RCAST NAVI 2014/08

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September 3, 2014

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


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[Awards]
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  4 Aug, 2014
  Ryo Minegishi (Intelligent Cooperative Systems, research student)
  received the award for the best article presented in the 36th Annual
  Meeting of the Japanese Society for Comparative Physiology and
  Biochemistry.
  Title: Analysis of protocerebral neural activity relating to odor source
  searching locomotion of silkworm moth
  Author:Minegishi R, Kurabayashi D, and Kanzaki R


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[Press Release]
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  7 Aug, 2014
  RCAST, Fujitsu, and Kowa Successfully Generate a Novel Active Compound
  Targeting Cancer Using IT-based Drug Discovery Technology (Systems
  Biology and Medicine)
  http://www.rcast.u-tokyo.ac.jp/research/report/2014/140807PR.pdf

  4 Aug, 2014
  Providing ICT-driven reasonable accommodation to assist student with
  learning difficulties (Assistive Technology)
  http://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/public/public01_260804_j.html (in Japanese)


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[Report]
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## Research Activity##

  25 July, 2014
  Professor Yasunobu Nakamura (Quantum Information Physics and Engineering)
  and RIKEN research team published "Josephson parametric phase-locked
  oscillator and its application to dispersive readout of superconducting
  qubits" in "Nature Communications".
  http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2014/140725/ncomms5480/full/ncomms5480.html

## TV ##

  25 Aug, 2014
  Associate professor Katsumi Watanabe (Cognitive Sciences): Research was
  featured on NHK "ASAICHI".

  19 Aug, 2014
  Professor Hisashi Nakamura (Climate Science Research) contributed a
  comment to TV ASAHI "HODO station" about factors of extreme weather from
  the perspective of meandering westerly.

  2 Aug, 2014
  Professor Katsuhiro Nishinari (Mathematical Physics of Emergent Systems)
  appeared on Nihon TV "SEKAIICHI UKETAI JUGYO".

## Newspaper ##

  Professor Hisashi Nakamura (Climate Science Research) contributed a
  comment on Asahi Shimbun (21 Aug 2014).

  Professor Tatsuhiko Kodama (Systems Biology and Medicine): Research was
  featured on Nihon Joho Sangyo Shimbun (18 Aug 2014), Kagaku Kogyo Nippo
  (11 Aug 2014), Yakuji Nippo (11 Aug 2014) and Yomiuri Shimbun (7 Aug
  2014).

  Visiting professor Takashi Mikuriya (Information, Culture and Social
  Studies) contributed a comment on Asahi Shimbun (14 Aug 2014).

  Professor Hisashi Nakamura (Climate Science Research): Research was
  featured on Mainichi Shimbun (1 Aug 2014).

  Professor Izuru Makihara (Japanese Politics) contributed an article on
  Asahi Shimbun (31 July, 2014).

  Visiting professor Takashi Mikuriya (Information, Culture and Social
  Studies) contributed a comment on Asahi Shimbun (28 July 2014).

  Professor Satoshi Fukushima, Project Lecturer Shinichiro Kumagaya and
  Project researcher Naoyuki Okouchi were featured on Nihon Keizai Shimbun
  (28 July 2014).

  Associate Professor Satoshi Ikeuchi (Islamic Political Thought)
  contributed an article on Nihon Keizai Shimbun (28 July 2014).

## Online##

  Professor Hiroshi Segawa (Energy Environment): Research was featured on
  News24.
  Japan unveils 'hydrangea solar cell' (19 Aug 2014).
  http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Japan-unveils-hydrangea-solar-cell-20140819

  Professor Hiroshi Segawa (Energy Environment): Research was featured on
  CHANNNEL NEWS ASIA.
  Green power blooms as Japan unveils hydrangea solar cell (19 Aug 2014).
  http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/lifestyle/green-power-blooms-as/1320204.html

  Professor Kenryu Nakamura (Assistive Technology): Research was featured
  on The Japan Times.
  Todai project aims to find future Thomas Edisons of Japan (14 Aug 2014).
  http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/13/national/todai-project-aims-to-find-future-thomas-edisons-of-japan/


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[Topics]
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  On 8 July 2014, the fourth "UTokyo Research, on site" media tour was
  held on the theme of "Energy Generation, Energy Management: Energy
  Frontiers at the University of Tokyo" at the Komaba Research Campus.
  http://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/utokyo-research/editors-choice/fourth-utokyo-research-on-site/

 
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