Professor Kevin Nute has been awarded a competitive travel grant from the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship to support his ongoing research and professional development abroad. In early May, he also received a Mānoa Faculty Travel Fund Award to present his research, “Living on the Edge: Why and How We Should Spend More Time on the Outer Edges of Indoor Spaces,” at the 2025 International Conference on Therapeutic Design and Architecture in Osaka, Japan. During his visit, Professor Nute has also been invited to lecture at Kyoto University, The French School of the Far East in Kyoto, the International House of Japan, the Japan branch of the American Institute of Architects, and the University of Tokyo.