Qdai-mail Tsushin #078
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Friday, July 26, 2024
Kyushu U magazine CONNECT:
Explore some of Kyushu U's wide-ranging work on environmental issues in Issue 5 of CONNECT, our annual English university magazine, now available from the link below!
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/university/publicity/publications/connect
Kyushu U Connect:
Keep up to date on how Kyushu U is connecting with society at Kyushu U Connect.
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/university/connect/
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**Topics
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*EU Ambassador Jean-Eric Paquet visits Kyushu U's Ito Campus
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On Thursday, June 13, 2024, a delegation led by the Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Japan, Jean-Eric Paquet, visited Ito Campus, blessed with the refreshingly fine weather at the beginning of summer.
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/topics/view/578
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*We held an international exchange program with the University of Georgia through agriculture in Usa City (Faculty of Agriculture website)
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From May 19 to 22, an international joint training program between the School of Agriculture of Kyushu University and the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the University of Georgia in the United States was held.
https://ag.kyushu-u.ac.jp/english/news/topics/kyushu-university-faculty-of-agriculture-held-an-international-exchange-program-with-the-university-/
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*In decade-first for Japan, Kyushu U Professor is elected as International Fellow of the British Academy
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On 17 July 2024, the British Academy held its Annual General Meeting, where Koji Mizoguchi, Professor of Archaeology at Kyushu University's Faculty of Social and Cultural Studies, was elected as an International Fellow. He is the first Japanese archaeologist and the first researcher from Kyushu University to receive this honor.
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/topics/view/580
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**Research
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*Charting super-colorful brain wiring using an AI's super-human eye
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Publishing in Nature Communications, researchers from Kyushu University have developed a new AI tool, which they call QDyeFinder, that can automatically identify and reconstruct individual neurons from images of the mouse brain. The process involves tagging neurons with a super-multicolor labeling protocol, and then letting the AI automatically identify the neuron's structure by matching similar color combinations.
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/researches/view/291
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*Early-onset El Niño means warmer winters in East Asia, and vice versa
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Publishing in the Journal of Climate, researchers from Kyushu University's Research Institute for Applied Mechanics have found that the early onset of El Niño around June leads to warm winter climates in East Asia, while the late onset of El Niño is associated with colder winters.
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/researches/view/292
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*Companies that mitigate climate change reduce their cost of capital
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The Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) offers companies a framework to share climate-related financial information. A research team from Kyushu University analyzed data from approximately 2,100 Japanese listed companies over five years, from 2017 to 2021. This study, one of the first to use holistic TCFD and corporate data in Japan, was published in Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management on May 20, 2024.
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/researches/view/293
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**Events
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*[Open Call since 8/1] SDGs Design International Awards 2024
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Date: 2024.08.01 [Thu] 00:00 – 2024.09.30 [Mon] 23:59
The Faculty of Design, Kyushu University, as the core member of SDGs Design International Awards 2024 Committee will hold the 6th "SDGs Design International Awards 2024". This year's theme is "Let's Create Sustainable design for FOOD!", and we are calling for creative ideas from students worldwide under two sub-themes: "Sustainable Food Design" and "Let's Create Sustainable design for FOOD with Companies!". Multiple entries are welcome, so please submit your ideas.
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/events/view/480
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*The 2nd International Symposium on Entrepreneurship Education in Asia
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Date: 2024.09.21 [Sat] 10:00 – 18:00
On September 21, Kyushu University Institute for Asian and Oceanian Studies (Q-AOS) will hold the 2nd International Symposium on Entrepreneurship Education in Asia. The symposium will provide a good opportunity for entrepreneurship researchers and educators from all over the world to gather at Kyushu University and form a network to build future collaborations.
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/events/view/460
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*Faculty development program (FD)
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Date: 2024.09.22 [Sun] 13:30 – 17:00
Robert T. Huang Entrepreneurship Center, Kyushu University (QREC) has created an opportunity for entrepreneurship educators and researchers from around the world to gather and share discussions to provide world-class entrepreneurship education. As part of this initiative, a Faculty Development Program (FD) will be planned and held on September 22 in Fukuoka, Japan.
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/events/view/479
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*Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar Series
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Date: Every Wednesday 12:10 – 12:50
Every Wednesday during lunch, learn about research related to SDGs in Asian and Oceanian regions and expand your research network at the Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar Series. The webinar is free, available in English and Japanese, and open to everyone!
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/events?tag_id=2
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