2020

December 24, 2020Research: Kobe University and Sysmex Conducted Clinical Evaluation of the ELISPOT Method: A New Test for COVID-19 using blood
December 24, 2020Research: Do toddlers learning to feed themselves seek different information from caregivers’ hands and faces?
December 22, 2020Info: About conduct over the New Year's period with regard to the spread of Novel Coronavirus
December 22, 2020Research: Maternal Immune Activation Induces Sustained Changes in Fetal Microglia Motility
December 18, 2020Research: Artificial Intelligence that can run a simulation faithful to physical laws
December 15, 2020Info: The Fifth Kobe University – Beijing Foreign Studies University Joint Symposium was held
December 8, 2020Research: New findings shed light on the repair of UV-induced DNA damage
November 26, 2020Research: Obesity is not only the individual’s responsibility: childhood experiences and environment also have an impact
November 25, 2020Research: Signaling switch in pancreatic β-cells determines anti-diabetic drug effectiveness
November 24, 2020Info: Visegrad Project Workshop held online
November 18, 2020Research: Faster detection of photocatalyst-generated oxygen has big implications for clean energy
November 16, 2020Info: Visit from the EU Delegation to Japan
November 13, 2020Research: Success in controlling the composition of perovskite ions paves the way for applying their flexibility to devices
November 9, 2020Info: Kobe University Newsletter "Kaze" Vol. 9
October 30, 2020Research: Asteroid Ryugu shaken by Hayabusa2’s impactor
October 27, 2020Research: Can individual differences be detected in same-shaped pottery vessels by unknown craftsmen?
October 21, 2020Info: About the lifting of the Graduate School of Science’s Administrative Office lockdown.
October 14, 2020Info: Kobe University’s Graduate School of Medicine/School of Medicine and Tianjin Medical University hold International Academic Exchange Meeting
October 13, 2020Research: Relationship value and economic value are evaluated by the same part of the brain
October 1, 2020Research: ‘Social cells’ related to social behavior identified in the brain
September 23, 2020Info: Important: October 1st updates to Kobe University’s Activity Restriction Measures
September 18, 2020Info: Regarding the conduction of Semester 2 classes
September 17, 2020Info: A researcher in Kobe University's Graduate School of Maritime Sciences is one of the world's top 10 volcanic geomorphology researchers
September 15, 2020Research: Successful improvement of the catalytic activity of photosynthetic CO2 fixing enzyme Rubisco
September 7, 2020Info: New Kobe University Brochure (2020-2021) now online
August 21, 2020Research: What kind of animal transports the seeds of the world's smallest fruit-bearing plants?
August 20, 2020Info: Follow-up measures regarding the bomb warning
August 20, 2020Research: Vaccine developed for human herpesvirus 6B (HHV-6B)
August 12, 2020Info: Important: Measures regarding the bomb warning sent to the University
August 11, 2020Research: An ancient association? Crickets disperse seeds of the early-diverging orchid Apostasia nipponica
August 7, 2020Research: Huge ring-like structure on the surface of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede may have been caused by a violent impact
August 7, 2020Research: Alport Syndrome: Research highlights link between genotype and treatment effectiveness
August 5, 2020Research: An insect species can actively escape from the vents of predators via the digestive system
August 3, 2020Info: Kobe University ‘With COVID-19’ symposium held to consider how societies can co-exist with novel coronavirus
July 30, 2020Info: Message for students: Thorough enforcement of infection prevention measures
July 28, 2020Research: Pesticides can protect crops from hydrophobic pollutants
July 22, 2020Research: Discovery of novel autoantibody that is a major risk factor for recurrent pregnancy loss
July 20, 2020Info: Kobe University receives 10m. yen research grant from Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank to develop coronavirus vaccine
July 9, 2020Info: Measures against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) for new incoming international students
July 6, 2020Info: 【Update : accepting additional applications】About the Emergency Student Support Handout to enable students to continue their studies
July 3, 2020Research: Discovery of new disease-susceptibility gene for steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome
June 29, 2020Info: Regarding the Kobe University International Student Support Association’s “COVID-19 countermeasure special loan”
June 29, 2020Info: Recruiting applicants for the Kobe University International Student Support Association Scholarship
June 25, 2020Research: New treatment method for Alport Syndrome uses antisense oligonucleotides
June 23, 2020Info: Important: June 26 updates to Kobe University’s Activity Restriction Measures
June 23, 2020Research: Observation of Excess Electronic Recoil Events in XENON1T
June 19, 2020Research: TearExo®: new breast cancer detection method uses tears
June 17, 2020Info: About mental health and the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
June 16, 2020Info: Professor William Sacks of Sorbonne University gives lectures as a visiting professor at Graduate School of Engineering
June 11, 2020Research: Protecting eels protects freshwater biodiversity
June 4, 2020Info: About the Emergency Student Support Handout to enable students to continue their studies
June 4, 2020Research: “Excretion of sugar into stool”： New action of anti-diabetic drug discovered
June 3, 2020Research: First lawyer in Antarctica: The pursuit of field-based international law research
June 3, 2020Info: Measures against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) for Current international students
June 1, 2020Research: Developing a digital holography-based multimodal imaging system to visualize living cells
May 29, 2020Info: 【For foreign nationals enrolled at or working for Kobe University with a residence status of more than 3 months】Information about the Special Cash Payments from the Japanese Government
May 28, 2020Info: Important: June 1 updates to Kobe University’s Activity Restriction Measures
May 28, 2020Info: Message from the President in response to the lifting of the State of Emergency
May 26, 2020Info: Regarding Kobe University’s Emergency Assistance Fund for students adversely affected by COVID-19 related circumstances
May 22, 2020Research: Mechanism underlying the development of diabetes and fatty liver illuminated
May 14, 2020Info: 【Update】 Notice regarding the 2020 Medical Check-up for all Current Students
May 14, 2020Info: Announcement for all new students starting in AY2020
May 14, 2020Info: Continuation of Kobe University's Emergency Announcement
May 8, 2020Info: Professor Gomez appears in tsunami documentary
May 7, 2020Research: Highly efficient hydrogen gas production using sunlight, water and hematite
April 30, 2020Info: Update regarding Novel Coronavirus measures (April 28, 2020)
April 30, 2020Info: Chinese students and graduates donate masks to Kobe University
April 30, 2020Info: Cautionary reminder for students
April 27, 2020Info: Current Students: AY2020 first semester classes and Guidance
April 23, 2020Info: Kobe University Newsletter "Kaze" Vol. 8
April 21, 2020Info: Mobile WiFi-router and Laptop Computer Rental System
April 21, 2020Info: Course registration begins today
April 21, 2020Info: How to borrow a WiFi-router (For Undergraduate students)
April 21, 2020Info: How to borrow a Laptop Computer (For Undergraduate students enrolled in AY2018 or before)
April 8, 2020Info: Kobe University’s State of Emergency measures
April 7, 2020Research: Repetitive irradiation with 222nm UVC shown to be non-carcinogenic & safe for sterilizing human skin
March 26, 2020Info: 【Update】 Notice regarding the 2020 Medical Check-up for all New Students
March 25, 2020Research: Creating a crater to constrain the age of an asteroid's surface
March 25, 2020Research: The YAP signal plays a crucial role in head-and-neck cancer onset
March 23, 2020Info: Update regarding novel coronavirus measures (March 19, 2020)
March 12, 2020Info: Index of Novel Coronavirus announcements
March 12, 2020Info: Update regarding Novel Coronavirus measures (March 11, 2020)
March 12, 2020Info: (Period Extended) Cancellation or postponement of all extracurricular activities
March 11, 2020Info: Cancellation of the AY2020 Entrance Ceremony
March 10, 2020Research: Successful method yielding high rate of D-lactate using cyanobacteria could revolutionize bioplastic production
March 5, 2020Info: Graduation ceremony cancellations
March 5, 2020Info: Cancellation or postponement of all extracurricular activities
March 5, 2020Info: Updates regarding Novel Coronavirus measures (February 17, 2020)
March 4, 2020Info: Visit from the Embassy of Turkmenistan
February 28, 2020Research: Clinical factors during pregnancy related to congenital cytomegalovirus infection
February 25, 2020Research: New metabolic engineering strategy for effective sugar utilization by microbes successfully improves bioproduction of polymer raw materials
February 21, 2020Info: Kobe University Environmental Report 2019 now available
February 20, 2020Info: Reports from the Long Term Overseas Visit Program for Young Researchers (2020)
February 19, 2020Info: Fourth symposium held by the Honolulu Office of Kobe University
February 19, 2020Info: UnILiON Special Open Talk held in Brussels
February 14, 2020Research: World’s first congenital pituitary hypoplasia model developed using patient-derived iPS cells -Model illuminates the underlying mechanisms behind the disease-
February 6, 2020Info: Updates regarding Novel Coronavirus measures (February 6, 2020)
February 6, 2020Research: fMRI scans on conscious autism-model mice illuminate reduced brain connectivity
February 6, 2020Research: New method for monitoring residual disease after treatment in children with neuroblastoma
January 31, 2020Info: Visit from the Australian Consulate-General in Osaka
January 30, 2020Info: Kobe University’s measures to prevent the spread of Novel Coronavirus
January 30, 2020Research: Solving the riddle of strigolactone biosynthesis in plants ~The discovery of orobanchol synthase~
January 28, 2020Info: Alert issued regarding novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan, China.
January 24, 2020Research: How old are they? Some non-photosynthetic orchids consist of dead wood
January 17, 2020Research: Novel protein positioning technique improves functionality of yeast cells -Expected improvements in cell surface engineering across a variety of fields-
January 7, 2020Info: The 16th Annual German-Japanese Colloquium jointly held with JSPS-Bonn and Hamburg University of Technology