Universität FreiburgJun 16

🇩🇪🤝🇯🇵 Universität Freiburg und Nagoya University (Japan) vertiefen ihre langjährige #Partnerschaft

📜✍️Im Rahmen eines Delegationsbesuchs wurden zwei wegweisende Meilensteine gesetzt: Prof. Dr. Kerstin Krieglstein, Rektorin der #UniversitätFreiburg, und Prof. Dr. Naoshi Sugiyama, Präsident der #NagoyaUniversity, unterzeichneten ein gemeinsames Promotionsprogramm, das Joint Doctoral Programme, und eröffneten den Nagoya University Global Campus als erneut dauerhaft besetzte Repräsentanz in Freiburg.

💬 „Mit dem Joint Doctoral Programme schaffen wir einen klaren Pfad für gemeinsame Promotionen und fördern Talente, die an den Schnittstellen unserer Forschungsfelder arbeiten. Der Nagoya University Global Campus in Freiburg wird dabei zum Katalysator: Er macht Austausch schneller, einfacher und sichtbarer – und setzt Impulse, die in #Forschung, #Lehre und #Transfer ausstrahlen“, sagt Krieglstein.

🎓 Das Joint Doctoral Programme ermöglicht Promovierenden im Bereich der #Medizinwissenschaften dual betreute Promotionsprojekte sowie ausgedehnte Forschungsaufenthalte an der jeweiligen Partneruniversität.

🏢 Mit dem Nagoya University Global Campus wird die Partnerschaft mit Nagoya dauerhaft auf dem Campus sichtbar. Die am @FRIAS_UFreiburg verortete Anlaufstelle soll den Austausch von Studierenden und Forschenden weiter vereinfachen und die strategische Vernetzung beschleunigen.

➡️ Mehr Informationen: https://ufr.link/nagoya

The Japan TimesJun 9
A Japanese team of researchers has found that cats prefer silver vine, known in Japan as matatabi, over catnip, both regarded as cat attractants. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/09/japan/cats-preference-silver-vine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #cats #environment #iwateuniversity #nagoyauniversity
Japanese researchers find cats prefer silver vine over catnip

The team observed how cats would react to both silver vine and catnip when they were left to roam around freely.

The Japan Times
SciPost PhysicsApr 8

New #openaccess publication #SciPost #Physics

Metric-induced non-Hermitian physics

Pasquale Marra
SciPost Phys. 20, 103 (2026)
https://scipost.org/SciPostPhys.20.4.103

#KeioUniversity #NagoyaUniversity #SophiaUniversity

The Japan TimesJul 24, 2025
Japanese electronics giant Fujitsu said Thursday that it and Nagoya University have jointly developed an artificial intelligence-based simulation technology aimed at promoting ride-hailing services. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/24/companies/fujitsu-ai-ride-hailing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #fujitsu #nagoyauniversity #ai #tech
Fujitsu and Nagoya University develop AI-based tech to spread ride-hailing

The new technology will be offered to local governments struggling to secure means of transportation for elderly residents and business operators facing a shortage of drivers.

The Japan Times
Hacker NewsApr 19, 2025

A unique sound alleviates motion sickness

https://www.nagoya-u.ac.jp/researchinfo/result-en/2025/04/20250408-01.html

#HackerNews #uniqueSound #motionSickness #healthTech #researchInnovation #NagoyaUniversity

A unique sound alleviates motion sickness

A research group led by Takumi Kagawa and Masashi Kato at Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine has discovered t...

NU Research Information
The Japan TimesFeb 10, 2025
A research team has discovered a way to determine the sugar content levels of white strawberries without damaging them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/10/japan/white-strawberries-sugar-content/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fruit #strawberries #nagoyauniversity
New method reveals white strawberry sweetness without damage

Before such technology, the most common way to determine the sweetness of a strawberry was to crush it up and analyze the juice created.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesJan 6, 2025
Primates may have evolved their keen ability to detect snakes due to a fear response triggered by the reptiles' scales, rather than their elongated bodies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/06/japan/science-health/snake-scales-research/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #animals #snakes #nagoyauniversity #monkeys #primates
Primates’ fear of snakes may be linked to reptiles’ scales, study finds

Nagoya University researchers conclude that snakes’ scales, rather than their elongated bodies, are what trigger fear among humans and monkeys.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesNov 14, 2024
Universities in the Chubu region are trying to find ways to help, as students aspiring to study abroad are being bogged down by the weak yen and a global rise in prices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/11/japan/society/japan-university-study-abroad-weak-yen/ #japan #society #studyabroad #students #universities #nagoyauniversity #education #nagoya #aichi
SciPost PhysicsSep 25, 2024

New #openaccess publication #SciPost #Physics

On perturbation around closed exclusion processes

Masataka Watanabe
SciPost Phys. 17, 092 (2024)
https://scipost.org/SciPostPhys.17.3.092

#NagoyaUniversity

SciPost: SciPost Phys. 17, 092 (2024) - On perturbation around closed exclusion processes

SciPost Journals Publication Detail SciPost Phys. 17, 092 (2024) On perturbation around closed exclusion processes

Ana MizutaApr 11, 2024

📰 #ScienceDaily

After being insulted, #writing down your #feelings on #paper then getting rid of it reduces #anger
April 9, 2024

A #research group in #Japan has discovered that writing down one's reaction to a negative incident on a piece of paper and then shredding it or throwing it away reduces feelings of anger.

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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240409123905.htm

🏷️ #ScienceNews #science #NagoyaUniversity #University #AngerManagement #SocialPsychology #news #psychology #behavior #emotion #emotions #knowledge
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After being insulted, writing down your feelings on paper then getting rid of it reduces anger

Researchers have discovered a simple, but effective, strategy to help people reduce their feelings of anger. Disposing of a piece of paper containing your written thoughts on the cause of your anger can effectively neutralize it. This process is like a Japanese tradition called hakidashisara, in which people write their negative thoughts on a plate then destroy it. Their findings suggest a simple and effective method of suppressing anger supported by science.

ScienceDaily