◆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, Faculty of Regional Collaboration, Visiting Lecturer; Marine Core Research Institute(MaCRI), Administrative Assistant

 Yoshihiro Kakizaki Marine Core Research Institute(MaCRI) Visiting Lecturer and Geology Specialist, Muroto Geopark Promotion Council

 Atsuko Shinna, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Associate Professor Kado

 Masao Iwai, Faculty of Science and Technology(Professor Kado) and Marine Core Research Institute(MaCRI)(Deputy Director)

 Masafumi Murayama, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies Faculty; Professor Kado, Marine Core Research Institute(MaCRI); Concurrent Faculty Member

(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