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17 May 2013
In a paper in the June 5 issue of Neuron, researchers in the Cell Signal Unit and colleagues identified the mechanism behind how synapses assemble in cortico-basal ganglia circuits.
14 May 2013
While OIST adheres to a philosophy that rejects barriers between scientific disciplines, the University also seeks out ways to erase the lines between the arts and sciences. In a single week, the...
13 May 2013
Prof. Hirotaka Sugawara, Distinguished Professor and Special Advisor to the President of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University was awarded on May 13 the Order of the...
10 May 2013
The 6th meeting of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University’s (OIST) Board of Governors (BOG) took place on 9 and 10 May on the OIST campus. The University’s advisory body...
13 Mar 2013
OIST’s Lab 2 has earned a green building certification in new construction under the internationally recognized standard, Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design...
29 Jan 2013
One of the major frontiers of modern science is a comprehensive understanding of the human brain and its functions to guide the development of new technologies in information and communication. In a...
Eddies in a Turbulent Thin Film of Soapy Water
25 Dec 2012
20 Dec 2012
20 Dec 2012
Benoit Guénard, a post-doc in the Biodiversity and Biocomplexity Unit, helps chi
19 Dec 2012
Light Around a Hollow Sphere - Photo by Jonathan Ward
30 Nov 2012
The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Center Building and Skywalk
31 Oct 2012
Village Landscaping: OIST has planted 20 trees of five different species in the
31 Oct 2012
9 Oct 2012
A coral larvae recruitment plate assembled and illustrated by an elementary stud
5 Oct 2012