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Stay updated with the latest news from Kochi University. We regularly share information about student achievements, research results, and university initiatives.
◆Natural Sciences Faculty of Science and TechnologyResearch findings by a group led by Michiko Takahashi, JSPS Research Fellow; Yoshito Takano, Specially Appointed Researcher; and Professor Keizo Nagasaki of the Viral Ecology Laboratory in the Department of Water and Environmental Sciences were published in the U.S. scientific journal *Science of the Total Environment*, with the online version released on January 18, Reiwa 3.
◆Professor Emeritus Kosaku Yamaoka’s book, *A Sea Kayaking Pilgrimage to the Source of the Kuroshio Current*, has been published.
◆ Medical SchoolMedical Course Professor Keishi Inoue of the Department of Urology received the “IJU Top Cited Article Award of the Year 2019”
◆Call for Applications for New Residents in Student Dormitories for the Reiwa 3 Academic Year
◆ Medical School: A paper by a research group led by Assistant Professor Hideaki Kuga of the Department of Biochemistry and Professor Koichi Honke, Executive Director for Research, Evaluation, and Medical Affairs, was published in the December 2020 issue of the *Journal of Lipid Research*, the official journal of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), and was featured in the society’s newsletter, *ASBMB Today*.
◆We have begun making the Kochi University Academic Core Repository (KU-ABCR) database publicly available.
Medical SchoolMedical Course Research findings by a group led by Assistant Professor Shogo Shimizu and Professor Genken Saito Medical Course were published in the U.S. scientific journal *Life Sciences*, with the online version released on December 19, 2020.
◆Research findings by a group led by Professor Minoru Ikehara Science Research Center Marine Science Research Center were published in the U.S. scientific journal *Bulletin of the Geological Society of America* on January 11, 2021.
Job Opening for Technical Staff (Electrical/Mechanical) at Kochi University
◆Professor Faculty of Agriculture and Marine Science will appear on the NHK General TV program "Chico-chan ni Shikarareru!", scheduled to air on Friday, January 8, 2021.