FY 2023
World Environment Day “The Lives, Deaths and Afterlives of Plastic: Global Perspectives”
| Date | June 5, 2023 |
| Venue | Zoom Webinar |
| Overview | Plastic is essential for so many of the things we value in today's world. But excessive and unplanned use of plastic worsens the conditions driving climate change and threatens the land, the seas, and the lives of animals and humans. Speakers on this panel will highlight issues including the chemical challenges plastic poses for the environment; the lives of waste-pickers who minimize the harm caused by discarded plastic; the science and economics confronting small-scale, local reuse of plastic; government mechanisms to coordinate the containment of plastic; and the dangers to animals and humans of micro-plastics in diverse forms. Symposium Poster Related link |
| Registration | Registration Form |
| Contact | Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo tokyo.college.event[at]tc.u-tokyo.ac.jp |
Screening and Roundtable Discussion of the Documentary Film “Cyber Everything” : What are the human conditions in cyberspace?
| Date | May 10, 2023 |
| Venue | SHIBUYA QWS SCRAMBLE HALL |
| Overview | “Cyber Everything,” a 2022 film by Shimon Dotan (NYU professor and award-winning filmmaker), defines "cyber" as "the unseen organizing principle at the core of the modern human condition, and it has reconfigured power structures and human interaction around the world.” The roundtable discussion will consider the human conditions in cyberspace with the following speakers. The speakers are director Shimon Dotan, Markus Gabriel (one of the lead actors), Katsuhiko Hibino, President of Tokyo University of the Arts, and Teruo Fujii, President of the University of Tokyo, with Takahiro Nakajima serving as moderator. Netaya Anbar will also present comments. Symposium Poster (Japanese Language Only) |
| Registration | Registration Form (Japanese Language Only) |
| Contact | External Relations Promotion Group, The University of Tokyo shakairenkeika.adm[at]gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp |
Tokyo College Lecture: Cancer research - Inspiration from the Nobel Prizes
| Date | April 22, 2023 |
| Venue | Sanjo Conference Hall (Hongo Campus, The University of Tokyo) |
| Overview | During the last 122 years, almost 1000 Nobel Prizes have been awarded in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace. The Nobel Laureates and their great achievements are a tremendous source of inspiration, including for cancer research aiming at understanding why and how we get cancer, and how it can be treated, which is the theme of the presentation. Symposium Poster |
| Registration | Registration Form |
| Contact | Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo tokyo.college.event[at]tc.u-tokyo.ac.jp |
Considering the Path toward Achieving Carbon Neutrality in Japan
| Date | April 19, 2023 |
| Venue | TOKYO MIDTOWN YAESU CONFERENCE Main Conference Room (4F) and Zoom Webiner |
| Overview | With global warming steadily progressing, countries around the world, including Japan, have been moving toward the goal of carbon neutrality by 2050. However, the current measures alone will not achieve the goal, and there are calls for further strengthening of countermeasures. This symposium will look at the current situation and challenges from the perspectives of policy, technology development, and finance, and will provide an opportunity to consider what is needed to achieve carbon neutrality in Japan. Symposium Poster (Japanese Language Only) |
| Registration | Registration Form (Japanese Language Only) |
| Contact | External Relations Promotion Group, The University of Tokyo shakairenkeika.adm[at]gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp |
