JICUF Awards New Grants to ICU Faculty and Students Mark Flanigan
We are pleased to announce that under our new grants initiative for ICU students and faculty, we have now awarded 12 grants totaling ¥3,016,000 and $10,200, respectively. We received 24 grant inquiries this term, and 16 were invited to submit grant proposals. This is a very encouraging start to what promises to be a dynamic new initiative for the JICUF.
Rethinking Peace Studies Conference to be Held at ICU June 2-4
Rethinking Peace Studies (RPS), a global academic initiative that the JICUF has funded and organized over a span of 3 years, is coming to a close. With our partners, ICU and Rutgers University, we invited scholars and professionals from diverse disciplines to participate in these discussions.
Arigato to Tara DeWorsop
JICUF Program Director Tara DeWorsop moved on from her work at the Japan ICU Foundation at the end of last month after a five-year tenure.
ZYGON PUBLISHES PAPERS FROM JICUF-ICU CONFERENCE
The current edition of Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science is a selection of papers written by scholars from China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan for a conference held March 18–23, 2015 at the Dialogue House on the ICU campus. Dr. Thomas John Hastings, former JICUF Senior Research Fellow in Science and Religion, planned and convened the conference and co-edited a special issue of Zygon.
Interview with Othmer Chair Hiroshi Kouchi
The Donald F. and Mildred Topp Othmer Distinguished Professor of Sciences at ICU was established through a generous bequest from Professor Donald Othmer, and his wife, Mildred Topp Othmer, of Brooklyn, New York. This honor is bestowed upon top scholars in Japan.
Professor Hiroshi Kouchi was awarded the Othmer Distinguished Professorship in April, 2013.
ICU Information Session on Sunday, March 13, from Noon-2PM in NYC
Join ICU President Junko Hibiya on Sunday, March 13, in NYC! President Hibiya will be speaking at our free Information Session and answering questions about various ways to study at International Christian University (ICU) in Tokyo, Japan.
Interview with 3 Horie Takematsu and Koh Scholarship Recipients
In 2009, Dr. Yasuyuki Horie and his wife Donna endowed the Horie Takematsu and Koh Scholarship at ICU to recognize top students in the natural sciences. Dr. Horie graduated from ICU in 1961 with a Bachelor of Science degree in physics and subsequently received his MS in applied science from Yale and a PhD in physics from Washington State University. A successful career as a scientist brought him to universities and laboratories on three continents, before retiring in Santa Fe, New Mexico.. By endowing a scholarship fund, Dr. & Mrs. Horie are able to provide opportunities for ICU students far into the future. According to Dr. Horie, “The scholarship is […]
Introducing ICU’s Campus Grand Design
ICU has recently announced its Campus Grand Design!
JICUF Visits ICU to Promote Grants and Global Link
JICUF staff visit ICU at least once a year, if not more often, to check in with their counterparts and maintain a current impression of campus life. My JICUF colleague Tara DeWorsop and I spent two weeks at ICU this past January. The main objective of our visit was to highlight our new JICUF grants initiative and continuing Global Link program.
Interview with Study Abroad Scholarship Recipient Robyn Natsuko Shinozaki
Robyn Natsuko Shinozaki is an ICU student spending her junior year abroad at Georgetown University. She is one of five ICU students to receive the JICUF’s Study Abroad Scholarship for the 2015-16 academic year. This is the second year this scholarship has been awarded.