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Disrupting Narratives: Inside-Out Perspective Challenges Long-term Incarceration Justifications
Anew $2 million grant from the Mellon Foundation will support the University of California Sentencing Project collective of organizers, scholars and artists – inside and outside of prison – as they work to disrupt the narratives that…
UC San Diego: ServiceNow Developer David Loo Accepts CSE’s Distinguished Alumni Award, Returns to…
From his childhood home near the South China Sea to the singing eucalyptus trees overlooking La Jolla’s scenic shoreline, University of California San Diego alumnus David Loo (BS ’91) has zigzagged continents to earn a world-class education…
UC San Diego Researchers Conduct Deep Dive into Genetics of Alcohol Consumption, Uncovering…
Aresearch group centered at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine has drilled deep into a dataset of over 3 million individuals compiled by the direct-to-consumer genetics company 23andMe, Inc., and found…
ZJU Marks Spring 2024 Commencement Ceremony with Celebrations
On the afternoon of March 30, the Zhejiang University Spring 2024 Commencement Ceremony and the Master’s and Doctoral Degree Ceremony unfolded on Zijingang Campus. More than 2,000 graduates, adorned in caps and gowns, were eagerly prepared…
ZJU Architectural Course Transitions from Classic to Contemporary with Innovative Reproduction…
At Zijingang Campus of Zhejiang University, striking models resembling three Rome Pantheons, four Cenotaphs for Newton, and a Villa Rotonda have been unveiled. Crafted meticulously, these models, inspired by classical architectural…
New Family Tree Rewrites Understanding of Bird Evolution
A team of researchers from the Bird 10,000 Genomes (B10K) consortium, initiated by Professor ZHANG Guojie of Centre for Evolutionary & Organismal Biology at Zhejiang University and collaborators, has reported a new bird family tree that…
ZJU Scientists Decode the Mystery of Fear Defensive Behavior
On March 5, the research team led by Professors YU Yanqin, DUAN Shumin and YANG Hongbin from the Zhejiang University School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine published an open-access article titled “Control of defensive behavior by the…
Zhejiang University Achieves Milestone: First Application of CAR-T Therapy for Childhood-Onset SLE
Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy, a pioneering treatment for B-cell malignancies, has garnered significant attention lately due to its promising potential in tackling severe autoimmune disorders, especially systemic lupus…
Study: Air Pollution Linked to Increased Risk and Severity of COVID-19 Infections
eople who live in areas with poor air quality are more likely to become infected with SARS-CoV-2. Moreover, the symptoms of COVID-19 are more severe, leading to more hospitalisations and deaths. This is the outcome of a study conducted by…
Study Reveals Wood Splitting Dating Back 300,000 Years Ago for Animal Hunting Purposes
Early humans used sophisticated crafting techniques such as ‘wood splitting’ to hunt and to clean animal hides, a new study has revealed.
Using new cutting-edge imaging techniques such as 3D microscopy and micro-CT scanning for the first…