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Visualizing the Source of Plasma Waves in Outer Space
World’s First Discovery of “Ring‑Shaped Rapidly Expanding Pulsating Aurora”

Kanazawa University Institute of Science and Engineering Faculty of Electrical, Information and Communication Engineering / Mitsunori Ozaki (Advanced Research Center for Space Science and Technology) Associate Professor, Satoshi Yagitani Professor, Shoya Matsuda Associate Professor, and Emerging Media Initiative / Teiya Kasahara (Advanced Research Center for Space Science and Technology) Professor and colleagues from the Graduate School of Information and Communication Engineering at the University of Electro-Communications […]

登録日：2026-8-24

Exchange Program Conducted with Students from the University of the Philippines Manila and  Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy

For seven days, from July 24 to 30, five medical students from the University of the Philippines Manila College of Medicine and two medical students from the Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Vietnam visited the Kanazawa University. This visit was organized by the “International Medical Exchange Society,” an extracurricular organization affiliated with the Kanazawa University, and was led by Dr. College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences […]

登録日：2026-8-21

Thermophilic Bacteria That Alleviate Transient Intestinal Disturbances in Livestock: Inference of the Molecular Mechanism for Alleviating Diarrhea During Weaning

登録日：2026-8-21

Closing the loop: One-step toxic lead recovery from flexible perovskite solar cells

—-Kanazawa University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology: Komi Yazawa, a second-year doctoral student; Kanazawa University Nanomaterials Research Institute: Shahiduzaman Mohammad Associate Professor; Tetsuya Toma Professor; Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI): Katsuhiro Maeda Professor; Institute of Science and Engineering: […]

登録日：2026-8-21

New Survival Strategy of Pufferfish Larvae Uncovered— “TDT,” a virtually non-toxic pufferfish toxin analog, functions as a “warning signal” that instantly repels predators —

登録日：2026-8-20

New Robot Hand Developed That Switches Between Multiple Grippers Using a Single Motor

登録日：2026-8-20

President’s Message Regarding the August 2026 Chiba Heavy Rains

We express our deepest condolences to those who lost their lives in the torrential rains that struck Chiba on August 13, and we extend our heartfelt sympathies to all those affected by the disaster. Ishikawa Prefecture, home to Kanazawa University, suffered extensive damage during the Reiwa 6 Noto Peninsula Earthquake and the Reiwa 6 September Oku-Noto Torrential Rains […]

登録日：2026-8-19

August 19: Kanazawa University J-PEAKS Symposium Held

登録日：2026-8-18

Supporting students through nutrition education: tasting simple breakfast soup with plenty of vegetables

Health Service Center As a part of its student support program, the University of Tokyo (UT) holds a nutrition education program called "Simple Breakfast Soup Tasting with Plenty of Vegetables" every quarter. This program is designed to prevent students from missing breakfast and to help them balance their nutritional intake and lead a healthy university life [...].

登録日：2026-8-18

Kanazawa University Alumni Executives Association “Acanthus Club” Held for the First Time

On July 18, the “Acanthus Club,” an alumni business leaders’ association for graduates of the Kanazawa University who are involved in the management of companies and organizations, was held for the first time, with 54 participants. 　At the venue, the Kanazawa University MIRAICHI Research Center, flower arrangement artist Reiwa Ueda (a graduate of the Faculty of Pharmacy) created an arrangement […]

登録日：2026-8-18

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 Fund “Appreciation Gathering” Held

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

Hokuriku Region National Universities Administrative DX Symposium Held

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 Nihonbashi Life Science Building — Promoting University‑Based Startup Creation Toward the Tokyo Metropolitan 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

Support for Students Affected by the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake

We extend our deepest sympathies to all those affected by the Reiwa 8 Kumamoto Earthquake. We are providing financial assistance to students whose household financial circumstances have changed drastically as a result of this earthquake. If you are eligible, please click here for more information. If you have any questions, please contact us here […]

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

Ambassador of Japan to Bahrain Pays Courtesy Visit to President Wada

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