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Faculty of Science News
May 2026 Issue
Vol. 58, No. 1

Entrance arcade of Faculty of Science Building No. 2. Faculty of Science Building No. 2 was designed by Yoshikazu Uchida, who was also President of Tokyo Imperial University, and completed in 1934. It is currently used for research and education by the Department of Biological Sciences and the Department of Biology.
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Essay in Science No.80

• About Time
  • Katsuaki Asano

Frontiers of Science for Undergraduates

• Dean of the Graduate School and Dean of the Faculty: A Worldview Opened Up by Intellectual Curiosity
  • Eiichi Tajika

• Toward the Development of a Hub for Cutting-Edge Research in the Natural Sciences and Education
  • Shinichi Ohkoshi

Farewell to Retiring Faculty Members

• Upon Retirement
  
  • Akihiro Kano　Farewell Address by Yoshio Takahashi

• Looking Back on My Faculty Life at the Faculty of Science Building 2
  
  • Takeo Kubo　Farewell Address by Yu Hayashi

• A Research Life of Enjoying the Unexpected
  
  • SHIGEYAMA Toshikazu　Farewell Address by Tomonori Totani

• 25 Years at the Botanical Gardens and 5 Years at Hongo
  
  • Munetaka Sugiyama　Farewell Address by Tetsuya Higashiyama

• Looking Back on 30 Years...
  
  • Shuji Hasegawa　Farewell Address by ryo Shimano

• “My Encounter with Superstring Theory”
  
  • Yutaka Matsu　Farewell Address by Masahito Yamazaki

The Frontiers of Research for Undergraduates

• Quantum Technology Enabled by Chemistry: Toward Ultra-High-Sensitivity MRI
  • Nobuhiro Yanai

• Supermassive Black Holes Driving the Evolution of Massive Galaxies in the Distant Universe
  • Nobunari Kashikawa

Advancing Science Vol. 29

• Manipulating Matter with Light, and Light with Matter
  • Taiga Nakamoto

Door to the Future Vol. 17

• Science as a Mixed Martial Arts Arena and Specialization
  • Takeda Yusuke

Aspiring Scientists Vol. 11

• Make the path you’ve chosen your way
  • Shutaro Takada

Mysteries in Science Part. 27

• Why Can Aquatic Plants Survive Underwater?
  • Hiroyuki Koga

Meet Researchers in Sciences Vol. 23

• Observing Phenomena in the World of Mathematics
  • Yoshiki Oshima

Topics

• School of Science, University of Tokyo, Winter Break Course for High School Students 2025
  • Kazuo Emoto

• Professor Tetsuya Higashiyama Receives the 20th “The MIDORI Academic Prize”
  • Hirokazu Tsukaya

• The 2025 Advisory Council Meeting of the Graduate School of Science and the Faculty of Science Was Held
  • Shinichi Ohkoshi

• 2025 Degree Conferment and Graduation Ceremony: Learning and Research Excellence Awards
  • Editorial Committee for The Rigakubu News

• Associate Professor Yuta Michimura received the 2026 Young Scientist Award from the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
  • Masaki Ando

Science Bookshelf No. 73

• "Skoog, Analytical Chemistry"
  • Takeaki Ozawa

Announcement: In Memoriam

• Introduction of New member, School of Sciece, The UTokyo
• Doctoral Course Diploma Recipients
• Personnel Changes
• The University of Tokyo School of Science Fund