News Index 2011

Published March

• iCeMS, NIH-CRM Directors Meet in Bethesda, Looking Beyond the MoU (March 13, 2012)
• iCeMS Director Norio Nakatsuji Attends First 'Biomaterials Science' Editors-in-Chief Meeting at Northwestern (March 16, 2012)
• The 2nd Steering Committee of Asian Core Program was held in Kyoto University (March 16, 2012)
• One step for early hominins: Study reveals why our ancestors switched to bipedal power
• Visualization of Molecular Mechanism of Memory using New Experimental Methods
• Development of a new method for the boron-doping of two dimensional carbon materials
• Professor Nakamura has been appointed as the next Director of the Center for the Promotion of Interdisciplinary Education and Research (March 16, 2012)
• Genome features of "Dark-fly"
• Student Lounge 'KI-ZU-NA' Field Trip for international students (March 7, 2012)
• Professor Tanaka has been elected as the next Director of the Fukui Institute for Fundamental Chemistry (March 9, 2012)
• Professor Hasebe has been reelected as the next Director of the Education Unit for Global Leaders in Advanced Engineering and Pharmaceutical Sciences (March 9, 2012)
• Professor Kitano has been elected as the next Dean of the Graduate School of Engineering and the Faculty of Engineering (March 9, 2012)
• Snake detection varies across the menstrual cycle
• JSPS Asian Core Program held the "1st Comprehensive Symposium of "Research and Education Center for the Risk Based Asian Oriented Integrated Watershed Management" (February 28, 2012)
• 52nd Kyoto University Future Forum (January 27, 2012)
• Disaster Management Minister Tatsuo Hirano Visits Sakurajima Volcano Research Center (January 22, 2012)
• ESSK (Exchange Student Supporters in Kyoto University) Holds "Career Choice and Studying Abroad" Seminar (January 19, 2012)
• January Regular Meeting of Kyoto Aoi no Kai (January 21, 2012)
• Judge Hisashi Owada (President of the International Court of Justice) Presents Lecture Session: "The International Court of Justice--Its Functions and Outlook" (December 15, 2011)
• President Hosts Reception for International Visiting Scholars (December 19, 2011)
• Center for Integrated Area Studies (CIAS) Enters Research Exchange Agreement with Tsunami and Disaster Mitigation Research Center (TDMRC) at Syiah Kuala University (December 24, 2011)
• Kyoto University Osaka Alumni Club Holds 2012 New Year's Party (January 10, 2012)
• Center for Integrated Area Studies (CIAS) Holds "International Symposium on Disaster Heritage and Creative Economy: From the Perspective of Area Informatics" (December 21-25, 2011)
• Graduate School of Management Enters into Inter-school Exchange Agreement with Kobe University’s Graduate School of Business Administration (December 22, 2011)
• 3 Researchers from Kyoto University to Receive the 2nd (FY2011) JSPS Ikushi Prize (January 23, 2012)
• 6 Kyoto University Researchers to Receive the 8th (FY2011) JSPS Prize (January 23, 2012)
• Award Ceremony for 2011 (5th) Yukawa-Kimura Prize (January 18, 2012)
• Fukui Institute for Fundamental Chemistry Opens a Memorial Exhibition Area for Dr. Kenichi Fukui and Holds Symposium (January 6, 2012)
• 2nd International Symposium on Carcinogenic Spiral (January 16-17, 2012)
• WPI-iCeMS Makes its AAAS Debut in Vancouver (February 16-20, 2012)
• 7th University Administrators Workshop held by Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok (February 16-17, 2012)

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Published February

• Professor Otsuka has been elected as the next Director of the Center for the Promotion of Excellence in Higher Education (February 28, 2012)
• Individual spider mites cooperate with outsiders to cope with natural enemies
• Professor Maegawa has been reelected as the next Director of the Research Center for Low Temperature and Materials Sciences (February 24, 2012)
• Professor Tsuda has been reelected as the next Director of the Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere (February 23, 2012)
• Student Lounge "KI-ZU-NA" Monthly Event 'Hand-made Eho-maki (Maki-Sushi) Cooking Class' (February 16, 2012)
• Professor Uehara has been reelected as the next Director of the Center for Cultural Heritage Studies (February 17, 2012)
• Associate Professor Kimura has been elected as the next Director of the Center for African Area Studies (February 16, 2012)
• Professor Ueta has been elected as the next Dean of the Graduate School of Economics and the Faculty of Economics (February 16, 2012)
• Professor Hayashi has been appointed as the next Director of the Kyoto University Archives (February 14, 2012)
• Direct observation of crystal defects in organic molecular crystals of copper hexachlorophthalocyanine by STEM-EELS
• Flexible helping with understanding of conspecifics' goals in chimpanzees
• Professor Yamanaka has been reelected as the next Director of the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (February 10, 2012)
• Cure of ADPKD by selection for spontaneous genetic repair events in Pkd1-mutated iPS cells
• Alumni Meeting by National Diet Members (December 12, 2011)
• Let's Study Abroad: Introduction to Overseas Partner Institutions II (December 20-22, 2011)
• Assistant Professor Hidehito Nakamura (Research Reactor Institute) Wins 2011 NISTEP Award (December 27, 2011)
• Public Events at 10 KU Facilities across Japan during "Kyoto University Weeks" (October 15-23, 2011)
• Professor Mizobata has been elected as the next Director of the Institute of Economic Research (February 9, 2012)
• Fire Drill Conducted at Main Campus (December 16, 2011)
• Institute for Chemical Research Holds 111th Annual Symposium (December 9, 2011)
• Main Building of Aso Volcanological Laboratory Now a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (December 9, 2011)
• General Meeting of Kyoto University Korean-in-Japan Alumni (December 3, 2011)
• Hollywood Actor Ken Watanabe Gives Lecture as Part of the "Entertainment Business Management" Series at the Graduate School of Management (December 14, 2011)
• "Kyoto University Day" Held at Nanjing University and Nanjing Agricultural University (December 2, 2011)
• Kyoto University Human Rights Committee Holds "Human Rights Seminar" (December 13, 2011)
• President Hiroshi Matsumoto Attends Kyoto University China Alumni Meeting (December 3, 2011)
• Professor Emeritus Tan Sonoda Offered the Japan Academy Membership (December 12, 2011)
• UC Davis Administrative Staff Member on Internship Exchange Program at Kyoto University (October 20, 2011 - November 25, 2011)
• New Technology Presentation Meeting by Universities in Keihanshin region (November 22, 2011)
• Safety and Health Training Program Session at Uji Campus (November 29, 2011)
• Final Selection of "Techno-I 2011" Idea Contest Held (November 23, 2011)
• MEXT Commends Technical Staff Member Masamitsu Abe (Primate Research Institute) and Deputy Chief of Nursing Ryoko Takahashi (Kyoto University Hospital) for Outstanding Contributions in Medical Education (November 24, 2011)
• 7th Faculty of Engineering Education Symposium (December 2, 2011)
• Professor Matsuoka has been reelected as the next Director of the Institute for Virus Research (February 3, 2012)
• KURRI Awarded "6th Monodzukuri Collaboration Award" Special Prize (Sponsored by the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd.) for its Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Activities (November 10, 2011)
• 51st Kyoto University Future Forum (December 6, 2011)
• Disaster Prevention Research Institute Celebrates 60th Anniversary (November 25, 2011)
• "St. Gallen Symposium Information Meeting" Held As Special Session of “Let's Study Abroad” Program (November 29, 2011)
• Kyoto University Regional Seminar (Kagoshima Seminar) and Social Gathering with Higashiyamakai (Kyoto University Kagoshima Alumni) (November 26, 2011)
• Director of Osaka Labour Bureau Visits KURRI (November 30, 2011)
• A novel hypothesis for beetle diversification--Loss of flight promotes beetle diversification
• General Assembly of Kyoto University Hiroshima Alumni (November 22, 2011)
• Professor Nakashima has been reelected as the next Director of the Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies (February 1, 2012)
• G30 International Education Symposium on Risk Management and Healthcare for International Students (December 7, 2011)

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Published January

• Student Lounge "KI-ZU-NA" Monthly Event 'The First Calligraphy of the New Year 2012 at KI-ZU-NA' (January 25, 2012)
• 1st Steering Committee of Asian Core Program was held in Kuala Lumpur. (January 18, 2012)
• Professor Tomida has been reelected as the next Dean of the Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies and the Faculty of Integrated Human Studies (January 26, 2012)
• Professor Fujii has been elected as the next Dean of the Hall of Global Environmental Research and the School of Global Environmental Studies (January 25, 2012)
• DNA Motor Programmed to Navigate a Network of Tracks
• Professor Hattori has been elected as the next Dean of the Graduate School of Letters and the Faculty of Letters (January 20, 2012)
• Professor Tokuga has been elected as the next Dean of the Graduate School of Management (January 18, 2012)
• RSC launches 'Biomaterials Science' journal in collaboration with Kyoto University iCeMS (January 13, 2012)
• Professor Sato has been elected as the next Dean of the Graduate School of Informatics (January 13, 2012)
• Professor Hirai has been elected as the next Director of the Primate Research Institute (January 13, 2012)
• Professor Saji has been reelected as the next Dean of the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (January 12, 2012)
• Professor Takuda has been reelected as the next Dean of the Graduate School of Energy Science (January 12, 2012)
• MEXT Project ("2011 Leading Programs in Doctoral Education") Adopts Two Programs from Kyoto University (November 29, 2011)
• Graduate School of Management Holds the 4th Service Innovation International Symposium (November 19, 2011)
• Professor Katsumi Matsuzaki from the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Receives Erwin von Bälz Prize (First Prize) (November 25, 2011)
• Kyoto Prize Forum for High School Students (November 14, 2011)
• 6th Kyoto University Homecoming Day (November 12, 2011)
• Follow-up Workshop for Participants in Field Study Summer School Program at UC Davis Extension (November 11, 2011)
• Mobilization Meeting for Universities from Kyoto (November 12-13, 2011)
• 3rd Meeting of Kyoto University Shonan Alumni (October 23, 2011)
• Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere Enters Cooperation Agreement with Miyazaki Prefectural Wood Utilization Research Center (October 20, 2011)
• Research Exchange Agreement Entered between Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies and the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme (FMSH) (November 24, 2011)
• Training Session for Harassment Counselors (November 18, 2011)
• Fire Drill Conducted at Ohbaku International House (October 29, 2011)
• 7th Forum for Chinese and Japanese University Presidents (October 12-14, 2011)
• RISH Holds Events Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the Equatorial Atmosphere Radar (EAR) (September 22 & 23, 2011)
• Open Seminar by the Graduate School of Education's Praxis and Research Center for Clinical Psychology and Education ("Treating Clinical Depression in Japan: The ‘Impossible Profession' in the Land of Evanescence and Form") (October 30, 2011)
• Kyoto University and Kyoto Prefecture Enter Comprehensive Cooperation Agreement for Supporting Restoration in East Japan (November 2, 2011)
• Kyoto University's 2011 Uji Open Campus (October 22 and 23, 2011)
• International Students Studying at Kyoto, Doshisha and Ritsumeikan Universities Go on Factory Tour (September 28, 2011)
• 5th GL Education Program Completion Ceremony (September 29, 2011)
• Kyokyo-kai (Beijing Alumni) and KU Co-sponsor Symposium ("Message from the Great East Japan Earthquake: Building a Japan-China Disaster Cooperation Network") (October 19, 2011)
• Graduate School of Management Enters into Academic and Educational Exchange Agreement with Konhuk University College/Graduate School of Business Administration (October 19, 2011)
• Kyoto University Holds Symposium ("For Business Continuity in the Areas Stricken by the Great East Japan Earthquake") as the 15th Session of Its "Considering the Post-Earthquake Age" Symposia Series (October 15, 2011)
• Crown Prince Naruhito Visits the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (October 29, 2011)
• 2011 Round Table Forum with Female High School Students (November 6, 2011)
• "Consultative Meeting with the Business Sector on Foreign Student Support" (October 27, 2011)
• Center for Ecological Research Celebrates 20th Anniversary (November 6, 2011)
• Junichi Mori, Director-General of the Organization for the Promotion of International Relations, Attends Japan-Uzbekistan University Presidents Meeting (November 11, 2011)
• 2nd Kyoto University Scenic Photo Contest Award Ceremony (October 27, 2011)
• President Hiroshi Matsumoto Joins Euro Rakuyukai's Regular Gathering in London (October 20, 2011)
• Halloween Party Held at "KI-ZU-NA" Student Lounge (October 27, 2011)
• Clock Tower Concert ("Afternoon Opera Highlights") (November 6, 2011)
• Alumni Meeting in Malaysia (Dark Blue no Kai) (September 26, 2011)
• Recycling Fair and Tea Party Held at Uji Campus (November 1, 2011)
• Noh Theatre Performance held (December 16, 2011 )
• The 1st AEARU Symposium on the Culture of Chinese Characters (December 15-16, 2011)
• Kyoto University Hosts AEARU 17th Annual General Meeting and 29th Board of Directors Meeting (December 14, 2011)
• Kyoto University's Response to the Great East Japan Earthquake (January 4, 2012)

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Published December

• KU-TU International Symposium on Education and Research in Environmental Management: 4th Symposium of Kyoto University EML Program (December 11, 2011)
• Terahertz Pulse Increases Electron Density 1,000-Fold: Findings Point to Advances in Transistor and Solar Cell Development
• Professor Okada has been elected as the next Dean of the School of Government (December 22, 2011)
• Student Lounge "KI-ZU-NA" December Event 'KI-ZU-NA's Rice Cake Making Party!' (December 14, 2011)
• Professor Maehira has been elected as the next Dean of the Graduate School of Education and the Faculty of Education (December 15, 2011)
• Professor Sato has been elected as the next Director of the Institute for Chemical Research (December 14, 2011)
• Professor Hayashi has been reelected as the next Director of the Center for Integrated Area Studies (December 14, 2011)
• The second iPSC patent registered in the U.S. (November 24, 2011)
• Professor Shimizu has been reelected as the next Director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies (December 13, 2011)
• Professor Kaji has been elected as the next Director of the Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies (December 9, 2011)
• Transparent crabs
• Elucidating the mechanisms behind common complications from chronic kidney diseases
• Genetic Changes Mapped in a Diverse Sample of ES Cells: the ISCI Takes a Major Step Toward Medical Applications

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Published November

• Mouse Genome Protection: Understanding the Role of the Miwi Protein
• Traffic Safety and Disaster Prevention Training Session for Foreign Students （October 20, 2011）
• 2011 Kyoto University Forest Science Public Seminar ("Watching the World from Forests and Trees") (October 8-9, 2011)
• KU Designated for MEXT Project ("Development of Systems for Training and Maintaining Research Administrators [Development of a Research Administration System]") (October 7, 2011)
• Center for Women Researchers Hosts Symposium, Titled "My Work and Career Design IV: Corporate Researchers and Work-Life Balance" (October 14, 2011)
• Kyoto University Tokyo Forum (October 5, 2011)
• "Let's Study Abroad: International Internship Information Sessions" (October 12-13, 2011)
• Kyoto University Hospital Holds the 11th Session of Kyoto University's "Considering the Post-Earthquake Age" Symposia Series ("Medical Services, Treatments and Infection Control after the Great Earthquake") (September 29, 2011)
• Kyoto University Museum Holds International Seminar (October 11, 2011)
• International Exchange Course ("Living, Environment, Peace: Learning from Vietnam [Part II]") (September 3-18, 2011)
• Inauguration Ceremony of KU Alumni Association in Singapore (RAKUSEIKAI) (September 23, 2011)
• International Exchange Course ("A Changing Southeast Asia: Environment, Industry and Society") (September 5-17, 2011)
• Graduate Student Kiseki Nakamura Awarded Georges Charpak Award (October 12, 2011)
• STS Forum 2011 University Presidents' Breakfast Meeting (October 3, 2011)
• Yukawa Memorial Foundation Announces the Winner of Its 2011 Yukawa-Kimura Prize (October 11, 2011)
• RISH Demonstrates Advanced Microwave Energy Transmission Laboratory Systems, Phased-Array Advanced Microwave Power Transmission Systems, and Rectenna Systems for Power Reception (September 28, 2011)
• The 22nd DPRI Open Lecture ("How Should We Confront Mega Disasters: Assumptions and Their Limitations") (September 29, 2011)
• Disaster Protection Café ("Building Damages by Earthquakes: Lessons from Hanshin and East Japan") (October 1, 2011)
• Two KU Projects to be Funded by Service Science, Solutions and Foundation Integrated Research Program under JST's CREST Program (September 28, 2011)
• 50th Kyoto University Future Forum (September 30, 2011)
• KU Joins "Innovation Japan 2011 -- University Fair" and "10th Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Promotion Conference" (September 21-22, 2011)
• First Stars Heavy But Not Monstrous -Researchers recreate Universe's first star-
• A Delegation from Beijing Jiaotong University Visited the Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University (November 4, 2011)
• iCeMS Katsura Laboratory Relaunched as Collaborative Center (October 27, 2011)
• Students from Kasetsart University, Thailand, Participated in The Overseas Study Program of International Exchange Course (October 10-22, 2011)
• Recipients of the Autumn 2011 Decoration announced (November 3, 2011)
• Professor kunitake Ito, Graduate School of Letters, and Professor Keiji Maruoka, Graduate School of Science selected to receive the Medal with Purple Ribbon (November 2, 2011)
• iCeMS Deputy Director Susumu Kitagawa and Lab Members Speak at Multi-Sector Business Seminar (September 26, 2011)

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Published October

• Professor Emeritus Mitsuhiro Yanagida Selected for the Order of Culture (October 25, 2011)
• Professor Emeritus Kohei Tamao Selected as a Person of Cultural Merit (October 25, 2011)
• Kyoto University Auditing Students Joined Orientation for KCJS 2011 Fall Semester (September 1, 2011)
• Field Study Summer School Program at UC Davis Extension (USA) (August 13 - September 5, 2011)
• KU Teams Participate in 39th Sakyo Volunteer Fire Company Drill Meeting (September 15, 2011)
• "Junior Campus 2011" Seminars for Junior High School Students (September 17-18, 2011)
• Artificial hearing without artificial power
• Recent Solar Activity
• 2011 Kyoto University VBL Global Leader Cultivation Cup for University Students (August 17-20, 2011)
• Graduate School of Informatics Holds Open Course 2011 (“Information Processing Today: Smart Ways to Process Images and Sounds”) (August 12, 2011)
• Kyoto University Regional Seminar (Ehime Seminar) and Social Gathering with Kyoto University Ehime Alumni (September 18, 2011)
• Meeting with Taiwan KU Alumni Association Members (September 6, 2011)
• Volunteer Students Sent to Help in the Recovery of Tohoku (August 26-30, 2011)
• Welcome Meeting for the Chairman of the National Council of Bhutan and his Delegation (September 30, 2011)
• Institute for Research in Humanities Hosts Its 7th "Tokyo Kanseki Seminar" (September 2, 2011)
• Kyoto University Education Symposium--"Considering the Present and Future of Education at Kyoto University" (September 2, 2011)
• Japan-Peru: FMT Summer School and Data Analysis Workshop Held at Hida Observatory (July 20-27, 2011)
• "Dashi (Broth) Event" Held at Kasetsart University, Thailand (August 29, 2011)
• 2011 Kyoto University VBL Global Leader Cultivation Cup for High School Students (August 5, 2011)
• Research Information Repository KURENAI Ranked 8th in the World (August 31, 2011)
• Joetsu Rakuyukai Regular Meeting (August 6, 2011)
• Open Campus 2011 (August 10-11, 2011)
• Kyoto University's Response to the Great East Japan Earthquake (October 7, 2011)
• Extremely strong coupling superconductivity of heavy-electrons in two-dimension
• Seminar on G30 Japanese Education held in commemoration of the first anniversary of the VKCO (September 17, 2011)
• iCeMS Director Norio Nakatsuji Addresses Plenary at World Stem Cell Summit (October 5, 2011)
• Professor Kohshima has been elected as the next Director of the Wildlife Research Center.(October 3, 2011)
• Electrical control of ferromagnetic phase transition in cobalt at room temperature

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Published September

• Degree Conferment Ceremony Held (September 26, 2011)
• KU Sends Donation to Disaster-Stricken Municipalities (August 24, 2011)
• Kyoto University Museum Summer Learning Class ("Experience Expo Summer 2011--What You Find in the Museum This Summer Is Fun to Learn and a Pleasure to Understand") (August 3-7, 2011)
• Radiation Emergency Medicine Regional Forum (Kyoto Prefecture) (July 30, 2011)
• SCJ Kinki District Conference Lecture Meeting ("Evaluation of Japanese Universities by the World") (July 30, 2011)
• Opening Party for Kitchen Laboratory of Japanese Cuisine Laboratory Project (July 28, 2011)
• 4th Conference of Kyoto University Hospital iPS Cell/Regenerative Medicine Study Group (July 1, 2011)
• Astronomical Observatory Tour (“Look up into the Sky”) (August 17, 2011)
• Graduate School of Engineering Holds Mazume Research Encouragement Prize Award Ceremony (August 12, 2011)
• Kyoto University Museum Co-hosts International Symposium with Guangzhou University (August 9-11, 2011)
• 2nd Session of Kyoto University Exchange Meeting (August 17, 2011)
• SATREPS Workshop Seminar ("Nature Conservation with People's Welfare in Tropical Rain Forests in Africa") (July 22, 2011)
• Members of the Kyoto University Gifu Alumni (Rakuyukai) Get Together in Gifu City (July 30, 2011)
• Kyoto University Symposia Series VII ("Great Earthquakes and Tsunamis [Part One] -- The DPRI's Emergency Report Session on the Great East Japan Earthquake") (July 26, 2011)
• Wildlife Research Center Establishes Its Kumamoto Sanctuary (August 1, 2011)
• Kyoto University's Symposia Series ("Considering the Post-Earthquake Age I-II") --Seminar on Kyoto University's New Technology: "The Realities of Soil & Water Contamination and High-Speed Removal of Radionuclides" (August 4, 2011)
• Ceremony to Confer the Title of Professor Emeritus (August 12, 2011)
• Kyoto University New Technology Presentation Meeting (August 5, 2011)
• Supporting Children's Mental Recovery: Children from Fukushima Visit the Kyoto University Museum (August 1 and 9, 2011)
• Institute for Chemical Research Holds Its 14th "Chemical Research for High School Students--Hear, See, and Enjoy the Forefront of Chemistry" Event (July 30, 2011)
• "Report Session for the 2010 VBL Research Grant-in-Aid for Young Researchers" and "2011 VBL-PD Research Presentation" (July 22, 2011)
• Kyoto University's Response to the Great East Japan Earthquake (September 16, 2011)
• Student Lounge "KI-ZU-NA" September Event 'Round-table talk at 'KI-ZU-NA'!' (September 12, 2011)
• Memorandum of Understanding for Academic Exchange and Cooperation and Student Exchange Agreement concluded with Koç University, Turkey on the occasion of the 16th Kyoto University International Symposium (September 7–9, 2011)
• Fast, Cheap, and Accurate: Detecting CO2 with a Fluorescent Twist
• Kyoto University's Response to the Great East Japan Earthquake (September 1, 2011)
• Why color vision has evolved in humans and higher primates?

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Published August

• Kyoto University granted its first iPS cell patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (August 11, 2011)
• Kyoto University's Response to the Great East Japan Earthquake (August 25, 2011)
• Statement by the RU11 University Association "Request for a revision of the assessment methods used by Thomson Reuters for the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings" （July 31, 2011）
• Three Cepheid variable stars were discovered from infrared observations in the center of our Milky Way Galaxy
• Student Lounge "KI-ZU-NA" August Event 'Let's experience Tea Ceremony!' (August 18, 2011)
• Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) technology developed in Kyoto Univ. is now introduced in the transcription system in the House of Representatives of Japan
• Kyoto University Delegation Exchanges Opinions with Kyoto University's Japanese Alumni in Malaysia (June 29, 2011)
• KUIC Symposium--“Proposals from Kyoto: Considering Japan in the 21st Century” (July 3, 2011)
• Executive Vice-President Ohnishi Meets with Members of the Kyoto Union Club (Thailand) (July 2, 2011)
• Let's Study Abroad: Overseas Travel Safety Briefing (July 13, 2011)
• Kyoto University Malaysian Alumni Come Together to Found an Association (June 30, 2011)
• 1st Session of Kyoto University’s “Considering the Post-Earthquake Age” Symposia Series Held--Seminar on Kyoto University’s New Technology (“The Cleaning and Removal of Radioactive Materials from the Soil and the Impact on Plants”) (July 14, 2011)
• Let's Study Abroad: Briefing Session for Studying in Asia (July 7, 2011)
• 49th Kyoto University Future Forum (July 13, 2011)
• Let's Study Abroad: Experiences of Study Abroad Students (June 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2011)
• Let's Study Abroad: Introduction to Overseas Partner Institutions (June 14, 21 and 28, 2011)
• Kyoto University Museum Holds Special Exhibition--"A History of the Study of Flowers: The Kyoto University Collection of Botanical Specimens" (July 15, 2011)
• European Patent Granted to iPS Cell Technology (July 11, 2011)
• 9th Eco-Energy & Materials Science and Engineering Symposium (May 25-27, 2011)
• Kyoto University Hokkaido Alumni Meeting (July 1, 2011)
• Kyoto University Exchange Meeting (July 3, 2011)
• 1961 Graduates of the Faculty of Economics Hold Alumni Meeting Commemorating Their 50th Graduation Anniversary (May 30, 2011)
• Social Gathering of Professors Emeriti (June 24, 2011)
• Inauguration Ceremony for Kyoto University Hospital's Clinical Research Center for Medical Equipment Development (CRCMeD) (June 29, 2011)
• iCeMS and MRC-CRM Held Joint Symposium to Further Stem Cell S&T Collaboration (July 25, 2011)
• 62nd Kyoto University and the University of Tokyo Interscholastic Boat Race (June 26, 2011)
• Ovarian Cancer Advances When Genes Are Silenced
• iCeMS-Heidelberg Joint Symposium Achieves Significant Cross-Disciplinary Research Progress (July 21-23, 2011)

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Published July

• 48th Kyoto University Future Forum (June 15, 2011)
• AY 2011 Kyoto University Anniversary Concert (June 17, 2011)
• 2nd Asia Regional Meeting of the International Forestry Students' Association (May 16-21, 2011)
• Length of Service Award Ceremony (June 20, 2011)
• Wildlife Research Center Seminar -- "Conservation and Sustainable Use of Ghanaian Wildlife: Research Report and Plan for This Year"(June 8, 2011)
• President Hosts Welcome Party for International Students (June 15, 2011)
• Kyoto University Team Wins First Prize in 2011 International Contest of Applications in Nano/Micro Technologies (June 6, 2011)
• Symposium "My Work and Career Design III: Working at an Independent Administrative Research Institution" (June 17, 2011)
• Sports Union Sends Off World Championship Competitors (June 20, 2011)
• A single molecule of water encapsulated in fullerene C60
• Inauguration Ceremony for the Center for Advanced Science and Innovation at the Uji Campus (June 1, 2011)
• Opening Ceremony for the 2011 Kyoto University-University of Tokyo Interscholastic Matches (June 11, 2011)
• KUMaS (Kyoto University Graduate School of Management Matching System) Begins Operation (June 14, 2011)
• Euro Rakuyukai Gathers at Cambridge University (May 20, 2011)
• “Let’s Study Abroad: International Week” (May 23-27, 2011)
• Inaugural General Meeting of Micro Chemical Production Study Consortium in Kyoto University (May 11, 2011)
• Chinese Delegation to the “Japan-China Joint Program for Short-Term Human Resource Training in Sustainable Development” Donates to Earthquake Victims (May 19, 2011)
• APRU Inaugural Provosts Forum at the National University of Singapore (April 26-27, 2011)
• Annual May Tour of Kyoto University Osaka Alumni Club (May 14, 2011)
• President Hiroshi Matsumoto Attends NY Rakuyu-kai General Meeting (May 16, 2011)
• Special Exhibition for Geology Day -- "What the Earth Tells Us (2011): Deciphering the Planet's History" (May 14-15, 2011)
• Inauguration Ceremony of the Micro/Nano Fabrication Hub in Kyoto University (May 26, 2011)
• Class III of the Faculty of Law (1961 Graduates) Holds Alumni Meeting Commemorating 50th Graduation Anniversary (May 30, 2011)
• President Hiroshi Matsumoto Attends a Kyokyo-kai (KU Alumni Association in Beijing, China) Meeting and Exchanges Views with Its Members (April 23, 2011)
• President Hiroshi Matsumoto Attends Washington, D.C. Kyodai-kai Meeting (May 19, 2011)
• A clinical trial of immunotherapy using dendritic cells for advanced melanoma
• An English Language Brochure of Research Activities is Now Available (July 20, 2011)
• Student Lounge "KI-ZU-NA" June Event 'Let's experience 'Neo-Japanese Dance'' (July 13, 2011)
• Graduate School of Management Student Organized a Charity Event at Koç University in Turkey (April 27–28, May 13, 2011)
• Revolutionary radiation-sensitive plastic (trademark "Scintirex") with a performance superior to plastic scintillators used for measuring radiation and enabling a major reduction in production costs

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Published June

• Professor Kazuwa Nakao, Professor Iehisa Nezu and Professor Susumu Kitagawa selected to receive the Medal with Purple Ribbon (June 15, 2011)
• Recipients of the Spring 2011 Decoration announced (June 18, 2011)
• Student Lounge "KI-ZU-NA" June Event 'The 3rd 'KI-ZU-NA's Kyogen (Japanese Traditional Comedy) workshop' (June 18, 2011)
• Kyoto University's Response to the Great East Japan Earthquake (June 20, 2011)
• Vice-President Satoru Komori (Dean of the Graduate School of Engineering) Attended the 10th Anniversary Ceremony of the Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University (May 15, 2011)
• 2011 Safety and Health Training Program Session for New Graduate Students and Others at the Uji Campus (April 28, 2011)
• Special Lecture Series in English by Industry Lecturers Begin at the Graduate School of Agriculture (May 10, 2011)
• Graduate School of Agriculture Offers Entrance Exam Guidance at the Tokyo Office (May 7, 2011)
• Kyoto University Museum Enters into Academic Exchange Agreements with the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology’s Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (May 9, 2011)
• University Emergency Response Symposium on "Large-Scale Natural Disasters: Response and Recovery" (April 28, 2011)
• Kyoto University Museum Held Its "Children's Open-Air Museum in Maruyama" (May 5, 2011)
• Professor Emeritus Shoichi Kawano Awarded the 21st Minakata Kumagusu Prize (May 7, 2011)
• Traffic Safety and Disaster Prevention Training Session for Foreign Students (April 27, 2011)
• First Graduates of the Faculty of Engineering's Polymer Chemistry Department Held an Alumni Meeting (April 24, 2011)
• Clock Tower Concert--"What is an Orchestra?!" (May 8, 2011)
• "Let's Study Abroad": Exchange Program Briefing for Freshmen (April 20, 2011)
• Graduation Ceremony Held for Students in the Spring 2010 Class of the Education Unit/Program for Global Leaders in Advanced Engineering and Pharmaceutical Sciences (March 25, 2011)
• Second Twilight Cherry Blossom Concert at Uji Obaku Plaza (April 6, 2011)
• President Hiroshi Matsumoto and Executive Vice-President Yuzo Onishi Met with Taiwan Kyoto University Alumni Association Members (April 10, 2011)
• Ceremony Held to Confer the Title of Professor Emeritus (April 5, 2011)
• Professor Emeritus Masahiro Shogaito and Associate Professor Takuro Mochizuki of the Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences Receive the Japan Academy Prize (April 12, 2011)
• Guidance Sessions on Liberal Arts and General Education Courses for New Students (April 4, 5 and 6, 2011)
• MEXT Presents the 2011 Commendation for Science and Technology to Seventeen KU Researchers (April 11, 2011)
• Japan Educational Seminars and Indonesia-Japan Vice Rectors' Meeting held in Indonesia（May 14–17, 2011）

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Published May

• Kyoto University's Response to the Great East Japan Earthquake (May 30, 2011)
• Photo exhibition in the Clock Tower Centennial Hall: The life of wild chimpanzees at Bossou (May 31, 2011)
• APRU 15th Annual Presidents Meeting and Global Summit of University Presidents 2011 (GSUP) held at Tsinghua University, Beijing (April 23–24, 2011)
• Student Lounge "KI-ZU-NA" May Event 'Arashiyama and Jojakko-Ji Temple Tour' (May 21, 2011 )
• 1st APRU Provosts Forum held at the National University of Singapore (April 26–27, 2011)
• 2011 Graduate School Entrance Ceremony (April 7, 2011)
• 2011 Undergraduate Entrance Ceremony (April 7, 2011)
• Briefing Session on Support Systems for Young Researchers
• 2010-2011 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
• Clock Tower Concert Held: "2011 Junior Original Concert in Kyoto University"
• Graduate School of Law Concludes Academic Exchange Agreement with Julius Maximilian University Wurzburg Law School
• Third Symposium of the International Center for Human Resource Development in Environmental Management
• 17th Conference on Higher Education Held by Center for the Promotion of Excellence in Higher Education
• Interactive Content on Kyoto University’s Faculty and Graduate School Completed
• Executive Vice-President Ohnishi Met with Kyokyo-Kai Alumni Members in China
• Kyoto University's Response to the Great East Japan Earthquake (May 19, 2011)
• 2010 Kyoto University Sports Union Sports Award Ceremony
• Kyoto University Museum Enters Academic Exchange Agreements with Guangzhou University's College of Life Science
• 2010 Kyoto University President Award Ceremony
• Graduate School Commencement Ceremony
• Second Series of Lectures on “Learning Kyoto University’s Knowledge in Tokyo”: “The Diverse World of Life”
• Kyoto University Extension Program for Citizens
• School of Public Health Offers Academic Resources on Preventing and Treating Health Problems Related to the Great East Japan Earthquake
• Kyoto University Hospital DMAT Returns from Tohoku Region Pacific Coast Earthquake Mission
• Kyoto University Joined the Japan Pavilion at the AAAS Annual Meeting
• Sixth University Administrators Workshop Held in Association with the G30 Project
• Award Ceremony Held for the 3rd Tachibana Award for the Most Outstanding Female Researcher at Kyoto University
• Center for the Promotion of Excellence in Higher Education Held an International Symposium on "School-to-Work Transition"
• Meeting for the Foundation of the "Kyoto University Alumni Association in the Tokyo (Kanto) Area"
• 2010 DPRI Annual Meeting
• 8th Kyoto University Southeast Asian Forum and KU Japanese Alumni Association Reunion Party Held in Bangkok
• First Lecture Series on “Learning Kyoto University’s Knowledge in Tokyo” Held at Kyoto University Tokyo Office: “The World of Heian Literature”
• Kyoto University’s Thirty-six Projects Selected for the NEXT Program
• Third Tachibana Award for the Most Outstanding Female Researcher at Kyoto University to be Presented
• Institute for Chemical Research Organizes Endowed Research Section for Nano-Interface Photonics (SEI Group CSR Foundation)
• Award Ceremony Held for the Third Yukawa-Tomonaga Memorial Prize
• USJI Week and a Meeting of Kyoto University Washington, D.C. Alumni
• Executive Vice President Yuzo Onishi Lectured at the "Special Lecture Session by Universities of Kyoto" for the 2011 Kyo-aruki in Tokyo
• Approximately 17,000 People Visited a Special Exhibition on the Recovered Hayabusa Capsule at the Kyoto University Museum
• Kyoto University Museum Project Adopted by JSPS for the AA Science Platform Program
• Trial Run of the Ryoma Venture Certification Test (Entrepreneurial Proficiency Certification Test) Held
• Third Kansai Region Conference on the "Nationwide Network of Coordination Activities" (MEXT Program for Promoting Industry-Academia-Government Cooperation) Held
• 14th Professional Continuing Education Program on "Educating the Mind: How to Comprehensively Understand Challenging Children and Interact with Them"
• 60th Anniversary Meeting of Kyoto University Korea Alumni Held in Seoul
• Coordinator Meeting of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Held under the FY2010 Core University Program on "Urban Environment"
• Euro Rakuyukai Regular Gathering Held in London
• 2nd International Exhibition and Conference on Higher Education and 2nd Japan-Saudi Arabia University Presidents Meeting held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Lecture Presented on "The Board of Audit of Japan: Its System and Functions"
• Start-Up Workshop on "What It Takes for Ventures to Succeed" Held as Part of the Kyoto University Ventures Project
• Delegation from National Cheng Kung University (Taiwan) Visits the University
• Kyoto University's Response to the Great East Japan Earthquake (May 9, 2011)
• The 47th Kyoto University Future Forum Held
• Representatives from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Visited Katsura Campus
• The Third Conference of Kyoto University Hospital iPS Cell/Regenerative Medicine Study Group Held by Kyoto University Hospital
• The 2010 Yukawa-Kimura Prize Awarded
• Kyoto University's Response to the Great East Japan Earthquake (May 2, 2011)
• Student Lounge "KI-ZU-NA" April Event 'KI-ZU-NA's Potluck Luncheon'

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Published April

• Kyoto University's Response to the Great East Japan Earthquake (April 26, 2011)
• Kyoto University's Response to the Great East Japan Earthquake (April 21, 2011)
• President Matsumoto attends the AEARU 28th Board of Directors Meeting and Presidents’ Forum at National Tsing Hua University
• International Workshop "Bioethics Governance" and adoption of "Kyoto Statement of Solidarity and Support" for the people of East Japan
• University of Edinburgh MRC-CRM, Kyoto University iCeMS Sign Agreement on Academic Collaboration
• Kyoto University's Response to the Great East Japan Earthquake (April 4, 2011)

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