Panelists of 9 Aug 2013 Nature Cafe (Second from left is Director Joi Ito of MIT's Media Lab)

On June 29 and 30, the International Conference on Climate Change and Coral Reef Conservation (organized by the Ministry of Environment and Okinawa Prefecture with the support of OIST and the University of the Ryukyus) was held at the OIST campus.

On June 29 and 30, the International Conference on Climate Change and Coral Reef Conservation (organized by the Ministry of Environment and Okinawa Prefecture with the support of OIST and the University of the Ryukyus) was held at the OIST campus. Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara was guided around the OIST campus and visited the Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit (led by Prof. Yabing Qi), in which new solar energy materials are being developed. He also stopped by at the Marine Genomics Unit (led by Prof. Noriyuki Satoh), which conducts genome research of marine organisms such as corals.

Pianist Etsuko Hirose with Nobel Laureates Torsten Wiesel, Yuan Tseh Lee, Jerome Friedman and Tim Hunt, and OIST executives

OIST Assistant Professor Yoko Yazaki-Sugiyama (Nature Cafe 9 Aug 2013)

2nd Annual SCORE! third-place winners Nikawadori Miyu, Kikka Uezu, Yuma Umezaki of Okinawa Prefectural Chubu Agricultural High School.