Prof. HE noted that in the face of global challenges such as the COVID-19, Zhejiang University is looking forward to strengthening dialogues and cooperation with its global partners, including the University of Glasgow, and leveraging mutual strengths to make greater con...