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Mar 14, 2017 “Ugly as Art” – SNU MoA Exhibition “Ugly as Art” – SNU MoA Exhibition Then what about ugliness? SNU MoA’s exhibition this spring (March 7 – May 14) seeks to approach the question of truth and reality from the less popular angle, the perspective of “ugly.” Mar 08, 2017 At the Halfway Point (Student Essay) At the Halfway Point (Student Essay) When I first started my academic career as a student in kindergarten, I thought ten-year-olds were the big kids, teenagers were adults, and university students so old that I would never have to think about ever becoming one in my lifetime. Mar 07, 2017 The Environmental Health Center Research Reveals Harmful Effects of Environmental Hormones During Pregnancy The Environmental Health Center Research Reveals Harmful Effects of Environmental Hormones During Pregnancy Environmental hormones, also known as endocrine disruptors, are chemical substances that can interfere with and disrupt the functions of the endocrine and hormonal systems in our body. Mar 03, 2017 President of Free University of Berlin Gave SNU' Matriculation Speech President of Free University of Berlin Gave SNU' Matriculation Speech 2017 Matriculation Ceremony was held on March 2, 2017 at the University Gymnasium. Dr. Peter-André Alt, the President of Freie Universität of Berlin, was invited to give the congratulatory speech. Feb 27, 2017 71st Graduation Ceremony Held 71st Graduation Ceremony Held SNU's 71st Graduation Ceremony was held on February 24, 2017. A total of 4.925 degrees were conferred, including 2,422 bachelor's, 1,804 master's, and 699 doctoral degrees. Professor CHO Kyujin (Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering), a leading scientist in the soft robot engineering was chosen to give the commencement speech at the ceremony. Feb 25, 2017 MoA Recruiting Volunteers for New Exhibition MoA Recruiting Volunteers for New Exhibition The Museum of Art (MoA) will challenge our notions of beauty and ugliness with its new exhibition, Ugly as Art: Distortions in Contemporary Art, which will run from March 3 through May 14. Feb 23, 2017 Students from SNU, Peking University, and University of Tokyo Seek Reconciliation Over Baekbeom Ilji Students from SNU, Peking University, and University of Tokyo Seek Reconciliation Over Baekbeom Ilji Baekbeom Ilji (Journal of Baekbeom), is the autobiography of Kim Koo, the sixth and last president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, and a leader of the Korean independence movement against Japanese colonization. Feb 18, 2017 Advanced Management Program Provides Business Education and Training Advanced Management Program Provides Business Education and Training Since 1976, the College of Business Administration has been operating the Advanced Management Program (AMP), which offers specialized training for executives, government officials, military officers, and other higher-level business executives. Feb 17, 2017 SNU Research Team Creates Architectural Model of Gyeongbokgung With Hanok Architecture Principles SNU Research Team Creates Architectural Model of Gyeongbokgung With Hanok Architecture Principles Professor Bong Hee Jeon of the Department of Architecture and Architectural Engineering and his research team created an experimental model of the Geunjeongjeon Hall in Gyeongbokgung in 1:100 scale. Feb 17, 2017 SNU Professors Find Natural Technique To Increase Egg Production SNU Professors Find Natural Technique To Increase Egg Production A research team led by Professors Doman Kim and Tae Sub Park of the Graduate School of International Agricultural Technology found that chicken feed including naturally fermented buckwheat increases the production of eggs by over 8%. Feb 17, 2017 SNU Professor Involved in “Skin Avatar” Research SNU Professor Involved in “Skin Avatar” Research The “Skin Avatar,” a roughly two centimetre-sized chip modeling the human skin, is the latest in “Organ-on-a-chip” technology, undertaken by SNU Hospital Professor Tae Hyun Choi and Professor Sanghoon Lee of Korea University. Feb 17, 2017 Graduate School of International Studies Professor Jin Hyun Paik To Arbitrate Russia-Ukraine Dispute Graduate School of International Studies Professor Jin Hyun Paik To Arbitrate Russia-Ukraine Dispute On December 23, 2016, Department of International Studies Professor Jin Hyun Paik, who has served as a member of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea since 2009, was appointed chief judge in the arbitration case between Russia and Ukraine.