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Researchers Identify the "Ion Channel That Creates Night" in the Body Clock—Elucidating a New Mechanism for Suppressing Neural Activity at Night—

登録日：2026-8-7

Kanazawa University Students from the State University of New York at Buffalo Participate in the “Regional Development Planning Program” Organized by [Organization Name]

From May 29 to June 6, 10 students from the Department of Urban Planning at the University at Buffalo (UB)—a partner institution of the “Kanazawa University” program—participated in the “University Global Expansion Initiative: Support for Inter-University Exchange with the U.S. and Other Countries” […]

登録日：2026-8-7

Kanazawa University We Held the Fund's "Appreciation Event"

On July 18, we held a “Thank You Event” to express our gratitude to everyone who has donated to the “Kanazawa University” Fund to date. A total of 41 donors attended, including 24 individual donors and 17 corporate donors. This was the second time the “Thank You Event” was held at Kanazawa University, following last year’s event […]

登録日：2026-8-7

We Held the Hokuriku Region National Universities Business Digital Transformation Symposium

On July 24, under the leadership of Kanazawa University, we held the “Hokuriku Region National Universities Business DX Symposium” in collaboration with the University of Toyama, the University of Fukui, and Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST). The event was held in a hybrid format combining in-person and online participation, with approximately 300 Administrative Staff from the four universities […]

登録日：2026-8-6

Conducting a hands-on genetic analysis workshop on the topic of pollen for elementary school students and their parents

Kanazawa University Cancer Research Institute At Nano Life Science Institute, we held a “Genetic Analysis Workshop” for fifth- and sixth-grade elementary school students and their parents over three days—July 23, 27, and 28. Two parent-child pairs participated each day, for a total of six pairs, and they engaged in activities such as extracting DNA from pollen and P […]

登録日：2026-8-5

TeSH Event Held at the Nihonbashi Life Science Building: Promoting University-Spun-Off Startups in the Greater Tokyo Area

On June 25, “Tech Startup HOKURIKU (hereinafter referred to as TeSH)” (*1) held an event titled “Toward the Creation of Global Startups Originating from Academia in the Hokuriku Region—Life Sciences Edition” at the Nihonbashi Life Science Building in Tokyo […]

登録日：2026-8-4

New Factor "C/EBPγ" Found to Increase Resistance to Lung Cancer Treatment — Mechanism Linking Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) in Cancer Cells to DNA Repair Elucidated —

登録日：2026-8-4

Kanazawa University identified an existing drug that could serve as a novel treatment targeting glioblastoma stem cells

Kanazawa University University Hospital Atsuya Ichinose, Department of Neurosurgery Assistant Professor, Kanazawa University Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences Faculty of Medicine; Michihiro Saegusa, Department of Integrative Neurophysiology Professor, Cancer Research Institute; Atsushi Hirao, Gene and Chromosome Architecture Research Group / Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI) Professor, Kanazawa University […]

登録日：2026-8-4

Japanese Ambassador to Bahrain Pays a Courtesy Call on Wada President

On July 21, Ms. Asako Okai, the Japanese Ambassador to Bahrain, visited the university during her visit to the Hokuriku region and paid a courtesy call on President Takashi Wada. Kanazawa University Institute for the Study of Ancient Civilizations and Cultural Resources will be affiliated with the Bahrain Agency for Culture and Archaeology and the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo, in April 2023. […]

登録日：2026-8-4

Student Support Program "Summer Concert to Reach the Heart" 

On July 9, the Kanazawa University Health Service Center held its student support program (*) “Summer Concert That Touches the Heart” in the Grand Hall of the University Hall in the North Area of the Kakuma Campus, with approximately 40 participants, including students, international students, and faculty and staff. As part of the student support program, […]

登録日：2026-8-3

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Selected for the “Advanced Research Infrastructure Renewal Project (EPOCH)”—Establishing a New Research Support Hub, “Science Commons”

Kanazawa University The “EPOCH Kanazawa University Science Commons-Based Research Infrastructure Renewal Project” has been selected under the “Advanced Research Infrastructure Renewal Project (EPOCH)*” (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology). The core of the project (Kanazawa University) is the newly constructed […]

登録日：2026-7-31

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Selected for the “Advanced Research Infrastructure Renewal Project (EPOCH)”—Establishing a New Research Support Hub, “Science Commons”

登録日：2026-7-31

A meeting was held between high school principals and career guidance counselors for the Reiwa 8 academic year regarding Teacher and Kanazawa University

On July 21, we held a roundtable discussion with high school principals and career guidance counselors for Reiwa 8 Teacher and Kanazawa University. The event was conducted in a hybrid format combining in-person and online participation, with 49 teachers from high schools across the country in attendance. During the meeting, we provided an overview of Kanazawa University and Reiwa 9 […]

登録日：2026-7-30

President 's Message Regarding the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake

We express our deepest condolences to those who lost their lives in the Reiwa 8 Kumamoto Earthquake that occurred on July 28, 2026, and extend our heartfelt sympathies to all those affected by the disaster. Furthermore, we would like to express our gratitude to those involved in rescue operations, support for disaster victims, the restoration of essential services, medical efforts, and other activities […]

登録日：2026-7-30

Delegation from Srinakharinwirot University (Thailand) Visits Kanazawa University

On July 21, Arin Gamniyom, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Environmental Culture and Ecotourism at Srinakharinwirot University in Thailand—one of our university’s international partner institutions—Executive Director (Kanazawa University, a graduate of the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology program), along with two other members of her delegation, visited Kanazawa University. The delegation discussed the integration of Institute of Transdisciplinary Sciences for Innovation […]

登録日：2026-7-29

Black Hole “Shock Wave” Reaches 300,000 Light-Years Away — Energy Exceeding 100 Times Previous Estimates Discovered —

登録日：2026-7-29

Toward a University That Doesn’t Let Research Findings “Lie Dormant”: Seminar Held to Discuss the Implementation of Open Science — Exploring Mechanisms to Return Academic Knowledge to the Community by Leveraging AI, Electronic Lab Notebooks, and Research Data —

登録日：2026-7-28

Experience cutting-edge science! Summer High School Science Experience Seminar for High School Students" was held.

登録日：2026-7-28

Researchers Successfully Transfer Spin Polarization Generated by Room Temperature and Light to "Pyruvate," a Molecular Agent for Cancer Metabolic MRI Diagnostics — Utilizing the Phenomenon Where Molecules Assemble in a Matter of Seconds, a Step Toward Realizing Next-Generation High-Sensitivity MRI —

登録日：2026-7-28

The History of Ancestral Populations and Evolutionary Adaptations to Diet Revealed by High-Precision Genomes of Jomon and Yayoi People

登録日：2026-7-28