RCAST NAVI 2014/07

  RCAST NAVI 
  2014 July
  http://www.rcast.u-tokyo.ac.jp/index_en.html


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[Awards]
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  4 July, 2014
  Project Lecturer Takeshi Marumo (Clinical Epigenetics) received the
  presentation award at the 57th annual meeting of the Japan society of
  Nephrology.

  18 June, 2014
  Professor Yasunobu Nakamura (Quantum Information Physics and Engineering)
  has been selected by Thomson Reuters into their prestigious list of
  Highly Cited Researchers 2014, which identifies the world's most
  influential contemporary researchers.
  http://highlycited.com/

  13 June, 2014
  Emeritus Professor Toshiro Fujita (Division of Clinical Epigenetics) has
  been awarded the ISH Franz Volhard Award as the first Japanese honoree.
  The award ceremony and commemorative lecture held at the International
  Society of Hypertension 2014.

  2 June, 2014
  Professor Hiroyuki Morikawa (Networks and Mobile Systems) received the
  64th Radio Day Ministerial Commendations award at the Central Memorial
  Ceremony of FY2014 Radio Day and Info-Communications Promotion Month. He
  has contributed to the development of information and communications,
  and those who are expected to have a bright future in creative
  activities in the field of digital contents.


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[Press Release]
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  18 July, 2014
  Professor Hisashi Nakamura (Climate Science Research) and the research
  group's paper about the seasonal warming of East China Sea is causing a
  particular torrential rain event in Kyushu "impacts of a warming
  marginal sea on torrential rainfall organized under the Asian summer
  monsoon" has been published in "Scientific Reports".
  http://www.nature.com/srep/2014/140718/srep05741/full/srep05741.html


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[Report]
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## TV ##

  13 July, 2014
  Professor Hisashi Nakamura (Climate Science Research) contributed a
  comment to Fuji TV "Shinhodo2001" about recent hot and long summer.

  5 July, 2014
  Project associate professor Tomotaka Takahashi (Assistive Technology)
  was featured on BS-TBS "SEKAIJIN".

  28 June, 2014
  Professor Hisashi Nakamura (Climate Science Research) contributed a
  comment to Nihon TV "Wakeup! Plus" about factors of extreme weather such
  as heavy rain, hail and lightning from the perspective of meandering
  westerly.

## Newspaper ##

  22 July, 2014
  Professor Hisashi Nakamura (Climate Science Research): Research was
  featured on Nihon Keizai Shimbun and other news papers

  10 July, 2014
  Professor Koji Ikuta (Medical Micromachine): Egg drop contests was
  featured on Yomiuri KODOMO Shimbun.

  10 July, 2014
  Professor Izuru Makihara (Political Administrative System) contributed
  an article on Asahi Shimbun.

  5 July, 2014
  Professor Koji Ikuta (Medical Micromachine): Egg drop contests was
  featured on Asahi Shimbun.

  26 June, 2014
  Associate Professor Satoshi Ikeuchi (Islamic Political Thought)
  contributed an article on Sankei Shimbun.

  25 June, 2014
  Project Professor Hideyuki Akaza (Dynamics of Life Chemistry
  International Strategy on Comprehensive Cancer) contributed an article
  on Yomiuri Shimbun.

  23 June, 2014
  Project Researcher Naoki Ohnuma (Barrier Free) contributed a comment on
  Yukan-Fuji.

  21 June, 2014
  Project Lecturer Shinichiro Kumagaya (Barrier Free) was featured on
  Asahi Shimbun.

## Online##

  23 July, 2014
  Professor Ryohei Kanzaki (Intelligent Cooperative Systems): Research was
  featured on Yomiuri online.
  http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/osaka/feature/CO004347/20140722-OYTAT50000.html
  (in Japanese)

  5 July, 2014
  Professor Koji Ikuta (Medical Micromachine): Egg drop contests was
  featured on Asahi Shimbun digital.
  http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASG6L5S2WG6LUTIL02N.html?iref=comtop_6_01
  (in Japanese)

  26 June, 2014
  Professor Yoshitaka Okada (New Energy): Research was featured on Nihon
  Keizai Shimbun online.
  http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASFK2502L_V20C14A6000000/
  (in Japanese)

## Other##

  Professor Izuru Makihara (Political Administrative System) contributed
  an article on monthly magazine "Journalism July".
  http://www.asahi.com/shimbun/jschool/report/201407.html
  (in Japanese)

  Associate Professor Satoshi Ikeuchi (Islamic Political Thought) gave a
  lecture at Japan national press club.
  http://www.jnpc.or.jp/activities/news/report/2014/06/r00027503/
  (in Japanese)