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Tohoku University to Launch Innovative Gateway College in 2027
This new undergraduate education hub represents a significant departure from traditional Japanese university structures by transcending faculty boundaries and embracing a global approach to learning.
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Homecoming Day 2025
The event brought together the local community and alumni eager to reconnect, reminisce and learn more about the university's latest activities.
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A New Database Highlights Cultural Nuances in Emotion-Infused Body Movements
Performers from Sendai and Taiwan had their reactions to certain emotions recorded, enabling researchers to create a database more reflective of body movements and their emotional connotations unique to Asia.
News
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Tohoku University and the University of Washington Announce Strategic Partner Funds AY2026
This joint research fund between Tohoku University and the University of Washington is now open for applications for funding in 2026.
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World's First Mitochondrial Disease Treatment 'MA-5' Commences Phase II Clinical Trial
Mitochondrial diseases are extremely debilitating, and yet, there are no approved treatments. This clinical trial in Japan hopes to change that.
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Gender Equity in STEM the Focus at 2025 DEI Symposium
This year's event focused on advancing gender equity in STEM, and featured GISTeR President Heisook Lee as the keynote speaker.
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New List of Highly Cited Researchers Includes Seven from Tohoku University
The list identifies researchers who have made significant contributions to their fields and whose works consistently receive high recognition.
Research
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Rare-Earth Europium Substitution Allows for More Control Over CO₂-to-Fuel Conversion
Researchers found the key to taming electrochemical reactions, so they don't produce rogue byproducts instead of valuable fuels.
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For Green Energy: Exposing Just One Active Site Boosts Catalytic Activity
Sometimes the simplest solution is the best one. This research shows how exposing a single active site has huge implications for producing green energy.
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New Fully Digital Design Paves the Way for Scalable Probabilistic Computing
You've heard of qubits, now get ready for p-bits! Researchers developed a fully digital p-bit design that improves the efficiency of probabilistic computers.
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Listening to the 'Whispers' of Electrons and Crystals: A Quantum Discovery
This research uncovers a surprising quantum phenomenon hidden inside ordinary crystals that is related to one of physics' most iconic numbers
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Recruitment Notice: Specially Appointed Professor (Administrative)
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Tenure-Track Faculty Positions at the Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Department of Death & Life Studies / Practical Religious Studies
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Tenure-Track Faculty Positions at the Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Department of Innovative Japanese Studies
