26. November 2021 - 13:05

Educating and inspiring Okinawa’s future generation

Through outreach programs, internships, and workshops, OIST invests in Okinawa’s youth, priming them for future opportunities.
18. November 2021 - 0:00

OIST domestic economic impact is ¥228 for every ¥100 invested: What's behind it?

Ten years after its inception, OIST’s startups and research have made their way beyond the laboratories and offices to have tangible impacts on their island home and the people that inhabit it.
8. November 2021 - 0:00

Professor elected a 2021 Fellow of prestigious society

Professor Amy Shen, who leads the Micro/Bio/Nanofluidics Unit, has been made a 2021 Fellow of the American Physical Society for her significant contributions to the field of fluid dynamics.
20. October 2021 - 0:00

In conversation with squid

In the most recent episode of the OIST podcast, Dr. Teresa Iglesias talks about her career working with cephalopods and what they can tell us about animal behavior and sleep-like states.
16. September 2021 - 16:08

For a better future for Okinawan children

Matsuro & Tsuruko Nakasone Fund was established to support STEM education activities for elementary and middle school students
1. September 2021 - 10:10

OIST Professor co-authors first textbook on stochastic thermodynamics

A new book, written by Professor Simone Pigolotti, introduces the study of thermodynamics at the microscopic level and explores the impact of randomness.
27. August 2021 - 10:00

SHIMA: Okinawa-Hawaii STEM Education Collaborative

OIST hosted the first SHIMA: Okinawa-Hawaii STEM Education Collaborative, in partnership with the Hawaiian non-profit organization Kuaʻāina Ulu ʻAuamo (KUA).
20. August 2021 - 16:00

OIST Participates in Collaboration Agreement for Conservation and Management of World Natural Heritage Sites in Northern Okinawa and Iriomote Island

OIST, Okinawa Prefecture, Ministry of the Environment, and seven other parties held an agreement ceremony for conservation and management of the World Natural Heritage areas
19. August 2021 - 0:00

OIST student sees success in European Hackathon

Congratulations to PhD student Friederike Metz who was part of one of the winning teams in the Qiskit Hackathon Europe 2021 competition.
5. August 2021 - 0:00

When robots become researchers

In the most recent episode of the OIST podcast, Prof. Hiroaki Kitano talks about his vision for AI scientists and how they will help revolutionize scientific discovery.
16. July 2021 - 0:00

Driving industrial innovation in Okinawa

Two new teams recently joined the Innovation Square Startup Accelerator Program, which seeks to support entrepreneurs who wish to launch their technology startups in Okinawa.
2. July 2021 - 0:00

From Pokémon GO to coral reef fish

In the most recent episode of the OIST podcast, Dr. Dan Warren talks about his many research projects, or ‘hobbies’, that use quantitative methods to answer questions about the natural world.
10. June 2021 - 10:00

Dr. Hiroyuki Fujita joins OIST Board of Governors

Dr. Hiroyuki Fujita, who is renowned for his development of cutting-edge Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technologies in the United States and well-known in the areas of medicine, U.S.-Japan relations, arts & culture and academia, has joined the OIST Board of Governors.
4. June 2021 - 0:00

Investigating the impacts of ocean acidification using natural analogues

OIST marine scientists amongst those awarded funding to create an international standard for research on ocean acidification.
28. May 2021 - 0:00

Gender diversity in STEM

On the most recent episode of the OIST podcast, and to mark OIST’s Women in STEM month, four female scientists discussed gender diversity and equality in the sciences.
26. May 2021 - 0:00

Unique ceremony celebrates OIST’s newest graduates

The most recent graduation ceremony celebrated 41 graduates from across two different years and was both an in person and virtual event.
13. May 2021 - 0:00

Analyzing the never-ending power struggle

Prof. Filip Husnik talks symbiosis and what it can tell us about evolution and cell biology on the most recent episode of the OIST podcast.
11. May 2021 - 0:00

A green and blue planet: Ecology symposium highlights need for collaborations

OIST-RIKEN Joint symposium was the first step to creating research collaborations through a mutual understanding and the exchange of knowledge.
7. May 2021 - 14:06

OIST Professor Mahesh Bandi engineers DIY oxygen concentrator

The device can produce medical-grade oxygen – a life-saving treatment currently in short supply in India.
28. April 2021 - 9:00

First year PhD student awarded Softbank scholarship

Hiroki Sawada, an OIST PhD student, has received a 1-million-yen scholarship for his proposed research on AI for space rovers.