News Institutional News Research Update Facet News type Algebra Analysis Artificial intelligence Atomic physics Biochemistry Bioinformatics Biology Biophysics Biotechnology Botany Cell biology Chemistry Complex systems Computer sciences Condensed matter physics Cyber Security Data science Deep learning Developmental biology Developmental neuroscience Ecology Engineering and applied sciences Environmental sciences Evolutionary biology Fluid dynamics Genetics Genomics Health sciences Immunology Informatics Machine learning Marine sciences Material science Mathematics Mechanics Medicine Molecular biology Nanoscience Neuroscience Optics Organic chemistry Photonics Physics Physiology Polymer chemistry Psychology Quantum Quantum field theory Robotics Soft matter physics Structural biology Synthetic biology Synthetic organic chemistry Theoretical sciences Topology Virology Facet Specialty 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2005 Facet Date Created Clear filters Institutional News University of the Ryukyus and OIST Sign Cooperation Agreement On March 22, 2012, President Teruo Iwamasa of the University of the Ryukyus and President Jonathan Dorfan of OIST signed an Agreement of Cooperation for the two universities. 28 March 2012 Research Update Waste Water to Energy: The Natural Solution Head of the Biological Systems Unit Professor Igor Goryanin gave a presentation on March 5th about an environmentally friendly solution to waste water treatment to 30 invited guests from various Okinawan industries. 27 March 2012 Research Update The Long Road to Publication For Gunnar Wilken, a researcher in OIST’s Structural Cellular Biology Unit, the winding path to publication involved four continents, the help of a legendary mathematician, and a very difficult proof. 23 March 2012 Institutional News Thousands visit OIST for Open Campus 2012 OIST held its second Open Campus event on Sunday, March 18, drawing more than 3,000 visitors from Okinawa and beyond. 21 March 2012 Institutional News Generous Donation On March 15, 2012, Mr. Iwao Kakazu and Mr. Tsuyoshi Kakazu handed a donation to OIST President Jonathan Dorfan in memory of their mother Mrs. Takako Kakazu, who was a strong supporter of the OIST vision. 16 March 2012 Research Update Creativity, an Indispensable Requisite in Physics Research by Assistant Professor Keshav Dani, who leads the OIST Femtosecond Spectroscopy Unit, aims to understand the physics of what happens to electrons in materials at the femtosecond timescale, a millionth of a billionth of a second. 15 March 2012 Research Update OIST Meeting Homes in on Long-standing Evolutionary Puzzle From March 5-7, a group of genomics researchers and evolutionary biologists met at OIST in pursuit of an ambitious goal: to develop a new theory of evolution. 15 March 2012 Institutional News OIST concludes collaboration agreement with Okinawa Prefecture On March 13, OIST entered into a collaboration agreement with the Okinawa Prefectural Government to enhance cooperation on a wide range of areas that include the establishment of an international R&D cluster on the island. 14 March 2012 Institutional News Stream of Visitors Over the last weeks, there has been a steady stream of visitors to the OIST campus. 13 March 2012 Institutional News OIST Selected as Inaugural Member of Kauffman Global Partners Network The Kauffman Foundation has established the Global Partners Network to catalyze private and public sector resources around the world to support entrepreneurs and to foster economic growth within partner countries. 07 March 2012 Institutional News OIST in Chronicle of Higher Education Latest edition features OIST. 07 March 2012 Research Update OIST Researcher Talks about “Her Heaven” in Japanese Speech Contest On February 25, Ms. Caroline Starzynski, a short-term student research assistant from Germany in the G0 Cell Unit, and a student in the OIST intermediate Japanese class, took part in the 29th Japanese Speech Contest for Foreigners in Naha City. 29 February 2012 Pagination First page … 91 92 93 … Last page Media Coverage Coverage of OIST in the media and on the web Media Coverage
Institutional News University of the Ryukyus and OIST Sign Cooperation Agreement On March 22, 2012, President Teruo Iwamasa of the University of the Ryukyus and President Jonathan Dorfan of OIST signed an Agreement of Cooperation for the two universities. 28 March 2012
Research Update Waste Water to Energy: The Natural Solution Head of the Biological Systems Unit Professor Igor Goryanin gave a presentation on March 5th about an environmentally friendly solution to waste water treatment to 30 invited guests from various Okinawan industries. 27 March 2012
Research Update The Long Road to Publication For Gunnar Wilken, a researcher in OIST’s Structural Cellular Biology Unit, the winding path to publication involved four continents, the help of a legendary mathematician, and a very difficult proof. 23 March 2012
Institutional News Thousands visit OIST for Open Campus 2012 OIST held its second Open Campus event on Sunday, March 18, drawing more than 3,000 visitors from Okinawa and beyond. 21 March 2012
Institutional News Generous Donation On March 15, 2012, Mr. Iwao Kakazu and Mr. Tsuyoshi Kakazu handed a donation to OIST President Jonathan Dorfan in memory of their mother Mrs. Takako Kakazu, who was a strong supporter of the OIST vision. 16 March 2012
Research Update Creativity, an Indispensable Requisite in Physics Research by Assistant Professor Keshav Dani, who leads the OIST Femtosecond Spectroscopy Unit, aims to understand the physics of what happens to electrons in materials at the femtosecond timescale, a millionth of a billionth of a second. 15 March 2012
Research Update OIST Meeting Homes in on Long-standing Evolutionary Puzzle From March 5-7, a group of genomics researchers and evolutionary biologists met at OIST in pursuit of an ambitious goal: to develop a new theory of evolution. 15 March 2012
Institutional News OIST concludes collaboration agreement with Okinawa Prefecture On March 13, OIST entered into a collaboration agreement with the Okinawa Prefectural Government to enhance cooperation on a wide range of areas that include the establishment of an international R&D cluster on the island. 14 March 2012
Institutional News Stream of Visitors Over the last weeks, there has been a steady stream of visitors to the OIST campus. 13 March 2012
Institutional News OIST Selected as Inaugural Member of Kauffman Global Partners Network The Kauffman Foundation has established the Global Partners Network to catalyze private and public sector resources around the world to support entrepreneurs and to foster economic growth within partner countries. 07 March 2012
Research Update OIST Researcher Talks about “Her Heaven” in Japanese Speech Contest On February 25, Ms. Caroline Starzynski, a short-term student research assistant from Germany in the G0 Cell Unit, and a student in the OIST intermediate Japanese class, took part in the 29th Japanese Speech Contest for Foreigners in Naha City. 29 February 2012
