Zhejiang University

Type: Organization
Name: Zhejiang University
First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

+ Academic Progresses around Us [05-20-2013]

Zhejiang University Academic Committee announced "Zhejiang University Top Ten Academic Progresses" on the opening ceremony of Zhejiang University 2013 Annual Academic Conference held on the afternoon of May 17th. "Progresses in the field of supramolecular ... [Published Noodls - 1 hour ago]
First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

China suspects presumed guilty until proven innocent

Spate of wrongful convictions reveal shortcomings of judicial system with prosecutors putting pressure on judges over verdicts It was a short drive that would cost them a decade. In May 2003, Zhang Gaoping and his nephew, Zhang Hui, picked up a hitchhiker ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - 10 hours ago]
First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 1 reports

Chinese university in White City deal

Zhejiang University has signed a deal with Imperial College and is in talks to become a major partner at its development in White City. It is understood the site, to be named Imperial West, will include a £150 million research centre supporting the work ... [Published London Evening Standard - 9 hours ago]
First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

Chinese University Eyes Campus in London

Zhejiang University has signed an agreement with Imperial College London in which the two will consider creating a new joint campus. The announcement from Imperial was brief on details. But The Telegraph reported that the new facility could include as ... [Published Inside Higher Ed - 15 hours ago]
First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

+ Chinese original Homoharringtonine (HHT) therapy significantly increases the survival rate of leukemia patients [05-17-2013]

Recently, China has published a series of clinical re papers based on Chinese characteristic medicines and with completely independent intellectual property rights in the international mainstream academic journals. The Chinese therapy is cheaper but more ... [Published Noodls - May 19 2013]
First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Indiana University President McRobbie visiting Beijing as part of 15-day East Asia trip

BEIJING -- Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie will continue a 15-day visit to East Asia on Tuesday in Beijing, where he will renew a partnership agreement with one of China's pre-eminent research universities, meet with IU alumni and business ... [Published INDIANA UNIVERSITY - May 18 2013]
First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Best of the web: Strange spectacles, classic films and more

The history of eyeglasses can be pretty boring, right? Wrong! Check out this fascinating article that lays out the strange and wonderful moments in the history of eyeglasses.Yahoo is looking to buy hot blogging service Tumblr in a $1 billion acquisition ... [Published DNA India - May 18 2013]
First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 4 reports

Chinese Scientists Developed World’s Lightest Material – ‘Carbon Aerogel’

A team of scientists in China claims that they have developed lightest material that has been produced yet. The scientists from Zhejiang University in China made an announcement that an ultra-light substance named `carbon aerogel' has been produced by ... [Published French Tribune - May 17 2013]
First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Principal Investigator position available in the Institute for Translational Medicine, Zhejiang University, China

Founded in 1897, Zhejiang University (ZJU) is the most comprehensive leading university in China, with distinctive features and high reputations in education and research. In order to promote health science, address growing clinical needs, integrate the ... [Published Molecular Systems Biology - May 16 2013]
First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

HKUST wins Three Awards for Research Excellence in Natural Sciences

Prof Joseph Hun-wei Lee, Vice-President for Re and Graduate Studies offered his heartfelt congratulations to the award-winning re teams. He reiterated the University's ongoing mission to drive socio-economic development through excellence in education, ... [Published Noodls - May 16 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

World's lightest material a possible fix for heavy problems

It's called carbon aerogel and it's the lightest material ever created. Made from graphene and carbon nanotubes it's one sixth the density of air, according to its creator Professor Gao Chao of Zhejiang University. ... [Published Palm Beach Interactive - May 15 2013]
First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

We welcome Zhejiang University to campus

The University welcomed a high profile visit by a Sports Science delegation from Zhejiang University on Friday 3 May.Our visitors included Professor Lin Xiaomei, Director of the Department of Physical Education and Associate Professors Zhou Lijun, Zhou ... [Published University of Bath - May 14 2013]

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...the project led by whom stays in a leading position in terms of the number of ballots, has made some thought-provoking comments on "ballots": "From the Three Kingdoms to the Sui and Tang dynasties to the Chinese classics The Water Margin, we have been showing great interests in the ranks of heroes. Some even look forward to a competition between Guan Gong and Qin Qiong, two legendary ancient Chinese heroes living in different dynasties. In my opinion, interdisciplinary, multi-disciplinary academic re competitions are even harder than the competition between Guan Gong and Qin Qiong. One cause is that re achievements in different fields are hardly comparable and the other cause is that experts in different re fields may not be able to make accurate judgments. Therefore, the purpose of "Zhejiang University Top Ten Academic Progresses" is not to determine rankings, but to "encourage teachers and students to focus their attentions on academic progresses around them" as proposed by Academician Zhang Ze. Judging by the number of people who participated in the voting campaign, the number of faculties and students who made comments and the contents of their comments, such aim has been successfully achieved."
...a string of cases involving wrongful convictions, the executive vice-president of China's highest court has denounced such miscarriages of justice. "It is even preferable to spare guilty people than to hand down wrongful punishment to the innocent" Shen Deyong wrote in the supreme people's court-owned newspaper People's Court Daily...
The compilation and publication of "Confucianism Annals of the 20th Century is favorably reviewed by domestic and foreign scholars. Its publication is regard as "helpful in providing a thorough understanding of the special scenarios of Confucianism in the 20th century for readers and working as a bridge for the development of Confucianism and the society in the 21st century. The publication helps "sketch out the true face of Confucianism in the 20th century when China is in turmoil, "fill in the gaps for domestic and foreign academics in terms of the systematical, scale, creative re of Confucianism in the 20th century, and is of pioneering significance in the field of Confucianism study and the whole history of thoughts."
...effectively ease the burden of patients, especially of those with lower level of medical insurance in developing countries, and save more lives. "The original and insightful Chinese therapy provides a new method and idea for the treatment of acute leukemia." As saidy by Tong Xiangming, deputy director of the Department of Hematology in the First Affiliated Hospital of Medical School of Zhejiang University...

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+ Academic Progresses around Us [05-20-2013] [Published Noodls - 1 hour ago]
Chinese university in White City deal [Published London Evening Standard - 9 hours ago]
China suspects presumed guilty until proven inn... [Published Guardian.co.uk - 10 hours ago]
Chinese University Eyes Campus in London [Published Inside Higher Ed - 15 hours ago]
+ National Publication Foundation Project "Conf... [Published Noodls - May 19 2013]
+ Chinese original Homoharringtonine (HHT) ther... [Published Noodls - May 19 2013]
Indiana University President McRobbie visiting ... [Published INDIANA UNIVERSITY - May 18 2013]
Best of the web: Strange spectacles, classic fi... [Published DNA India - May 18 2013]
Carbon aerogel worlds lightest material made by... [Published Birmingham Star - May 17 2013]
Innovative Gas Technologies Showcased at China’... [Published AZoM - May 17 2013]
Chinese Scientists Developed World’s Lightest M... [Published French Tribune - May 17 2013]
Carbon aerogel 'world's lightest material' made... [Published News Track India - May 17 2013]
Carbon aerogel ?world?s lightest material? made... [Published TruthDive - May 17 2013]
Jack of all things Internet [Published CHINAdaily - May 17 2013]
Matt’s Favorites: Social Security Online, Tech ... [Published CBS Detroit - May 16 2013]
University: Scientists make world's lightest ma... [Published CBS News - May 16 2013]
2nd international workshop on data and artifact... [Published Eventseer.net - May 16 2013]
Principal Investigator position available in th... [Published Molecular Systems Biology - May 16 2013]
MIT Global Founders’ Skills Accelerator Announc... [Published Business Wire - May 16 2013]
HKUST wins Three Awards for Research Excellence... [Published Noodls - May 16 2013]
World's lightest material a possible fix for he... [Published Palm Beach Interactive - May 15 2013]
World's lightest material a possible fix for he... [Published Reuters UK - May 15 2013]
Empire Industries Announces Private Placement a... [Published PR inside - May 15 2013]
Do foreigners really understand what English tr... [Published Noodls - May 15 2013]
We welcome Zhejiang University to campus [Published University of Bath - May 14 2013]
Homoharringtonine-based regimen proves effectiv... [Published Individual.com - May 14 2013]
Inaugural Huck Fellowships awarded [Published Penn State Live - May 14 2013]
Picking up the tab [Published China Economic Review - May 14 2013]
The 9th City of Die & Mould China Expo will Ope... [Published PR Newswire Asia - May 14 2013]
Environmental Significance of Chiral Persistent... [Published ScienceNewsline - May 13 2013]
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Granger: May 3 H7N9 infographic [Published H5N1 - May 03 2013]
Via Shane Granger's Random Analytics blog: H7N9 Infographic (3 May 2013). As always, this is a highly informative post. Excerpt:Yesterday I looked at cumulative cases for Zhejiang, the most impacted to date by H7N9.At that time there were 46-cases with ...
China: H7N9 patient recovers from severe case [Published H5N1 - May 03 2013]
Via China.org.cn: H7N9 patient saved from death bed.A man who contracted H7N9 bird flu was discharged from hospital in east China's Zhejiang Province on Friday after facing death for days.The 38 year old, surnamed Cao, is the first H7N9 patient with severe ...
Five more H7N9 cases reported in China [Published H5N1 - Apr 29 2013]
This has not been a quiet weekend. Via Xinhua: More H7N9 cases reported in China. Excerpt:Five more H7N9 bird flu cases were confirmed Sunday in four Chinese provinces, according to local health authorities.The latest confirmed cases came from east China's ...
Three more H7N9 cases reported in China [Published H5N1 - Apr 28 2013]
Via Xinhua: Three more H7N9 cases reported in China.Three more H7N9 bird flu cases were confirmed Sunday in east China's Zhejiang and Jiangxi Provinces, according to local authorities.A 38-year-old man surnamed Xu tested positive for the bird flu in Zhejiang's ...
Six H7N9 patients discharged from hospital in H... [Published H5N1 - Apr 27 2013]
A little good news from Xinhua: Six H7N9 patients discharged from hospital in E China. Click through to see the photo. The caption:Six H7N9 avian influenza patients, who have made full recovery, pose with their doctors before being discharged from the ...
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MIT Global Founders’ Skills Accelerator Announc... [Published Business Wire - May 16 2013]
Catalent Announces Two Senior Appointments to D... [Published Business Wire - Apr 16 2013]
Fórum Mundial de Empreendedorismo anuncia vence... [Published PR Newswire - Oct 26 2012]
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