Category: FUTI News

Passing of FUTI Advisory Committee member, Dr. Sadaoki Furui

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Dr. Sadaoki Furui, member of the FUTI Advisory Committee,  on July 31, 2022. Dr. Furui was an internationally-renowned leader in the field of speech processing and played an important role in improving natural communication between humans and machines. He was 76 years old.  Dr. Furui received B.S., M.S., and…
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UTokyoNY Lecture: “Self-organization as a New Principle for Materials Design and Synthesis”

In commemoration of Professor FUJITA Makoto becoming the first recipient of “The Ojima Distinguished Lectureship Award” established at Stony Brook University, a commemorative lecture will be held at the University of Tokyo New York Office (UTokyoNY). Date  Monday, May 2, 2022, 18:00-20:00 [NY time].(Tuesday, May 3, 2022, 7:00-9:00 [Japan time])  Contents ① Opening remarks: Mr.…
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Professor Iwao Ojima, President and CEO of FUTI, Elected to the European Academy of Sciences

Dr. Iwao Ojima, President and CEO of Friends of UTokyo and Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Stony Brook University, has been elected to the European Academy of Sciences (EurASc) as a Fellow. He will be honored at the induction ceremony of new members at EurASc’s Annual Symposium and Ceremony of Awards event this April at the…
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Ms. Tiffany Pang, 2011 recipient of the FUTI Global Leadership Award, named one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneurs

Tiffany Pang, co-founder and CEO of Appledore, Inc., a company that creates Outreach Grid, a software program for government agencies and non-profits to collaborate to end homelessness, was recently selected for Forbes’ 30 under 30 Social Entrepreneurs list. Tiffany was chosen from more than 15,000 nominees described by the journal as “revolutionaries…changing the course –and…
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