University of Tokyo

The Global Commons Stewardship (GCS) Index 2021 has been released as a part of the Global Commons Stewardship Initiative, jointly implemented by the Center for Global Commons (CGC), SYSTEMIQ, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network…

On November 5, 2021, the University of Tokyo (UTokyo) hosted an online event titled “Race to Zero Dialogue with Students” to commemorate UTokyo’s decision to participate in the UNFCCC Race to Zero Campaign, connecting UTokyo students in…

Funding to restore mangrove forests is money well spent, according to a new meta-analysis by ecological economists at the University of Tokyo. For every dollar spent to restore mangroves, the ecosystem will yield $6.83 to $10.50 in…

The ocean and UTokyoA collection of research and educational activities related to the birthplace of all lifeThe year 2021 marks the start of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, a major campaign to…

ETI-CGC (Energy Transition Initiative – Center for Global Commons), a platform of industry-academia collaboration was launched on November 5, 2021 with an aim to develop Japan's pathways to achieve decarbonization (net zero greenhouse gas…

When Professor Naoko Yoshie entered the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1984, she was one of just 31 female students among the roughly 800 freshmen in her class . Even though the number of women was very small, she still remembers how…

New examinations of skeletons and animal embryos have allowed researchers to discover how mammals developed protruding, flexible noses. This study contributes to uncovering the origin of mammals’ strong sense of smell and creates the…

The ocean and UTokyoA collection of research and educational activities related to the birthplace of all lifeThe year 2021 marks the start of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, a major campaign to…

The University of Tokyo joined the international Race to Zero campaign on Oct. 18, 2021, to help achieve zero greenhouse gas emissions worldwide by 2050. The campaign, launched in June 2020 by the United Nations Framework Convention on…

A recent statistical study has revealed some of the constraints and directions in the evolution of the structure and function of proteins. Better models of protein structural dynamics may allow researchers to understand more of this…