Studium Generale 2021 Fall

Course Overview

Studium Generale is a unique immersion program into an English-based lecture environment. The course offers exposure to various academic topics presented in an accessible way, and in English.

Fossil reefs and sea-level change: diving into the past to predict the future

Date: October 15
Lecturer: Marc Humblet
Handout: handout
Video:

*Reposting from Studium Generale 2020 Fall

The science of shampoo

Date: October 29
Lecturer: Nicola Skoulding
Handout: handout
Video:

*Reposting from Studium Generale 2016 Fall

Introduction to the world of scientific publishing

Date: November 19
Lecturer: Florence Ene
Handout: handout
Video:

*Reposting from Studium Generale 2020 Fall

Five things to consider when talking to people from other countries

Date: November 26
Lecturer: David Barker
Handout: handout
Video:

*Reposting from Studium Generale 2020 Fall

Diets: Between Sustainability & Wastefulness

Date: December 10
Lecturer: Christina Wenzl
Handout: handout

*Reposting from Studium Generale 2020 Fall

From Playstation to Hospitals: Hidden mathematics in our daily life

Date: December 17
Lecturer: Henrik Bachmann
Handout: handout
Video:

*Reposting from Studium Generale 2019 Fall

Connecting Maine and Aomori

Date: December 24
Lecturer: Briar Pelletier
Handout: handout
Video:

Visible Light Communications for Automotive

Date: January 21
Lecturer: Takaya Yamazato
Handout: handout
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Syllabus

Date	Topic	Lecturer
10/8	COURSE INTRODUCTION
10/15	Fossil reefs and sea-level change: diving into the past to predict the future	Marc Humblet (Graduate School of Environmental Sciences)
10/22	The Invisible Rainbow: Being LGBTQIA+ in Japan	Yoshi Joanna Grote (Doshisha University)
10/29	The science of shampoo	Nicola Skoulding (Graduate School of Science, Department of Chemistry)
11/5	Meiji Restoration - From a Country of Samurai to a Country of High Technology	Yukio Ishida (Nagoya University Emeritus professor, School of Engineering)
11/12	Being Good at Money	Ben Shearon (Tohoku University)
11/19	Introduction to the world of scientific publishing	Florence Ene (The University of Tokyo)
11/26	Five things to consider when talking to people from other countries	David Barker (Gifu University)
12/3	Discussion Session
12/10	Diets: Between Sustainability & Wastefulness	Christina Wenzl (Graduate School of Humanities)
12/17	From Playstation to Hospitals: Hidden mathematics in our daily life	Henrik Bachmann (Graduate School of Mathematics)
12/24	Connecting Maine and Aomori	Briar Pelletier (Graduate School of Humanities)
1/21	Visible Light Communications for Automotive	Takaya Yamazato (Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences)
1/28	Discussion Session
2/2	Discussion Session
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*Some lectures used past materials due to the coronavirus countermeasures.

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