Prof. Luo Liqun Speaks in Qizhen Global Vision Lecture Series
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2016-11-03
On October 26, Dr. Luo Liqun, a professor of biology from Stanford University, delivered a speech tilted “Great Discoveries in Neuroscience”. This speech is part of Qizhen Global Vision Lecture Series in celebration of the coming 120th anniversary of Zhejiang University.In his lecture, Prof. Luo introduced his single-author textbook—Principles of Neurobiology, shared with the audience a series of breakthroughs and cutting-edge research in brain and neural sciences in the past 100 years, and in...
Zhejiang University Receives Special Contribution Award in Zhejiang Provincial Industry Award
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2016-10-30
At the 2016 Zhejiang Provincial Entrepreneurial Leader Summit, the 2nd Zhejiang Provincial Industry Award was unveiled. Zhejiang University won the coveted Special Contribution Award thanks to its enormous contribution to the transformation of economic development via technological innovation. Zhejiang Provincial Industry Award is the highest award in the industrial field. It is jointly presented by Zhejiang Federation of Industrial Economics, Zhejiang Enterprise Confederation and Zhe...
National Contest for Proper Use of Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance Held at ZJU
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2016-10-27
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“Do you know antibiotics are available on prescription?”“Do you know the culprit of bacteria’s resistance to drug?”Antibiotics are both “familiar” and “unfamiliar” to the general public. In China, virtually every household will prepare some antibiotics, but their proper use is far from well-understood. On October 20, the 1st National Contest for Proper Use of Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance took place on Zijingang Campus at Zhejiang University. A total of 30 teams from 17 insti...
ZJU Develops "Non-invasive Cardiac Output Monitor" for Shenzhou 11 Astronauts
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2016-10-20
Shenzhou 11, a manned spaceflight of the Shenzhou program of China, was successfully launched on October 17, 2016. Before that, a non-invasive cardiac output monitor developed by Zhejiang University had been “waiting for” astronauts at the Tiangong 2 space laboratory and it will monitor and analyze such physiological parameters as heart rates, blood pressure and oxygen saturation for them, thereby ensuring their healthy condition.The College of Biomedical Engineering & Instrument Sci...
2 ZJU Scientists Win "Qiu Shi Outstanding Young Scholar Award"
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2016-10-19
On the evening of October 15, the 2016 Qiu Shi Awards presentation ceremony was grandly held at Peking University. Two Zhejiang University researchers―JIN Yizheng from the Department of Chemistry and YU Qian from the School of Materials Science and Engineering―received the “Qiu Shi Outstanding Young Scholar Award”.The Qiu Shi Science & Technologies Foundation was established by Mr. Cha Chi Ming (1914-2007) and his family in Hong Kong in 1994. It was named after the predecessor of Z...
ZJU Clinches 3 Gold Medals in 2nd "Internet Plus" Innovation and Entrepreneurship Contest for College Students
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2016-10-18
The 2nd edition of China’s “Internet Plus” Innovation and Entrepreneurship Contest for College Students took place on October 12-15 at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan. A total of 120 teams, including 4 teams from Zhejiang University, got through to the final and competed for 30 gold medals. 3 projects designed by Zhejiang University, including the air faucet system, wearable devices based on EEG detection and the BaaS platform, won gold medals, and 1 project―the UMA smar...
Apple CEO Commends ZJU Team for Winning China App Contest
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2016-10-14
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“Congrats to the Zhejiang University team for their app Tipix, winner of our first University app contest,” Apple CEO Tim Cook sent his congratulations through his Twitter-like Sina Weibo account on October 12. The China Collegiate Computing Contest received 361 app designs and projects submitted by entrants from 161 universities and colleges over a period of six months. On the morning of October 12, four finalists, including two Zhejiang University teams, one Tongji University team and ...
Serving the World―Careers at the United Nations
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2016-10-14
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The United Nations launched a special promotion of its outreach programme on human resources at Zhejiang University on October 13. “Currently, there is still a paucity of Chinese staff in the UN, so we expect more Chinese youngsters to engage in international affairs,” said six programme officials in the promotional campaign.John Ericson, Chief of the Outreach Unit in the Office of Human Resources Management of the United Nations Secretariat, said that China has become the third-largest ...
Dr. Yu Guanding Wins IEEE ComSoc Asia-Pacific Outstanding Young Researcher Award
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2016-10-13
Dr. Yu Guanding, an associate professor of the College of Information Science & Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, received the IEEE ComSoc Asia-Pacific Outstanding Young Researcher Award 2016 of the prestigious IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc), for his strong publication record and active participation in conference activities over the last three years. The award was established in 2001 with the aim of honoring capable researchers aged 35 or below. This year, six young scienti...
Zheng Mengxuan Clinches Gold Medal in 6th World Junior Wushu Championships
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2016-10-11
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The 6th World Junior Wushu Championships was held in Burgas, Bulgaria, from September 29 to October 3. Zheng Mengxuan, a freshman majoring in Wushu and National Traditional Sports, attended the championships on behalf of China and won a gold medal in Girl’s Jianshu A. The World Junior Wushu Championships (WJWC) is an international Wushu competition organized by the International Wushu Federation for competitors below 18 years of age. The 6th edition of the WJWC attracted more than 6...