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How Alaska Native communities navigate a potential $170 billion gold mine Japanese researchers find that simple ’support’ or ’opposition’ cannot capture the full complexity of Alaska Native communities’ decision-making

Associate Professor Hiroko Ikuta

International Student Center

2026.05.29

Research ResultsHumanities & Social SciencesEnvironment & Sustainability

Doing good pays off: Environmentally and socially responsible companies drive value and market efficiency Based on a global study of 2,636 firms across 31 countries, researchers from Kyushu University provide scientific evidence of the economic benefits of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices.

Professor Hidemichi Fujii

Faculty of Economics

2026.01.08

Research ResultsLife & HealthMath & DataTechnology

From dots to lines: new database catalogs human gene types using ’ACTG’ rules The Joint Open Genome and Omics Platform 1.0 (JoGo 1.0) catalogs 19,194 human genes with a novel naming system. Researchers expect the database to benefit medicine and genomics, and to provide a common language for human gene types.

Professor Masao Nagasaki

Medical Institute of Bioregulation

2025.12.10

Research ResultsHumanities & Social SciencesLife & Health

A new Denisovan mandible from Taiwan Ancient protein analysis revealed that the oldest hominin fossil in Taiwan was derived from a male Denisovan

Lecturer Rikai Sawafuji

Faculty of Social and Cultural Studies

2025.04.11

Research ResultsHumanities & Social Sciences

Friend-enemy divided thinking ignites flames of conflict Researchers found that stronger friend-enemy divided thinking leads people to believe more in conspiracy theories, and hold more negative attitudes toward international relations.

Associate Professor Toru Oga

Faculty of Law

2025.02.19