128 ZJU alumni couples return to campus for wedding ceremony 3053779 /english/2025/0521/c75270a3053779/page.psp Headlines On May 18, as part of Zhejiang University’s 128th anniversary celebrations, 128 alumni couples returned to campus for a heartfelt group wedding ceremony. What began as youthful admiration on campus has now blossomed into lifelong commitment, with the ceremony marking both a celebration of love and a tribute to the place where many of their journeys began.Held annually since 2012 during the univer... 2025-05-27 /_upload/article/images/e8/09/ca80378f41dfbc55ad42e56a06c1/521c0ded-708a-425c-a9a7-4890f4eb4abf.png /_upload/article/images/e8/09/ca80378f41dfbc55ad42e56a06c1/521c0ded-708a-425c-a9a7-4890f4eb4abf_s.png (480) ZJU scientist uncovers how brain cells team up to trigger depression 3053799 /english/2025/0521/c75270a3053799/page.psp Headlines The research team led by Professor HU Hailan from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine, has recently published a groundbreaking article titled "Neuron-astrocyte Coupling in Lateral Habenula Mediates Depressive-like Behaviors" in Cell on April 24th, 2025. This study reveals how brain cells dynamically cooperate to drive stress response and depression.Stress-induc... 2025-05-27 /_upload/article/images/69/d2/e01652ff42adb096c228dc55502a/ebaaa744-f809-4238-bd21-ffa731361c6e.jpg /_upload/article/images/69/d2/e01652ff42adb096c228dc55502a/ebaaa744-f809-4238-bd21-ffa731361c6e_s.jpg (204) Where innovation meets imagination: The rise of robotics at Zhejiang University 3026819 /english/2025/0313/c75270a3026819/page.psp Headlines In a world where robots can cultivate strawberries, launch darts with pinpoint accuracy, and navigate automated supermarkets, the boundaries of technology are being redefined. From the depths of the ocean to the vastness of space, robots are no longer confined to science fiction — they are shaping the future. At the heart of this revolution is the Zhejiang University Innovation Practice Base of Ro... 2025-03-17 /_upload/article/images/d9/20/c8c6b5ef4fc688608fc5fc7f27d7/d809cdc6-373f-4e59-bbd0-43b2ef7dc869.jpg /_upload/article/images/d9/20/c8c6b5ef4fc688608fc5fc7f27d7/d809cdc6-373f-4e59-bbd0-43b2ef7dc869_s.jpg (946) Principles and Potential of Applied Phenomenology 3061482 /english/2025/0613/c19936a3061482/page.psp 15:00 Talk & Lecture Speaker: Søren Harnow KlausenVenue: Meeting Room 311, Building 4, Chengjun Yuan, Zijingang CampusAbstract: The report will explore how phenomenology can be most effectively applied and which topics are most worthy of phenomenological intervention. Currently, the academic community tends to apply phenomenology almost exclusively to the study of lived experience, thereby reducing it essentially to a... 2025-06-13 /_upload/article/images/de/09/7a7d34e244fa82a661e68dd07777/e8ff457a-5636-44d5-a1ec-db2b44d77375.png /_upload/article/images/de/09/7a7d34e244fa82a661e68dd07777/e8ff457a-5636-44d5-a1ec-db2b44d77375_s.png 10:00 Talk & Lecture Speaker: Sebastian Sunday GrèveVenue: 4-311, Chengjun Court, Zijingang CampusAbstract: This paper presents an argument to the conclusion that machines can acquire human mindedness, that is, they can be intelligent, conscious, sentient, etc. in precisely the way that a human being typically is. Machines are defined here as digital computers—i.e., the same type of engineered and programmed artefact... 2025-06-09 /_upload/article/images/5a/45/727162f641369a5b9527430b0ee7/6dde11ff-8712-4cef-8b43-d073526be262.jpg /_upload/article/images/5a/45/727162f641369a5b9527430b0ee7/6dde11ff-8712-4cef-8b43-d073526be262_s.jpg Lactation Versus Placentation: Diverse Reproductive Strategies of Mammals 3059921 /english/2025/0609/c19936a3059921/page.psp 15:00 Talk & Lecture Speaker: Marilyn B RenfreeVenue: Zijingang Hall, Alumni Building, Zijingang CampusAbstract: Viviparity is widespread among animals, with many species nurturing their offspring in the uterus via a placenta. This process requires adaptive modifications to ensure the embryo’s development within the mother. However, only **mammals** further extend maternal protection through lactation.  In euthe... 2025-06-06 /_upload/article/images/ce/90/80599652405d8f7b317ee1c0d2a8/945252fa-e8c5-46de-837a-637a4cbf6bae.jpg /_upload/article/images/ce/90/80599652405d8f7b317ee1c0d2a8/945252fa-e8c5-46de-837a-637a4cbf6bae_s.jpg Should We Prefer Experts to Be Autonomous? 3057872 /english/2025/0603/c19936a3057872/page.psp 15:00 Talk & Lecture Speaker: YE RuVenue: 4-311, Chengjun Court, Zijingang CampusAbstract: When laypeople consult multiple experts—whether in courtrooms, hospitals, or public policy—they often prefer that these experts reach their judgments independently. This intuitive preference for expert autonomy has traditionally been explained by the ‘variety of evidence thesis,’ which claims that agreeing testimonies com... 2025-06-03 /_upload/article/images/1a/5b/c1f8671f4d6da74d67c30094da6b/6999c512-a01f-4eb3-9ba8-ff4522cd0f82.jpg /_upload/article/images/1a/5b/c1f8671f4d6da74d67c30094da6b/6999c512-a01f-4eb3-9ba8-ff4522cd0f82_s.jpg Photo: HUANG Yiwei /_upload/article/images/93/ae/51f1193b4b3097af443ffff8e523/5693ec7d-61bf-47b7-8e88-779202d3f32b.jpg /_upload/article/images/93/ae/51f1193b4b3097af443ffff8e523/5693ec7d-61bf-47b7-8e88-779202d3f32b_s.jpg Photo: ZIBS /_upload/article/images/39/1f/e8b748ea40558510e80784fb0e2d/0caa5e41-9166-42ba-ac6e-fa06228b8feb.jpg /_upload/article/images/39/1f/e8b748ea40558510e80784fb0e2d/0caa5e41-9166-42ba-ac6e-fa06228b8feb_s.jpg Photo: ZHOU Runjia /_upload/article/images/27/57/99368e674ac792e72c5d7277b8fb/5854b672-96c5-417a-91b8-f1bc5f4e678a.jpg /_upload/article/images/27/57/99368e674ac792e72c5d7277b8fb/5854b672-96c5-417a-91b8-f1bc5f4e678a_s.jpg