Methods built to study billions of years of evolution find that human gut bacteria from hosts in industrial societies have evolved in direct response to changing lifestyles over the past few centuries. @sllsi @CellCellPress oist.jp/news-center/news/202…
What does it take to build a new kind of university?
As OIST marks its 15th anniversary, the people who have shaped its journey gather to reflect on the challenges, breakthroughs, and aspirations that continue to define the institution. Full discussion: youtu.be/-r962LjWYSo
OIST is undertaking a global search for its next President and CEO and invites applications and nominations for this prestigious role.
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Join us for CYCLE Exhibition 2026: Energy for Creation at OIST. Experience over 30 works by students of Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts and explore the creativity, and perspectives that shape their artistic practice.
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New PFAS-monitoring device prototype paves the way for accurate, inexpensive on-site detection of the harmful chemicals in water oist.jp/news-center/news/202…
On October 21, 2026, the Interim President Zajfman paid a courtesy visit to Minister Hanashi, State Minister Imai, Parliamentary Vice Minister Sakamoto, who are in charge of Okinawa affairs.
Using trace amounts of fish DNA like deep-sea detectives, researchers have identified more than 100 species of fish throughout Japan that may be shifting north towards cooler waters compared to past records. Read more about it here. oist.jp/news-center/news/202…
Answering a longstanding neuroscience mystery - the evolutionary origin of BK channels’ high unitary conductance.
“We know how it works mechanistically. But why? Why evolve channels with such extraordinary conductance? Now that’s interesting” oist.jp/news-center/news/202…
OIST extends its deepest condolences on the passing of Professor Noriyuki Satoh, who led the OIST Marine Genomics Unit. Prof. Satoh passed away on October 18 at the age of 81.
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Independent international experts have praised OIST’s interdisciplinary model and world-class research, highlighting the institute’s strong foundation and confidence in its future growth. Learn more: oist.jp/news-center/news/202…
Blue damselfish seem to thrive in Okinawa, but a new study by the OIST Marine Eco-Evo-Devo Unit has found that their gene activity reveals a hidden cost to living in human-impacted environments that traditional environmental monitoring may miss. oist.jp/news-center/news/202…
Researchers have achieved a key milestone towards macroscopic superposition and a unified theory of physics by moving a centimeter-wide slab with spins — the first time this quantum force moved something visible to the naked eye. @ScienceAdvances doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aeh05…
Join us to celebrate the 15th anniversary of OIST at a special concert, delivered by OIST and the Okinawa Prefectural University of the Arts.
📅 Date: November 7th, 2026, 2 PM.
🎫 Free Admission (Registration Required)
Learn more and register here: oist.jp/events/oist-15th-ann…
Join OIST NetCafé on October 2, Online Information Session in English
Join our upcoming OIST Net Café, an online information session where you can learn about the OIST PhD Program, the Research Internship Program, admissions, and student life at OIST. graduateschool.oist.jp/regis…
Plasticorals are formed when household plastic melts and fuses with coral rubble. Potentially dangerous to vulnerable reef ecosystems, they represent the increasing problem of plastic overconsumption and littering. oist.jp/news-center/news/202…
Four deep-tech startups selected for the OIST Innovation Accelerator Program are beginning their venture in Okinawa!
The teams will be based at OIST for 10 months, working to turn their technologies into viable businesses.
Learn more about them here: oist.jp/news-center/news/202…
Latest research in @NatureComms from researchers at the University of Bern, Heidelberg University and OIST on how neural "noise" helps brain networks learn more effectively.
Researchers have developed a learning mechanism that uses the natural variability of neural activity — often dismissed as random “noise” — to understand how synapses buried deep inside brain networks — or brain-inspired devices — can adapt to improve the learning capabilities of the networks as a whole.
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How can we listen to environmental change?
A new Comment in Nature Sensors by OIST Prof. Hiroaki Kitano and @SonyCSLRome researchers explores societal listening, where environmental data is turned into experiences that help us perceive & respond to change. csl.sony.it/2026/09/10/press…
By investigating children's storytelling, researchers suggest how we can create more supportive learning and social environments for children with ADHD-related difficulties.
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OIST and Nago City - the largest city in the northern part of Okinawa, have entered into a partnership agreement to deepen collaboration across regional development, education, human resource development, and the promotion of research and innovation.
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