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Mar 09, 2009 Professor PAIK Named Judge for Maritime Tribunal Professor PAIK Jin-hyun at SNU Graduate School of International Studies was elected judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on March 6.

Mar 06, 2009 [Faculty Essay] Employing Women And Seniors If aged workers receive training to perform domestic work and child care, this can be developed into a new industry.

Mar 06, 2009 [Faculty Essay] Traffic Accident, Traffic Crime? For a long time, Korean drivers who accidentally caused serious injuries or death in a traffic accident have been exempt from criminal charges if they were fully insured by a comprehensive insurance policy in addition to liability.

Mar 02, 2009 [Faculty Essay] More Important Than Missiles The Korean government should be the catalyst for an international alliance on North Korea policy by capitalizing on the changing international situation.

Feb 26, 2009 High Protein, Low Carb Diet Helps Reduce Weight Decreasing calories while increasing protein intake can help people lose weight, suggests a study of 75 obese patients with metabolic syndrome by Cho Be-long of SNU Hospital's Department of Family Medicine. (Picture on the left)

Feb 26, 2009 Seoul To Build 'English Village' Nearby SNU Campus The City Government of Seoul announced that the 3rd 'English Village' will be established near SNU Gwanak campus.

Feb 25, 2009 [Faculty Essay] 'Welcome To 22nd Century!' Compared to three decades ago, Korea has remarkably changed and vastly improved. So these days I welcome my former students who return to Korea upon completion of their study in the United States by proudly proclaiming: "Welcome to the 22nd century!"

Feb 24, 2009 [Faculty Essay] Be Grateful And Return Favors If you still want to be a stout anti-Americanist, that's fine. But you should be grateful at least to the 16 countries that dispatched their young men to die for the freedom of South Korea during the Korean War.

Feb 24, 2009 Alumnus Park Ji-min To Play Romeo at La Scala Alumnus PARK Ji-min of vocal music, has been cast to play the leading role in a La Scala Theater production.

Feb 24, 2009 Fat Consumption May Increase Chance of Breast Cancer YOO Keun-Young, professor of preventive medicine, said on Feb. 17 that inadequate consumption of fat increases the chance of breast cancer.

Feb 24, 2009 [Faculty Essay] Korea`s Guiding Light A true elder makes everyone, even those who hold hatred and rage in their hearts, look inside themselves.

Feb 17, 2009 SOH'62 Honored by University of Illinois at Chicago SNU Alumnus SOH Jin-Moon was chosen as the Distinguished Dental Alumnus by The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Dentistry.