Catenary curve article list
Discover a common contour shape in the roots of buildings and plants
Common to multiple plant species, the contours of the root tips were found to match the "catenary curve" found in buildings such as bridges.
Topics
List- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology creates guidelines for universities, etc. to manage enrollment of international students
- An event commemorating the 150th anniversary of the founding of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, will be held from June 6st, ``Weaving a Nation - Looking to the Future from the Place of Origin of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology''
- Minerva University in the US establishes base in Japan with Nippon Foundation, approximately 150 students will come to Japan and program will start in fall 2025
- Tiger launches “Tiger Thermos My Bottle SDGs Project for School” to think about the environment through “My Bottle”
- Selected institutions for 2024 “Science Career Selection Support Program for Female Junior High and High School Students” Japan Science and Technology Agency
Research results
List- Just heating the culture solution by 3 degrees Celsius increases lettuce yield, research by the University of Tokyo and others
- Kumamoto University research team successfully develops a new drug that opens the way to a functional cure for hepatitis B
- Highly safe short-wave infrared fluorescent dye for medical applications developed by Hokkaido University and others
- Tiger launches “Tiger Thermos My Bottle SDGs Project for School” to think about the environment through “My Bottle”
- Nagoya Institute of Technology predicts that number of people transported to hospitals with heat stroke in three major metropolitan areas will double in 2040
Local creation
List- Temple University Japan Campus signs comprehensive partnership agreement with Ehime Prefecture, following Nagasaki and Yamanashi Prefectures
- Five national universities in Shikoku jointly declare a research environment where women can thrive
- Let’s cross “boundaries” to find “connection” FY5 COC+R National Symposium Report
- Hokkaido, Sapporo City, Hokkaido University, Nitori extend collaboration agreement for IT human resource development
- Tokyo Pharmaceutical University signs agreement with Yamanashi Prefecture to train pharmacists, opening new Yamanashi slot
Industry-academia collaboration
List- Tiger launches “Tiger Thermos My Bottle SDGs Project for School” to think about the environment through “My Bottle”
- Heart and blood vessel repair patch “Symphorium” wins Senken Gosen Prize runner-up prize Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University
- Tohoku University and Nippon Koei develop technology to instantly predict urban building damage after an earthquake
- Joint research on technology inheritance between Chiba University, Sumida Ward, and two printing companies receives the Printing Society Encouragement Award
- Co-Creation HUB Kyoto Consortium, an 8-story above-ground innovation hub in front of Kyoto Station, scheduled for completion in 2027
entrance exam
List- Faculty of Engineering, University of Miyazaki will offer “Miyazaki Prefecture employment quota” in school recommendation-based selection from 2025 entrance exam
- Nippon Institute of Technology publishes "Rurubu Special Edition Nippon Institute of Technology" introducing the area surrounding the campus and distributes it free of charge to high school students' families
- Muroran Institute of Technology creates a “female slot” in the 2025 comprehensive selection (daytime course)
- Osaka University's Faculty of Engineering Science will have a quota for women in school recommendation selection from 2026 entrance exam
- Sekai Shisosha Kyogakusha renews the cover of “Akahon” on the occasion of its 70th anniversary
Careers
List- U.S.-Japan Education Commission recruits scholars for the Fulbright Language Assistant (FLTA) Program Improve your English skills while teaching Japanese at an American university
- “Sophia Mirai Juku,” an online course exclusively for high school students, will begin in May with lectures by UN officials and other experts Sophia University
- Kwansei Gakuin University won the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award and the Career Design Program Award chosen by students
- KDDI has significantly improved its ranking in the general science field Mynavi/Nikkei ``Ranking of popular companies for 2025 graduate students to work for''
- 17% of female students “do not want to start a family” Caritas conducts “survey on career plans and life plans” for 2024 graduates