2018年10月の記事一覧

On October 19th, Runa Yamamori, a graduate student in Kyoto University, was invited to our school and talked about the environmental issues related to the sea by using the various pictures of sea creatures she caught all over Japan.  The students were impressed by her words, “If we can successfully prove the biodiversity, it will be helpful in protecting the environment.”  She welcomed a lot of questions from the students, ranging from about the frequency of her fieldworks to how parasitized creatures “feel” about their situation. 

In October, 2nd-year students in the SGH course visited the U.S.A. for about a week.  They made presentations at Princeton High School, Princeton University and Eco-village in Ithaca about their research projects. Through the discussions, they got new ideas from more global perspectives. They learned a lot in talking with many Americans and staying with American families, which made their stay more memorable and inspiring for their future.

(Voices from the students)
●In the presentations we made at Princeton High School, Princeton University and Ithaca, we had a very fruitful experience and were glad that we were able to get completely new ideas from high school or university students there and the residents in the village, which will be helpful in our future research.  In Ithaca, they have a similar traffic problem to ours, and gave us a useful suggestion such as pedestrians wearing reflective vests that will possibly protect them from getting involved in an accident.
 
●Ms.Yusui and Ms.Kawamori are good role models to me.  I learned that setting a goal and finding something that I can be enthusiastic about were very important.  Ms.Yusui said that she never gave up working hard because she had a goal of standing on the Broadway stage.  Ms.Kawamori had a passion to study abroad and learn about international relations.  Even if you have hardships, you can continue to work hard if you have a concrete dream to realize and a strong passion.

●We were asked why we chose the theme almost every time we made presentations, which was quite surprising to us.  It was a pity that we were not able to answer it clearly.  We made use of this experience in Ithaca and enjoyed the discussions.