Qdai-mail Tsushin #018

An e-mail magazine, "Qdai-mail Tsushin" delivers campus news
every fourth Friday.

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Friday, June 28, 2019


** Topics

*Two professors named Highly Cited Researchers by Clarivate Analytics
http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/topics/view/337
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Clarivate Analytics has named Prof. Toshihiko Takemura
(Research Institute for Applied Mechanics) and Prof. Chihaya Adachi
(Faculty of Engineering) as 2018 Highly Cited Researchers and presented
them with certificates honoring this recognition
on April 23, 2019, at Kyushu University.

*Kyushu U ranked 14th among Asia Pacific’s Most Innovative
Universities in 2018
http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/topics/view/338
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Clarivate Analytics（owner of the Web of Science）announced
that Kyushu University has placed 14th in the Asia Pacific’s
Most Innovative Universities ranking for 2018.

*Agreement signed with TMU
http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/topics/view/339
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On May 27, 2019, President Chiharu Kubo and Chien-Huang Lin,
president of Taipei Medical University, signed a university-wide
agreement between Kyushu University and Taipei Medical University
in Taipei, Taiwan.

*Students win Chinese Speech Contest
http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/topics/view/340
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Kyushu University students put their Chinese skills on display
and placed first and second at the southern regional of the 2019
Japan Chinese Speech Contest for Japanese University Students,
held at Nagasaki University on Saturday, June 1, 2019.


** Research

*Ice-sheet variability during the last ice age from the perspective
of marine sediment
http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/researches/view/125
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By using marine sediment cores from Northwestern Australia,
a Japanese team led by National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR)
and the University of Tokyo revealed that the global ice sheet during
the last ice age had changed in a shorter time scale than previously thought.

*Organic laser diodes move from dream to reality:
Thorough characterization demonstrates lasing by direct electrical
stimulation of an organic film is possible, KOALA Tech Inc.
founded to further develop the technology
http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/researches/view/126
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Researchers from Japan have demonstrated that a long-elusive
kind of laser diode based on organic semiconductors is indeed possible,
paving the way for the further expansion of lasers in applications such
as biosensing, displays, healthcare, and optical communications.

*Dormant egg cells successfully obtained from mouse stem cells in the lab
http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/researches/view/127
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Researchers at Kyushu University’s Department of Stem Cell Biology
and Medicine have uncovered the conditions necessary to successfully
recreate dormant egg cells from mouse stem cells, providing useful
insight for the further understanding and development of reproductive
biology and medicine.

*Want effective policy? Ask the locals
http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/researches/view/128
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“Based on our findings, we can state that there is no
‘one-size-fits all’ policy approach that will solve health,
economic inequality, life satisfaction, or income level issues,”
says Andrew Chapman, associate professor at Kyushu University’s
International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research and
first author of the Nature Sustainability paper announcing the new results.

*Just discovered, but already endangered? New beetle species found in Japan
http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/researches/view/129
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Researchers at Kyushu University and Ehime University,
in collaboration with a researcher from the United Kingdom,
have described a new beetle species in Japan, marking the first time
that an insect of the genus Airaphilus has been found on the island country.


**Events

*Language Table in English
Date:2019.04.18 [Thu] 12:10 〜 2019.07.18 [Thu] 12:50
http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/events/view/125
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Language table at SALC offers a good opportunity to have conversation
in English with Japanese students and international students.
Every Thursday during lunch time, come and join us at SALC!

*SDGs Design International Awards 2019, Call for Competition
Date:2019.06.01 [Sat] 〜 2019.11.01 [Sat]
http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/events/view/132
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Change the world with your design!
This competition is organized for all students in the world to design
solutions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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