◆Five faculty and staff members jointly received the 2025 Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award for Science and Technology (Public Understanding Category)

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Five faculty and staff members from multiple departments jointly received the 2025 Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award for Science and Technology (Public Understanding Category).

 The award-winning project, titled "Promoting Natural Science Literacy through Geoparks," was carried out through cross-departmental collaboration and regional partnerships.

 Name of the recipient:

 Tsubasa Ogasawara, Visiting Lecturer, Faculty of Regional Collaboration; Administrative Assistant, International Marine Core Research Institute

 Yoshihiro Kakizaki, Visiting Lecturer at the International Marine Core Research Institute and Geological Specialist for the Muroto Geopark Promotion Council

 Atsuko Shinna, Associate Professor, Division of Humanities and Social Sciences

 Masao Iwai, Professor, Division of Science and Engineering; Deputy Director, International Marine Core Research Institute

 Masafumi Murayama, Professor, Division of Interdisciplinary Sciences; Concurrent Faculty Member, International Research Institute for Marine Core Studies

(Reference) Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Official Announcement Page: Announcement of Recipients of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Awards in the Field of Science and Technology for Fiscal Year 2025: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology