List of articles on universities in Niigata Prefecture
University of Tsukuba is highly evaluated for highly trained doctors and dentists
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has made an interim evaluation of 26 problem-solving advanced medical personnel training programs implemented by universities nationwide.Training doctors and dentists […]
To elucidate the mechanism of methylmercury poisoning and develop a treatment for Minamata disease Niigata University
A research team at Niigata University found that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is strongly expressed in the cerebellum and occipital lobe affected by Minamata disease and disrupts cerebral blood vessels […].
The enrollment capacity of national universities in 2017 decreased by 288
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology […] says that the enrollment capacity of national universities in 2017 will decrease by 5 due to the establishment of 15 faculties, 288 departments, and the abolition of courses.
Student volunteer group provides health support in temporary housing, Niigata University
The student volunteer group "Sasa Dango" in the Department of Health Sciences, Niigata University School of Medicine is a disaster-stricken area of the Great East Japan Earthquake, led by students and faculty members. […]
Empirical research on blockchain technology in local communities such as the University of Tokyo
The University of Tokyo, the University of Aizu, the Global Communication Center of the International University, and Soramitsu Co., Ltd. have been in the Aizu area since the fall of 2016 […]
Elucidation of the cause of hereditary severe developmental disorders associated with epilepsy Niigata University et al.
Professor Masaaki Komatsu and visiting researcher Ryosuke Ishimura of the Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, have severe epilepsy and microcephaly, which have been considered to be of unknown cause. […]
Expansion of internship efforts, S evaluation to Shimane University, etc.
When the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology summarized the final evaluations for 11 university groups nationwide that have been trying to promote internships, the Shimane University group […]
"Marijuana in the brain" suppresses epilepsy The mechanism is clear The University of Tokyo and others
Research groups at the University of Tokyo, Hokkaido University, Niigata University, and the National Institute for Physiological Sciences have announced that "2-arachidnoylglycerol (2 […]", a type of marijuana in the brain.
Discovered evidence of marine life extinction due to a giant meteorite impact 2 million years ago Kumamoto University and others
The late Triassic period (2-2 million years ago) is said to be an era of repeated extinctions of living things.Ammonites often found in this era and […]
Succeeded in suppressing liver cancer, to develop therapeutic drug with new compound Niigata University etc.
Professor Masaaki Komatsu and Assistant Professor Tetsuya Saito of the Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University have elucidated the mechanism by which hepatocellular carcinoma grows, and […]