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• Keigo Horikoshi acted as headmaster of 理論物理学生セミナー2025, updating the website, and organising the day's activities.

• So Dainichi presented a report on the activities as the third students of the SCOLA SIP (SCOLA SIP), a practical (hands-on) science communication education programme at Rikkyo University, at the '2024年度理学部SCOLA業績報告会「そして描かれたものたちが」'.

• Shinichiro Kakuta has been awarded Scholarship for Fostering Researchers in Doctoral Programs at Waseda University.

• Shinichiro Kakuta was a member of SoftBank Corp., participated in the JOB-MATCH Internship, and was involved in neuroscience research.

• Shinichiro Kakuta was a member of the Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR) of Tohoku University, participated in G-RIPS Sendai 2024 as a member of the MITSUBISHI-B Project (Information Technology R&D Center, Mitsubishi Electric Corp.), and conducted research on 'Achievable precision with heuristic solvers: quantum algorithms and quantum supremacy'.(Click here for reports etc.)

• Tsuyoshi Jomoto gave a talk at Conference in honor of Prof. Toshiki Nakashima's 60th birthday 'Crystal Bases and Then...' (Title: Crystal bases on spin representation of type Bn).

• Keigo Horikoshi was selected for the Rikkyo University Special Fund for Research (Rikkyo SFR) for the year 2024 as a graduate student research (package type).

• The title of Takumi Teramoto's master thesis has been listed in the Master Thesis Title (2023) of the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University.

• The title of Rihito Kojima's master thesis has been listed in the list of master thesis and research report titles (2023) of the Graduate School of Artificial Intelligence Science, Rikkyo University.

• Keigo Horikoshi received the Award of Excellence at 素核宇学生セミナー2024.

• So Dainichi was a speaker at the presentation event 'TEDxRikkyoU2023' (Title: 科学と社会をつなげるサイエンスコミュニケーション).

• Shinichiro Kakuta has been awarded Scholarship for Fostering Researchers in Doctoral Programs at Waseda University.

• Keigo Horikoshi participated in the 69th Summer School On Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics

• So Dainichi was in charge of the project 'ある教室からの脱出〜最速の避難方法を探れ〜' in 'おもしろサイエンスワールド2023' at the College of Science, Rikkyo University.

• Shinichiro Kakuta appeared in 'Taming the Unknown: A History of Algebra from Antiquity to the Early Twentieth Century (Japanese version)', written by V. J. Katz and K. H. Parshall, translated by Katsuzo Sato and Fumihiro Sato, Kyoritsu Publishing, 2023. I would like to thank the many people who helped me during the translation process. （Translated comment: K. would also like to thank the members of the study group who have shared the study of the history of mathematics with him during this period, and Shinichiro Kakuta (alumnus of the Mathematical Research Club of Rikkyo Ikebukuro Junior High School, now a graduate student at Waseda University).’ (quoted from lines 6-12 on page 400 of the book in question)).

• An interview with Keigo Horikoshi, '宇宙の力を統一する理論の候補とされる超弦理論の理解をより深めていきたい。', has been published in '立教大学 理学部 学部案内2024 (Rikkyo University, College of Science, Undergraduate Guide 2024)'.

• The title of Shinichiro Kakuta's master thesis has been listed in the Master Thesis Title (2022) of the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University.

• Shinichiro Kakuta was nominated and elected as a delegate to the Rikkyo Alumni Association.

• Shinichiro Kakuta has obtained a Specialised Teaching Licence of Mathematics (both junior high school and high school).

• Sho Kimura has obtained a Teaching Licence of Mathematics (both junior high and high school).

• Toshiki Takadera received the Best Presentation Award at the 2022 Master's Thesis Presentation of the Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Rikkyo University.

• Ryo Suzuki has been awarded the Rikkyo University 'Scholarship for the 30th Anniversary of the Founding of the Faculty of Science'.

• Shinichiro Kakuta gave a talk at the research conference '拡大KOOKセミナー2022' (Title: The stated skein algebras as one of representation theoretical quantum groups）.

• Shinichiro Kakuta and Takumi Teramoto attended the 58th Topology Freshman Seminar.

• Sho Kimura appeared in '【理学部】立教ゼミ：「火星に花を咲かせましょう」プロジェクト' of Rikkyo University. *The video '理学部　立教ゼミ' was distributed at Rikkyo University's Open Campus 2022.

• Shinichiro Kakuta's interview article '早稲田の数学教室なら、「学びたい数学」が必ず見つかる' appeared in the '学生インタビュー' section of the Department of Mathematics, School of Fundamental Science and Engineering, Waseda University brochure (issued in June 2022). *For details, please refer to the original copy which is being distributed.

• Sho Kimura's interview article '派遣留学体験談' was published in the application guideline for exchange students '2023 Study Abroad' (page 74) published by Rikkyo University International Office.

• An interview with Yuta Watanabe, '卒業生からのメッセージ 大学院へ進学', has been published in '立教大学 理学部 学部案内2023 (Rikkyo University, College of Science, Undergraduate Guide 2023)'.

• An interview with Rihito Kojima, '情報社会における、数式化された純粋数学の活用実態を理論的に深く学ぶ。', has been published on the top page of the Department of Mathematics in '立教大学 理学部 学部案内2023 (Rikkyo University, College of Science, Undergraduate Guide 2023)'.

• An interview with Sho Kimura, '留学制度 語学力だけでなく、精神面でも成長。幅広い視野を持ち、海外大学院への進学も。', has been published in '立教大学 理学部 学部案内2023 (Rikkyo University, College of Science, Undergraduate Guide 2023)'.

• An interview with Takumi Teramoto '理学部を選んだ理由' has been published on the Rikkyo University website.

• Shinichiro Kakuta was a guest speaker at Rikkyo University 2022 'Methods in Teaching Mathematics 1' (he gave a class-style lecture looking back on his experiences in teaching and outreach activities).

• Sho Kimura and Yuuichiro Watanabe were guest speakers at Rikkyo University 2022 'Methods in Teaching Mathematics 1' (they gave a talk based on their own thoughts during their teaching practice).

• Toshiki Takadera won the AI Company Award (Morpho Award) as a member of Team MIT at the 'AI Innovation Award 2022'.

• Hideto Komiya has completed the Graduate School of Intercultural Communication, Rikkyo University in one year early.

• Shinichiro Kakuta was mentioned in 'Tensor Algebra and Representation Theory' (by Prof. Takeshi Ikeda, University of Tokyo Press, 2022) (Translated sentence: "There are many other people who have given us useful suggestions for improvement, including (omitted), Shinichiro Kakuta, (omitted).’ (quoted from line 11 of page viii of the book in question)).

• Takumi Teramoto has been elected General Representative of the Department of Mathematics, College of Science, Rikkyo University (for graduation in March 2022).

• Keigo Horikoshi participated in the 22nd Seminar of Physics and Mathematics (and gave a presentation in the 'Night Seminar').

• Hideto Komiya's bulletin article 'Signifier reconsidered: a comparative study with Jämsleu's “basic meaning” (translated title)' has been published in Intercultural communication review, No. 19.

• Tsuyoshi Jomoto was selected for the Rikkyo University 'Academic Encouragement Scholarship'.

• Ryo Suzuki has been awarded the Rikkyo University 'Scholarship for the 30th Anniversary of the Founding of the Faculty of Science'.

• Toshiki Takadera participated in the 51st Summer School on Astronomy and Astrophysics.

• Shinichiro Kakuta attended the 57th Topology Freshman Seminar.

• Tsuyoshi Jomoto and Yuta Watanabe appeared in '【理学部図鑑☆数学】聞いてみる？リアルな大学数学生活', in SCOLA, Rikkyo University, College of Science.

• Shinichiro Kakuta was a guest speaker at Rikkyo Ikebukuro Senior High School's free elective course 'Application of Mathematics' (conducted on 29 May 2021 (Sat) 10:35-11:25 & 11:35-12:25 @ Classroom 4F), where he gave a class for high school students on knot theory.

• Shinichiro Kakuta has completed the Discipline Course (Data Science) in the Global Liberal Arts Minor at Rikkyo University.

• Shinichiro Kakuta has obtained a Teaching Licence of Mathematics (both junior high and high school).

• Shinichiro Kakuta has been elected General Representative of the Department of Mathematics, College of Science, Rikkyo University (for graduation in March 2021).

• Shinichiro Kakuta was a guest speaker at Rikkyo University 2020 'Methods in Teaching Mathematics 1' (he gave a speech based on his own experience immediately after his teaching practice).

• Shinichiro Kakuta was selected for the Rikkyo University Alumni Association Scholarship.

• Shinichiro Kakuta (in collaboration with a friend from primary schools) was a lecturer at Rikkyo University's Ikebukuro Library for the ‘Rikkyo Students Teach First-Time Programming (hands-on programming course for very beginners)’ (5 Dec 2019, 12:35-13:15, at the Ikebukuro Library 2F seminar room).

• Shinichiro Kakuta has been selected for the Rikkyo University 'Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company Math Scholarship'.

• Yuta Watanabe was selected for the Rikkyo University 'Academic Encouragement Scholarship'.

• Yuta Imaizumi, Shinichiro Kakuta, and Tsuyoshi Jomoto participated in the 20th Seminar of Physics and Mathematics.

• Sho Kimura studied at Louisiana State University.

• Keigo Horikoshi stayed in California, USA, on the 'Short-term Overseas Study Programme 1' (2019) of the College of Science, Rikkyo University.

• Shinichiro Kakuta, Kengo Shinoda, and Keigo Horikoshi participated in the 19th Seminar of Physics and Mathematics.

• Shinichiro Kakuta was a guest speaker at Rikkyo Ikebukuro High School's freshman assembly (8 February 2019, 14:10-15:00, held at 5F Centennial Hall) (the topic was a humanities/science selection, and he was asked to give a talk from the perspective of having entered a science-related undergraduate department).

• Shinichiro Kakuta and Kisui Tazawa were selected for the Rikkyo University 'Academic Encouragement Scholarship'.

• Shinichiro Kakuta stayed in California, USA, on the 'Short-term Overseas Study Programme 1' (2018) of the College of Science, Rikkyo University.

• Shinichiro Kakuta was awarded the Rikkyo University 'Alumni Association Scholarship for Study Abroad'.

• Shinichiro Kakuta has joined the Media Center at Rikkyo University (ongoing as of 2024).

• Shinichiro Kakuta continued his outreach activities with junior and senior high school students as a coach in the Mathematical Science Club* at Rikkyo Ikebukuro Junior and Senior High School in 2018, as he had done in 2017.

*This initiative is still ongoing. Shinichiro Kakuta is an alumnus of the Mathematical Science Club (see: link 1, link 2, link 3) and was the head of the club when he was a student (see: link …… for photos of Shinichiro Kakuta contributing and Sho Kimura appearing as a guest at the time). Sho Kimura and Rihito Kojima are also alumni of the Mathematical Science Club.